’s Privacy Commitment – Overview

recognizes that trust is the DNA of any organization and we are committed to protecting the privacy of our Site Members. We will provide for a safe and secure Member experience. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information you submit to us remains private, and is used only for the purposes as set forth herein. The following reflects our commitment to you.

Information about All Site Visitors

In general, we gather information about all of our users collectively, such as the types, specifications, and volumes of forgings bought and sold on this Site. We track what areas of the Site are visited and what services Members access the most. We only use such data anonymously and in the aggregate. This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our Site Members, and how we can continually create a better overall experience for you. We may share this information with our partners, but only in the aggregate, so that they too may understand how Members use our Site, and they too may create a better overall experience for you.

Information about You Specifically

In some instances, when you use the Site, we may need more specific information about you and your company, such as your name, your company’s name, mailing and business addresses, e-mail address, telephone number, facsimile number, etc. If you give us permission, we may use that information to make you aware of business opportunities on the site. But, we will not give your specific information to third parties for the purpose of soliciting business from you that is not related to the use of this Site.

provides you the opportunity to limit the amount of information that you provide to the Site. Specifically, upon registering with the Site, you are only required to provide us with enough information to verify your credentials as a participant in the forging community. If you chose to limit the information this Site maintains about you or your company, the Site has been built to accommodate your need for privacy, while recognizing that other Site Members need to know that you are a qualified participant in the Site’s activities.

Access to the Site’s auction data base is limited to forging buyers and sellers who have been qualified to participate in the Site; and access to your personal home page is limited to you.

The Site has created a feature that allows certain buyers to maintain a private auction room with access limited to those sellers that have been previously qualified by that buyer. Access to the information contained in that private auction room is strictly limited to the buyer and only those sellers that have been designated by that buyer to gain entry to their private auction room.

General Information Disclosure

We do not disclose information about your individual visits to , or personal or corporate information that you provide, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, facsimile number, etc. to any outside parties, except when we believe the law requires such disclosure. But, we may record and share aggregated information with our partners.

Updating Registration Information

allows you to change or correct your personal or corporate information at any time. To do so, simply log into your personal home page, and you will find options for editing the information you have previously submitted.

Security

has implemented multiple security measures to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of information under our control.

The physical server is protected full-time (24/7) by both a full lockdown and human guards.

All confidential commercial information entered on our site is fully secured by multiple levels of password protection and internal processes that ensure no unauthorized individual or Site Member will come into contact with any sensitive user information such as price and customer data.

does not release commercial information related to a specific transaction, individual or company to anyone without the prior written consent by all parties involved.

will, on occasion, use certain commercial data in aggregated form. No individual or company or transaction data will be available from the aggregated data.

Cookies

To enhance your experience at , we use a feature on your Internet browser called a “cookie.” Cookies are small files that your Web browser places on your computer’s hard drive. We use cookies for remembering user names and passwords, tracking click streams, and for load balancing. Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver faster service, consistent, updated results, and a more personalized site experience. You have the option of setting your browser to reject cookies. Doing this, however, will hinder performance and negatively impact your experience on our Site.

Feedback

You always can submit feedback to the Site. We may use this feedback, such as success stories, for marketing purposes, or contact you directly for further feedback on the Site. Contact us anytime by email at MemberServices@forgefinder.com. You also may write to us at , Inc., 8713 Digges Road Manassas VA 20110, or call us toll-free at 800-644-7770.

Privacy Commitment Changes

If we decide to change our privacy commitment for , 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.