Personal Information
krooom may collect personally identifiable information such as name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, institution affiliation, credit card number, checking account number, or date of birth through various activities of the Society. This personal information is collected and used by krooom staff for the purpose of facilitating a relationship or business transaction.
E-mail
krooom does not sell or rent e-mail addresses to other organizations. Certain e-mail addresses may be published in both print and electronic krooom publications including krooom website. krooom may generate e-mail for the following types of communication:
Notification e-mail to which the individual may subscribe and unsubscribe.
Transactional e-mail, which is the result of a business transaction initiated with krooom.
Relationship e-mail, which is sent as an informational service because of a relationship with krooom.
Commercial e-mail, which is sent to promote an krooom product or service (You may opt not to receive this type of e-mail).
Correspondence from krooom staff as a result of a communication initiated by a member or customer.
E-mail that has a provision for opt-out will include instructions on how to do so. All inquiries regarding subscription-based e-mails should be directed to krooom Member and Customer Services Department.
Mailing Lists
Postal mailing list’s, comprised of full name and postal address, may be sold to other organizations (e.g. professional societies and/or commercial publishers) for one-time promotional or informational use. Promotional or informational materials are subject to krooom approval prior to the rental. E-mail addresses are not included in mailing lists.
krooom may occasionally send informational or promotional materials to members and customers. You may choose to exclude yourself from all, none, or only non-krooom mailings by contacting the Member and Customer Services Department (see krooom Contact Information).
Third-party Agents
krooom uses third-party agents for several business purposes, including credit card validation, hotel registration, and shipping. These agents are permitted to use your personal information only to provide krooom with a specific service and not for any other purpose. Please contact krooom Customer Service Department if you believe this policy has been violated.
krooom makes every effort to preserve your privacy, but we may need to disclose personal information when required by law. krooom may also disclose personal information if it believes in good faith that such action is necessary.
Non-personal Information
Non-personal information is collected behind the scenes by krooom web server and is used to compile general website usage statistics or facilitate access to restricted website services. Such information includes:
IP address of computer
Browser-related information
Locations visited on the website
HTTP cookies
IP address
IP address is used to verify access rights of licensed subscribers to krooom products that require license agreements, such as krooom Electronic Journals and MathSciNet. They also aid in the general administration of the website.
HTTP Cookies
A HTTP Cookie is a piece of data that is stored by your browser in either your computer’s memory or on your computer’s hard drive. krooom uses cookies to keep track of user session identity on the website, such as tracking items in a bookstore shopping cart or maintaining access to restricted website services via krooom Web Account. Cookies are also used to track the effectiveness of various services provided on krooom website. Browsers generally allow you to disable cookies. Services on krooom website that require a login to an krooom web account require that cookies are enabled.
Public Forums
Several public forums are hosted on krooom website. The inherent public nature of these forums dictates that krooom assumes no responsibility for protecting the information disclosed on them by users. Please exercise caution when disclosing personal information in public forums.
External Links
The only domain covered by krooom privacy policy is krooom.com . krooom website may contain links to other sites, however, and krooom is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.