PRIVACY POLICY
Because we gather certain types of information about our users,
we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding
the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement
discloses what information we gather and how we use it.
McCormick Scientific gathers two types of information about users:
1. Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions.
These are voluntary submissions to receive our electronic newsletters,
to participate in our message boards or forums, to email a friend,
and from participation in polls and surveys.
2. Information McCormick Scientific gathers through aggregated tracking
information derived mainly by tallying page views throughout our
sites. This information allows us to better tailor our content to
readers' needs and to help our advertisers and sponsors better understand
the demographics of our audience. Under no circumstances does McCormick Scientific divulge any information about an individual user to
a third party.
USAGE TRACKING
McCormick Scientific tracks user traffic patterns throughout
all of our sites. However, we do not correlate this information
with data about individual users. McCormick Scientific does
break down overall usage statistics according to a user's
domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information
from the browser string (information contained in every user's
browser). McCormick Scientific sometimes tracks and catalogs
the search terms that users enter in our Search function,
but this tracking is never associated with individual users.
We use tracking information to determine which areas of our
sites users like and don't like based on traffic to those
areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather
how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue
to build a better service for you.
COOKIES
We may place a text file called a "cookie" in the browser
files of your computer. The cookie itself does not contain Personal
Information although it will enable us to relate your use of this
site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided.
But the only personal information a cookie can contain is information
you supply yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard drive
or read cookie files created by other sites. McCormick Scientific
uses cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described above).
Our advertising system delivers a one-time cookie to better track
ad impressions and click rates.You can refuse cookies by turning
them off in your browser. If you've set your browser to warn you
before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with
each cookie. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use this
site. However, you do need cookies to participate actively in message
boards, forums, polling and surveys.
USE OF INFORMATION
McCormick Scientific uses any information voluntarily given by our
users to enhance their experience in our network of sites, whether
to provide interactive or personalized elements on the sites or
to better prepare future content based on the interests of our users.
As stated above, we use information that users voluntarily provide
in order to send out electronic newsletters and to enable users
to participate in polls, surveys, message boards, and forums. We
send out newsletters to subscribers on a regular schedule (depending
on the newsletter), and occasionally send out special editions when
we think subscribers might be particularly interested in something
we are doing. McCormick Scientific never shares newsletter mailing
lists with any third parties, including advertisers, sponsors or
partners.
When we use tracking information to determine which areas
of our sites users like and don't like based on traffic to
those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but
rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us
continue to build a better service for you. We track search
terms entered in Search function as one of many measures of
what interests our users. But we don't track which terms a
particular user enters.
McCormick Scientific creates aggregate reports on user demographics
and traffic patterns for advertisers, sponsors and partners. This
allows our advertisers to advertise more effectively, and allows
our users to receive advertisements that are pertinent to their
needs. Because we don't track the usage patterns of individual users,
an advertiser or sponsor will never know that a specific user clicked
their ad. We will not disclose any information about any individual
user except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process
or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
SHARING OF THE INFORMATION
We will not share information about individual users with any third
party, except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process
or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
SECURITY
McCormick Scientific operates secure data networks protected by industry
standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security
and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary
and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided
by our customers.
YOUR CONSENT
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use
of this information by McCormick Scientific. If we decide to
change our privacy policy, we will post those changes so that
you are always aware of what information we collect, how we
use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
|
