Commitment to Privacy

Bachrach & Associates, Inc. (BAI) is committed to protecting the privacy of the personally-identifiable information that we collect from you as you use this website (the "Site"). The scope of our commitment is detailed in this Privacy Policy. By submitting information, you agree to BAI's use of such information as described herein. Please see our Terms of Use for more information about our on-line policies in general.

Information Collection and Use

BAI collects personally-identifiable information on certain areas of the Site when users register, request publications or other information, enroll in Academies, Workshop or other Programs, request Services, apply for jobs, and participate in user posting areas, such as bulletin boards, discussion forums, and surveys. The personally-identifiable information collected may consist of information that you provide, such as names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and, for recruiting purposes, any other personally-identifiable information on your resume. In addition, BAI collects certain information that you do not visibly enter, such as your IP address, browsing pattern on the Site, click stream, and the status of cookies placed on your computer by BAI, as described below.

BAI uses your personally-identifiable information to fulfill your requests for information, to process your requests to participate in Academies, Workshop or other Programs and Services, to evaluate any job applications or other employment-related inquiries that you may submit, or for such other business purposes as you may initiate or request. We may keep any of your personally-identifiable information on file and use it to contact you for recruiting purposes. BAI also uses personally-identifiable information to perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in specific areas and information posted on our Site. We use personally-identifiable information collected from cookies and IP addresses as described below. BAI may also provide your personally-identifiable information to any of its affiliates worldwide for such purposes.

Security

BAI has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized BAI personnel are provided access to personally-identifiable information, and these employees are required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personally-identifiable information.

Cookies and IP Addresses

The Site uses cookies to identify you and your interests and to track usage of the Site. Cookies are small pieces of text stored on your computer that help us know which browser you are using and where you have been on the Site and on websites to which you may link in order to use some of our features. By accepting our cookie, you will be permitted access to certain pages of the Site without having to log in each time you visit. A user who does not accept the cookie from the Site may not be able to access certain areas of the Site. BAI also logs IP addresses, or the location of computers on the Internet, to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the Site. If you prefer not to accept a cookie, you can set your web browser to warn you before accepting cookies, or you can refuse all cookies by turning them off in your web browser.

Third Parties

BAI shall not intentionally disclose or transfer (and shall take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality and security, and to prevent the unauthorized or accidental disclosure of) your personally-identifiable information to third parties (i.e., persons or entities that are not affiliates of BAI), whether for such third parties' marketing purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following four exceptions: BAI may disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties in the event that such disclosure is required by the laws, rules, or regulations of any nation, state, or other applicable jurisdiction; BAI may disclose your contact information to third parties as appropriate for BAI to make transmissions or deliveries to you; BAI may disclose your personally-identifiable information if, in connection with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure; and BAI may disclose contact information for you in response to inquiries by bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights arising from information you have posted on the Site or otherwise provided

Special Offers

When you subscribe to our newsletter, submit an investment request or register for Programs or Services on our site, you may receive information on special Program, Resource and Service offerings that we believe will be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive this information, you may opt-out at any time. (Please click the Unsubscribe button on the main menu.)

Site, Program, Resource and Service Updates

We occasionally forward Site, Program, Resource and Service announcements and updates to your attention. Because these announcements contain important information, you are not able to un-subscribe from them.

Correction and Removal of Information

You may access, correct, update, and/or delete any personally-identifiable information that you submit to the Site. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations on the Site. To do so, please either follow instructions on the page of the Site on which you have provided such information or subscribed or registered or contact us at BAI, Legal at http://www.baivbfp.com.

Notification of Changes

BAI reserves the right to change this privacy policy. If we do so, we will provide at least 30 days advance notice of the changes by sending e-mail to users who requested such a notification. We provide this advance notification so that you will have the opportunity to choose whether we use your information in this different manner.

Outside Links

This Website contains links to other sites. BAI is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites, and we encourage you to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Children's Privacy

BAI understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an on-line environment. The Site is not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and BAI will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.

Transborder hosting and transfer of information

Personally-identifiable information collected on the Site may be transferred from time to time to BAI offices or personnel, or to third parties, located throughout the world, including offices located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), and the Site may be viewed and hosted anywhere in the world, including countries (such as the United States) that may not have laws of general applicability regulating the use and transfer of such data. By using the Site and submitting such information on it, you voluntarily consent to such transborder transfer and hosting.

Consent

By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 23, 2003.

Contact of Privacy Department

If you have questions or concerns about any of the policies described in this statement, please contact us through on of the following methods.

• You can send email to info@bachrachvbs.com
• You can send mail to the following postal address:
  Bachrach & Associates Inc.
  8380 Miramar Mall
  Suite 200
  San Diego CA 92121
• You can call the following telephone number: (858) 558-3200