NationalBLS ("NationalBLS","we","us","our") (www.nationalbls.com) (the "Website") is committed to the privacy of its Website visitors and registered users. We have created this Privacy Policy to help you understand how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your sensitive information.

Please remember that this Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control or to people that we do not employ or manage. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information about you. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information that NationalBLS collects about you as a user of the Website. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the NationalBLS Terms of Service.  Each time you use the Website, you signify that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms of Service, which incorporate this Privacy Policy.  If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, you must discontinue using the services on our Website.

What information we collect: NationalBLS may ask for and collect from you personal information in the event that you sign up for the registered areas of the Website. You may be asked to provide personal contact information such as your name, address, phone number, email address, and other information including financial information such as credit card number and billing address. You can access and view portions of the Website without providing registration information, but cannot access registered user areas.

NationalBLS may collect information about your transactions with us and with other system users as well as some of our business partners.

How NationalBLS uses your information: NationalBLS may use your information for the following purposes, which include without limitation:

• To attribute content that you make available through the Website.
• To contact you about your content.
• To process and respond to inquiries.
• To carry out the purposes for which you provided the information.
• To improve the content and navigability of the Website.
• To alert you to new Website features, special events, products and services.
• To customize the advertising and content you see, including the display of targeted advertisements.
• To generate anonymous and/or aggregated reporting.
• To enforce the legal terms that govern your use of the Website.

Third parties who assist NationalBLS in providing the functions described above may have authorized access to your personal information. Third parties including service providers such as credit card processors are used to process orders on the Site.

Who NationalBLS.com shares the information with: NationalBLS shares user information only as described below and with subsidiaries NationalBLS controls that either is subject to this Privacy Policy or follow practices at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Policy.

• Affiliated Businesses We Do Not Control: We work closely with our affiliated businesses and share user information related to those transactions with that third party.
• Protection of NationalBLS and Others: We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; warrant, subpoena, court order, legal process or to enforce or apply our Terms of Service and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of NationalBLS, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other third party companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Obviously, however, this does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from users for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Policy.
• With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.

Information that you post to the Website for viewing by others, such as in a listing, is not private. If you do not wish for others to view or have access to your information, do not post it to common areas of the Website.

Other Data Collection: In addition to the information you knowingly provide, NationalBLS may collect the domains and IP addresses of its visitors. We also may collect usage statistics such as web browser types and page requests. This data is used to more efficiently operate NationalBLS, promote our services and administer the Website.

Cookies: Like many websites, we use "cookies" to help us collect and keep track of information.  A cookie is a small data file, recognizable by our system that we transfer to your computer's hard disk when you visit our Website. For example, some pages on our Website may use cookies so that NationalBLS can provide you easier access to registered user areas, or track your preferences to improve your Website experience. We may use "persistent" cookies to save certain user preferences and (at your option) your Username and associated authentication information for future logins to the Website. We may also utilize "session" cookies to enable certain features of the Website to better understand how you interact with the Website, and to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on the Website. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are deleted from your computer when you log off from the Website and then close your browser. Depending on your browser type, you can instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use some or all of the Website. We do not tie personal information to cookies on the National BLS site.  

NationalBLS may allow ad networks, such as third party ad servers and ad agencies, to serve advertisements within our web pages. We may also place web beacons for these companies within our web pages. Because your web browser must request these advertisements and web beacons from the ad network's servers, these companies can view, edit or set their own cookies, just as if you had requested a web page from their site.

How we protect your information: NationalBLS is very concerned with safeguarding your information. We employ administrative, physical and electronic measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to log out when finished using a shared computer. To log out of your account after using the Website, click "Log Out" located at the top right of the page.

Invite a Friend
If you feel that the services of www.nationalbls.com could be useful for a third party you know (e.g. your friends or family members etc), you may use our referral service. You may import contacts from a number of different email providers including Yahoo, Gmail and MSN. Once these contacts are imported to your account, you may choose which email addresses you wish to send an invitation. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site.

How you can view or update your personal information: To ensure that you have as much control over your personal information as possible, you may update or delete your information by logging into your account and changing your information in the "My Account" section on the web Site

What about third-party advertisers and links to other websites: Our Website may include third-party advertising and links to other websites. We do not provide any personally identifiable user information to advertisers or third-party websites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.

This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Web site

NationalBLS may also display targeted advertising based on information about users. Although NationalBLS does not provide any personal information to advertisers, these advertisers (including ad-serving companies) may assume that users who interact with or click on a targeted advertisement meet the targeting criteria used to display the ad.

What choices do I have: As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to take advantage of the Website features.  If you do not want to receive email or other mail from us, please adjust your preferences by logging into your account and accessing the the "User Preferences" section.You can also access the "unsubscribe" mechanism in each email you receive. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, some features that make your experience using the Website easier may not be enabled if you do not use cookies. The Federal Trade Commission provides useful information about online privacy on its own website.

How does California law affect the security of your information: Beginning on January 1, 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our users who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to contact@nationalBLS.com.

Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions: If you choose to visit our Website, your visit and any dispute over privacy are subject to this Privacy Policy, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the State of California. If you have any concern about privacy at NationalBLS, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it.

NationalBLS reserves the right at any time to change, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website (or any part thereof), including the registered areas you signed up for, our policies, and the Privacy Policy at any time, with or without notice. NationalBLS shall not be liable to you or any third party for any changes, modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Website. If there are material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post a link to our revised Privacy Policy via prominent notice on our home page, other areas of the Website and update the effective date on the privacy policy page. Your continued use of the Website will constitute your acceptance of any revised Privacy Policy. We may amend the Privacy Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on the Website or on our home page. Except as stated elsewhere, all amended terms shall automatically be effective upon posting .

Contacts: If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at contact@nationalBLS.com.

NationalBLS
576 Sacramento Street 4th Floor
San Francisco, Ca. 94111

EFFECTIVE DATE 6.4.09