Privacy Policy
MEI Research Corporation is strongly committed to your right to privacy and to
taking steps designed to secure your personal and financial information. To earn
your trust and confidence in our commitment, the intent of this policy is to
fully disclose our privacy practices to you. We will only use your personal
information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read our
policy to understand what types of personal information we collect and how this
information is used.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as
described in this Privacy Policy, which was last updated on January 15, 2002.
Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be reflected on this page so that you are
always aware of the information we collect and how we use it.
As part of our Privacy Policy, we address the following:
- What personal information we collect
- With whom your information is shared and how it is used
- What choices you have over the collection and use of your information
- Your ability to access, update or correct your information
- The measures we take that are designed to protect your personal information
- Additional information about online privacy and changes to our policy
What personal information we collect
General. MEI Research Corporation and its partners collect
personal information necessary to respond to your requests for our customized
products and services and to allow you to use the resources available on our
website, including the creation and maintenance of a Customer Account and other
services. Personal information includes, but is not limited to, name, physical
address, email address, phone number, and any other information that itself
identifies or, when tied to the above information, may identify you as a
specific individual. MEI Research Corporation also uses order forms for you to
order certain products. On such order forms, we collect your contact
information, financial information (including credit card numbers) and
demographic information.
Contests and Online Surveys. MEI Research Corporation and its
partners frequently sponsor contests to give you the opportunity to win great
prizes. Your participation in these contests is entirely optional. Information
we collect for such contests can include contact information and demographic
information. MEI Research Corporation also values the opinions and comments from
all of our users, so we frequently conduct surveys online, via e-mail, or by
telephone. Your participation in these surveys is entirely optional. Information
we collect in online surveys will include general information on the use of our
site and other demographic information, such as age and income bracket. Survey
participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated in the survey.
Cookies. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are
stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies in several
ways (and thousands of other sites are currently using them too!). Cookie files
are used to better understand how you go through our website so that we may
tailor your experience at our website. Cookies are also used to tell us whether
you have visited our website previously, and to help us determine whether you
came to our website from a particular Internet link or banner advertisement.
Cookies can also be used to help you to save and retrieve passwords and other
information and preferences you use on our website, saving you from having to
re-enter this information upon every visit to our website. Cookies cannot and
will not be used by us to retrieve any personal information about you from your
computer that you have not previously and voluntarily provided to us. Most Web
browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your
browser options to block them in the future. However, some of our features will
not function if you do not accept cookies.
IP Addresses. When you connect to our website, we record your
IP addresses and information on the type of operating system (e.g. Windows XP,
Mac OSX) and browser software (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape) you
are using. This helps us to diagnose problems with our servers and for system
administration. Your IP address is also used to help gather aggregated
demographic information.
With whom your information is shared and how it is used
When you provide information to MEI Research Corporation, the information is
stored in our databases, and such information is used by MEI Research
Corporation in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Information we collect is
used to tailor your experience at our site, to show you content that we think
you might be interested in, and to display the content according to your
preferences. We also use such personal information to send you information and
promotional materials on us. Your contact information may also be used if it
becomes necessary to contact you.
Although this Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices or
policies of any other entities, we require that all of our partners agree not to
use your personal information, except as fully disclosed to you or authorized by
you.
Any information we collect may be shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis.
In addition, we may from time to time hire a third party to act on our behalf
for projects such as market research surveys and contest entry processing, and
we will provide information to these third parties specifically for use in
connection with these projects. Survey and contest participation is entirely
optional. The information we provide to such third parties will be protected by
a confidentiality agreement that will obligate the third party to use such
information solely to complete the specific project.
In addition to the circumstances described above, we may disclose your
information if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by other
government or law enforcement authorities, or in the good faith belief that
disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable, including (without limitation)
when we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to
identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing
interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise,
or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.
What choices you have over the collection and use of
your information
As a user, customer, or contest entrant you will occasionally receive e-mail
updates from us about important functionality changes, special offers from us
and our partners, new MEI Research Corporation services and other noteworthy
news items about us and our partners. We hope you will find these updates
interesting and informative. Of course, if you would rather not receive them,
just let us know by replying to one of the e-mails with "Remove" in the body of
the e-mail or let our partners know by following their instructions. Our site
also provides you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving such communications
from us and our partners at the point where we request information from you. In
other words, if you don't want us or our partners to send you e-mails about our
or their business, just let us know. MEI Research Corporation reserves the right
to limit registration to those who will accept emails and to those who will
provide the requested information.
MEI Research Corporation provides you with the ability to receive e-mail
subscriptions to various services we provide. If you elect to receive such
e-mail subscriptions, you can opt-out of receiving future e-mails by logging in
to your account and following the appropriate links.
Your ability to access, update or correct your
information
At any time, you can update all of the information contained in your Customer
Account by contacting us via e-mail or regular mail.
The security measures we take for the protection of
your personal information
All order information you provide to us is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket
Layer) encryption. SSL is a widely used coding system that lets your browser
automatically encrypt or scramble data before you send it to us. Transactions
will not be permitted if your browser does not accept SSL encryption. Only
authorized personnel from MEI Research Corporation or its partners can decode
this information and such personnel will only do so in accordance with our
Privacy Policy. In addition, to attempt to deter the theft of credit card
numbers and other personal information residing in our system, we have installed
secure "firewalls" and/or have implemented other security measures to help
protect our systems against "hacker" break-ins. Additionally, all credit card
numbers are encrypted in our system until either the customer or MEI Research
Corporation requires the information.
Additional information about online privacy and
changes to our policy
Please be aware that on our site we may have advertisements and links to other
websites that may collect personal information about you. This Privacy Policy
does not cover the information practices or policies of such websites. We
encourage you to read the privacy policies of all such sites, as their policies
may be materially different from our Privacy Policy. Any material changes in the
way we use personal information will be described in future versions of this
Privacy Policy. Of course, you may always submit concerns regarding our Privacy
Policy or our privacy practices to us via e-mail or regular mail.
Please reference the Privacy Policy in your subject line. We will attempt to
respond to all reasonable concerns or inquiries within five business days of
receipt.
Our address:
MEI Research Corporation
43178 Business Park Drive, Suite 100
Temecula, CA 92590