Broncus.com Website Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy
describes Broncus' current policies and practices with regard to personal data
collected by Broncus through this website. The term "personal data" refers to
personally identifiable information about you, such as your name, birth date,
e-mail address or mailing address, and any other information that is identified
with you personally.
Notification of Changes to This Policy
Broncus
is continually improving and adding new functionality and features to this website
and improving and adding to our existing products, services and programs. Because
of these ongoing changes, changes in the law and the changing nature of technology,
Broncus' data practices will change from time to time. If and when our data practices
change, Broncus will post the changes on our website to notify you of the changes.
We encourage you to check this page frequently. This policy was last updated on
March 13, 2008.
Personal Data Collected through Broncus.com
The
only personal data Broncus currently collects through this website is the information
you give us when you use our site.
Use of Personal Data Collected Through
Broncus.com
Broncus uses the information you provide to respond to your
e-mail, answer your question or resolve your problem. Broncus and our affiliates
also use this information to help us improve the content and functionality of
our websites, to better understand our customers and markets, and to improve our
products and services. Broncus and our affiliates may use this information to
contact you in the future to tell you about products or services we believe will
be of interest to you. If we do so, each communication we send you will contain
instructions permitting you to "opt-out" of receiving future communications.
Please see our "unsolicited ideas policy" for further information about our use of the communications we receive through this website.
Anonymous Data Collected
Through Broncus.com
In addition to the information you provide when you
use our website, Broncus uses technology to collect anonymous information about
the use of our website.
For example, we use technology to track how many visitors access our website, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, and which pages they view. We also use technology to determine which Web browsers our visitors use and the address from which they accessed our site (for example, if they connected to Broncus.com by clicking on one of our banner ads).
This technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our site. Broncus and our affiliates use this anonymous data and share it with third parties to improve the content and functionality of our websites, to better understand our customers and markets, and to improve our products and services.
Cookies
In
order to collect the anonymous data described in the preceding paragraph, Broncus
may use temporary "cookies" that collect the first level domain name of the user
(for example, if your e-mail address is "jane@abc.com," the cookie collects the
"abc.com" portion of your e-mail address) and the date and time you accessed this
website. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the
user. A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser and
stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You
can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you
to decide if you want to accept it or not. At the present time, Broncus only uses
temporary or "session" cookies. These cookies expire when your browser window
is closed.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Broncus may share
some or all of the personal data collected through this website with our affiliates,
who use this data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Both Broncus and our
affiliates may share personal data collected through this website with third-party
vendors who act for or on behalf of Broncus or our affiliates, for example, companies
that provide support services to us, including data processing services, or that
help us market our products and services. These companies may need information
about you in order to perform their functions. These companies are not authorized
to use the information we share with them for any other purpose. In addition,
there may be some other, limited circumstances in which Broncus or our affiliates
may share or transfer the personal data in our databases, for example, to comply
with a legal requirement, for the administration of justice, to protect your vital
interests, or in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution
or similar event.
Children
Broncus does not knowingly collect
personal data from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under thirteen,
please do not give us any personal data. If you have reason to believe that a
child has provided personal data to Broncus, please contact us, and we will endeavor
to delete that information from our databases.
Link to Other Sites
This Privacy Policy applies only to Broncus.com. Broncus and our affiliates
operate many different types of websites for different purposes and in different
countries where different laws may apply. If you visit another Broncus website,
please take a moment to review the Privacy Policy posted on that site to learn
what personal data may be collected through that site and how it is processed.
Broncus.com may contain hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by Broncus or one of our affiliates. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party websites or any association with their operators. Broncus does not control these websites and is not responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the Privacy Policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any personal data about yourself. Governing Law. This Privacy Policy forms part of our websiteTerms and Conditions and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
Questions
About Our Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy
or concerns about the way Broncus processes your personal data, please contact
us.
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