Most of the information provided by the Korea Trade Show NY does not utilize any personal information from you. For instance, you can read articles and announcements without disclosing any of your personal information. However, in order to maximize your experience and provide yourself with enhanced products and services, we recommend that you register with us. Registration is strictly voluntary. The KTSNY will collect information that will serve to identify each member (e.g., name, e-mail address, etc.) and demographic data (e.g., zip code, gender, birth date, interests, etc.). When you register for an event, it will be necessary for us to collect your billing address, phone number, and additional information. Other times when personal information may be called upon is when you:

Although you are not required to disclose any personal information to us, portions of our website and other specialized services may be unavailable to you without such information.

We use the information you provide in a limited number of ways. We may use the information to service your account, display information and advertisements that match your interests and profile, notify you if you have won a contest or sweepstakes, and compile demographic statistics about our users. On occasion, we may combine information about you that we have with information we obtain from other parties to enhance our ability to market those products or services that may be of interest to you.

We provide you with the opportunity to receive notifications (e-mails). If you choose to do this, the KTSNY will use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other services or products available from KTSNY. These products may include, for example, schedules for special programs, events, and/or announcements offered by the Korea Trade Show NY.

We also provide you with the opportunity to receive promotions, products or services from third party sponsors on two conditions: 1) only with your permission will we periodically send to you, via e-mail, offers and promotions from our third party sponsors. These sponsors are selected based upon your interests or user profile. In these instances, the KTSNY does not share your personal information with the third party sponsors-- we do the mailing for them. Additionally, you will always have the opportunity, with each e-mail, to unsubscribe for future offers. 2) In other instances, we provide you with the opportunity to receive products and services from specifically identified third parties directly through our site. In these instances, you must explicitly consent to receive each offer. Upon agreement, your personally identifiable information is shared with the specific third party to enable them to provide you with the offer you have requested. All information provided to third parties is governed by the Privacy Policies of said third parties. We are not responsible for the information collection practices of these third parties, and you should review the Privacy Policies of these parties before supplying information to them.

When you submit your personal information on the KTSNY website, it may be shared with a reputable third party ("Third Party Processors"). These Third Party Processors may include companies that process credit card information or handle shipping for KTSNY. These Third Party Processors may organize, administer, process, and/or analyze data on our behalf to help us provide more relevant offers, and to eliminate the delivery of duplicate offers. In addition, these Third Party Processors may correct and/or update user data based on information we provide them. We may also use Third Party Processors to deliver materials to you via e-mail or postal service. The data we provide to Third Party Processors is securely stored and maintained by them so that it can be accessed when needed for future purposes. Further, all such Third Party Processors are contractually bound to keep the information confidential. All information provided to Third Party Processors is used by them only to carry out the service they are providing for KTSNY.

Like many websites on the Internet, the Korea Trade Show NY links to pages located on websites maintained by various other entities not bound by our Privacy Policy. In some cases you may link to pages of other websites that are framed with elements of KTSNY.com such as in the header or footer. The URL will identify the site you are visiting. We are not responsible for the information collection practices of other websites. The Privacy Policies of other organizations may differ from ours, for example, with respect to the level of security, use of cookies, and collection, and/or the use and disclosure of personally identifiable information.

We may provide personally identifiable information without your permission (i) pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders; (ii) where KTSNY believes our property or an individual's safety or security is at risk; iii) if we find that your actions violate our Legal Restrictions and Terms of Use; or iv) where otherwise required by law.

If you choose to use our service that allows you to e-mail a page of our site to a friend, we do not have access to and do not collect any personally identifiable information regarding you or your friend.

KTSNY.com and Third Party Processors acting on our behalf use various Internet technologies which help us to manage our site operations and track usage behavior so that we can tailor information and advertisements to make your visits more enjoyable and meaningful.

IP Addresses: random numbers assigned to individual computers, which KTSNY uses to administer our website and help diagnose problems with our servers.

Cookies: small electronic files transferred from our website to your hard drive. Cookies enable KTSNY to recognize repeat visitors, track usage behavior and facilitate your access to and use of our site. If you wish, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a Cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all Cookies. You can do this by resetting your browser (such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your Cookies. If you turn Cookies off, however, you will not have access to many of the features which make your experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.

Web Beacons (sometimes called single-pixel Gifs): electronic images that allow KTSNY to count users who have visited certain web pages we wish to track. For example, KTSNY.com may include Web Beacons in promotional email messages in order to count how many messages have been opened and acted upon. Web Beacons may also be placed by our advertising partners on KTSNY web pages to help determine the effectiveness of Internet advertising campaigns.

Information that is collected via IP Address, Cookie and Web Beacon technologies is not personally identifiable. However, if you choose to provide KTSNY with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in these technologies. In addition, we may share aggregate (not individual) site usage statistics and demographic information with advertisers and other third parties, but this information will not include any personally identifiable information. Personal information about you as an individual will not be provided to any third party without your consent, except under the circumstances described above in the "Third Party Processors" and "Other Limitations on Privacy" sections.

The KTSNY works with other third parties to serve ads on our site. Some of these ads contain Cookies and/or Web Beacons that are used to track user behavior. This privacy policy does not cover the use of Cookies or Web Beacons set by any third party advertisers. The KTSNY does not have control over, or even access to, the information contained in these third party Cookies or Web Beacons.

In order to receive an offer or promotion from KTSNY or a third party, a user must have chosen to receive it during a registration process. To completely ensure that we have your consent, we make sure that each e-mail we send you presents the additional opportunity to opt-out of receiving future e-mails.

KTSNY.com is committed to protecting the safety and privacy of youth using the Internet. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 and believe that children should get their parents' or guardians' consent before giving out any personal information.

Our website may contain links to third party websites geared toward children. The linked sites are not under the control of KTSNY.com. We are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, nor are we responsible for the privacy practices of the operators of those sites with respect to children. We strongly encourage parents and guardians to review the Privacy Policies of all linked sites.

Keeping the information you provide to KTSNY.com secure is important to us. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to protect and safeguard your data. Of course, although KTSNY uses standard industry practices to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee that your communications with our site will never be unlawfully intercepted, or that your personal information will never be unlawfully accessed by third parties.

KTSNY.com reserves the right to alter our Privacy Policy as business needs require. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone. All changes to this policy will be posted on our website prior to the time they take effect. In the event that we make material changes to the way we use personally identifiable information, affected consumers will be notified via e-mail and will be given the opportunity to opt-out.

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