Privacy

GlobaLens has adopted information management policies which inform and define the nature of interactions with website users. Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, these policies are subject to change. Any changes will be posted on this page and shall become effective immediately. By your use of GlobaLens, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and authorize the usages described herein.  If you do you not so agree, you are not authorized to use GlobaLens.

What GlobaLens Does
GlobaLens activities on this website include:

• The sale of international business teaching materials to educators, facilitated by an e-commerce application
• The provision of a library of international business syllabi, and a tool for developing courses
• The hosting of an interactive space for discussing international business teaching materials, courses, and teaching issues

In order to conduct these activities, GlobaLens might collect some or all of the following of your personal information:

• Name
• Mailing address
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Credit Card or Paypal information

How GlobaLens Collects Personal Information
GlobaLens obtains this information from three sources:

• From your GlobaLens registration and your activities on the website
• From academic institutions which authorize GlobaLens to provide access to their faculty and staff members
• From the public domain

How GlobaLens Collects Non-Personal Information
Additionally, the GlobaLens operating system might automatically record some general information about your visit, including:

• The Internet domain for your Internet service provider, such as "company.com" or "institution.edu"
• The IP address of your Internet connection (GlobaLens does NOT resolve it geographically)
• The type of browser which you employs such as "Netscape Version x", or "Internet Explorer Version Y"
• The type of operating system which you employ, such as Windows, Unix, or Macintosh
• The date and time of your visit to GlobaLens, the pages which you visits while there, and the URL of the website which you were visiting prior to GlobaLens, if GlobaLens was linked from that website

What GlobaLens Does With Information
GlobaLens uses your personal information for the following purposes:

• To perform statistical analyses measuring relative interest in the various areas of the website
• To send you email or conventional mail
• To fulfil your online orders

In addition, GlobaLens might use cookies:

• To recognize and better serve you on subsequent GlobaLens visits
• To recognize your access privileges
• To track shopping carts through the ordering process

In order to help evaluate how users make use of or navigate the website, GlobaLens also tracks usage patterns. This information might include the number and frequency of users to each web page, and the length of their visits. These data are never matched to personally identifiable information. GlobaLens does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 18.

What GlobaLens Does Not Do With Information
GlobaLens does not:

• Provide your personally identifiable information to third-party companies or organizations, except as part of an investigation into violations of copyright or other third-party rights
• Share personally identifiable information tracked on this site, in any form, with advertisers or other parties not related to GlobaLens

Upon request, GlobaLens will remove you from its email and conventional mailing lists. At any time, you may edit your personal information by contacting customersupport@globalens.com.

Notwithstanding anything in this Privacy Policy to the contrary, GlobaLens may disclose your personally identifiable information without your consent, as permitted or required by law (including, without limitation, pursuant to a court order or subpoena) or pursuant to lawful requirements to disclose personal information to government authorities.

Security of Data
We are committed to providing a safe online experience. The software which GlobaLens uses for processing credit card payments employs secure encryption technology (SSL) to reduce the possibility of theft, manipulation, and other alteration of any information which you provide.
GlobaLens is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of websites to which it might link.
GlobaLens is controlled, operated and administered by _________ from its offices within the United States of America and this Privacy Policy is provided in accordance with and subject to applicable Michigan and U.S. law, without regard to any principles of the conflicts of law. If you are based outside the United States and decide to access GlobaLens from your location outside of the United States, you hereby agree to be subject to this Privacy Policy and waive and covenant not to assert any and all privacy-related rights you might otherwise have under the law of any non-U.S. jurisdiction.
With respect to any controversy arising from or related to this Privacy Policy and/or the GlobaLens website, you and GlobaLens hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the Eastern District of Michigan, and hereby irrevocably agree that all controversies arising from or related to this Privacy Policy and/or the GlobaLens web site will be heard and determined exclusively in such courts and waive any objection to venue therein including without limitation assertions of forum non conveniens.  You hereby submit to service of process by registered mail or an overnight courier comparable to Federal Express.

Contact Us
For questions or concerns about these guidelines, or to update customer information, please contact customerservice@globalens.com.