C-Axis privacy policy

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Please read this privacy statement carefully.

Privacy is very important to us and we also understand that privacy is very important to you. This Privacy Statement tells you how we protect and use information that we gather through this C-Axis website. This website and this Privacy Statement are intended for a U.S. audience.

This Privacy Statement was last revised on November 1, 2009. We may change this Privacy Statement at any time and for any reason. Significant changes to the Privacy Statement are discussed below in the Section called "Changes to the Privacy Statement." We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement each time you visit the website.

By using this website, you agree to the terms of the most recent version of this Privacy Statement. Except as written in any other disclaimers, policies, terms of use, or other notices on this website, this Privacy Statement is the complete agreement between you and C-Axis with respect to your use of this website. You may be subject to additional terms by following a link from this website.

The information we receive, and how we use it,
depends on what you do when visiting our website.

We collect and use your non-personal information (information that is not identifiable to you personally) differently than your personal information.

What is non-personal information?

Non-personal information is information we collect through this website that does not identify you as an individual person. It may include information such as the following:

name of the domain from which you access the Internet
Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website
date and time you access our web site
pages you have visited on our web site
search terms you use
links on which you click
type of web browser software you use (for example, Safari, Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer)

If you only read or download information on our web site, we do not collect or learn your name, e-mail address, home address, or other personal information about you. We may place a text file called a cookie in the browser files of your computer when you visit. The cookie may be stored on your computer's hard drive. The information that we collect using cookies is non-personal information. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of our website may not work properly for you if you do so. We will not allow third parties other than those companies that we hire to perform services or functions on our behalf to place cookies on our website.

What does C-Axis do with non-personal information?

There are no restrictions on the ways that we can use or share non-personal information, because non-personal information cannot identify you or be tied to you in any way. We are always looking for ways to better serve you and improve our web site. We will use non-personal information from you to help us make this website more useful to visitors. We also will use non-personal information for other business purposes. For example, we may use non-personal information or aggregate non-personal information to:

provide compiled information on how visitors use our site, such as "traffic statistics" and "response rates" to third parties
customize the information or services that are of interest to you
create reports for internal use to develop programs, services, products, or content

What is personal information?

Personal information is information we collect through this web site that we can use to specifically identify you, such as your:

name
e-mail address
telephone number
company

This information is located on our contact site or can be in your e-mails If you contact us directly. In some places on this website you have the opportunity to send us personal information regarding employment opportunities, quote requests, comments or other direct correspondence. For example, you may fill out a contact, quote or employment query form

How does C-Axis keep and use personal information?

We may keep and use personal information we collect from you through this website to provide you with access to this website.
In addition, we may keep and use your personal information:

to respond to your requests
to contact you with information that might be of interest to you, including information about clinical trials and about products and services of ours and of others
to develop records, including records of your personal information
to personalize your access to our web site, for example, by telling you about new features that may be of interest to you
for analytical purposes and to research, develop and improve programs, services, product and content
to enforce this Privacy Statement and other rules about your use of this website
to protect our rights or property
to comply with a law or regulation, court order or other legal process

Does C-Axis ever share personal information with third parties?

C-Axis will not share your personal information collected from this website with an unrelated third party without your permission, except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Statement.

In the ordinary course of business, we will share some personal information with companies that we hire to perform services or functions on our behalf. For example, we may use different vendors or suppliers to ship you products that you order on our website. In these cases, we provide the vendor with information to process your order such as your name and mailing address. In all cases in which we share your personal information with a third party, we will not authorize them to keep, disclose or use your information with others except for the purpose of providing the services we asked them to provide. We will not sell, exchange or publish your personal information, except in conjunction with a corporate sale, merger, dissolution, or acquisition.
We may be legally compelled to release your personal information in response to a court order, subpoena, search warrant, law or regulation. We may cooperate with law enforcement authorities in investigating and prosecuting web site visitors who violate our rules or engage in behavior, which is harmful to other visitors (or illegal).

We may disclose your personal information to third parties if we feel that the disclosure is necessary to:

enforce this Privacy Statement and the other rules about your use of this web site
protect our rights or property
protect someone's health, safety or welfare
comply with a law or regulation, court order or other legal process

Please note: In addition to the ways that we may keep, disclose, and use information described in this Privacy Statement, we also may keep, disclose, and use personally identifiable information that you give us through this web site in ways that we believe are consistent with FDA and other governmental guidance, directions, regulations, and laws.

What happens if the privacy statement changes?

If we decide to make a significant change to our Privacy Statement, we will post a notice on the homepage of our website for a period of time after the change is made. Significant will be posted below in bold type for ease of reading and review.

What about privacy on other web sites?

This website may contain links to other websites. These websites may be operated by third parties. We provide the links for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of websites operated by others. This Privacy Statement does not apply to any other website. We are not responsible for the performance of websites operated by third parties or for your business dealings with them.

Whenever you leave this website we recommend that you review each website's privacy practices and make your own conclusions regarding the adequacy of these practices.

Does C-Axis ever communicate directly with visitors to this web site?

We may contact you periodically by e-mail, mail or telephone if you agree to that contact to provide information regarding programs, services, products, and content that may be of interest to you.
Some of the features on this website allow you to communicate with us using an online form. If your communication requests a response from us, we will send you a response via e-mail. The e-mail response or confirmation may include your personal information, including personal information. We cannot guarantee that our e-mails to you will be secure from unauthorized interception.

What about web site security?

Security is very important to us. We also understand that security is important to you. We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Realize that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this site may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail