Last Updated March 2011
This website is owned and operated by, or on behalf of, ProteinSimple Technologies Inc. (“ProteinSimple”). We recognize that many visitors to our website are concerned about the personal information we may collect, and how we treat this information. ProteinSimple is committed to protecting your privacy and has developed this Privacy Policy to address these concerns.
Except where we expressly tell you otherwise, we do not collect personal information (that is, information about identifiable individuals) unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. To obtain access to our website, you do not need to provide us with your personal information. However, in order to have a ProteinSimple representative contact you regarding our products and services, you may have to provide personal information, such as a telephone number or email address.
ProteinSimple may use “cookie” technology to obtain information from its online visitors. Cookies are information files that your web browser places on your computer when you visit a website. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but browsers can be configured not to accept them or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. We do not extract personal information in this process nor do we provide this information to third parties. Cookies allow us to customize your user interface to speed up the navigation process and to make the site experience more efficient. If your browser is configured to reject cookies, you may not be able to use some of the features of the ProteinSimple website.
If a temporary session cookie is provided, it will be deleted when you exit your browser. Another type of cookie can be stored on your computer by your browser. When you log in, this type of cookie tells us whether you’ve visited us before or are a new visitor. We use the cookie to help us identify site features, in which you have the greatest interest, so that we can provide more of what you may want.
If you provide us with personal information (e.g., in an e-mail sent to us, in connection with your purchase of products and services, or by signing up for a newsletters), we may use your personal information as follows:
We don’t share your personal information with anyone outside ProteinSimple, except that we may disclose your information to third party service providers who need your information to provide certain services to us (for example, information technology services), provided that they have agreed to safeguard the confidentiality of your information, and to use it for the sole purpose for which ProteinSimple has retained them. Please note that such providers may process and store your personal information outside of the Canadian province in which you reside and/or outside of Canada, and under the laws of those other jurisdictions, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in those other provinces or foreign jurisdictions may, in certain circumstances, be entitled to access your personal information.
ProteinSimple also reserves the right to disclose and/or transfer personal information to a third party in the event of a proposed or actual purchase, sale (including a liquidation, realization, foreclosure or repossession), lease, merger, amalgamation or any other type of acquisition, disposal, transfer, conveyance or financing of all or any portion of ProteinSimple or of any of the business or assets or shares of ProteinSimple or a division thereof in order for you to continue to receive the same products and services from the third party.
We may also disclose your personal information as required by law.
The ProteinSimple website may contain links to other websites. We only link to websites that share our standards of fairness and integrity. Nonetheless, the privacy and data collection practices of any linked websites are entirely separate from ProteinSimple’s and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. ProteinSimple has no responsibility for the content, policies or actions of these websites.
ProteinSimple uses reasonable physical, administrative and technical safeguards to protect your personal information in our custody or control. You should keep in mind, however, that no such measures and no data transmission over the Internet are 100% secure. As a result, we cannot warrant the security of any personal information.
Individuals who provide personal information to us can access, correct, update or delete such personal information. If you would like to review, correct, update or delete your personal information, or if you have any questions about ProteinSimple’s privacy practices, please contact ProteinSimple’s Privacy Officer at mfi@proteinsimple.com or +1.613.591.7715.
The ProteinSimple websites’ content and features (including this Privacy Policy) may be updated, supplemented or changed from time to time. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this website, indicating at the top of this Policy the date of its last update. We strongly encourage you to refer to this Privacy Policy often for the latest information about our personal information practices. Your continued use of this website following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean that you accept those changes.
