Website Privacy Policy
for
Pipeline Industry Benefit Fund (“FUND”)
Introduction:
The Fund developed its website at www.pibf.org (“Website”) to provide a convenient and secure online platform for you to access your pension, 401(k), and health and welfare benefits online. This Policy applies only to information collected by the Website. The Fund is the sole owner of that information and is committed to protecting its privacy and security. This Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information and data. We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted.
NOTE: By using this Website, you accept this Policy.
Information Collected and How It is Used and Shared: Information Collected – We collect and have access only to the information that you voluntarily give us when using this Website. It may include personal information about you or your dependent spouse and children or beneficiaries such as but not limited to: name, address, PBU number, telephone number, etc…
How it is Used – Information collected from the Website may be used as needed to administer the Fund, to provide its benefits to those who are entitled to receive them, to respond to you, to provide services to or for you, and/or to comply with the law and our related professional service agreements.
A “cookie” is a small summary text file that is sent by the Website and stored on the user’s mobile phone (e.g., an iPhone or Android) or computer browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Edge, Chrome, Safari, or Firefox). Cookies allow the Website to store some information about the user, to recognize a user, and to respond appropriately. Cookies cannot access, view, or record information stored on the user’s mobile phone or computer browser.
• The Website may use cookies to collect anonymous usage statistics to track site utilization. Identifiable visitor usage information may also be stored in internal log files. We use this information to troubleshoot issues, improve our online services, and for analytical purposes (such as analyzing trends, administering the Website, tracking user movements, and gathering broad demographic information.)
• The Website uses cookies to ensure basic functionality for authenticated users, including but not limited to initiating and terminating valid sessions. This website uses persistent cookies that are stored for a length of time and are deleted whenever the expiration date is reached.
How is it Shared – We do not sell or lease your personal information to outside parties. We will disclose your personal information if and as needed to administer the Funds, respond to your inquiries, comply with applicable law, operate the Website, or protect the rights, property, and safety of the Fund or others.
Your Access to and Control Over Information: You may contact the Fund via the Website or the address or telephone number listed on the Website to see what information we have about you, to express concern about our use of that information, or to ask us to change, correct or delete that information. We will give serious consideration to your request, in consultation with legal counsel if appropriate, and respond to your request.
Privacy and Security: We are committed to protecting the information you share with us. When we transfer any sensitive personal information over the internet, we use encryption technology to protect it. There is also a Notice of Privacy Practices posted on the Website that explains the Welfare Plan’s privacy and security practices relating to the use and disclosure of your protected health information.
