privacy notice:
eigen.systems recognizes that its customers, visitors, users, members and others who use www.eigensystems.com or other web sites owned or operated by eigen.systems (collectively or individually "users") value their privacy. this privacy notice details important information regarding the use and disclosure of user information collected on the eigen.systems website. eigen.systems provides this privacy notice to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using our website.
this privacy notice is incorporated into and is subject to the eigen.systems terms of use. Your use of our website and any personal information you provide on our website remains subject to the terms of this privacy notice and our terms of use.
please note that any writing, image, or other content posted at the direction of Users onto our website becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this privacy notice.
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 automatically collect personal information. we do log your IP address 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. like many other websites, we may use a standard technology called a "cookie" to collect information about how you use the site. please go to "cookies and tracking" below for more information.
if you send us personal information
if you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an e-mail to us, or by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through our website, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us get the information you have requested. we do not collect personal information for any other purposes. moreover, we do not create individual profiles with the information you provide or give this information to any other organizations. Nor do we collect information for commercial marketing.
we may retain your personal information only in order to fulfill your requests for products and services, to log software downloads, and to help verify compliance with software license agreements where applicable.
cookies and tracking
a cookie is a small data file that certain web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. we may use both session cookies and persistent cookies (persistent cookie remains after you close your browser.) persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions. a session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. you can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. 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. we may use cookies to track user traffic patterns 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 our website if you do so. you do not need to have cookies turned on, however, to use/navigate our website.
log file information
when you use our website, our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website. these server logs may include information such as your web request, internet protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
information sharing and disclosure
we will not share your personal information without your permission, unless required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright Law) or respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant. we also reserve the right to disclose personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our terms of use, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our web site, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of eigen.systems, our users or others.
third party sites
our website contains links to other sites. we do 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.
although we choose our business partners carefully, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of web sites operated by third parties that are linked to our site. once you have left our website, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party website to determine how they will handle any information they collect from you.
eigen.systems' commitment to security of data
we use commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. we cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. once we receive your transmission of information, we make commercially reasonable efforts to secure our systems. however, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
if we learn of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. we may post a notice on our website if a security breach occurs. depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. to receive a free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify us by emailing eigen@eigensystems.com.
eigen.systems' commitment to privacy of children:
protecting the privacy of young children is very important to us. we do not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information or non-personally-identifiable information on our website from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of our website is directed to persons under 13. if you are under 13 years of age, then you are not authorized to use or access our website at any time or in any manner. if we learn that personally identifiable information of persons less than 13 years of age has been collected on the our website without verified parental consent, then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information and we will restrict this individual from future access to the our website.
international users
if you are a user accessing our website from the european union, asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of our website, which are governed by U.S. law, this privacy notice, and our terms of use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer.
in the event of sale, merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy
In the event that eigen.systems is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
changes to this privacy policy
we may 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.
this privacy notice was last modified october 7, 2010
contact information:
Please contact eigen.systems with any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice by emailing us at
eigen@nulleigensystems.com
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