Privacy policy

Last updated on November 30th, 2014
‍Portal Instruments, Inc. is committed to maintaining privacy protections for its users. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our website at www.portalinstruments.com (“Site”) or the services offered by Portal Instruments in connection with the Site (“Service”). The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Portal Instruments, Inc. “You” refers to you, as a user of the Site or the Service. By accepting our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
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‍INFORMATION WE COLLECT
‍We collect “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information.” Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit. Personal Information is information that can be used to identify or contact you, and includes your email and other information which you submit to us through the registration process at the Site.Personal Information: To access and use elements of the Service you may need to submit certain Personal Information. You may choose not to provide us with certain Personal Information but then you may not be able to take advantage of certain features of the Site. Personal Information we may collect includes your name, email address, job title and other information which you submit to us through the Site. By submitting your Personal Information, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.Non-Personal Information: When you visit the Site, we may monitor your activity on the Site. We may collect various categories of Non-Personal Information, including, without limitation, anonymous usage data, and aggregated statistics generated from visitors to our Site. This information will not be stored in a manner that is personally identifiable with you. The site does not use cookies.Minors: Portal Instruments does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register with the Site or the Service. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register for Portal Instruments or send any information about you to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the site.
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‍HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION
‍Personal Information: Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share Personal Information with vendors who are performing services for Portal Instruments, such as the servers for our email communications who are provided access to user’s email address (if a user provides us with the user’s e-mail address) for purposes of sending emails from us. Those vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. In general, the Personal Information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact users in response to questions and feedback from users and provide technical support.Non-Personal Information: In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also may aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns on the site. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our discretion.Mergers, Acquisitions and Similar Business Transactions: In the event we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to the Site so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check the Site periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.Compliance with Law: We may disclose any information, including, without limitation, Personal Information, we deem necessary, in our sole discretion and without your prior permission, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
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‍HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
‍We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such. By visiting our Site or using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
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‍YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
‍Promotional Communications: You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If at any time we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. You can also indicate that you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us by contacting us at the email address below under “Contact Us.”
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‍LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
‍As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Site and the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third party website accessed by selecting a link on our Site or via our Service. The privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
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‍CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
‍We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this privacy page. If the changes to the privacy policy are significant, we will prominently post such changes on the Site prior to implementing the change. If you continue to access and/or use the Site after the effective date of such changes, then such access and/or use will be deemed an acceptance of and an agreement to follow and be bound by the Privacy Policy as changed. For this reason, you should periodically check the Site and this privacy page for updates.
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‍CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
‍If you are a resident of California, in addition to the rights set forth in this Privacy Policy, you have the right to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain categories of Personal Information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. As stated above, however, we do not collect or share such information.
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‍VISITING OUR SITE FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
‍Our site is hosted in the United States. Our site is governed by United States law. If you are visiting the site from outside the United States, please be aware that information may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using our site, you consent to your information being transferred to our facilities as described in this privacy policy.
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‍CONTACT US
‍If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, please contact us by sending an email to info@portalinstruments.com. If you do not wish to receive promotional communications, or wish to delete or correct your information, please send an email to info@portalinstruments.com.