We respect and are
committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted
this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your
personal information is processed and explains data collection
and use practices for DCT Surface Power. This includes all Web
pages, newsletters, discussion forums and lists and opt-out announcement
lists owned and operated by DCT Surface Power Technologies and
each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. By accessing the DCT Surface
Power Network, you are consenting to the information collection
and use practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We promise that
we will use your personal information only in ways that are compatible
with this Privacy Policy as follows: What information are you
collecting and how are you collecting it? Do you collect IP addresses?
Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name
and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet
Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any
Web site within the DCT Surface Power Network, our Web servers
automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address.
The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you
other than the IP address from which you have accessed our Sites.
We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, and
to investigate misuse of the Network, its users, or to cooperate
with law enforcement. We do not collect and evaluate this information
for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not automatically
record e-mail addresses of the visitors. What are cookies? From
time to time, DCT Surface Power may send a "cookie" to your computer.
A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your Internet
browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive.
A cookie can't read data off of your computer hard disk or read
cookie files created by other Web sites. Cookies do not damage
your system. We use cookies to identify which areas of DCT Surface
Power's Network you have visited or customized, so the next time
you visit, those pages may be readily accessible.
You can choose whether
to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser.
You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your
browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose
not to accept these cookies, your experience at our Site and other
Web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as
intended. Our advertisers and third party providers may use single-pixel
gifs that can track personal information from cookies that may
have been previously placed on a user's computer. What personal
information do you collect? Wherever DCT Surface Power collects
personal information we make an effort to include a link to this
Privacy Policy. We will ask you when we need information that
personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us
to contact you. The personal information we collect may include
your name, title, company or organization name, e-mail address,
phone number, work or home address, information about your job
function, information about your company, and credit card information.
We may request your e-mail address or mailing address for the
purposes of conducting a contest or to provide additional services
(for example, subscriptions to announcement lists or information
about conferences and trade shows). Participation in contests
or other promotions on the DCT Surface Power Network is completely
voluntary and you have a choice whether or not to disclose personal
information. Information requested may include contact information
(such as name and shipping address), and demographic information
(such as post code). Contact information will be used to notify
the winners and award prizes.
If you are purchasing
something on the DCT Surface Power Network, we, and any third
party provider, need to know your name, e-mail address, mailing
address, credit card number and expiration date. This allows us,
or third party providers, to process and fulfill your order and
to notify you of your order status. Credit card and e-mail information
will not be shared or sold to third parties for any purpose whatsoever.
DCT Surface Power also offers access to some services that require
registration. We may use your registration contact information
to send notification to you of products and services by e-mail
and/or postal mail. We may from time to time send e-mail announcing
new products and services.
Will you disclose
the information you collect to outside third parties? DCT Surface
Power will disclose personal information and/or an IP address:
1) To contact you regarding other products and services which
may be of interest to you (including those we may offer jointly
with other companies). At any time, however, you may opt out of
such contact; 2) When required by law or in the good-faith belief
that such action is necessary to: a) Cooperate with the investigations
of purported unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of
the law or comply with legal process served on DCT Surface Power;
b) Protect and defend the rights or property of the DCT Surface
Power Network of sites and related properties, or visitors to
the DCT Surface Power Network of sites and related properties;
c) Identify persons who may be violating the law, the DCT Surface
Power legal notice and Web site User Agreement, the rights of
third parties, or otherwise misusing the DCT Surface Power Network
or its related properties; d) Fulfill a user's order or request;
3) To process and fulfill your order or notify you of order status;
4) When we have your consent to share the information; 5) When
you use co-branded services within our network of sites, you grant
us permission to pass your registration information back to that
service partner. Their use of your information is subject to their
applicable privacy policies. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy
that means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail
address to a third-party, without your consent or as permitted
by this Privacy Policy.
What else should
I know about my privacy when online? The DCT Surface Power Network
contains many hyperlinks to third party Web sites. DCT Surface
Power is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content
of such third party Web sites or advertisers. DCT Surface Power
does not share any of the individual personal information you
provide DCT Surface Power with the third parties to which DCT
Surface Power links, except as stated elsewhere within this Privacy
Policy, although DCT Surface Power may share general, aggregate
data with such third parties (such as how many people use our
Site). Please check with those Web sites to determine their privacy
policy. If you use DCT Surface Power's discussion threads, you
should be aware that any personally identifiable information you
submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of
these forums, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages.
We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information
you choose to submit in these discussion threads. In order to
avoid your e-mail address or other personal information from being
gathered and used by others for inappropriate or harmful purposes,
DCT Surface Power advises that you should be cautious about posting
a real e-mail address or other personal information to newsgroups,
chats, or other public forums. Please keep in mind that whenever
you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example
through e-mail, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information
can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal
information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive
unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Ultimately,
you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your
personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever
you're online. Business transfers We are always seeking to improve
our network of Web sites and our business. In accomplishing these
objectives, we may sell a company, assets or websites or one or
more of the companies in our corporate family may merge with,
or be acquired by, another company. In connection with the foregoing,
we may transfer some or all of your information in order that
the service being provided to you may continue or for other business
purposes. Your Consent To This Agreement By using the DCT Surface
Power Network, you consent to the collection and use of information
by DCT Surface Power as specified above. We reserve the right
to modify this Policy. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy,
we will post those changes on this page so that you are always
aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under
what circumstances we disclose it. Please send any questions about
DCT Surface Power's Privacy Policy to: admin@surfacepower.com