Ethitec is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This
Statement of Privacy applies to the Ethitec Web
site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Ethitec
website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Ethitec collects personally
identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work
address or telephone number. Ethitec also collects anonymous
demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your Postcode,
age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and
software that is automatically collected by Ethitec. This information
can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Ethitec for
the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding use of the Ethitec Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable
information or personally sensitive data through Ethitec public
message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note:
Ethitec does not read any of your private online communications.
Ethitec encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from Ethitec so that you can understand how
those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Ethitec is
not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites
outside of the Ethitec and Ethitec family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Ethitec collects and uses your personal
information to operate the Ethitec Web site and deliver the services
you have requested. Ethitec also uses your personally identifiable
information to inform you of other products or services available from
Ethitec and its affiliates. Ethitec may also contact you
via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of
potential new services that may be offered.
Ethitec does not sell,
rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Ethitec may, from
time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a
particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique
personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number)
is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Ethitec may share
data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you
email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except
to provide these services to Ethitec, and they are required to
maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Ethitec does not
use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or
political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Ethitec Web sites will
disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so
by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a)
conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on
Ethitec or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
Ethitec; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of users of Ethitec, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Ethitec Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your
online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by
a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to
your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a
web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary
purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The
purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a
specific page. For example, if you personalize Ethitec pages, or
register with Ethitec site or services, a cookie helps
Ethitec to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as
billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same
Ethitec Web site, the information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the Ethitec features that you
customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you
may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the
Ethitec services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Ethitec secures your personal information from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Ethitec secures the
personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a
controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or
disclosure.
Changes to this Statement
Ethitec will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. Ethitec encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Ethitec is protecting
your information.
Contact Information
Ethitec welcomes your comments
regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Ethitec has
not adhered to this Statement, please contact Ethitec at
portaladmin@ethitec.com. We
will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.