Site Terms / Privacy Policy Statement

Site Terms

I. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Instrument Junction has relationships with other companies that we may allow to place ads and links on our Web pages. As a result of your visit to Instrument Junction, ad server companies may collect information such as your domain type, your IP address, and clickstream information.

Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving from Instrument Junction to another Web site. We encourage you to read the site terms and privacy statements of these linked sites as their site terms and privacy policies may differ from ours.


II. ORDERS

If you purchase a product from one of the companies Instrument Junction represents, they will request certain personally identifiable information from you on their order form. You must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date). Instrument Junction is not responsible for the site terms or privacy policies of such other sites, please review their site terms and privacy policy before completing your order.

Privacy Policy

CONSUMER PRIVACY

I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT: INDIVIDUAL INTERNET CONSUMERS

A. Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

Under no circumstances does Instrument Junction request or collect sensitive PII such as an Internet user's medical/health conditions; racial or ethnic origin; political, religious or philosophical beliefs or affiliations; trade union membership or sex life.

B. Non-Personally Identifiable Information (Non-PII).

Like most standard Web site servers, we use log files to collect Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, and date/time stamp. We use the information to analyze site usage, administer the site, understand usage and navigation trends in aggregate, and determine the relevance of content. This information, however, is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Instrument Junction has relationships with other companies that we may allow to place ads and links on our Web pages. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another web site. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.

Some of these other companies may use marketing technology that allows advertisers to add non-personally-identifying demographic information, such as age, gender, area code, or ZIP code, to the non-identifiable profile data. Thus, there is no direct connection between an end user's online choices and his or her personal identity.

II. INFORMATION SHARING

Instrument Junction may release account and any other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to respond to a subpoena or otherwise comply with the law; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Instrument Junction or others. This may include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection.


IV. SECURITY

Instrument Junction employs industry standard security measures to ensure the security of all data. Any data that is stored on Instrument Junction's servers is treated as proprietary and confidential and is not available to the public. Instrument Junction allows access to this data only to those employees or third parties who have a need to know such information for the purpose of effectively delivering Instrument Junction's products and services by means of user login and password requirements.

No transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of Instrument Junction to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect your PII, Instrument Junction cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. You acknowledge and assume this risk when communicating with Instrument Junction.

V. CONSENT AND CHANGES

Instrument Junction may find it necessary or be legally obligated to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post those changes on this page and update the effective date so that you are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Except as otherwise required by law, modifications to this Privacy Policy will not affect the privacy of data collected by Instrument Junction prior to the effective date of the policy change.

VI. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY AND SPAM

Instrument Junction is very sensitive to the issue of children's privacy and makes every effort to protect the privacy of children using the Internet. It is possible that Instrument Junction's Web site, products, and services may may not be appropriate for or directed at children. Children (persons under the age of 18) are not eligible to do business with us and we do not collect personal information from any person we actually know is under the age of 13.

Instrument Junction is committed to proper Internet practices and full compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. § 7701). It is our policy to prohibit the sending of unsolicited or "Spam" e-mail by Instrument Junction or any of our marketing partners.


VII. DATA PROCESSING/SAFE HARBOR

The European Union ("EU") maintains strict privacy laws. These rules differ significantly from US laws. To reconcile these differences, the US and the EU have created a Safe Harbor that defines mutually acceptable privacy operations. Instrument Junction adheres to the Safe Harbor principals. For more information see www.export.gov/safeharbor.

CONTACT US

For more information or if you have questions or concerns regarding Instrument Junction's site terms or privacy policy, please Contact Us.

Updated June 12, 2008