Website Privacy Policy.

BEAM is committed to protecting your privacy. Most pages on our site can be visited without providing information about yourself or your organization. Occasionally, we need your contact information to provide services that you request. This Privacy Policy explains our data collection procedures and use of your information. This notice informs you about:

  • Your privacy rights

  • Personal information that may be collected.

  • Access to your personal information.

  • How your information may be used, including, with whom, if anyone, it might be shared.

  • Choices you have regarding the use of your personal information.

  • How we safeguard your information.

  • How you can access and, if necessary, change or delete your personal information. Please contact us via the contact us page on our website.

  • If you have any questions, complaints, or comments regarding this Privacy Policy.

When you link to any other site, you leave BEAM's site and we have no control over the activities or policies of other sites.

 

Your Privacy Rights

BEAM respects your privacy rights:

  • Right to Know.  You have the right to know when we intend to collect personal information, what personal information is being or has been collected, where the data originated, how it will be used, and with whom it will be shared.

  • Right to Consent.  You have the right to opt-in for the use, disclosure, sale, or access to your personal information.  You may revoke such consent at any time.

  • Right to Prevent.  You have the right to prevent our organization from sharing your personal information with third parties.

  • Right to Request.  You have the right to request a copy of your personal information on file.

  • Right to Deletion.  You have the right to request that we remove your personal information on file.

  • Right to Pricing.  We are prohibited from charging you a different price, or refusing service, if you exercised your privacy rights.

 

Personal Information Collected

Contact information collected is generally limited to your name, organization name (if applicable), title (if applicable), address, phone number, and e-mail address. Information is requested when you request or register to receive more information, subscribe to e-mail newsletters, sign up for an event or training, or order services.

BEAM may request and/or collect additional information from you on a voluntary basis when you:

  • Request information on or purchase our products or services.

  • Participate in promotions or events.

  • Send questions or comments via e-mail to BEAM.

When you send an e-mail to us, we are not attempting to collect any personal information about you. We will only use information contained in your e-mail to respond to your specific inquiry or comments in the e-mail. Since e-mail is a form of business communication, we may retain your information for a period of time and archive such information per BEAM's retention requirements.

This site collects information about pages visited within the site. We may use this information to accurately count visitors across our websites and understand how they navigate and use our network of websites. BEAM does not combine website traffic information with your personal information.

BEAM does not:

  • Share your information with unaffiliated third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

  • Collect, transmit, or store, personal information such as medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, or information specifying the sex of the individual.

 

How Personal Data is Used

BEAM collects, stores, and processes information provided to us. We may use the information you submit to us to send you information on our products, services, and promotional materials.  Specifically, we use your contact information for the following purposes:

  • Respond to your specific inquiry or comments.

  • Deliver services, including marketing communications, related to your request or use of our products and services.

  • Alert you to special offers, updated information, new services, and related information from BEAM.

  • Allow you access to limited-entry areas of our site as appropriate.

  • Other forms of business correspondence.

We may use your information so we can improve the products and services we provide to better meet your needs. The demographic information (e.g., location, type of organization, services requested, etc.) you provide us is collected by BEAM and is not disclosed to third parties. This demographic information cannot be used to personally identify you.  We may merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant content.

BEAM reserves the right to use "cookies" to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are pieces of information that we place on your computer to help us accurately understand how many visitors are viewing a particular site, how often they visit that site, and the content viewed. BEAM reserves the right to collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregate information to third-party marketing firms, and to audit the use of our websites. When visitors request pages on our website, our servers may log the visitor's IP address. We do not link the IP address to your personally identifiable information.  

Information passively collected by BEAM includes log files that record website activity that gathers statistics about web user browsing habits. These entries are generated anonymously and help BEAM determine, among other things, how many and how often users visit our website, the pages visited, and other similar data. We also use the log file entries for internal marketing and demographic studies to constantly improve our online services.

 

Sharing of Information

BEAM may share your personal information with outside entities hired to assist with BEAM’s internal support operations (e.g., cloud service providers, packaging and mailing services, event registration, etc.). We only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.  Third parties may also collect your personal information from other sources.

BEAM does not sell or rent information collected from and about individuals to third parties. In the past 12 months, we have not sold or rented individual personal information to third parties.  However, in the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other similar event, your personal information may be transferred to BEAM's successor or assign, if permitted by and done in accordance with applicable law.

BEAM may disclose your contact information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Conform to the edicts of the law including disclosure of information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, national security, or law enforcement requests, or comply with legal process served on BEAM.

  • Protect and defend the rights or property of BEAM and its website.

  • Investigations of fraud, intellectual property right infringements, or other activity that is illegal.

  • Act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of BEAM employees, users of BEAM products or services, or members of the public.

 

Safeguarding Information

BEAM only collects information to the extent deemed reasonably necessary to serve our legitimate business purposes. In addition, we take appropriate steps to ensure the security and integrity of any information you provide to us.

Any information provided to us is stored in an access-controlled facility. Your information is protected from electronic threats by the use of firewalls, intrusion detection, anti-virus, anti-spyware, passwords, and related security mechanisms.

                                           

Update and Removal of Information

If you receive an e-mail and want to opt out, simply reply back to the e-mail requesting your address be removed from future communications or click the unsubscribe link, if provided.

You may at any time review, correct, amend, or delete the contact information we have for you. Simply contact us via the contact us page on our website. To change, update, or have us remove your information. If your request is sent via e-mail, please include in your message the service or communication you received from us.

 

Age Notice

BEAM has developed this website to be an enjoyable experience for visitors of all ages. BEAM recognizes that some younger children may not understand some of the information contained on the website or how the website operates.

Most areas of this site are available to the general public, including those under the age of 13. Children under the age of 13 should seek parent or guardian consent before they provide any personal information to us.

Adults should monitor and restrict the activities of their children. In addition, BEAM requests that adults discuss this Privacy Policy with their children so that they will better understand how to use this website and the information they may be asked to provide.

 

Inquiries, Comments, or Complaints

Please submit any questions, comments, inquiries, or complaints to BEAM using the contact us page on our website.

 

Effective Date and Changes to Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of October 4, 2022. You will be notified by a prominent notice on this page if there are material changes to this Privacy Policy.

 

References:

COBIT EDM01.01, APO01.03, APO01.11, APO05.03, APO12.02, APO13.07, MEA04.11

GDPR Article 24, 25, 32

HIPAA 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B), 164.502(b)(1), ARRA 13404(b), ARRA 13405(a)

ISO 27001:2013 A.9.1.1, A.9.2.2, A.18.1.3-4

NIST SP 800-37 3.2, 3.4, 3.7

NIST SP 800-53 AC-3-4, AC-6, AC-21, AC-23, AU-9-10, 3.15, PT-1

NIST Cybersecurity Framework ID.AM-3, ID.GV-3, ID.RM-1, PR.AC-1-4, PR.AC-6, DE.DP-2

PCI 8.6, 9.1-4, 9.9