SIK-ISEA 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 SIK-ISEA Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the SIK-ISEA website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

SIK-ISEA collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. SIK-ISEA 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 SIK-ISEA. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by SIK-ISEA for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the SIK-ISEA Web site.

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

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

Use of your Personal Information

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

SIK-ISEA does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. SIK-ISEA 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, SIK-ISEA 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 SIK-ISEA, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

SIK-ISEA does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

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

SIK-ISEA 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 SIK-ISEA or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of SIK-ISEA; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of SIK-ISEA, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The SIK-ISEA 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 SIK-ISEA pages, or register with SIK-ISEA site or services, a cookie helps SIK-ISEA 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 SIK-ISEA Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the SIK-ISEA 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 SIK-ISEA services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

SIK-ISEA secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. SIK-ISEA 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

SIK-ISEA will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. SIK-ISEA encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how SIK-ISEA is protecting your information.

Contact Information

SIK-ISEA welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that SIK-ISEA has not adhered to this Statement, please contact SIK-ISEA at webmaster@sik-isea.ch. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.