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	Frequently Asked Questions Why should I pay for your information? Will we need to hire an ISO 14001 Consultant? Why do we need to also purchase a copy of the ISO 14001 standards? Can't we just read the standards and implement our own EMS? How can the Gap Assessment tool be used? Can I resell your product? Can I have multiple companies and sites? Can I add additional users? How secure is my data on your site? What is your privacy policy? Can I get my money back if I don't like the site? I have forgotten my password, how do I find it out? Can reports and other information be downloaded and stored on the user's systems? Q: Why should I pay for your information? A: By visiting this site you have expressed an interest in Environmental Management Systems. You may have recognized the advantages that can be derived from a properly implemented EMS, and you may need to respond to customers who have requested that you investigate implementing an EMS. By utilizing this site you avoid a protracted learning curve. If you wish you may begin immediately with a "Gap Assessment", and avoid the need to spend many hours reading and digesting and applying the ISO standards to your organization. This alone justifies the cost. Add to this the value of the other tools; Example Polices & Procedures, Extensive Explanation of ISO 14001 and 14004, a Power Point Presentation, Regulatory Log, Gantt Chart etc., and the value becomes very apparent. Consider also the cost of bringing an ISO 14001 consultant onsite at $1,000 per day or more. At the very least this site will help you deal effectively with ISO 14001 consultants, at best you may be able to entirely eliminate the need for an ISO 14001 consultant. By utilizing our online consulting services you share the cost of development and maintenance with many users, thereby greatly reducing the cost of utilizing one on one consultants. Q: Will we need to hire an ISO 14001 Consultant? A: Not necessarily. EMS Logic believes that this website and the ISO standards themselves provide everything you need to implement ISO 14001. If you desire third party verification you will need to hire a registrar. However, registrars serve a separate function and must be independent from the consultants. Q: Why do we need to also purchase a copy of the ISO 14001 standards? A: The ISO standards are copyrighted documents. EMS Logic provides online consulting services that direct you through the standards. In order to adequately and legally communicate openly regarding the standard with your consultant, whether it be an online or face-to-face consultant, you should own a copy of the standards. Q: Can't we just read the standards and implement our own EMS? A: Sure, if you want to invest the time in researching the background, intent, and structure of the standards, and if you want to develop your own gap assessment tools and implementation plan. However, for a very reasonable fee you can avoid a substantial part of the learning and interpretation curve, and reduce or eliminate the need for onsite consultants. Q: How can the Gap Assessment tool be used? A: The Gap Assessment Tool is the key to assessing your current program status, as well as a means to track your continual improvement effort. The reports generated from the Gap Assessment Tool is intended to provide an implementation and reporting mechanism which can be used within your organization. It can be used to report to customers regarding the status of your EMS implementation. Q: Can I resell your product? A: Yes, we do contract with resellers. Please email your inquiry to sales@emslogic.com and we will be happy to provide you with additional information. Q: Can I have multiple companies and sites? A: Yes, you may register as many companies, sites, or departments as you like. Registration fees are required for each site/organization/department. Contact sales@emslogic.com for information on corporate pricing. Q: Can I add additional users? A: Yes, you can purchase additional users for a nominal fee from the Product Pricing Page. Q: How secure is my data on your site? A: We utilize state of the art technology, including firewall and key encryption software. We will not disclose any product specific information for security reasons, however we utilize hardware based firewalls, private subnets, intrusion detection and self assessment tools. The weakest link is the username and password you select. Using a short guessable password is typically the greatest weakness. We have not encountered any breach of security during our many years of involvement with corporate networks and internet services. You can be comforted by recognizing that the information available from this website is not of great interest to those who may devote time to "hacking". In addition, you can provide ultimate security by assigning your code or abbreviation to describe your sites or departments. In this way, regardless of who might view the information, it would be meaningful to only you or the others to whom you have provided your code or abbreviation explanation. Q: What is your privacy policy? (See above) A: Our Privacy policy is address on the Privacy/Security page. Q: Can I get my money back if I don't link the site? A: Unfortunately, from the moment we provide access to our site you may begin to download the information we worked so diligently to compile. Therefore, we cannot offer refunds. However, we believe we have offered an adequate number of "screen-shots" for you to determine whether or not the information is worthwhile. Again, please remember that even if this site only allows you to more effectively deal with consultants to will more than recoup your registration fee. However, we are confident that you will find that this site offers much more. Q: I have forgotten my password, how do I find it out? A: On the login page there is a link to have a new password sent to you. There is NO way that we can send your password. All passwords are stored using a one way hash algorithm. Therefore, a new random password will be created and emailed to you. After receiving it, you can login and change the password to whatever you like. Q: Can reports and other information be downloaded and stored on the user's systems? A: Yes, you may download any number of the reports an unlimited number of times. All of the report options allow you to download. However, you may find that the default viewer option provides the most flexibility. The default viewer allows you to download in Microsoft Word^© or Excel^©, as well as other formats. You may also download text and other files from the overview, planning and implementation portions of the site (Excel^©, Power Point^©, Microsoft Project^©, Adobe pdf files etc.).