MAT-VAC Technology's Online Privacy Policy Thank you for visiting MAT-VAC Technology's online. Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our policy about the way your online information is collected and used by MAT-VAC. The Information We Collect The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at this site include: name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and fax number. At certain parts of some of our site, only persons who provide us with the requested personally identifiable information will be able to order products, and services or otherwise participate in the site's activities and offerings. We also may collect certain non-personal identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows '95 or Mac OS) and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink). How We Use the Information We utilize this information to enable you to fulfill your requests for our products, and services, to respond to your inquiries about our offerings, and to offer you other products, programs or services that we believe may be of benefit to you. MAT-VAC will never send "spam" to any of its online users. We sometimes use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you when your orders are delayed, processed, shipped, etc., or to contact you about your account with us. From time to time, we also may use this information to inform you about new products, or services that become available. If you choose to submit comments to us, we may choose to use them to show other viewers about positive opinions you or other customers may have experienced with us. We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze site usage, as well as to offer you products, or services. We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request. Agents and contractors of MAT-VAC Technology who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services that they are performing for MAT-VAC Technology. Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot absolutely assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Notice, but we will take every possible precaution to prevent and safeguard against the unauthorized dissemination of your personal information. We may on occasion combine information we receive online with outside records to enhance our ability to market to you those products or services that may be of interest to you. Finally, the MAT-VAC Technology site covered by this Privacy Notice will not use or transfer personally identifiable information provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you with an opportunity to opt out of these unrelated uses. Cookies To enhance your experience with our sites, many of our web pages use "cookies." Cookies are text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites. However, once you choose to furnish the site with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site), save your password in password-protected areas, and enable you to use shopping carts on our sites. We also may use cookies to offer you products, or services. Our Commitment to Security We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. Your credit card information is not stored on MAT-VAC Technology's secure server in order to offer greater protection for you. For your protection, we allow customers to input their credit card information upon each order placed for maximum protection of their financial security. How you can Access or Correct Information For instructions on how you can access the personally identifiable information that MAT-VAC Technology has collected about you online, or how to correct factual errors in such information, please visit "My Account". To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting access or making corrections. How to Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns about MAT-VAC Technology's online policy or its implementation you may contact us at: sales@mat-vac.com