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Effective Date - October 2005
Pike & Fischer (P&F) publishes business and legal information services in print, on the web and on CD-Rom. We also distribute select information via email. We are continually adapting to changes in technology to bring you the information you rely on faster and more efficiently than ever before. P&F publishes this Privacy Policy to reaffirm our commitment to maintaining the privacy of our customers in the electronic environment and inform you of our practices concerning the collection and use of information.

The Information We Collect
Visitors to our corporate website are not required to reveal individually identifiable information, such as name, address, email or telephone number. The P&F server collects other information, including the make of a visitor's browser software and the IP address from which the visitor enters. This information helps us diagnose technical problems and proactively enhance our products by tracking user trends and interests. We use this information only in the aggregate so that we can better serve you. This information is in no way tied to your personal identity.

We collect personal information when you 1) purchase or subscribe to one of our products or services 2) register for an audio conference 3) subscribe to one of our free e-letters, or 4) use the E-mail to a Colleague feature available within our web products. Information collected may include your name, title, company name, address, email address, phone and fax numbers. We collect this information to enable us to deliver our products and services to our customers and to administer a sufficient level of customer support.

In some instances, we collect credit card information provided by you for billing purposes. We collect this information for the convenience of our customers but we do not store, use, or share credit card information with any other party for any purpose.

How We Use The Information
We occasionally compile the information we collect to help us better understand our client base and to help us communicate with you about our products and services. These communications may take the form of direct mail, phone calls or email correspondence.

At this time, under no circumstances do we share the email addresses and phone numbers we collect with third parties, with the exception of our parent company, The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. and subsidiaries thereof. When we share your information with these companies, it is only because we feel it would be a benefit to our subscribers. Occasionally we will share customer mailing addresses with third party organizations, again, if and when we feel it would be a benefit or use to our customers in your business and/or professional environment.

Opt-Out / Unsubscribe
Clients who no longer wish to receive email correspondence may opt-out of by following the instructions in the email or replying with an indication to "unsubscribe." You may also send us an email.

Security Safeguards
We take technical, administrative, and physical steps to protect against unauthorized access to and disclosure of individually identifiable information. All such information is handled securely within P&F and is not disclosed to unauthorized third parties.

Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served to us.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

Questions and Concerns
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please contact Pike & Fischer Customer Care or call us at 1-800-255-8131.

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