Privacy Policy
I. Registration
In order to access certain documents on this web site, you may first have to complete the registration form and select a user name (your email address) and a password. During registration you may also be required to provide contact information (such as name and business telephone number). If you choose not to provide the requested information then you will not be able to view these particular documents. Equally, you should not provide this information if you disagree with the terms of this privacy policy.
When you register, you may have the ability to opt in to the receipt of email communications from Efficere Technologies. If you choose to opt-in you will receive regular email updates from us regarding, for example, new products and upcoming live and web-seminar events. You may also select individual areas of interest relating to the business of the company about which you would like to remain informed (via "web agents" that let you know when the website has been updated). You may later modify your registration information and choose not to continue to receive email communications or web agent updates.
II. Cookies and data collection
At the point of registration we may attempt to place a small text file on your computer known as a "cookie". Setting this cookie allows us to identify your computer on subsequent occasions and obviates the need for you to sign-in on each visit to the site. This cookie also enables us to track which documents you choose to view or download.
If you reject or disable cookies in your browser, you may still use our site, but you will need to sign-in on each visit in order to view certain documents. Additionally, for technical reasons, it is not possible to place an order via our online store if cookies have been disabled.
Irrespective of your decision to register or accept cookies from our site, we collect aggregate (non-personally identifying) data on site usage via our server's log files. These log files indicate date and time of each visit to our site, the visitor's IP (internet protocol) address, browser and operating system, the URL of the page which referred the visitor to our site (if any) and any files viewed on our site. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends in site usage and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information. Such aggregate data is shared with subsidiaries and partners concerned with the marketing effectiveness of our website.
Please note that all personal and aggregate data collected via efficere.com and other URLs owned by Efficere Technologies is stored on servers located in the USA.
III. Communications from the site
If you opt in to receiving email from us, we will send you information on new product launches, upcoming webcasts, live seminars in your locality and other general information relating to the company's business. Additionally, if you sign up for "web agents", you will be notified of any new content added to the site in the sections you nominate as being of interest to you, on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as you prefer.
Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option not to receive these types of communications.
IV. Sharing and disclosure of personally identifiable information
A. Subsidiaries and Partners
Personal information and information on the documents you download is collected for joint use by Efficere Technologies and the network of subsidiaries, representatives, distributors, and other sales partners that represent us. Members of this team may contact you directly if they believe they may be able to assist you in your work. Efficere Technologies is responsible for control of the jointly used information.
B. Service Providers
Your personal data may be shared with third parties in order to deliver certain additional services:
* If you elect to attend a Efficere Technologies-managed webcast, your email address and name are passed to our web-conference service provider so that you can access the requested presentation.
* When a webcast is presented via a third party, your name and email address may be passed to that third party in order to enable seamless "1-click" registration to the webcast.
C. Third Parties with whom we share information
Occasionally we work with third parties to deliver a joint seminar series, for example. In these instances your email address is passed as part of a "suppression list" to ensure that, if you have opted-out of receiving email communication from Efficere Technologies, you do not receive email from our partners either; similarly if you have opted-in to email communication from Efficere Technologies, you do not receive a duplicate email from a partner organization.
D. Required disclosures
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law or when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our legal rights or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
V. Changes to your information
If you no longer wish to receive email communications from Efficere Technologies, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at email@efficere.com. If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you wish to modify your communication preferences, or if you no longer desire our services, you may correct, update or deactivate your account by emailing us at email@efficere.com.
VI. Limitation on Privacy Protection
A. Web beacons
Certain search engines on which we may advertise our products employ a software technology called "web beacons" or "clear gifs" that enable them to provide us with statistics on the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. Web beacons are tiny graphics with unique identifiers which are embedded invisibly on web pages. The use of these devices is subject to the privacy policy of the relevant search engine site.
B. Links to Other Sites
For your convenience, this Web site may contain links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by Efficere Technologies. Please be aware that we, Efficere Technologies, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this web site.
C. Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as your credit card number) on our order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use reasonable means in accordance with the custom and practices of the industry to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send email us at security@efficere.com.
D. Business Transitions
In the event that all or part of the business of Efficere Technologies is acquired by another company through a merger, or sale of all or a portion of its assets or otherwise, your personally identifiable information would be transferred as part of the transaction. Information regarding any such transfer will be made available on our public website.
E. Changes to this Privacy Statement
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement on this website and in other places we deem appropriate so that you have adequate notice of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here.
This version of our privacy policy (1.0) was first published January 30, 2006.
VII. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
Efficere Technologies, Inc.
10906 NE 39th St., Suite A-5
Vancouver, Washington, 98682 U.S.A.
Tel: (360) 256-5525
Fax: (360) 326-1594
In order to access certain documents on this web site, you may first have to complete the registration form and select a user name (your email address) and a password. During registration you may also be required to provide contact information (such as name and business telephone number). If you choose not to provide the requested information then you will not be able to view these particular documents. Equally, you should not provide this information if you disagree with the terms of this privacy policy.
When you register, you may have the ability to opt in to the receipt of email communications from Efficere Technologies. If you choose to opt-in you will receive regular email updates from us regarding, for example, new products and upcoming live and web-seminar events. You may also select individual areas of interest relating to the business of the company about which you would like to remain informed (via "web agents" that let you know when the website has been updated). You may later modify your registration information and choose not to continue to receive email communications or web agent updates.
II. Cookies and data collection
At the point of registration we may attempt to place a small text file on your computer known as a "cookie". Setting this cookie allows us to identify your computer on subsequent occasions and obviates the need for you to sign-in on each visit to the site. This cookie also enables us to track which documents you choose to view or download.
If you reject or disable cookies in your browser, you may still use our site, but you will need to sign-in on each visit in order to view certain documents. Additionally, for technical reasons, it is not possible to place an order via our online store if cookies have been disabled.
Irrespective of your decision to register or accept cookies from our site, we collect aggregate (non-personally identifying) data on site usage via our server's log files. These log files indicate date and time of each visit to our site, the visitor's IP (internet protocol) address, browser and operating system, the URL of the page which referred the visitor to our site (if any) and any files viewed on our site. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends in site usage and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information. Such aggregate data is shared with subsidiaries and partners concerned with the marketing effectiveness of our website.
Please note that all personal and aggregate data collected via efficere.com and other URLs owned by Efficere Technologies is stored on servers located in the USA.
III. Communications from the site
If you opt in to receiving email from us, we will send you information on new product launches, upcoming webcasts, live seminars in your locality and other general information relating to the company's business. Additionally, if you sign up for "web agents", you will be notified of any new content added to the site in the sections you nominate as being of interest to you, on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as you prefer.
Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option not to receive these types of communications.
IV. Sharing and disclosure of personally identifiable information
A. Subsidiaries and Partners
Personal information and information on the documents you download is collected for joint use by Efficere Technologies and the network of subsidiaries, representatives, distributors, and other sales partners that represent us. Members of this team may contact you directly if they believe they may be able to assist you in your work. Efficere Technologies is responsible for control of the jointly used information.
B. Service Providers
Your personal data may be shared with third parties in order to deliver certain additional services:
* If you elect to attend a Efficere Technologies-managed webcast, your email address and name are passed to our web-conference service provider so that you can access the requested presentation.
* When a webcast is presented via a third party, your name and email address may be passed to that third party in order to enable seamless "1-click" registration to the webcast.
C. Third Parties with whom we share information
Occasionally we work with third parties to deliver a joint seminar series, for example. In these instances your email address is passed as part of a "suppression list" to ensure that, if you have opted-out of receiving email communication from Efficere Technologies, you do not receive email from our partners either; similarly if you have opted-in to email communication from Efficere Technologies, you do not receive a duplicate email from a partner organization.
D. Required disclosures
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law or when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our legal rights or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
V. Changes to your information
If you no longer wish to receive email communications from Efficere Technologies, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at email@efficere.com. If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you wish to modify your communication preferences, or if you no longer desire our services, you may correct, update or deactivate your account by emailing us at email@efficere.com.
VI. Limitation on Privacy Protection
A. Web beacons
Certain search engines on which we may advertise our products employ a software technology called "web beacons" or "clear gifs" that enable them to provide us with statistics on the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. Web beacons are tiny graphics with unique identifiers which are embedded invisibly on web pages. The use of these devices is subject to the privacy policy of the relevant search engine site.
B. Links to Other Sites
For your convenience, this Web site may contain links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by Efficere Technologies. Please be aware that we, Efficere Technologies, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this web site.
C. Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as your credit card number) on our order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use reasonable means in accordance with the custom and practices of the industry to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send email us at security@efficere.com.
D. Business Transitions
In the event that all or part of the business of Efficere Technologies is acquired by another company through a merger, or sale of all or a portion of its assets or otherwise, your personally identifiable information would be transferred as part of the transaction. Information regarding any such transfer will be made available on our public website.
E. Changes to this Privacy Statement
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement on this website and in other places we deem appropriate so that you have adequate notice of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here.
This version of our privacy policy (1.0) was first published January 30, 2006.
VII. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
Efficere Technologies, Inc.
10906 NE 39th St., Suite A-5
Vancouver, Washington, 98682 U.S.A.
Tel: (360) 256-5525
Fax: (360) 326-1594