PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS & CONDITIONS
INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
We offer a number of services that do not require you to register for an account or provide any personal information to us, but we’d like to stay in touch.
In order to provide our full range of services, we may collect the following types of information:
INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE
When you sign up to receive information from Mettacite, we ask you for personal information (including but not limited to your name, email address and phone number).
We may combine the information you submit under your account with information from other services or third parties in order to provide you with a better experience and to improve the quality of our services. You may opt out of all non-transactional marketing communications here.
When you visit Mettacite, we send one or more cookies - a small file containing a string of characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some Mettacite features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
USER COMMUNICATIONS
When you send email or other communication to Mettacite, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.
LINKS
Mettacite may present links in a format that enables us to keep track of whether these links have been followed. We use this information to improve the quality of our service, technology, customized content and advertising.
OTHER SITES
This Privacy Policy applies to web sites and services that are owned by Mettacite. We do not exercise control over the sites or links from within our various services. These other sites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you.
Mettacite only retains personal information for the purposes described in include:
• Providing our products and services to users as well as communicating with our customers and other interested parties.
CHOICES FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION
In the unlikely event that we propose to use personal information for any purposes other than those described in this Policy and/or in the specific service notices, we will offer you an effective way to opt out of the use of personal information for those other purposes. We will not collect or use sensitive information for purposes other than those described in this Policy and/or in the specific service notices, unless we have obtained your prior consent.
INFORMATION SHARING
If Mettacite becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of its assets, we will provide notice before personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We may share with third parties certain pieces of aggregated, non-personal information, such as the number of users who use the services. Such information does not identify you individually.
INFORMATION SECURITY
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
We restrict access to personal information to Mettacite employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
ENFORCEMENT
Mettacite regularly reviews its compliance with this Policy. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or Mettacite’s treatment of personal information by contacting us through this web site. When we receive formal written complaints at this address, it is Mettacite’s policy to contact the complaining user regarding his or her concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between Mettacite and an individual.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most such changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Policy changes). Each version of this Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date, and we will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.
If you have any additional questions or concerns about this Policy, please feel free to contact us any time through this web site identified in the opening section of this policy.