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Our Commitment to
Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. When you provide
information to us via our web site, we protect it
according to this policy. If you have any questions,
please don't hesitate to let us know.
SSD operates in the business-to-business (B2B)
technology industry. Unlike many companies and web
sites, we do not focus on consumer users or the
collection of consumer data. To the extent we collect
information online, our purpose is to better serve our
business customers.
The Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when
you browse www.ssdel.com, any other SSD web site, or
affiliate site:
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Information you provide directly, such as your
name or ordering information when you register
or make an online order, or at any SSD
interactive message board or e-mail messages you
send us; |
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The web pages your Internet browser visits when
browsing SSD websites; |
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click-through information related to SSD
marketing activities; and |
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Aggregate data, such as the number of hits per
week or per web page. |
The Way
We Use Information
SSD does not rent or sell customer information. We use
information collected online in the following ways:
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For information you provide directly, such as
ordering information or e-mail messages, we use
the information to respond to your orders and
requests. |
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For information you provide online, including
actions or clicks from hyperlinks and
subscriptions, we use the information to
customize future communications and web pages in
accordance with communication preferences you
have established with SSD. |
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For some registration, email and use data you
provide, we may direct you to particular web
pages, customize the web pages you see, or
otherwise increase the relevance of the
information you receive. |
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For information about web pages visited, page
hits per week, and the like, we use this
information internally to improve the design of
our web pages. |
SSD may
use third-party storage or service-provider companies to
perform some functions including the processing of data.
Such companies are under a duty of confidentiality to
SSD.
When We Share Customer Information
SSD shares customer information for business purposes
only on a need-to-know basis and only with: (a) its own
employees and affiliates; (b) the customer from which
SSD received the information; (c) SSD subcontractors and
consultants that have agreed to safeguard such
information in a like manner to the way that SSD
safeguards such information and that have signed
confidentiality agreements with SSD; and (d) other
entities authorized to have access to such information
under applicable law or regulation. SSD does not share
non-public individually identifiable information with
third party marketers.
SSD may disclose customer information to protect our
rights or property, to enforce our terms of use and
legal notices, as required or permitted by law, or at
the request of government regulators or other law
enforcement officials and the courts (including the
issuance of a valid subpoena). We shall have no duty to
notify you of such compliance with the law.
We will not use or share customer information in ways
unrelated to those described above without first
notifying you and offering you a choice as to whether or
not we may use your data in this different manner.
Our Commitment to Data Integrity and Security
SSD processes customer information only in ways
compatible with the purpose for which it was collected.
To the extent necessary for such purposes, we take
reasonable steps to make sure that customer information
is accurate, complete current and otherwise reliable
with regard to its intended use. However, SSD expects
customers will update their personal information with
SSD as necessary.
SSD takes reasonable and appropriate measures to
maintain the confidentiality and integrity, and prevent
the unauthorized use or disclosure, of customer
information. This includes maintaining a system of
appropriate administrative, physical and technical
safeguards to secure such information.
How You Can Access or Correct Your Information
You can request access to all your personally
identifiable information that we collect online and
maintain, and update or correct that information,
through e-mailing info@ssdel.com with the subject line
heading of "Privacy Policy Request." To protect your
privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to
verify your identity before granting access or making
corrections.
We may keep all customer information in an off-line
form, for archival purposes or as otherwise required by
law. Please note that if your information is removed
from our databases, you may no longer be able to access
certain areas of our web site requiring registration or
a subscription.
Users may request to be removed from an SSD e-mail list,
by following the "unsubscribe" instructions on e-mails
from SSD or by sending a request to sales@ssdel.com.
How We Enforce Our Privacy Policy
SSD will periodically verify our compliance with the
principles contained in this privacy policy. Interested
persons are encouraged to raise any concerns with us
using the contact information below. We will investigate
and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding
use and disclosure of customer information. In the event
that we cannot satisfactorily resolve a complaint
through our internal processes, the complaint may be
referred to a higher dispute resolution authority. We
will cooperate fully with the Federal Trade Commission.
In the event that we or such authorities determine that
we did not comply with this principles contained in the
privacy policy, we will take appropriate steps to
address any adverse effects and to promote future
compliance.
Revisions and Contact Information
We constantly update the features of our web site to
better serve you and all our customers, so this policy
may also be revised from time to time. SSD may modify
this policy without advance notice and any modifications
are effective when they are posted here. By using our
web site, you indicate your understanding and acceptance
of the terms of the policy posted at the time of your
use. If you have any questions, please contact us by
sending an e-mail message to info@ssdel.com with the
subject line heading of "Privacy Policy Request".
Revised January 2007 |