PRIVACY POLICY

Please read the following Privacy Policy carefully before using this website. If you do not agree with the Ribbon Technology Corporation Privacy Policy, you should not submit your personal details on this website.

Registration as a User and use of the website implies an acceptance of both this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions of Website Use. If you have any queries or concerns regarding the use of personal information please contact Ribbon Technology Corporation 825 Taylor Station Road, Gahanna, OH 43230, United States of America.

This policy may change now and again so please check back from time to time.

This policy only relates to the use of data provided to us via the internet and email.

DATA PROTECTION NOTICE

For the purpose of this document Ribbon Technology Corporation (hereinafter "Ribtec") is the publisher of this website. Ribtec's registered address is : 825 Taylor Station Road, Gahanna, OH 43230, United States of America.

DATA INFORMATION

We would like to share your information with our partners whom we have selected in order to provide you with additional offers, products and services that may be of interest to you. They or we may contact you by mail, telephone, SMS (text messaging), e-mail or fax.

The data controller will use your details, for administration (including the provision of any goods, services or information that you have requested), marketing, customer services and the profiling of your purchasing preferences. When we have your permission, we may disclose this information to selected service providers and agents for these purposes. If another company is the data controller, this will be made clear when you provide your personal information. We may keep your information for a reasonable period.

We may employ external companies to act on our behalf as processors. Data processors will not disclose personal details to any other organizations or use data other than for purposes required by us. This use is stipulated under contract with us.

DATA CONSENT

When providing us with your personal details, you have at this point the opportunity to opt out of receiving such information by post, or telephone, SMS or email. However in doing so you will not receive any of our special offers or promotions in the future. By supplying your email address and/or mobile number, you agree to allow Ribtec or one of our selected partners to contact you with these offers, products and/or services by email or SMS. When you give us information about another person, you confirm that they have appointed you to act for them, and as such, that you consent to the processing of their personal data, including personal data, to the transfer of their information abroad and to the receipt on their behalf, of any relevant data protection notices.

By using this website you consent to:

(a) our processing of your personal data for the above purposes; and

(b) our transferring of your information to countries which do not provide the same level of data protection as the UK if necessary for the above purposes. If we do make such a transfer we will put a contract in place to ensure your information is protected.

You may also exercise your right to opt out of the use of your information for marketing purposes by Ribtec, or by a selected third party company at any time by contacting us.

COOKIES

The Ribtec website may use cookies.

(i) What is a cookie?

A 'cookie' is a piece of information that our websites send to your browser, which then stores this information on your system. If a cookie is used, our website will be able to remember 'information' about you and your preferences either until you exit your current browser window (if the cookie is temporary) or until you disable or delete the cookie (see below).We use information from cookies for purposes which may include:

  • Identifying returning users, registrants and subscribers and to allow subscribers to be presented with a personalized version of the site;
  • Enabling you to move more easily around our site;
  • Tracking your use of our site to better develop our sites in accordance with your requirements; and
  • Building up a demographic profile.

You should be aware that cookies contain no more information than you volunteer, and they are not able to 'invade' your hard drive and return to the sender with personal or other information from your computer.

(ii) Deleting cookies

You can utilize our websites without cookies since these can be deleted from your hard drive at any time. However, if you use our websites without cookies, you will lose your stored username and password (and these will have to be reset).

You can also set your internet browser so that it will not allow cookies to be stored on your computer. This may reduce functionality of the site, prevent access to subscriber-only areas of the site and mean that certain features or content will not be available to you.

If you require further information on how to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer we recommend the following website: http://www.allaboutcookies.org under the "manage cookies" section.