Supplier.Alticor.comPrivacyStatement

Thankyouforvisiting ortheAccessBusinessGroup(ABG)SupplierPortal(our "Site").Weappreciatetheopportunity tointeractwithyouontheInternetandarecommittedtoprotecting andsafeguardingyourprivacy.Thepurpose ofthisPrivacy Statementistoinformyouaboutthe typesof informationwemight collectaboutyouwhenyouvisitour Site,howwemayusethatinformation,whether we discloseittoanyone,andthechoicesyouhave regardingouruseof,andyourability tocorrectthat information.

WhatInformationWeCollect and HowWeUseIt

OurSiteisintendedforcommercialuseonly,enablingustointeractwithcurrentandprospective, contractvendorsand/or suppliersandprovideexpertbusiness-to-businesssolutions.Anyinformationwe collecton our Site,whichishosted,operated,andmaintainedintheUnitedStates,willbeusedsolely for these business purposes. Accordingly, note that any shared personally identifiable information is governedby thelawsoftheUnitedStatesandisnot coveredunder European DataProtectionDirective (95/46/EC).

1.Personally IdentifiableInformation:Thisreferstoinformationthatletsusknowwhoyouareand specificthingsaboutyou.

A.Visitors

Visitorscan browse our Site without revealingany Personally IdentifiableInformation.Youmay,however, voluntarilyprovidePersonallyIdentifiableInformation(suchasname,company,officee-mailaddress, andcountryoforigin) forusto contactyou,includingviae-mail,to respondtoyourcommentsorinquiries. Insuchevent,wemightmaintain arecordofyourcontact,includingsuchPersonally Identifiable Information,inafilespecifictoyou. Weusethisinformationtoprovidebetterserviceintheeventyou contact usagain.

B.Customers

Whenregistertobecomeacustomer,enjoyingfullaccesstotheinteractiveservicesavailableonour Site,wewill collectPersonally IdentifiableInformation (suchas name,title,company,officemailing address,email,telephoneandfax). ThisPersonallyIdentifiableInformationissecurelystoredandmay beaccessedontheSiteunder ‘MyAccounts’orunderthe‘SupplierInformation’tabwithinthe SupplierAnalyticsdashboard, or under the‘ManageUserAccount’ tabwithinthee-Sourcing Applications. You areassigned a useridentificationnumberand password, both are needed toenter these sections of theSiteandaccessyour PersonallyIdentifiableInformation.

2.AggregateInformation:Thisreferstoinformationthatdoes not byitselfidentifyyouasa specific individual.SuchinformationwouldincludetheUniformResourceLocator("URL")ofthe Websitethat referredyoutoourSite,yourInternetProtocol("IP")address (anumberautomatically assignedtoyour computerwheneveryousurfthe Web),youroperatingsystemandbrowsertype,andanysearchterms thatyouenter onourSite.Our Webserveraggregatesthisinformationinordertomonitorthelevelof activity onourSite,evaluateitseffectiveness,and improvethe contentofour Siteinordertomakeyour visit aneasyandenjoyableexperience.

We maycollect,compile,store,publish,promote,report,orotherwisediscloseoruseanyAggregate Information,providedthat,suchinformationdoes notpersonallyidentifyyou.We donotcorrelateany PersonallyIdentifiableInformationwiththe AggregateInformationthatwe collectonourSite.Ifwedo correlateanyAggregateInformationtoyou,itwillbeprotectedlikeanyotherPersonally Identifiable Information underthisPrivacyStatement.

SharingYourInformation

Exceptasdisclosedin thisPrivacyStatement,we donot sell,trade,rent,or otherwiseretransmit any PersonallyIdentifiableInformationwe collectonlineunlesswehaveyourpermission. Any Personally IdentifiableInformationyouprovide touswillbe collected, used and storedinourdatabases intheUnited States.

We maysharePersonallyIdentifiableInformationyouprovideonlinewithotherABG-relatedentities and/ortrustedbusinesspartnerswithwhomwe collaborate,aswellasthosethatprovide servicestoour Site.Whereweengage non-affiliatedthird-party agentsorcontractors,werequirethemtoobservethe intent of this PrivacyStatement.

Fromtimetotime,wemaybe requiredtoprovidePersonally Identifiable Informationinresponsetocourt order,subpoena,orgovernmentinvestigation. We alsoreservetherighttoreporttolawenforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful. We may release Personally IdentifiableInformationwhenwebelievethatsuchreleaseisreasonablynecessarytoenforceorapply ourTerms of Useortoprotecttherights,property,and safetyof othersandourselves.

ShouldAlticororitsrelatedentitiesmergewithorbe acquiredbyanotherbusinessentity,oritsrespective assetsbe acquired,youshouldexpectthatwewould share someor allofyourPersonally Identifiable Information tocompanies servingyouandother usersof ourSite.

YourChoices

Yourpermissionisalwayssecuredfirst. WewillnotuseorsharethePersonallyIdentifiableInformation collected onourSiteinwaysunrelated tothepurpose forwhichyouprovidedtheinformation,including those describedabove,withoutprovidingyouachoicewhetherto permit anysuchunrelated uses.

Accessing andCorrecting YourInformation

WetakereasonablemeasurestoensurethatanyPersonallyIdentifiableInformationwecollectonour Siteisaccurate, current, complete,and reliableforitsintendeduse.Ifyouwish to updateorotherwise correctPersonally IdentifiableInformationyouhaveprovidedtous,youmaycontactusasdescribedin the "ContactUs" section,below.

ProtectingYourInformation

We acknowledgeyourtrustandarecommittedtotakereasonablestepstoprotectPersonallyIdentifiable Informationyouprovide online fromloss,misuse,andunauthorizedaccess. Weemployorganizational, physical,electronic,andmanagerialprocesses tosafeguardandsecureyourinformation.

Useof CookiesOnThisSite

A"cookie"isasmalldatafiletransferredtoyourcomputer'sharddrivethatallowsa Websitetorespond toyouasanindividual,gatheringandrememberinginformationaboutyourpreferencesinordertotailor itsoperationtoyour needs,likesanddislikes. Overall, cookiesare safe,as theyonly identifyyour computertocustomizeyour Webexperience.Acceptingacookiedoesnotprovideaccesstoyour computeroranyPersonally IdentifiableInformationaboutyou,otherthan theinformationyou choseto share. Otherservers cannotreadthem,nor cantheybeusedtodeliver avirus.

Most browsersautomatically acceptcookies,butyoucanusuallyadjustyoursto notifyyouofcookie placement requests,refusecertaincookies,ordecline cookies completely.

OurSitemaysendcookiestoyourcomputer'sharddrivetoenhanceyourexperiencewhen visitingour Site. We do not,however,use so-called “surveillance”cookiesthattrackyour activity elsewhereonthe Web.

UseofActive-Xand JAVAAppletsOnThisSite

Active-X programsandJAVA appletsareexecutableprogramstransferredtoyourcomputer'sharddrive thatcauseyourcomputertoperform functionsinconnectionwithyour visittoaWebsite.OurSitedoes not transfer anyActive-Xprograms orJAVAapplets to your computer’s harddrive.

Useof Third-PartyMedia and ResearchCompanies

OurSitedoesnotrunthird-party ads,nordoweusethird-partymedia andresearchcompaniestoplace adsfor usonother parties'Websites.

LinksTo OtherWeb Sites

Linkstothird-party Websitesmaybeprovidedsolely foryourinformationandconvenience.Ifyouuse theselinks,youwillleaveourSite.ThisPrivacy Statementdoesnotcovertheinformationpracticesof thoseWebsites linked to our Site,nor dowe controltheir contentorprivacypolicies.Wesuggestthatyou carefullyreviewtheprivacypoliciesof eachsiteyouvisit.

Children'sPrivacy Protection

We takespecialcaretoprotecttheprivacyneedsofchildrenandencourageparentstobeanactive participant intheirchild'sonlineactivities.OurSitedoesnottargetand isnot intendedfor anyoneunder theageof18,andwewillnot knowingly collectPersonally IdentifiableInformationfrom them.Ifwe discoverpersonaldatafromachildthrough our Site,wewill promptly eliminatethatdata.

ChangesTo ThisStatement

Any updatesorchangestothe termsofthisPrivacy Statementwill bepostedhereonourSiteandthe dateofthe newestversionpostedbelow.Please checkbackfrequently,especiallybeforeyousubmitany PersonallyIdentifiable InformationatourSite,toseeifthisPrivacy Statementhaschanged.Byusingour Site,youacknowledgeacceptanceof thisPrivacyStatementin effectatthattimeof use.

Contact Us

Ifyouhaveany concernsaboutouruseofyourinformationoraboutthisPrivacyStatement,pleasesend ane-mailto rcalluson+44(0)1908287000.Wewillmake everyreasonableefforttoaddressyour concerns andremedy anyproblemsyoubringtoour attention.

UpdatedandeffectiveOctober19th,2007.

Copyright©2007 Access Business Group,U.S.A.,allrights reserved.

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