Automatically Collected Information.
Some information is automatically received and sometimes collected from you when
you visit the PathwayElectronics.com site. We receive and collect the name of
the domain and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet protocol
(IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and
your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet
address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site. We use this
information to monitor the usage of our site and user browsing patterns.
Information Collected Via Cookies.
We use cookies to enhance the browsing and shopping experience at
PathwayElectronics.com. Cookies are small files or records that we place on
your computer's hard drive to collect information about your activities on
the PathwayElectronics.com site. The cookies transmit this information back
to the servers at PathwayElectronics.com. These servers are, generally
speaking, the only computers which are authorized to read such information.
The information captured makes it possible for us to speed navigation, keep
track of items in your shopping cart, and provide you with custom tailored
content. Cookie are also used to monitor the total number of visitors and
pages viewed.
Information You Submit to PathwayElectronics.com.
PathwayElectronics.com does not require you to submit any personally
identifiable information to browse our site. However, in order to make purchases
and to take advantage of other offers on our website we do require you to
provide us with some personally identifiable information. We use this
information in the following ways.
Creating a PathwayElectronics.com Account.
You must create a customer account with PathwayElectronics.com to complete
an order. To create an account, you will need to create a password-protected
account with us. In doing so, we require that you provide us with all of the
following Personal Customer Information: your name, email address, billing
address, shipping addresses, and credit card information. We use industry
standard e-commerce security technology to protect the Personal Customer
Information that you transmit to us when you establish your account and each
time you access your account information. When you set up the account, we
ask you to create a password. When you want to make a purchase, we approve
your access by verifying your email address with your password.
Disclosure of Information.
We never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to
us online in ways unrelated to the ones described in document without also
providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated
uses.
PathwayElectronics.com will never willfully sell or rent for
consideration any personally identifiable information about you or your
business to any third party without your prior consent.
PathwayElectronics.com offers features and services on our site such as
our bulletin board and guest book where any personal information you enter
will be publicly accessible and available to third party search engines
offering search services. The PathwayElectronics.com is not responsible or
liable for any information entered in or accessible in these sections of our
website. If a formal request is made to remove any content that is personal
in nature posted in our bulletin board or guest book, the
PathwayElectronics.com will remove that information in a timely manner.
PathwayElectronics.com cannot ensure that none of your personally
identifiable information will ever be disclosed in ways not described in
this Privacy Policy. For example, we may be required to disclose personally
identifiable information to the government or by court order under certain
circumstances, or other conditions may arise requiring such disclosure. In
addition, you authorize us to disclose any information about you to law
enforcement or other government officials as we, in our sole discretion,
believe necessary or appropriate.
Communications from PathwayElectronics.com.
As a customer, you may receive the following communications from the
PathwayElectronics.com
Communications related to Transactions & Account Maintenance.
These communications include without limitation: order confirmations, order
update notices, order problem notices and notices regarding material changes
to site policies and account management procedures.
Communications related to PathwayElectronics.com and Partner
Products and Information.
We send promotional emails and other communications to
PathwayElectronics.com customers regarding products and services from
PathwayElectronics.com and trustworthy third parties. Any
PathwayElectronics.com customer who does not wish to receive such product
and service communications can choose to remove his or her contact
information from our contact list at any time.
Linking to Third Party Websites
When you click on links and banners on our site that take you to third-party web
sites, you will be subject to the third parties' privacy policies. While we
support the protection of privacy on the Internet, PathwayElectronics.com cannot
be responsible for the actions of any third-party web sites. We encourage you to
read the posted privacy statement of any and every site you visit, whether you
are linking from our site or browsing on your own.
Changes to Privacy Policy
This privacy policy was updated on January 20, 2006. PathwayElectronics.com
reserves the right to modify or amend this policy at any time by posting the
revised privacy policy on our site. The changes will only affect the information
we collect after the effective date of the change to our privacy policy unless
we clearly express otherwise.
General
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this
site, please contact us.
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