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Maine Supply Chain Database is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Maine Supply Chain Database site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Maine Supply Chain Database site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Maine Supply Chain Database collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Maine Supply Chain Database also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Maine Supply Chain Database. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Maine Supply Chain Database for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Maine Supply Chain Database site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Maine Supply Chain Database public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Maine Supply Chain Database does not read any of your private online communications.

Maine Supply Chain Database encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Maine Supply Chain Database so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Maine Supply Chain Database is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Maine Supply Chain Database and Maine Supply Chain Database family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Maine Supply Chain Database collects and uses your personal information to operate the Maine Supply Chain Database Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Maine Supply Chain Database also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Maine Supply Chain Database and its affiliates. Maine Supply Chain Database may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Maine Supply Chain Database does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Maine Supply Chain Database may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Maine Supply Chain Database may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Maine Supply Chain Database, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Maine Supply Chain Database does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Maine Supply Chain Database keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Maine Supply Chain Database, in order to determine what Maine Supply Chain Database services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Maine Supply Chain Database to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Maine Supply Chain Database Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Maine Supply Chain Database or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Maine Supply Chain Database; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Maine Supply Chain Database, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Maine Supply Chain Database Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Maine Supply Chain Database pages, or register with Maine Supply Chain Database site or services, a cookie helps Maine Supply Chain Database to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Maine Supply Chain Database Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Maine Supply Chain Database features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Maine Supply Chain Database services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Maine Supply Chain Database secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Maine Supply Chain Database secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Maine Supply Chain Database will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Maine Supply Chain Database encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Maine Supply Chain Database is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Maine Supply Chain Database welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Maine Supply Chain Database has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Maine Supply Chain Database at staff@mainesupplychain.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.