Effective December 19, 2008
This website (the "Site") is operated and maintained by the Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated ("PARC"€ť).
At PARC, privacy on the Site means that
It is not necessary to provide any personally identifiable information when you visit the PARC Site.
PARC maintains the information it receives online in strict confidence; information you submit to PARC is not sold to or shared with third parties. PARC reserves the right to notify its customers about administrative matters. When required by law, PARC will share information with government agencies. Although PARC does not currently anticipate a change in its corporate status, in the event of a merger or acquisition of the company or a substantial portion of its assets, PARC may disclose, transfer or sell personal information collected online to the surviving or acquiring party, respectively. Personal information collected online will remain subject to promises made in this Privacy Policy.
In general, the Site automatically gathers certain usage information on PARC’s server logs including your IP address; what web page you've last visited; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system and platform; and the frequency of your visits to the Site. If you register on the Site, PARC may ask for your name, email address, company name, mailing address, and information about your interests and preferences. Once you register you are no longer anonymous to PARC.
PARC may use this personal information to help customize the content that you see and to contact you.
PARC may send you unsolicited information, including email, unless you advise PARC during the registration process that you do not want to receive these types of correspondence from PARC.
A cookie is a small file that a website puts on a user's hard drive. This file identifies specific information about previous visits to the site.
PARC uses cookies to recognize repeat visits to the Site and to facilitate Web navigation. The cookie stores the user's country and language, along with an assigned random session ID. In some cases, the cookie stores name and address information so that the user does not have to re-enter this same information in multiple forms.
The cookie information that PARC collects helps PARC track the number of visitors to the Site over time and determine whether these were new or repeat visits.
For the purpose of internal analysis, PARC also uses cookies to track pages visited during a single session. PARC uses this information to adjust the presentation of the Site and to make it more relevant to our users.
Information collected by PARC through the use of cookies is maintained as confidential data and is not shared beyond the corporation and its authorized agents.
Most browser applications allow you to block or
limit the use of cookies. Consult the help menu of your browser application for
details. If you block the use of cookies, you may not be able to use some of
the features on the Site.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, PARC has put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information PARC collects online.
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, PARC never collects or maintains information at the Site from those PARC actually knows are under 13, and no part of the Site is structured to attract anyone under 13.
Under California law,
California residents can now ask companies with whom they have an established
business relationship to provide certain information about the companies'
sharing of personal information with third parties for direct marketing purposes
during the past year.
PARC's policy is to share your personal information for direct marketing
purposes only with your informed consent. With your consent, from time to time,
PARC may provide its partners with your personal information for purposes of
marketing relevant services, products and programs to you. If you previously
provided such consent but no longer wish your personal information to be
shared, please contact us and you can change your preference and opt out
without charge.
If PARC decides to change this Privacy Policy, PARC will post those changes here so that you will always know what information PARC gathers, how PARC might use that information and whether PARC will disclose it to anyone.
Should you have other questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporatedwebmaster@parc.com
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