Metiscan Privacy Statement
Privacy Policy
Last updated June 12, 2009
This statement is describes certain policies of Metiscan, Inc. (“Metiscan”) with respect to personally identifiable information obtained from consumers visiting this and any other Web sites maintained by Metiscan. Web sites not hosted on our servers, such as Web sites maintained by other agencies or third parties we link from our Web site(s) may be governed by different privacy policies which we do not control.
Purpose and Extent of Collection of Personally Identifiable Information Metiscan may collect personally identifiable information through its Web site(s) for the purposes of, among other things, maintaining and operating its Web site(s), developing and marketing its products, and to personalize the information and services provided through its Web site(s) to customers and visitors.
Metiscan may require you to provide your name, address, phone number and e-mail address and, if appropriate, information regarding products you purchased from Metiscan or third parties when you visit our Web site(s) and, e.g.,
- inquire generally about Metiscan's products and services, or
- contact the Metiscan's Service and Support with a specific issue or service request,
- subscribe to a mailing list,
- inquire about job opportunities with Metiscan,
- or enter into a contest or sweepstake.
Furthermore, if you purchase products or services through any of our Web site(s), you may be required to provide additional information (e.g., credit card details) to permit Metiscan to process any such transaction.
Metiscan endeavors to limit the scope of its collection of personally
identifiable information to the extent that Metiscan reasonably
believes the gathering of such information is necessary to achieve the
stated purposes for collecting such information. Under certain
circumstances, your failure to submit the requested information may
prevent us from providing you with the requested information or
service. If you are concerned about providing the requested
information through our Web-site(s), please feel free provide us with
such information by fax or telephone. Metiscan’s contact information
can be found at the “contact us’ field on our Web- site(s).
Use of Cookies and other Tracking Devices by Metiscan
Metiscan employs certain automatic tracking devices in order to
improve our Web site and its user-friendliness, and to ensure that its
contents are relevant to the needs and interests of Metiscan’s
customers. Metiscan’s server automatically identifies the IP address
used by each visitor’s computer and tracks which areas of our Web site
are visited, and how long a visitor remains in each area. In addition,
Metiscan may employ small text files (”Cookies”) to collect
information about your Web site activity. Most internet browser
software programs can be set to notify the user when a Cookie is about
to be placed on a computer, and to reject or accept such placement.
Sharing of Personally Identifiable Information with Other Parties Metiscan does not share your personally identifiable financial information, such as credit card numbers that you may disclose to Metiscan in connection with a commercial transaction, with third parties except reputable payment processing service providers, who have agreed to abide by this or more stringent privacy policies.
With respect to all other information collected through Metiscan’s Web site(s), we reserve the right to share any such data with our domestic and foreign corporate affiliates and business associates and, to this end, to transfer any data related to customers or visitors across borders to and from any foreign country or jurisdiction.
Security
Metiscan is committed to taking reasonable and appropriate steps to prevent access to your personally identifiable information by unauthorized parties. However, Metiscan does not represent or warrant that your personally identifiable information is secure from unauthorized interception, disclosure, or other security threats.
Moreover, Metiscan reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable information in response to, among others things, requests from law enforcement agencies, process served on Metiscan, or court orders, or, whenever Metiscan, in its reasonable discretion, deems such a release necessary to protect its own interests or the interests of other parties.
Children’s Guidelines
Metiscan’s Web site(s) are not directed at children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under such age, and we assume that all purchases made by credit card are made by adults or minors with the consent and under the supervision of their legal guardian. If we become aware that we have collected personally identifiable information belonging to a minor, we will delete such information from our systems.
Changes to this Statement
Metiscan reserves the right, now and in the future, to make changes to this policy from time which will become effective upon being posted on Metiscan’s Web site(s). For the effective date of the most recent up-date, please refer to the Review Date at the top of this privacy statement.
Enforcement of this Privacy Statement
If you have any concerns or requests in connection with Metiscan’s privacy policy, please contact us by e-mail at info@Metiscan.com.
