Information We Collect Automatically

If you visit the Web Site to browse, read, or download information:

• Your web browser automatically sends us (and we may retain) information such as the Internet domain through which you access the Internet; Internet Protocol address of the computer you are using; type of browser software and operating system you are using; date and time you access the Web Site; and the Internet address of the site from which you linked directly to the Web Site.
• We will use this information as aggregate data to help us maintain the Web Site, e.g., to determine the number of visitors to different sections of the Web Site, to ensure the Web Site is working properly, and to solve technical problems with the service, to calculate overall usage statistics, and to otherwise help us make the Web Site more accessible and useful.
• We will not use this information to identify individuals, except for site security or law enforcement purposes.
• We will not obtain personally-identifying information about you when you visit the Web Site, unless you choose to provide such information.
• We reserve the right to contact visitors regarding account status and changes to the subscriber agreement, privacy statement, or any other policies or agreements relevant to site visitors.

Other Information We Collect

• If you choose to identify yourself (or otherwise provide us with personal information) when you use our online forms:  We will collect (and may retain) any personally identifying information, such as your name, street address, email address, and phone number, and any other information you provide. We will use this information to try to fulfill your request and may use it to provide you with additional information at a later time. We will not disclose such information to third parties, except as specified in this Privacy Policy.
• Personal data collected by Designetics Inc. will be used by us for editorial and feedback purposes, for marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of users’ behavior, for product development, for content improvement, to inform advertisers as to how many visitors have seen or clicked on their advertisements, to communicate with visitors regarding their orders, and to customize content and layout of the Web Site.
• If you request information, services, or assistance, we may disclose your personal information to those third parties that (in our judgment) are appropriate in order to fulfill your request. If, when you provide us with such information, you specify that you do not want us to disclose the information to third parties, we will honor your request. Note, however, that if you do not provide such information, it may be impossible for us to refer, respond to or fulfill your request.
• If your communication relates to a law enforcement matter, we may disclose the information to law enforcement agencies that we deem appropriate.  Designetics Inc. may disclose information when legally compelled to do so; in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.

Children’s Privacy

You must be 18 years of age or older in order to use this Web Site. Designetics Inc. is concerned about the safety and privacy of children online. Because of this, we will make all efforts to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the internet. We do not and will not knowingly contact or collect personally identifying information from children under 18. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 18, and we will develop our site with the capacity to block acceptance of information from children under 18 whenever age-related information is requested.

It is possible that by fraud or deception by others we may receive information given to us or pertaining to children under 18. If we are notified of this, as soon as we verify the information, we will immediately obtain parental consent or else delete the information from our servers. If you want to notify us of our receipt of information by children under 18, please email us at [email protected].

How Long We Keep Information

We may keep information that we collect for an unlimited period of time.

Information Collected by Others

This notice addresses only the policy of the Web Site and not sites that users access via links from the Web Site. Designetics Inc. is not responsible for the information collection policies of other sites, nor for the practices employed by websites linked to or from the Web Site, nor for the information or content contained therein. Often links to other websites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to our visitors. Users are advised to review the privacy policy of other websites.

 

Consent to Communications

By using the Designetics Inc. Web Site and providing your contact information, such as your name, phone number, and email address, you consent to receiving email and text messages to tell you about the Designetics Inc. products and services. We may share your information with partner organizations whose products or services are important for Designetics Inc.’s objectives. For example, we may provide your information to third parties that assist Designetics Inc. for hosting our databases, for data processing services, or so they can contact you with information that you requested as part of the Designetics Inc. products and services.  However, we do not exchange, trade, rent, or give phone or email lists to unaffiliated third parties, and third parties that receive your information from Designetics Inc. are restricted from using this information in any way other than to provide services to Designetics Inc., or services for a collaboration in which they and Designetics Inc. are engaged. You may opt-out from receiving email communications at any time by emailing [email protected]. You may opt out from receiving text message communications at any time by replying to the text message with “STOP”. At that time, we will send a final text message confirming receipt of your opt-out notification.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of California, you may:

• Request the categories and/or specific pieces of personally identifying information collected about you, including whether your personally identifying information is sold or disclosed, and with whom your personally identifying information was shared;
• Access a copy of the personally identifying information we retain about you;
• Request deletion of your personally identifying information;
• Correct or amend your personally identifying information;
• Object to certain uses of your personally identifying information.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personally identifying information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personally identifying information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personally identifying information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.   In addition, we may allow you the option to opt out of sharing Information rather than providing information about third parties with whom we share Information.

If you would like to make a request for more information, please send an email message to [email protected] with “Request for California Privacy Information” in the subject line of your message. Your request should: 1) provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personally identifying information or an authorized representative; and 2) describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it. We will not discriminate against you by denying goods or services, charging different rates for goods or services, or provide a different level or quality of goods or services, for exercising any of your rights.

Your Rights Regarding Your Personally Identifying Information

You have a right to request that Designetics Inc. amend or delete the personal information it collects from your use of the Web Site if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete, and you may request an amendment or deletion for as long as the personally identifying information is retained by Designetics Inc. You must submit your request in writing to Designetics Inc. and provide a reason to support the requested amendment. Designetics Inc. may, under certain circumstances, deny your request by sending you a written notice of denial.

Subject to applicable law, you may withdraw your consent to uses and disclosures of personally identifying information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. You must submit your request in writing to Designetics Inc. Withdrawing consent does not invalidate consent to any collection, use or disclosure of Personally identifying information to which you consented before consent was withdrawn. If you withdraw consent, or refuse further consent, Designetics Inc.’s ability to offer services to you may be limited.

Security

Please note, electronic communication, particularly email, is not necessarily secure against interception. Please do not send sensitive data (e.g., Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers) by email or web form.

Cookies

We may use cookies in order to customize this Web Site for return visitors.  These cookies are not required for site functionality.  Additionally, third-party widgets such as YouTube or Flickr may install cookies depending on their configuration.  You are not required to accept any cookies to use the Web Site. Internet cookies save the visitor’s name, password, user-name, shopping cart, screen preferences, the pages of the Web Site viewed by the visitor, and the advertisements viewed or clicked by the visitor. When the visitor revisits the Web Site, Designetics Inc. may recognize the visitor by the Internet cookie and customize the visitor’s experience accordingly. Internet cookies are stored on the visitors hard drive and are not stored, in any form, by Designetics Inc.

Google Analytics
We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of the Web Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the Web Site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Web Site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve the Web Site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit the Web Site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the Web Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use (as amended for government websites) and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to the Web Site by disabling cookies on your browser.

Site Monitoring

For site security purposes our computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic. Anyone using this system consents to the monitoring of their use by system or security personnel.

Unauthorized use, tampering with or modification of this system—or its supporting hardware or software—may violate federal or other statutes and may subject the violator to criminal and civil penalties. In the event of unauthorized intrusion, all relevant information regarding possible violation of law may be provided to law enforcement officials.

Agreement To This Privacy Policy

Your access and use of the Web Site is subject to your agreement with this Privacy Policy. By using the Web Site, you expressly agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection and use of information as discussed in this Privacy Policy.  If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you may not use or access our Web Site for any purpose. Please print a copy of this Privacy Policy for your records.

Periodic Policy Changes
Please note that Designetics reviews its privacy practices from time-to-time (eg. to track technology and/or legal changes), and these practices are subject to change at any time and for any reason, in our sole discretion.

This statement does not create an agreement between Designetics Inc. and users, and as such, does not create any legal rights for any party.