Mergic.com Statement of Privacy

This Web page was last updated July 3, 2002.

Mergic is committed to protecting your privacy. You can freely access much of Mergic.com without giving any information about yourself. But certain areas of the Web site require that you submit some personal information. This statement of privacy explains what information is collected and how it is used in those situations.

Information Collection

Information that personally identifies you (personal information) is generally collected when you purchase or register a product, request technical support, or sign-up as a beta tester.

The type of personal information that is required is often is limited to your name and e-mail address, but may include other information as needed. For example, you may be asked for information regarding your computing environment to make a technical support request. You may also be asked other optional questions to aid in the development and marketing of Mergic products. Required fields are clearly marked on any forms that also contain optional questions. You may leave any of the optional questions unanswered.

Information Use

Your personal information is used for several purposes:

• To personalize your experience on the Mergic.com Web site.
• To provide technical support that best suits your needs.
• To improve Mergic software products.
• To fulfill legal requirements, such as collection of information as required to fulfill Bureau of Export Adminstration regulations.
• To alert you to updated information, product upgrades, new products and special offers.

The information collected will not be sold or given to anyone with the exception that Mergic may disclose your personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or to comply with a legal process served on Mergic or the Mergic.com Web site.

Security of your Personal Information

Every precaution is taken to protect your personal information. When you submit personal information via the Web site, the information is protected both online and off-line. Access to your personal information is restricted to Mergic employees who have a specific need to access the information in order to do their job.

Cookies

A cookie is like an electronic identification card. It is a small string of code placed on your hard drive by a Web server. The cookie allows the server to identify you when you come back for another visit. A cookie is not a program. It cannot execute or carry out any operation on your computer.

Mergic.com does not currently use cookies, however, they may be used in the future to tailor the information presented to you based on your personal needs and interactions with this Web Site. This Web page will be updated if cookies are used on Mergic.com.

Links

This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Mergic is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. You are encouraged to be aware when you leave Mergic.com and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Notification of Changes

If Mergic.com decides to change the privacy policy, those changes will be posted to this privacy statement, and to other places deemed appropriate so that you will be aware of what information Mergic collects, how it's used, and under what circumstances, if any, it will be disclosed.

If, however, your personal information is going to be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection you will be notified via e-mail. You will have a choice as to whether or not you will permit your personal information to be used in this different manner. However, if your personal information has been deleted or deactivated, then you will not be contacted, nor will your personal information be used in this new manner.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this privacy policy, please send email to: webmaster@mergic.com