Your privacy is very important to Bio-Technical Resources and we are committed to respecting your privacy on www.biotechresources.com and our related web sites. We have put this policy together to provide you with information that addresses your privacy concerns such as how we gather and use the information that we collect from the visitors to our websites. We will provide you with appropriate notice regarding any changes to this policy. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to Bio-Technical Resources by sending an e-mail to info@biotechresources.com and writing “Privacy Policy” in the subject line.
The Information We Collect and How We Collect It
As described in this section, Bio-Technical Resources collects information from you in order to provide you with a personalized experience while visiting our website, which we hope will make your visits more productive and enjoyable for you. There are generally two types of information we collect: personally-identifiable information and information that is not personally-identifiable.
We collect personally-identifiable information only through your request for direct contact or information concerning our products and services, where you supply your name, address, e-mail address, etc.
Bio-Technical Resources also collects certain information that is not personally-identifiable. One method of collection is the recording of information regarding the number of visits to the various pages of our website. The collection of this information helps us to determine the areas of our website that are most attractive to our visitors, so that we can make improvements or add new features based on our visitor’s interests.
Like most other websites, Bio-Technical Resources servers automatically track certain information about your activity on our website. This information allows us to keep our website running efficiently. This information includes: the browser you are using (such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.); your operating system (such as Macintosh OS X, Windows 10, etc.); and your IP address.
In addition, Bio-Technical Resources may use “cookies” on certain pages of our website for a variety of useful purposes. Cookies automatically collect information from a visitor to a website and transfers this information to the visitor’s hard drive. Cookies can also help us to recognize you as a repeat visitor, so that we can communicate a personalized welcome message and tailor content to match your particular interests. Because cookies are always stored on your hard drive, you are always free to set your browser to decline cookies and you can delete them from your computer. If you do so, you will still be able to access our website, but you may find that some areas do not work smoothly. Bio-Technical Resources reserves the right to utilize “cookies” in the management of information and tracking on its website, which is a typical methodology utilized in e-commerce and Internet applications.
How We Use the Information We Collect
The personally-identifiable information we collect is used to satisfy your request for contacting our marketing or management personnel, or for sending you information on our company, products, etc. by either standard mail or e-mail. This information may be kept on file for the purpose of follow up contacts or disseminating updated information about the products or services you originally expressed interest in by your request.
To Whom We May Disclose Your Information
Although our goal in establishing this policy is to protect the confidentiality of any of your personally-identifiable information, given the government’s current interest in Internet regulation, we cannot guarantee that we will never disclose your personal information in a way that was not otherwise described in this policy. You hereby authorize us to disclose information to law enforcement or government agencies, if we believe the disclosure is necessary or appropriate, in the event of an investigation of improper or illegal conduct in connection with our website, such as fraud, misrepresentation, intellectual property infringement, or other activity that may put us at risk for liability.
Our policy is to refrain from selling, leasing or otherwise transferring your personally-identifiable information, however, this policy does not apply in all cases. Described below are some situations in which information may be disclosed.
Information gathered may be utilized in many ways. It may be summarized and presented to public marketing purposes electronically or through other media or provided to government or tax authorities for mandatory reporting purposes and to meet with certain legal requirements, such as compliance with consumer protection laws.
Other Collectors of Your Information
This policy only addresses Bio-Technical Resources collection and use of your information, except as otherwise provided. If you disclose your information to others in connection with your use of our website, or any other website (including sites linked to our website), you are subject to the privacy policies that they apply. Bio-Technical Resources does not have control over the privacy policies applied by any other party that you may disclose information to when linking to or from our website. If you would like information on any other party’s privacy policy, you should contact that party directly, and we encourage you to do so.
Security
Bio-Technical Resources employs standard industry measures to protect and insure the confidentiality of your personally-identifiable information, including the use of firewalls and SSL encryption. Despite these efforts, we cannot guarantee the security of your information given the current state of the Internet.