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Privacy Policy
The NEOMICS is strongly committed to protecting your privacy
and providing a safe online experience for all our users.
Information Collection
We collect two types of information during Web visits:
1) information that you submit to us and
2) information automatically recorded by our computer server.
We will never intentionally collect any information from
children or minors. No part of The NEOMICS Web site is
targeted to children or minors.
Please be assured that we will not sell or rent information collected
during visits to the Web site to any third party. However, we may
need to provide such information to a third party if required by
third party license agreements, by grant obligations, or by law.
Information You Submit
If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself
through an email message, form, survey, etc., we will not provide
this information to any third parties. Forms submitted may include
some "required information" which is necessary to process the request
and to communicate with you. These forms also include "optional"
information, which you can provide at your discretion and is used
to help us better serve you and your organization. The information
you submit is maintained on a confidential basis and used to provide
a high level of personalization, value, and customer support to
the users of The NEOMICS Web site.
Information Collected Automatically
Aggregate Information
Our computer server(s) operating the Web site automatically
collect statistical information on site traffic and usage patterns
(e.g., how many people visit the site, frequently visited pages,
browsers used, etc.). Data about visits is analyzed in aggregate
with many other visits to give us information about the effectiveness
of the Web site. An example of use of this aggregate information
would be analyzing this information to identify specific Web pages
to improve that would enhance the overall functionality of the Web
site.
Standard Information Collected about Individual
Web Site Visits
The standard information that is automatically collected
and stored about your visit to our Web site includes:
- The domain name from which you access the Internet. For example,
if you connect to the Internet through America Online, the domain
name is aol.com.
- The name and version of your computer's operating system and
browser. For example, Windows XP, Internet Explorer, or Netscape
Navigator.
- The Internet protocol address of the computer you use to access
the Internet. An Internet protocol address is a number that is
automatically assigned to your computer whenever you log on to
your Internet service provider.
- The Internet address of the Web site from which you come to
our site if you do not directly type in www.NEOMICS.com.
- The date, time, and duration of your visit to our site, and
the pages you visit.
Cookies
Our web site may use cookies; a unique, alphanumeric
identifier sent to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser,
to remember information your computer has sent to us (e.g., mailing
addresses, course preferences, etc.) upon revisits to our Web site.
An example of cookie usage on the Web site might be to pre-populate
certain information fields on some forms for your convenience.
If you do not want your browser to accept cookies, you can turn
off the cookie acceptance option in your browser settings. The "help"
portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent
your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser
notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies
altogether.
Information Use & Sharing
General Practices
We treat information about visits to our Web Site with
the utmost respect and attention to confidentiality. This information
is critically important to providing a high level of individualized
service to our site visitors. Information collected from Web site
visits is used to help ensure that your experience with our Web site
is productive, time efficient, helpful, and personalized.
Please be assured that we will not sell or rent information gathered
during visits to the Web site to any third party. However, we may
need to provide some of this information to a third party if required
by third party license agreements, by grant obligations, or by law
Surveys
Occasionally, we post surveys on the Web site. Participation
in these surveys is completely voluntary. By choosing to participate
in a survey on the Web site, the survey participant gives us consent
to use information in the survey and to disclose results in aggregate
with other survey responses. Some examples of uses for survey information
include, but are not limited to monitoring use of and satisfaction
with the Web site and helping guide our priorities for improving
this site.
Security and Encryption
General Security
We use reasonable precautions to protect against loss
of, misuse of, alteration of, or unauthorized access to information
provided through use of the Web site. We are not responsible for
any breach of neither security nor any subsequent actions of any
third parties that may receive information provided through use
of the Web site as a result of such a breach. Security
Related to Sensitive Information
When our order forms asks users to enter sensitive information
(such as credit card number), that information is encrypted and
is protected using VeriSign Site Pro with a 128-bit SSL (Global
Server) ID for encryption and authentication.
Links to Other Sites
The Web site contains links to other Web sites, including other
NEOMICS Web sites as well as external Web sites. The NEOMICS Privacy Policy applies to information gathered and
collected during site visits to our site. The NEOMICS
is not responsible for the privacy practices, the privacy statements,
or content of external Web sites.
Your Consent to This Agreement
& Changes to This Privacy Policy
By using The NEOMICS Web site, you consent to the collection
and use of information as described in this policy. We reserve the
right to change the Web Site Privacy Policy at any given time as
deemed necessary.
Reasons to change this policy may include, but are not limited
to: a) to improve this policy; b) to keep pace with the rapidly
evolving Internet environment; and/or c) to reflect the activities
of The NEOMICS. If a material change is made to this privacy
policy, we will post prominent notice of the nature of such a change
on the first page of this privacy policy for a six-month period
following the date of the change.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy,
please contact us via e-mail.
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