Information Collected
In general, you can visit this Web site without telling us who
you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our
web servers collect the domain names, not the e-mail addresses,
of visitors. Our web servers also seek (as many Web sites
do) to place a "cookie" (a small data file) on
your computer's hard drive which allows the server to determine
the computer when it visits again, in order to track statistical
information about navigation to and throughout certain
areas of our site, and to AB promotions on other sites.
This cookie is not used to obtain your name or any personal
data, and the information that is tracked is used only
for internal purposes, such as to improve site navigation
and to measure the effectiveness of our promotional placements,
and is not shared with anyone other than AB affiliates
and contractors who assist AB in these efforts and are
bound to confidentiality. However, if you prefer not to
accept cookies, you can set your browser to reject them
or to alert you before one is placed.
In addition, there are portions of this Web site where we may
need to collect personal information from you for a specific
purpose, such as to provide you with certain information
you request. The information collected from you may include
your name, address, telephone, fax number, or e-mail address.
For electronic access to annual reports and proxy statements,
we collect your tax identification number to verify your
shareholder status. For our supplier diversity site, we
necessarily collect information about gender and ethnicity,
such as whether your business is female-owned.
This Web site is not intended for persons under 13 years of
age. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information
from or about children, and we do not knowingly market
our products or services to children.
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Use of Collected Information
Domain name information that we collect is not used to personally
identify you and instead is aggregated to measure the number
of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed,
etc. We use this information to measure the use of our
site and to improve the content of our site.
When other information is collected from you, such as your name
and e-mail address, we generally let you know at the time
of collection how we will use the personal information.
Usually, we use the personal information you provide only
to respond to your inquiry or to process your request (such
as to receive electronic annual reports or to be added
to our supplier diversity database). This information may
be shared with other AB businesses, but only if necessary
to fulfill your request or for related purposes.
We may share the personal information you provide with other
companies we have hired to provide services for us. These
companies - our vendors - are contractually bound to use
personal information we share with them only to perform
the services we have hired them to provide. We do not share,
sell, or lease personal information about you to any third-parties
for their marketing use. We will release information about
you if you direct us to do so, if we are required by law
to do so, or in other legally limited circumstances (for
example, to protect your account from fraud).
If you register with one of AB's business units online, they
may use this information to provide you with custom information
about AB's offerings in support of your business needs.
They may also seek to place a
"cookie" (small data file) as discussed above in
order to provide you with tailored information. You should
review the privacy policy associated with that AB business'
Web site for further information about that AB business'
privacy practices.
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Links to Other Sites
AB's Web site may contain links to other sites such as AB distributors
and sales affiliates. While we try to link only to sites
that share our high standards and respect for privacy,
we are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy
practices employed by other sites.
Security of Collected Information
We maintain strict physical, electronic, and administrative
safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized
or inappropriate access. We restrict access to information
about you to those AB workers who need to know the information
to respond to your inquiry or request. Workers who misuse
personal information are subject to disciplinary action.
Access to Collected Information
You may review and update the information that you provide to
us through this Web site by contacting us as described
below.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please
use the Contact Us page.
We welcome your questions and suggestions about our privacy
policy.
Changes to this Policy
Please check this privacy policy periodically to inform yourself
of any changes. Although we reserve the right to modify
or supplement this privacy policy, we will provide notice
to you on this Web site of any major changes for at least
30 days following the change.
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