IMPORTANT: Please read the following Privacy Policy, and the Terms of Use before accessing and using this Site.
Thank you for visiting www.schneiderec.com. We hope that you will find this Site (“Site”) helpful and informative.
“Schneider Engineering & Consulting,” as used herein includes Schneider Engineering & Consulting and its subsidiaries.
Privacy Matters. Schneider Engineering & Consulting is sensitive to privacy issues with respect to the use of information provided to us over the Internet by visitors to our Site. Generally, you can visit this Site without telling us who you are or revealing personal information about yourself. If, however, you do reveal any such information, the provisions of this Privacy Statement shall apply.
Your Express Consent to Collection and Use of Information. If you do not agree with any provision of this Privacy Statement, or have any questions, please do not access the Site, contact us directly at webmaster@schneiderec.com, and we will be pleased to assist you. BY CHOOSING TO PROCEED AND ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR AND YOUR COMPANY’S EXPRESS CONSENT AND AGREEMENT TO THE COLLECTION, TRANSFER, HANDLING, PROCESSING, USE, AND STORAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT OF ANY PERSONAL OR OTHER INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM YOU DURING YOUR VISIT TO THIS SITE. You, on your and your company’s behalf, grant Schneider Engineering & Consulting and third party providers a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free perpetual license to use your personal and other information for the purposes disclosed herein.
Scope. Please note that this Privacy Statement pertains exclusively to information which you provide to us in the course of your use and access of this Site, and does not alter or affect the terms and conditions of any other agreement that you may have or enter into with Schneider Engineering & Consulting for any given product or service. The latter agreement will continue to govern that specific legal relationship with Schneider Engineering & Consulting.
“Cookies.” Our Site servers may collect general in formation that does not identify you or your company personally. We do this by placing a small text file called a “cookie” on your computer’s hard drive. For example, we may collect information on the number of visits to our Site, time spent on the Site, number of pages viewed, and the domains from which people visit our Site. We aggregate, evaluate and use this information to improve our Site and business and may provide it to third parties.
Personal Information. There may be a few areas of our Site where you may choose to submit personal information. You also may choose to complete surveys and registration forms in various locations on our Site from time to time. We may use information you submit to improve the content of our Site, to answer questions, to notify you about updates to our Site, and to contact you for marketing purposes. Unless you give us your permission, however, we will not share with anyone outside of Schneider Engineering & Consulting or third parties processing information for Schneider Engineering & Consulting, any personal information you provide to us.
Protection of Your Personal Information. While we strive to undertake appropriate and reasonable measures to safeguard your personal information, please remember that, due to the many technical uncertainties, complete security of Internet or email transmissions cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, you (on your and your company’s behalf) understand and agree that Schneider Engineering & Consulting is unable to provide any warranty, guarantee or representation concerning the protection of your information or concerning the existence or effectiveness of any security measures undertaken. You (on your behalf and on behalf of your company) also acknowledge and agree that Schneider Engineering & Consulting will not be liable for any claims, losses, damages or liabilities which may result from your access to or use of this Site, including any access by an unautho rized third party, or the introduction of viruses, worms, or other harmful elements into the system and their possible effects on personal information contained on or stored at the Site. Moreover, Schneider Engineering & Consulting cannot guarantee that information you transmit to us over the Internet or via email will not be intercepted, and, to the extent you provide information to websites you access through links on our Site, Schneider Engineering & Consulting has no control over the security measures taken (or not taken) by such sites. Additionally, we may be required to provide your personal and other information in response to a subpoena or other legal process.
Confidential or Proprietary Information. Schneider Engineering & Consulting does not want you to send, and you should not send, any confidential or proprietary information to Schneider Engineering & Consulting via this Site. You agree that any information or materials that you or your company provide to Schneider Engineering & Consulting will not be considered confidential or proprietary. By providing any information or materials to Schneider Engineering & Consulting, you and your company grant to Schneider Engineering & Consulting an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, exploit, transfer, transmit and distribute the information and materials.
Changes to Privacy Statement. As we are continually making changes and upgrades to our systems to better our Site, we anticipate updating this Privacy Statement from time-to-time. Therefore, we reserve the right to revise the content of this Privacy Statement in any manner and at any time, without notice; however, we will note the date of revision. It is your responsibility to check the Site each time prior to access for any changes.
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Statement or the use of your information, or if you believe we have not followed this Privacy Statement in some instance, please contact us at webmaster@schneiderec.com.
Last Updated: 01/31/2009