As important as the services of a website are the ethical conduct and attitude of its management, especially regarding the procedures adopted for the preservation and confidentiality of personal information of those who access the internet.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform the practices of online privacy organization adopted by the Congress and describe the options that this site users have to about how your information are collected and used confirming the commitment of Abima to ensure that the personal information of its users kept in records will not be divulged without authorization of the same, unless required by court order.

This Policy may be accessed on every page of this site that is applied, and in any area where personal information is required.

Personal information:
For certain activities on this site, such as filling out forms to contact the organizers or to apply, the organization may ask you to provide personal information by completing and submitting forms online. Participation in these activities is entirely optional and voluntary. However, if you choose to participate in them, the organization may require you to provide personal and professional information such as your name, title, mailing address, email address and other personal information that can identify you.

Personal information collected by the Organization will be automatically processed and incorporated into the corresponding electronic record of personal data, of which the Organization will have complete access and will be the person in charge. The organization will provide users with the appropriate technical resources to enable them, previously, agree with this Privacy Policy or any other relevant information before giving their consent to store their personal information.

The Registration and electronic uses of the Personal Data by the Organization are intended to establish a contractual relationship or, when needed, send trough traditional and/ or electronic mail, commercial and operational information about the meeting. The purpose of the registry and the electronic treatment of personal data also include sending out forms (which the User is not obliged to answer) and news.

The User certifies that the personal data provided to the Organization are true, and that he will communicate about any changes occurred.

The organization adopts the legal levels required for security in data protection, using additional means and measures to prevent the loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorized access or inadequate removal of collected personal data. The organization uses the security system SSL (Secure Socket Layer), which, through certification, proves the authenticity of the site from where the personal data are provided, and ensures the integrity and confidentiality of personal data its transmission. However, the User must be aware that the security measures on the Internet are not entirely foolproof.

The organization may assign the personal Data to other entity companies, which can occur to same purposes as those indicate in this notice.

Use of Cookies:
When you visit the site of the Congress, you can surf anonymously and access important information without revealing your identity. In order to improve the site, we may use cookies to track your visit. A cookie contains a small amount of data transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server from which it was transferred. It functions as your identification card, allowing the recognition of users who have been previously registered, which allows them to not have to register each new visit. Despite the use of cookies to track your visit to the site and our Web servers automatically register the Internet address / IP of your computer, this information does not personally identify users, thus ensuring that they remain anonymous, unless they have provided personal information to Abima any other way. Cookies can not be executed as code or deliver viruses.

Most browsers in its initial configuration accept cookies. However, the User has the ability to configure it to notify you when receiving cookies, so you can decide whether to accept it or not. The information relevant to this configuration is available in manuals and instructions in the browser itself. To use the site is not necessary that the User allows receiving Cookies sent by the organization.

Communities - use of areas shared with other users:
Some pages of our site may enable you to participate in activities open to the public, such as discussion forums, chats and live events, existing now or being created in the future. The organization warns the User who voluntarily decides to participate in these activities, the use of discretion to put your personal information on the use of these services. It is important the User is aware that by disclosing personal information on activities open to the public, such as your name, member name, e-mail, etc…, this information can be collected and used by another person, not being protected. The organization can not control the comments received by the User during participation of this type of activities

External Links:
Some pages of the Congress site contain links to other sites and the organization is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. The organization encourages you to check the privacy practices of them.

The organization reserves the right to modify this privacy policy to adapt it to changes in legislation or jurisdiction, or those relating to commercial practices. In any case, the organization will announce any changes with reasonable time before putting it into practice.

Sao Paulo, May 15^th, 2009