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.

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.

ADVERTISING AND COOKIES

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 our advertising partners include, Google Adsense .

Instrument Junction uses cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Instrument Junction. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads based on your visit to this site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Some of our advertisers may use marketing technology that allows them 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 website, products and services may not be appropriate for or directed at children. Therefore, children (persons under the age of 18) are not eligible to do business with us.

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.

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.

For more information or if you have questions or concerns regarding Instrument Junction’s Site Terms, Disclaimer or Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Updated April 28, 2009