Last Updated on August 1, 2013
About Semicontek.com
Semicontek is a technology solution company passionate to deliver state-of-the-art manufacturing & software solutions. We are unique with niche technology of helping clients with affordable design prototyping, manufacturing & product marketing. Semicontek offers solutions ideally suited to the needs, tight budgets and limited resources of small businesses who want to simplify IT and reduce costs and increase productivity. Semicontek users can recognize each other thru the use of User Names. Semicontek members can change their profile information at any time and can control the service that communicates with them.
Information Collection and Use by Semicontek.com
Semicontek.com collects user submitted information such as name and email address to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the Semicontek.com service. Information of non-profit/charity organization submitted to Semicontek.com will be available to all users if such organization is approved to be listed in our site. Semicontek.com also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation in order to assist advertisers to communicate the right advertisements to members.
Semicontek.com also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the site. This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
User Profile information including users' username are displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the Semicontek.com community network. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends or advertisers to join Semicontek, to add users to members' referrals' networks, and to send notifications related to the service. With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed to other members. Members have the choice to choose to share their email addresses with the advertisers if the members decide to receive the incentives from advertisers that required members to share their email addresses with the advertisers. Users' full names are never directly revealed to other users.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users may choose not to receive email of this type by unclick the communication box and click the update button of the "Personal Contact" section to change the status to "Not Receiving" in the user "My Profile". From time to time, Semicontek.com or its partners may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on Semicontek.com. Users may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. We may transfer personal information to certain ad partners that you have explicitly requested to receive information from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting the personal information and whose privacy statement will apply.
Invitations and Other Communications to Non-members
Semicontek members can invite visitors to join the service by sending emails that contain referral links or place the referral links in any web sites that do not violate the Terms Of Service.
Use of Cookies
Semicontek.com uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information, for purposes including ensuring that visitors are not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize newsletter, advertising, and Web page content based on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit on our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences -- however, you must enable cookies from Semicontek.com in order to login and use most functions on the site. Please note that Semicontek allows 3rd party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the Semicontek Privacy Policy.
Links
Semicontek.com contains links to sites. Semicontek.com is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on Semicontek.com.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
Semicontek.com users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account and accessing features such as My Profile.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Users who no longer wish to receive any updates or notifications may choose not to by unclick the communication box and click the update button of the "Personal Contact" section to change the status to "Not Receiving" in the user "My Profile". By opting-out of those communications, users will not be informed of any offers or status of the account that concern users' accounts.
Security
Semicontek.com user accounts are secured by user-created username and passwords. Semicontek.com takes precautions to insure that user account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect user information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to user information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of user account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of user information at any time.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information Semicontek.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Semicontek will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary:
(1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by Semicontek.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law;
(2) to enforce the Semicontek.com Terms of Service or to protect our rights; or
(3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. Semicontek reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of Semicontek or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest. For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy. If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted. If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions or comments about this privacy statement, desire not to receive information about products or services we think may be of interest to you, please contact us or send us a letter by first class postage prepaid U.S. mail or overnight courier to the following address:
Semicontek LLC
15 Gennessee St Suite D
San Francisco
CA 94112
