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Privacy

(Effective June 15, 2017)

Your privacy is important to us. For this reason, we have made a commitment to meet strict requirements regarding how we treat your personal information.

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Who Collects the Information from this Site?

Microscopes International collects and is the sole owner of the information collected on this site.

With Whom is the Information Shared?

Microscopes International will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.

We may occasionally share aggregated demographic information with our business partners. This information is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

We use outside shipping companies (like FedEx, UPS, Airborne, USPS, and courier services) to ship orders. Therefore, we must provide your name, mailing address, and phone number to them when we ship products and information to you. If you do not wish us to share this information, you may pick up your product or information packet from our offices.

We accept credit card orders and, on occasion, must provide the customer name and address information to VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover for verification purposes. If you do not wish us to verify your credit card, you may use an alternate form of payment.

We partner with other businesses and companies to provide you with important or interesting information about products or services you may find beneficial. On occasion, we provide names and other contact information that are necessary to provide such information to you. To prevent the sharing of your information, contact us to opt-out of these types of offers.

What Security Precautions are in Effect?

Microscopes International takes every precaution to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, that information is protected both online and off-line.

All pages (and forms) on this web site are available in secure format (HTTPS) only. Secure pages encrypt and protect information with the best encryption software in the industry. While on a secure page, the lock icon displays in Web browsers such as Chrome, FireFox, and Microsoft Internet Explorer/Edge.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also protect user-information off-line. All information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our accounts receivable clerk or technical support personnel) are granted access to personally identifiable information. All database access is password-protected. Our employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure, locked environment.

If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to security@uscopes.com.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer disk drive. It may contain anything from personal information to page viewed status or display preferences. Some of the pages on this web site attempt to store and/or retrieve cookies from your computer to provide you with a better browsing experience. Cookies on this web site require SSL and are inaccessible to third-party scripts.

When you enter and submit your personal information in a form on our web site, we send your browser a cookie that helps us identify you in the future. Cookies we send are set to expire in 180 days (6 months). Subsequent visits to our web site request the cookie. We use this information to provide information that is better suited to your specific needs and to save you time and avoid the redundant entry of information.

If you are concerned about cookies we store on your computer, you may disable cookies in your browser. If your browser rejects cookies, you may still use our site. The only drawback is that you may be required to enter redundant information on the various forms on the site. For example, each time you download a product update, your user information must be re-entered. Some sections of the site rely on cookies for navigational purposes. If you disable cookies, you may not be able to access these sections.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies are similar to normal cookies. They are used to store information from third parties on the user's computer disk drive. Third-party cookies are used by other web sites (like google, facebook, or linkedin) to track information about your activities on this web site.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

If you are concerned about cookies stored on your computer by third parties like Google, you may disable third-party cookies in your browser. If your browser rejects third-party cookies, you may still use our site.

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

CalOPPA is the first state law in the United States to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. See more at http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf.

According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

  • Users can visit our site anonymously.
  • We will maintain a link to our privacy policy on our home page or, as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.
  • Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can be easily be found on the page specified above.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:

  • On our Privacy Policy Page

You can change your personal information:

  • By emailing us.
  • By calling us.

Do Not Track (DNT) Signals

We honor Do Not Track (DNT) signals. When our web server detects the DNT browser header, we do not insert Google Analytics javascript code, plant cookies, or use any forms or third-party advertising.

You can get more information about Do Not Track and how you can enable DNT in your web browser from http://donottrack.us/.

Children Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Site Search

This web site uses Google Site Search to provide site-specific search functionality. Some results returned when you use site search may be advertisements for other third-party web sites.

Log Files

We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the web site, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Microscopes International is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the Microscopes International Web site and does not apply to other web sites.

Surveys

From time-to-time our web site requests information via user surveys. Participation in a survey is completely voluntary and you, therefore, have a choice of whether or not to disclose the requested information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address) and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Survey information is used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Correcting or Updating Personal Information

If your personally identifiable information (such as your zip code) changes, or if you no longer desire our service, we endeavor to provide a way to correct, update, or remove the personal data provided to us. Contact our customer service department to make changes to your personal information.

We do not offer a way to retrieve the information you provide us on-line.

Opting Out

We want to give you every opportunity to opt-out of receiving undesired mailings or e-mail from us or from our partners.

  • You may contact customer service to block the sharing of your information with third parties.
  • You may contact customer service to remove or update your personal information maintained in our customer database.
  • Contact our customer service department for any other requests or concerns you may have.

CAN SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

  • Send information and respond to inquiries and/or other requests or questions.
  • Process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders.
  • Send you additional information related to your product and/or service.
  • Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.

To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:

  • Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
  • Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
  • Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
  • Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
  • Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
  • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can:

  • Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email.
  • Follow these instructions to unsubscribe from the Product News email list.
  • Follow these instructions to unsubscribe from the Product Update email list.

and we will promptly remove you from our email list.

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those privacy changes so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by e-mail. You will have a choice as to whether or not we may use your information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the following information.

Microscopes International
539 West Commerce Street
Suite 2623
Dallas, TX 75208-1953

+1 (214) 382-2623 (Phone)
+1 (214) 382-2627 (FAX)

security@uscopes.com

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