The Blue Chips Investment Club (TBC) is sensitive to privacy issues on the Internet and is committed to protecting your privacy on our Web sites. TBC takes reasonable precautions to keep all information obtained from our online visitors secure against unauthorized access and use and we periodically review our security measures.

TBC has created this privacy statement in order to disclose our information gathering and dissemination practices for our websites. TBC abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union. Upon reading this privacy statement, you will know:

1. What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site.
2. The organization collecting the information.
3. How the information is used.
4. With whom the information may be shared.
5. What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
6. The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under TBC’s control
7. How you can access and correct any inaccuracies in the information collected about you.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the TBC site coordinator by emailing us here:

The Blue Chips Investment Club
[email protected]

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TBC Privacy Statement

TBC is the sole owner of the information it gathers on its sites. TBC will not share any of your information with any outside party without your explicit consent unless we are required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law, cooperate with law enforcement agencies, or comply with a legal process served on our Web site.

What information does TBC collect and how is it used?

In general, you can visit TBC on the Web to access information while remaining anonymous and not revealing any personal information. There are times, however, when we may request certain information (such as your name and address) so that we may understand you better, respond to your inquiry, perform a transaction or make you aware of any new information in which you might be interested.

Contact Us
We use email links located on the "contact" page and other areas of our Websites to allow you to contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have. We read all messages sent to us and attempt to reply promptly. The information you send is used to respond directly to your questions or comments. We may also file your comments to improve the site and program, or review and discard the information. Your personal information is only shared with third parties with your explicit permission.

Logged Files and Cookies

Our Web server may also collect the IP addresses and browser types, but not the e-mail addresses, of visitors to our Web site. We use this information for systems administration purposes to monitor and assist us in improving value of the materials available on our Web sites. IP addresses are not personally identifiable. This means that a user’s session can be tracked, but the user’s identity will remain unknown. Cookies may be used to store passwords and keep sessions. Under no circumstances will cookies collect or reveal any identifiable information.

Personalized Sessions

Some TBC Web sites allow you to personalize them, either by selecting sets of content to place on a web page or by clicking on an icon indicating a desire for a certain kind of content. In some cases, you are asked to register in order to get this personalized content. If you provide personally-identifying information when registering for personalized content, that information is only used to deliver the content to you. The information is stored securely and is never shared with any third party.

How will TBC protect your personal information?

Forms you complete to interact with our organizational units on the Internet may request sensitive information such as your e-mail address, mailing address, or telephone number. Whenever that is the case, TBC will take all commercially reasonable steps to establish a secure connection with your Web browser.

Protecting your privacy and your information is a top priority at TBC. We have taken careful measures to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of your information. Any information you enter through our Web sites is stored behind a firewall. All TBC members are aware of our privacy and security policies. Your information is only accessible to those members who need it in order to perform their tasks.

Notification of Changes

If we are going to use your personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify you via email. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will prominently post a notice on our web site notifying users of the change.

Links

Note that our Web site contain links to other non-TBC sites. These links and pointers are provided for our visitors’ convenience. TBC does not control or guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any linked information from non-TBC sites. The inclusion of links or pointers to Web sites is not intended to assign importance to those sites or the information contained therein, nor is it intended to endorse or recommend any views expressed, or products or services offered on these sites.

Please note that these Web sites’ privacy policies may differ from those of TBC. Although we try to link only to Web sites that share our concern for customer information privacy, we are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices. We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any Web site you may visit.

How to update personal information
You can help us to maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying TBC of any change to your mailing address, phone number or e-mail address. All TBC Web pages with the ability to collect personal information also offer you the opportunity to update or remove your personal information from our e-mail mailing list at any time.

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How to Access and Update User Information

Reasonable access to personally identifiable information will be provided within 30 days at no cost to the user. If access cannot be provided within that timeframe, TBC will notify the user of a date by which the information will be provided. If for some reason access is denied, TBC will provide an explanation why access has been denied. If you need to update personal information, please send e-mail to us here.