Privacy Policy
Strategic Diagnostics Inc. ("Strategic Diagnostics") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy governs this web site and any other web sites (referred to collectively herein as the "Website") operated by Strategic Diagnostics and/or its affiliates. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and protect your personal information on our Website. Except as indicated herein, we will not sell, share, license, trade, or rent your personal information to others. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "we", "us", and "our" means Strategic Diagnostics and its affiliates.
This Privacy Policy represents our current data collection and usage practices. Strategic Diagnostics will from time to time review and revise these practices. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy here. Please refer to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis. Use of our Website or any of the products or services provided on our Website, indicates your agreement to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Strategic Diagnostics values and appreciates its users and wishes to assure its users that their right to privacy is safeguarded, in whatever country they are located.
Optional Registration
Strategic Diagnostics does not require users to register, and non-registered users of the Website may access all information presented on our Website. However, registration will allow users to personalize and save information as well as allow access to additional functionality on the Website. The personal information you share with Strategic Diagnostics can be used to help tailor the content we provide on our Website. Additionally, we may on occasion notify registered users regarding promotions, special offers, updated information, and special features who have opted-in to receive such notices.
Opt-out
If you register for our newsletters and/or services and later change your mind, an unsubscribe option will always be available in our e-mail newsletter and posted on our web site.
Collection of Personal Data
Personally identifiable information is information that identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you, (e.g., your name, email address, business address, or phone number ("Personal Data"). We may request Personal Data from you if you register on our Website. The registration process requests that you provide your name, email address, address, phone number, and company affiliation, if any, and agree to the terms of use agreement presented at the time of registration. In addition to information collected during registration, we may collect Personal Data knowingly provided by you in emails to our Website, online forms, order and registration forms and surveys. In each of these cases, we collect Personal Data from you only if you voluntarily submit such information to us.
Collection of Non-personal Data
In addition to Personal Data, we may collect and/or track information that by itself cannot be used to identify or contact you. For example, we may collect demographic information (like age, profession or gender), domain names, computer type, browser types, and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of our Website ("Nonpersonal Data"). We use such Nonpersonal Data to help us understand who uses our Website and to improve and market our Website.
Tracking Tools
We use certain internet technologies such as "cookies", "action keys" and "web bugs", among others (collectively, "Tracking Tools") to assist individual users in their use of the Website. Tracking tools are files or tools that are placed on your computer in order to identify your Web browser and the activities of your computer on our Website. When you visit a Website, we may recognize you by a Tracking Tool and customize your use of the Website accordingly (e.g., once you have registered, a cookie may be used to avoid asking you to register again). The information obtained from using these technologies is not sold or otherwise made available to third parties.
IP Addresses
Strategic Diagnostics collects IP addresses to audit the use of our Website. When users request certain pages from our Websites, our servers log the users' IP addresses. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us.
E-newsletters
Strategic Diagnostics offers free electronic newsletters to users, gathering the e-mail addresses of users who voluntarily subscribe. Users may remove themselves from this mailing list by replying to a newsletter and typing unsubscribe in the subject box. Strategic Diagnostics delivers newsletters, marketing and product offerings via e-mail to only registered users. The e-mail tracking system recognizes the URL that was clicked, and records some information about you and your computer, such as the e-mail address that you provided to us, the browser, operating system and IP address.
Use of Personal Data Collected
We will use Personal Data that we collect solely for our internal use, including for statistical analysis of users' behavior, for product development, for content improvement, or to customize the content and layout of our Website. Nonpersonal Data may be used for internal or external purposes such as researching and identifying market segments and needs. We will not disclose to third parties any of your Personal Data, except (i) to the extent necessary to comply with Legal or regulatory requirements, (ii) with your express permission , (iii) to preserve our legal rights in the Website content. Please note that we may, in our sole discretion, transfer such information (i) among our affiliated companies, wherever such affiliates are located, (ii) to successors, or potential successors, or (iii) to independent contractors we engage to assist with or perform any of the foregoing activities. In addition, we may, in our sole discretion, use Personal Data to contact you regarding (i) your account status, (ii) this Privacy Policy, (iii) any other policies, agreements or transactions relevant to your use of the Website and (iv) marketing to you products and services which we believe may be of interest to you.
Location and Retention of Personal Data
Your Personal Data may be stored and processed in servers, including those of our authorized third parties, located in the United States. These servers shall always be subject to the safeguards described in this Privacy Policy to protect against unauthorized collection, use or disclosure.
We keep your information for a period reasonably necessary to meet the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any legal requirements, including statutory retention periods. When your personal information is no longer required for a specific purpose or legal requirement, it will be erased from our records.
Security Measures and Password Protection
We have established reasonable precautions to protect collected Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction, which include contractual, administrative, physical, and technical steps. Technical measures include use of firewall protection and encryption technology where appropriate. Please note that while we have endeavored to create a secure and reliable Website for users, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from us via the Website or e-mail cannot be guaranteed. Your Personal Data can be password protected. Users should take appropriate measures to protect the secrecy of their password.
Contests and Sweepstakes
Strategic Diagnostics offers contests and sweepstakes in which we may request certain Personal Data. At a minimum, the required information includes name and e-mail address; in some cases, the user must answer mandatory survey questions about a range of other personal data. The information gathered in this manner is used to verify the entrant�s identity, to send the entrant an e-mail notification that their entry has been received, and to contact winners and/or prize recipients. Strategic Diagnostics will not divulge this information to a third party. All information about each contest is clearly posted during the event. All contests and sweepstakes are conducted in full accordance with laws of the United States of America.
Privacy Policy For Children
The Website is for adults and usage by children is not intended. The safety of children, however, is very important to us. Children (under age l3) should always ask parents for permission before sending personal information to Strategic Diagnostics, or to anyone online.
Links To Other Sites
When you are on the Website you could be directed to other third party sites that are beyond our control. We do not endorse, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or the content of these web sites. Moreover, these other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data or solicit personal information. While Strategic Diagnostics strives to protect its users� personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online. This Privacy Policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond Strategic Diagnostics� control, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.
EU Data Protection Directive
Strategic Diagnostics complies with the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46 to the extent it applies to the information Strategic Diagnostics maintains. When you provide us with your information, you acknowledge that the information will be stored and processed on servers located in the United States.
Other
If you are sharing a computer, please be aware that others can access your saved information. Another person sharing a computer can set up their own account by simply going to custom settings.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this privacy statement or other Strategic Diagnostics policies, please contact the company at info@sdix.com. You can also write us at Strategic Diagnostics, Inc., 111 Pencader Drive, Newark, Delaware 18902, Attention: Webmaster.
BY USING OUR WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OF US PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE OUR WEBSITE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL MEAN THAT YOU ALSO ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.