Importance of Your Privacy.
At Machines2find, your privacy is of great importance to us. We understand that you
entrust us with your private information to provide various services described at the
website located at www.machines2find.com (the "Website"). In exchange for your trust,
you expect and deserve our commitment to treat your information with respect and in
accordance with this Privacy Policy. Rest assured that we protect your privacy. Under no
circumstances will Machines2find sell or share any personal information about you to or
with any person or organization except (i) as authorized by you, (ii) with licensors,
(iii) as may be required by law or court order, or (iv) as otherwise set forth in this
Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy below describes the standards we adhere to in
handling information about you and any personal information you submit through the
Website. PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ANY OF SERVICES OF
MACHINES2FIND. BY USING ANY SUCH SERVICES YOU ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND
UNDERSTAND THIS POLICY AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, SIMPLY EXIT THIS PAGE WITHOUT ACCESSING
OR USING OUR WEBSITE OR ANY OF OUR SERVICES. A Special Note About Children. Children are
not eligible to use our service and we ask that minors (under the age of 13) do not
submit any personal information to us or use the service. Machines2find does not collect
or maintain information from those actually known to be under the age of 13, and no part
of the Website is structured to attract anyone under the age of 13. Important Categories
of Information for you to Know:
1. Who we are
2. Information we may collect at the website
3. How your information is used
4. Altering the information you submit through the website
Machines2find owns and operates the Website, the purpose of which is to serve as a directory and listing resource for the industry. Depending on the products or services selected by you, we may make information submitted by you at the Website available to (i) licensors to the extent the service you have selected involves use of intellectual property owned by such licensors, and (ii) third party vendors to the extent you have purchased any services or products from such vendors through the Website.
There are several areas on the Web site where you may be asked to enter both personal
and non-personal information. We DO NOT sell or share any personal information about you
to or with any person or organization except (i) as authorized by you, (ii) as set forth
herein, or (iii) as may be required by law or court order.
(a) Information we receive from you. To use certain services of Machines2find, when you
come to the Website you'll need to provide personal information such as your name, phone
number, e-mail address and other information.
(b) Technical information we collect. In order for Machines2find to ensure that we are
providing the best possible consumer experience on the Website, we collect and track
certain user information. When you visit the Website, our Web server sends a cookie to
your computer. This cookie stores a limited amount of information about your site visit.
The cookie tracks aggregate information on how our site is being used, including session
counts, navigation patterns, pages visited, etc. These cookies, however, do not store
any personally identifiable information such as your name, email address or phone number
as you browse the site. When you submit an inquiry or RFQ, we store your cookie
identification in our system. This cookie allows our site to recognize you when you
return. Machines2find may also utilize Web Logs to track aggregate information about how
our site is being used. Web Logs track anonymous user information, including the number
of visitors to the Website, operating systems, Internet Provider addresses (if publicly
available), and browser type. Unlike cookies, Web Logs are maintained only on
Machines2find's servers and do not store or place anything on the user's computer. If
you come to the Website from an online banner ad, an anonymous identification number may
be passed to the Website. This information cannot be used to gather any personally
identifiable information about you. It will only allow us to track the overall
effectiveness of our online advertising, marketing and banner advertisement campaigns.
(c) Information from surveys. You may have the option of completing an online survey at
the Website from time to time. Participation in surveys is completely voluntary and it
is your choice whether or not you wish to disclose your personal information to us in
connection with any such survey.
(d) Information from the "Contact Us" section of the Website. You may contact
Machines2find through the "Contact Us" feature. Participation in this area is completely
voluntary and it is your choice whether or not you wish to disclose your personal
information to us.
(e) Information collected on other sections of the Website. Machines2find may, from time
to time, make various resources available to you at the Website. At times we may collect
personal information in connection with providing such services.
We use the information you provide us to provide services to you as described throughout
the Website. Machines2find may also share certain aggregated data with third parties for
general marketing and demographic purposes; however, this data does not include any of
your personal identifying information. Some of our services may be offered in
conjunction with partner companies, affiliates or other companies or websites with which
we work. In order for us to provide these services to you, it may be necessary for us to
share your personal information with one of such entities. These parties are not allowed
to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these
services. If you do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow the
transfer by not using that particular service.
In addition, Machines2find may disclose account or other personal information when we
have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify,
contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or
interference with rights or property of Machines2find, other Website users or anyone
else that could be harmed by such activities.
You may be able to review and change personal information you have submitted to
Machines2find at the Website. If you are unable to complete this online, you may contact
our customer care department at info@machines2find.com
(a) Deleting your information. State regulations may require that we store your
information for various periods of time. In order to comply with these regulations, we
may be unable to delete information from our databases.
(b) Request to stop receiving emails from us. Periodically, Machines2find may send you
emails to alert you to money saving tips or special offers. If you do not wish to
receive any of these offers, please send an e-mail to info@machines2find.com to remove
yourself from our mailing list.
Security
Machines2find uses extensive and sophisticated secure technology to protect your data
and transmissions between you and Machines2find. Transmission between browsers and our
web server is implemented using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. This technology
requires an SSL-capable browser. Our database is physically separated from our webserver
and is protected by a physical firewall. Although Machines2find has taken these
reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is
delivered and disclosed only in accordance with your instructions, Machines2find cannot
and does not guarantee that the personal information you provide will not be intercepted
by others and decrypted.
If we make a change to our Privacy Policy in the future that will affect how we treat
your information, we will notify you by e-mail of the change to the extent such change
is material. Otherwise, we will post such change at the Website, and such change will be
deemed to be effective 10 days from the date of such posting. In that case, your ability
to opt out of the new policy will be determined by applicable laws.
Please print and keep a copy of this agreement for your records.
Machines2find's contact information, should you need to contact Machines2find for any
reason, is:
Machines2find B.V.
P.O. Box 11652
1001 GR AMSTERDAM
The Netherlands
info@machines2find.com
