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Ardinia Systems Pvt. Ltd. Privacy Policy
General Information
Ardinia respects the privacy of our customers, business partners and employees. We recognize the need for appropriate protections and management of your personal information that you provide to us. This Privacy Statement should assist you to understand what information we collect and how that information is used.
What personal information does Ardinia collect?
Personal Information is information that can be used to identify or contact a specific individual, such as a name, address, telephone number or email address. Ardinia may collect certain personal information from customers, business partners, employees and candidates for employment. Ardinia does not collect personal information when you visit Ardinia’s web sites unless you choose to provide such personal information.
On Ardinia’s web sites you can order products or services, register products, request information, subscribe to marketing or support materials, register to a secure extranet site to obtain access to product information, support, services and training, or apply for jobs at Ardinia. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, credit card or other financial information, contact preferences, educational and employment background, job interest data and benefit choices.
How does Ardinia use personal information?
Ardinia uses your information to help you complete a transaction or order, to communicate with you, to deliver products/services to you, to bill you for products/services you purchased, and to provide ongoing service and support. Occasionally we may use your information to contact you to complete surveys that we use for marketing and quality assurance purposes. Personal information collected online may be combined with information you provide to Ardinia through other sources such as trade shows or seminars.
Ardinia may share your personal information with third parties in responding to your requests for products or services or product evaluations. Also, we may on occasion allow selected partners to send you special offers in blind mailings. Generally, you will be given the opportunity to opt out of having your personal information shared with these third parties. However, if you request information on any of our products/services, Ardinia may provide your information to third party distributors and resellers who may subsequently contact you directly to purchase such products/services. In these instances, you will not have the opportunity to opt out of having your information shared with these third party distributors and resellers.
Some of Ardinia's websites make on-line newsgroups available to our users. Any information that is disclosed in these newsgroups becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. Ardinia may, from time to time, send email regarding our products and services to users who have posted to our newsgroups. Each participant's opinion expressed in a newsgroup is his or her own and should not be considered as reflecting the opinion of Ardinia.
To the extent that Ardinia uses personal information to email you about our product and services, Ardinia’s email practices are in compliance with the international SPAM laws.
Ardinia uses personal information to consider candidates for employment opportunities within Ardinia. Ardinia uses personal information about its employees in connection with the administration of its Human Resources programs and functions and for purpose of communicating with its employees.
Except as provided in this Statement, Ardinia does not use your personal information for a purpose other than the stated purpose for which such information is collected.
Personal information given to Ardinia may be transferred across state and country borders for data consolidation, storage and simplified information management.
With whom does Ardinia share personal information?
Ardinia contracts with third party service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products, services and customer solutions. Ardinia may share personal information with its service providers and suppliers for the sole purpose and only to the extent needed to support the customers' business needs. Service providers and suppliers are required to keep confidential the personal information received from Ardinia and may not use it for any purpose other than as originally intended.
Human Resources data may be shared with third party vendors for the exclusive purpose of enabling the vendor to provide service and/or support to Ardinia in connection with these Human Resource programs and functions. Personal data is not shared with third parties for non-employment related purposes.
Third parties receiving personal information are expected to apply the same level of privacy protection as contained in this Privacy Statement.
Except as provided above, Ardinia will not share personal information with any other third parties without your permission, unless required by, or in connection with, law enforcement action, subpoena or other litigation, or applicable law.
Ardinia will not sell, trade or lease your personal information to others.
Choice and Consent
Ardinia does not require that you provide Ardinia with personal information. The decision to provide personal information is voluntary. If you do not wish to provide the personal information requested, however, you may not be able to proceed with the activity or receive the benefit for which the personal information is being requested.
Sensitive Information
Sensitive information is defined as personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, or information specifying the sex life of the individual.
Except as provided below, Ardinia does not request or receive sensitive information from visitors to our websites. Ardinia may receive sensitive information such as medical or health conditions, or race and ethnic data regarding its employees in connection with the administration of its health and welfare benefit plans, or as part of government mandated recordkeeping requirements. Such information will not be shared with third parties without the employee's affirmative approval as required by applicable law. In addition, sensitive information will not be used for a purpose other than its original purpose without the employee's approval. Further, Ardinia will treat as sensitive any information received from a third party where the third party treats and identifies the information as sensitive.
Access to and accuracy of your information
Ardinia strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have implemented technology, management processes and policies to maintain data accuracy. We will provide you with access to your information, including making reasonable effort to provide you with online access and the opportunity to change your information. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID, before granting access to your data.
Ardinia will not process personal information in a way that is incompatible with the purposes for which it has been collected or subsequently authorized by the individual, as required by applicable law.
Security of Personal Information
Ardinia is committed to taking reasonable efforts to secure the personal data you choose to provide us. In addition, access to sensitive data as defined in this Statement is limited to those individuals and agents having a need to know.
Other Information/Logging and Cookies
Ardinia collects and/or logs Internet Protocol addresses, Internet domain names, the web browser and operating system used to access the Ardinia web site, the files visited, the time spent in each file, and the time and date of each visit.
Ardinia also uses cookies on some of its web sites. Cookies are identifiers that can be sent from a web site via your browser to be placed on your computers hard drive. Thereafter when you visit a web site, a message is sent back to the web server by the browser accessing the web site. You may elect not to accept cookies by changing the designated settings on your web browser. However, not utilizing cookies may prevent you from using certain functions and features of web sites. The information collected from the use of cookies is used and analyzed to improve Ardinia's website.
You can set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. The information we collect and analyze is used to improve our service to you and personalize your web-browsing experience.
Links to Non- Ardinia Websites and Third Parties
The Ardinia web sites may provide links to third-party web sites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the Ardinia website. Ardinia does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from Ardinia policy. We do not endorse or make any representations about third party web sites. The personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties is not covered by the Ardinia Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information. Some third party companies may choose to share their personal data with Ardinia; that sharing is governed by that third party company's privacy policy.
Verification
Ardinia will engage in periodic self-assessment to verify that it continues to be in compliance with this Privacy Policy.
Changes to this Policy
Ardinia will review and update this Policy periodically.