Privacy Policy

COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY

Because MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, gathers certain types of information about Web site users, MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, feels users should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, would like to assure Web site users that any information gathered will not be sold or distributed to those outside of MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, except to our sales partners for the specific purpose of assisting with the sales of MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, software products. This privacy statement discloses what information MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, gathers and how is it used.

INFORMATION GATHERED AND TRACKED
MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, gathers two types of information about users:

1 - Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions. These are voluntary submissions to receive MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand’s electronic newsletters, to participate in MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, message boards or forums and from participation in polls and surveys:

2 - Information MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, gathers through aggregated tracking information derived mainly by tallying page views throughout MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, sites. This information allows MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, to better tailor content to readers’ needs and to help our advertisers and sponsors better understand the demographics of the audience. Under no circumstances does MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, divulge any information about an individual user to a third party.

USAGE TRACKING

MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of its sites. However, MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, does not correlate this information with data about individual users. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, does break down overall usage statistics according to a user’s domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user’s browser).

MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, sometimes tracks and catalogs the search terms that users enter in the Search function, but this tracking is never associated with individual users. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, uses tracking information to determine which areas of MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, sites users like and don’t like based on traffic to those areas. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, does not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, continue to build a better service for Wes site users.

COOKIES

MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, may place a text file called a “cookie” in the browser files of a user’s computer. The cookie itself does not contain Personal Information although it will enable us to relate a user’s use of this site to information that users have specifically and knowingly provided. But the only personal information a cookie can contain is information users supply themselves. A cookie can’t read data off a users hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, uses cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described above). MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, advertising delivers a one-time cookie to better track ad impressions and click rates.

Users can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. If users have set their browsers to warn them before accepting cookies, they will receive the warning message with each cookie. Users do not need to have cookies turned on to use this site. However, users do need cookies to participate actively in message boards, forums, polling and surveys.

USE OF INFORMATION

MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, uses any information voluntarily given by users to enhance their experience in our network of sites, whether to provide interactive or personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare future content based on the interests of users.

As stated above, MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, uses information that users voluntarily provide in order to send out electronic newsletters and to enable users to participate in polls, surveys, message boards, and forums. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, sends out newsletters to subscribers on a regular schedule (depending on the newsletter), and occasionally sends out special editions when it is thought subscribers might be particularly interested in something MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, is doing. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, never shares newsletter mailing lists with any third parties, including advertisers, sponsors or partners.

When MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, uses tracking information to determine which areas of our sites users like and don’t like based on traffic to those areas, MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, does not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, continue to build a better service for users. We track search terms entered in Search function as one of many measures of what interests our users. But we don’t track which terms a particular user enters.

MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, creates aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic patterns for advertisers, sponsors and partners. This allows our advertisers to advertise more effectively, and allows our users to receive advertisements that are pertinent to their needs. Because MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, don’t track the usage patterns of individual users, an advertiser or sponsor will never know that a specific user clicked their ad. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, will not disclose any information about any individual user except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

SHARING OF THE INFORMATION

MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, will not share information about individual users with any third party, except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

SECURITY

MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our customers.

YOUR CONSENT

By using this site, users consent to the collection and use of this information by MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand. If MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, decides to change its privacy policy, MTC Software, a Hypertherm brand, will post those changes so that users are always aware of what information is collected, how it is used, and under what circumstances it is disclosed.