BUILDING SECURITY COUNCIL (BSC)

BSC collects data to better serve its customers and visitors, as well as the engineering, architect, landscape architect and security professions. It is our policy to collect and store only personal information that our visitors knowingly provide.

Anonymous Information from General Users. BSC does not collect personal information from users browsing our web site. Users to the public areas of BSC's web site browse anonymously. BSC collects aggregate data from users browsing our web site. BSC uses this information for purposes of statistical analysis of web site traffic. Aggregate data are only used for internal and marketing purposes, and BSC does not provide any personal identification information.

Information from BSC Rating Program Customers, Certification Applicants, Conference Registrants, and Other Customers. There are a number of areas in the BSC web site where we ask for and collect information about you, including personally identifiable information. Where we do, it is in order to serve you better, or is necessary to accomplish the service you are requesting. Examples include information requests, rating and certification program applications (which may include name, address, email, telephone number and educational and professional experience information), conference and seminar registrations and security identifiers.

Information gathered is used in the BSC database, which is used to generate BSC mailing lists.. The mailing list may be used in connection with informing you about BSC services, products, conferences, meetings and events.

Secure Transactions. For your protection, we have taken a number of steps to maximize the security of financial transactions that are accepted on the BSC web site. Credit Card processing is accomplished using secure processing services. Your entry of credit card information is encrypted when transmitted in secure mode. If for any reason you still feel uncomfortable submitting your credit card over the Internet, you can mail your information to us.