Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C.. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. does not read any of your private online communications.

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. and Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. collects and uses your personal information to operate the Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. and its affiliates. Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C., and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C., in order to determine what Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C.; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C., or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. pages, or register with Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. site or services, a cookie helps Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Business Information Center, Embassy Washington D.C. at pongsakornt@thaiembdc.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.