When and why does Forkliftaction.com ask for personal information?

To become a member of Forkliftaction.com, we ask you to register. In the registration form we ask you for some personal details and some information about the company you work for. Forkliftaction.com's goal in collecting this information is to provide you, the user, with the most interesting web experience possible. By knowing a little about you, Forkliftaction.com can deliver more relevant content. By knowing the profile of our readers, we are encouraged to keep investing in the quality of our news.

We are committed to always delivering our industry newsletter at no cost, as we want to ensure your membership of Forkliftaction.com adds value to your business at all times.

We also supply our members with the means to develop new business through communication with fellow members in our community. Members can find business leads, product information and advertising/promotion tools in our website. To help members market their products and services via the Internet, we offer several advertising opportunities.

Forkliftaction.com discloses general user statistics in order to describe our services to prospective partners and advertisers.

We also ask for your personal information when you complete an online form. This is to allow us to respond to your request with the correct information and service.

Who can access the personal information that members supply?

Only Forkliftaction.com has access to individuals' accounts. The information that we collect from our members upon registration is accessible and editable by members in their MY ACCOUNT page via the website at any time.

When and to whom does Forkliftaction.com disclose the personal information it receives from members?

Forkliftaction.com will not disclose any of your personal information without your consent or request.

Forkliftaction.com will disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1. Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on Forkliftaction.com.
2. Protect and defend the rights or property of Forkliftaction.com, or its members and users.
3. Identify persons who may be violating the law, a legal notice, or the rights of third parties.
4. Cooperate with investigations into purported unlawful activities.

Forkliftaction.com uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure.

Forkliftaction.com reserves the right to transfer information in connection with the sale of all or part of Forkliftaction.com's capital stock or assets.

Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information.

Forkliftaction.com also links to a wide variety of other sites and contains advertisements of third parties. We are not responsible for their privacy policies nor how they treat information about their users.

When and to whom does Forkliftaction.com publish personal information it receives from its members?

Personal information is never published on the website to other members or to the public unless specifically requested by the member. A member might request that information about their company be published in the Forkliftaction Business Directory.

Company information is also published when posting an event or a job vacancy. Only the information that is specifically supplied for these listings will be disclosed.

The information supplied in the dedicated form to post a personal resume is at your own risk. Members can use pseudonyms instead of their real names. All information submitted in the dedicated Post-Your-Resume form will be disclosed to our members.

How does Forkliftaction.com use the personal information it receives from its members?

We maintain a strict no-spam policy. That means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address or other personal information to a third-party, without your consent.

In addition, Forkliftaction.com will not send you email that you have not agreed to receive.

Every member receives our free weekly emails with our independent industry news edition. These newsletters may include announcements from Forkliftaction.com about its products or services. These newsletters may also include messages from our advertisers. Advertisements are clearly indicated with the ADVERTISEMENT label.

We may, from time to time, send an e-mail announcing new Forkliftaction.com products and services. We may also send you personal email messages in order to manage your account or your subscription at Forkliftaction.com.

Only Forkliftaction.com (or agents working on behalf of Forkliftaction.com and under confidentiality agreements) will send you these direct mailings.

Members can remove themselves from the newsletter distribution list via the MY ACCOUNT page in the website at any time once their account is set up.

Members can update and/or add in additional personal or company information at any time after they have set their account password, and can contact us to request other changes.

Members may also choose to follow specific forum posts and/or threads, and can opt in to receiving email notifications whenever the post/thread is updated. They will also automatically receive notifications of activity in discussions they have posted in. This feature can be turned off from the FORUM PROFILE page.

Does Forkliftaction.com use "cookies"?

A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We use cookies to help our web server identify you so the next time you visit, all pages that are reserved for identified members will be readily accessible. This system prevents you having to submit your individual login parameters (your email address and password) every time you want to visit web pages that are reserved for members only or when you want to access your account information.

This cookie is only set when you click the "Remember me" option before clicking the LOGIN button when you sign in.

Forkliftaction.com does not allow any third-party cookies.

How can members stop Forkliftaction.com from storing, or using their personal information as described above?

A member can cancel their registration with Forkliftaction.com or opt out of any Forkliftaction.com services from the MY ACCOUNT page, accessible at any time through the website.

How can I access my account with Forkliftaction.com when I have forgotten my password?

To access the Forkliftaction.com website as a member, users must identify themselves to the web server. To sign on, users are asked to enter their email address and the password created by the member during the registration process or in their personal MY ACCOUNT page.

If login fails or a member forgets their password, they may request a password reset by using the Forgot your password link on the log-in page.

All Forkliftaction.com passwords are encrypted.

Forkliftaction is unable to supply a member's password to anybody under any circumstances. Member's passwords can only be reset or changed by the member using the Change your account password link on the MY ACCOUNT page, or the Forgot your password link on the log-in page.