Zycon Privacy Policy

So that you may better protect your privacy, Zycon Global Services, LLC ("Zycon") provides this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your personal information is collected and used. If you do not agree with the practices explained in this policy, do not complete any registration forms and do not fill out any web-to-email forms such as "Send E-mail to Company" and "Request Quote". For any issues or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

NOTE: Although registration is not required, without signing up, you cannot access certain features of Zycon and will not have unlimited searching capabilities.

Except as set out in this privacy policy, your contact information (name, phone number, mail and e-mail address) will not be used by anyone other than Zycon and the suppliers you have viewed (including, but not limited to, phone/fax, Web site, supplier profile or e-mail) or product information (including, but not limited to, specifications, product announcements or RFQ's).

PROFILE INFORMATION

Profile information (search activity, end-user company information, etc.) may be used to generate aggregate reports and market research. For your security, the following guidelines are observed:

1. All personal data has been entered solely by respective end-users.
2. Zycon e-mail communications are only accessible by designated recipients, except that Zycon personnel involved in management and maintenance may have access to e-mail communications.
3. You can modify your user information by visiting the Utilities page.
4. You may have your personal information removed from the system by contacting the registration department.
5. Zycon will not sell or distribute lists of its users and/or contact information to any third party without having first obtaining individual permission from included end-users.
6. Zycon may transfer your contact information to a purchaser of the entire business, and/or it may be shared with any companies that merge with Zycon or that Zycon purchases.
7. As part of Zycon's commitment to provide our users with the latest information, we will periodically provide information through the Zycon Newsletter and other Announcements. Such communications shall only be generated from Zycon and not from other third parties. At no time will we ever distribute your e-mail address to another company except as stated in this Privacy Policy. You may, of course, decline such updates by notifying our webmaster. All such communications will contain a link or instructions for opting out of future communications.
8. Zycon may periodically send out advertisements on the behalf of a third party. You may "opt out" of such transmissions by contacting us. These advertisements will be sent by Zycon and will not expose personal information to the third party.

COOKIES

A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by our web server. Cookies are uniquely generated and assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the same domain that set the cookie on your computer. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. For more information, please read our "What are Cookies" page.

The Zycon website utilizes per-session cookies and requires them for proper operation of the site. Zycon may also optionally set persistent cookies on your computer for storing your username and password in an encrypted format, and for storage of messages used in Zycon's Request for Quote ("RFQ") form. The primary purpose of such cookies is to provide convenience and to save you time when navigating the website. Cookies will also be used by third-party web marketing and tracking companies. No personal information is used by the third-party tracking providers. Review our Logging section below for additional information.

You have the ability to control any websites ability to set cookies on your computer through your web browsers (i.e. Netscape or Internet Explorer) privacy settings. Consult the documentation or help files for your web browser for instructions on setting cookie preferences. However, if you do not accept cookies you will not be able to customize your experience with Zycon and will not be able to automatically log on in future visits.

LOGGING

Zycon makes extensive use of web logging to understand the usage of our services, diagnose problems and identify future enhancements to our site. In addition to logging the pages viewed, and features used, our logs will also collect referring IP addresses or domain names of site visitors. This information is used in the reporting and analysis of our website some of which will be shared with Zycon vendors and clients.

REPORTING

Zycon is able to offer our service for free on the Internet as a direct result of the paid support of the suppliers who provide information and advertise on our site. As a result, we provide these suppliers with reports of non-specific information on the usage of Zycon. This reporting can be based on any of the information collected by Zycon and can include demographic information (Industry, Job Function, and City) and your company name. Again, as stated in the Information section of this notice, your personal information is never divulged.

DATA SECURITY

Zycon uses reasonable precautions to keep user information disclosed to us secure. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.

Zycon will disclose such information to third parties, under contract to us, as required to operate our site. We will only release this information to those firms that we believe to be responsible. However, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties who receive the information.

Zycon also links to a wide variety of other web sites. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they collect or treat information about their users. Navigation at external websites is done so at your own risk.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

Zycon reserves the right to change this policy as required. Users who have signed up to use Zycon will be notified of changes using the e-mail of record in their user profile. Users who have not signed up should review this policy periodically or prior to any subsequent use.

CONTACTING ZYCON

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us via e-mail, or through telephone or regular mail as listed below: