Overview
This Privacy & Security Policy is to inform you of the information gathering
and security practices of this web site. At Bergen Industrial Supply Co., we are committed to
providing a secure online shopping environment while protecting your privacy.
Privacy
When you come to the Welcome Screen, we ask for your name and email address
so that we are able to personalize your home screen. On the Logon Screen,
we will ask you for your: Name, User Name, Customer Code, Password, Email Address,
and a Password Hint. This information is used to setup your account with bergenindustrial.com
so that you can place orders. During the Checkout Process, we will ask
for your: P.O. Number, Name, Email, Shipping Address, and type of Payment. We
collect this information to complete your order and to notify you of your order
status.
All personal information that you enter on bergenindustrial.com is protected and
used so that we can better serve you. We will not share any personal or identifying
information to any third party.
Cookies
On bergenindustrial.com, we use a feature of your Web browser called a "cookie."
Basically, cookies are pieces of information transferred to your computer's
hard drive for record-keeping purposes. We use these cookies to store information
about your account to save you from having to re-enter information every time
you visit our site.
Security
At bergenindustrial.com, we guarantee the security of your personal information
and credit-card detail when you shop with us. We use 128 bit Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt the personal information and credit-card detail
you provide during the order process.
You should always check to make sure that you are connected to bergenindustrial.com
over a secure connection. You can check this connection in one of 2 ways:
1. In the Address Bar on your web browser, you are connected
to a secure server when the URL begins with https, rather than an unsecured
connection that begins with http.
2. If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer as your web browser, look in
the lower right-hand corner, if a closed lock icon appears, you are connected
to a secure server. If you are using Netscape Navigator as your web browser,
look in the lower-left hand corner, if a closed
lock icon appears, you are connected to a secure server.