Privacy
Policy 
NETSYMMETRICS'
PRIVACY POLICY
Netsymmetrics respects your privacy and is committed to protect
the personal information that you share with us. Generally,
you can browse through our website without giving us any information
about yourself. When we do need your personal information
to provide services that you request or when you choose to
provide us with your personal information, this policy describes
how we collect and use your personal information.
Information
Collection
Personal information means any information that may be used
to identify an individual, including, but not limited to,
a first and last name, email address, a home, postal or other
physical address, other contact information, title, birth
date, gender, occupation, industry, personal interests, other
information when needed to provide a service you requested.
When
you browse our website, you do so anonymously. We don't
collect
personal information, including your email address. We do
log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer)
to give us an idea of which part of our website you visit
and how long you spend there. But we do not link your IP
address
to any personal information unless you have logged in to
our website. Like many other commercial websites, the Netsymmetrics
website may use a standard technology called a "cookie"
to collect information about how you use the site. Please
go to "Cookies and Tracking Information" below
for more information.
Netsymmetrics
collects personal information when you register with Netsymmetrics
for a Netsymmetrics account, when you use certain Netsymmetrics
products or services, when you ask to be included in an email
or other mailing list, or you submit an entry for a promotion,
or when you submit your information to Netsymmetrics for any
other reason. From time to time, Netsymmetrics receives personal
information from business partners and vendors. Netsymmetrics
only uses such information if it has been collected in accordance
with acceptable privacy practices consistent with this Policy
and applicable laws.
Access
to certain Netsymmetrics web pages require a login and a password.
The use of those web pages, and the information or programs
downloadable from those sites, may be governed by a written
agreement between your employer and Netsymmetrics. Your personal
information may be retained by Netsymmetrics to verify compliance
with the agreement, log software licenses granted, to track
software downloaded from those pages, or track usage of other
applications available on those pages.
Notice
When personal information is collected, we will inform you
at the point of collection the purpose for the collection.
Netsymmetrics does not intend to transfer your personal information
to third parties without your consent, except under the limited
conditions described under the discussion entitled "Information
Sharing and Disclosure" below.
If
you choose to provide us with your personal information, we
may transfer that information, within Netsymmetrics or to
Netsymmetrics's third party service providers, including across
borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries
or jurisdictions around the world.
We
will always give you the opportunity to "opt out"
of receiving direct marketing or market research information.
This means we assume you have given us your consent to collect
and use your information in accordance with this Policy unless
you take affirmative action to indicate that you do not consent,
for instance by clicking or checking the appropriate option
or box at the point of collection. In some cases, when applicable,
we will provide you with the opportunity to "opt in." This
means we will require your affirmative action to indicate
your consent before we use your information for purposes
other
than the purpose for which it was submitted.
Cookies
and Tracking Technology
A cookie is a small data file that certain Web sites write
to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can
contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to
track the pages you've visited, but the only personal information
a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A
cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files
created by other sites. Some parts of Netsymmetrics' website
uses cookies to track user traffic patterns. We do this in
order to determine the usefulness of our website information
to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure
is in helping users reach that information.
If
you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website,
you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies
and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its
presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them
off in your browser, although you may not be able to take
full advantage of Netsymmetrics' website if you do so. You
do not need to have cookies turned on to use/navigate through
many parts of our website, except access to certain of Netsymmetrics'
web pages require a login and password.
How
We Use Information Collected
Netsymmetrics uses information for several general purposes:
to fulfill your requests for certain products and services,
to personalize your experience on our website, to keep you
up to date on the latest product announcements, software updates,
special offers or other information we think you'd like to
hear about either from us or from our business partners, and
to better understand your needs and provide you with better
services. We may also use your information to send you, or
to have our business partners send you, direct marketing information
or contact you for market research.
Information
Sharing and Disclosure
Because Netsymmetrics is a global company, your personal information
may be shared with other Netsymmetrics offices or subsidiaries
around the world. All such entities are governed by this Privacy
Policy and/or are bound by the appropriate confidentiality
and data transfer agreements.
Your
personal information is never shared outside Netsymmetrics
without your permission, except under conditions explained
below. Inside Netsymmetrics, data is stored in controlled
servers with limited access. Your information may be stored
and processed in the United States or any other country where
Netsymmetrics, its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents are
located.
Netsymmetrics
may send your personal information to other companies or people
under any of the following circumstances: when we have your
consent to share the information; we need to share your information
to provide the product or service you have requested; we need
to send the information to companies who work on behalf of
Netsymmetrics to provide a product or service to you (we will
only provide those companies the information they need to
deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that
information for any other purpose); or we want to keep you
up to date on the latest product announcements, special offers
or other information we think you'd like to hear about either
from us or from our business partners. We will also disclose
your personal information if required to do so by law, to
enforce our Terms of Use, or in urgent circumstances, to protect
personal safety, the public or our websites.
Data
Security
Your Netsymmetrics account information is password-protected
for your privacy and security. Netsymmetrics safeguards the
security of the data you send us with physical, electronic,
and managerial procedures. In certain areas of our websites,
Netsymmetrics uses industry-standard SSL-encryption to enhance
the security of data transmissions. While we strive to protect
your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of
the information you transmit to us, and so we urge you to
take every precaution to protect your personal data when you
are on the Internet. Change your passwords often, use a combination
of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure browser.
Children
and Privacy
Our websites do not target and are not intended to attract
children under the age of 13. Netsymmetrics does not knowingly
solicit personal information from children under the age of
13 or send them requests for personal information.
Third
Party Sites
Netsymmetrics's website contains links to other sites. Netsymmetrics
does not share your personal information with those websites
and is not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage
you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies.
Changes
to this Privacy Policy
Netsymmetrics will amend this policy from time to time. If
we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal
information we will make that information available by posting
a notice on this site.
Questions
or Suggestions
If you have questions or concerns about our collection, use,
or disclosure of your personal information, please email us
at privacy@netsymmetrics.com
This
document was last updated May 31, 2002.
All
contents are Copyright © 1992--2002 Netsymmetrics LLC.
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