Your privacy is important to the us. Our goal is to provide you with a personalized online experience that provides you with the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. This Privacy Policy has been written to describe the conditions under which this web site is being made available to you. The Privacy Policy discusses, among other things, how data obtained during your visit to this web site may be collected and used. We strongly recommend that you read the Privacy Policy carefully. By using this web site, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not accept the terms of the Privacy Policy, you are directed to discontinue accessing or otherwise using the web site or any materials obtained from it. If you are dissatisfied with the web site, by all means contact us; otherwise, your only recourse is to disconnect from this site and refrain from visiting the site in the future.

The process of maintaining a web site is an evolving one, and the Shock Tech Inc may decide at some point in the future, without advanced notice, to modify the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your use of the web site, or materials obtained from the web site, indicates your assent to the Privacy Policy at the time of such use. The effective Privacy Policy will be posted on the web site, and you should check upon every visit for any changes.

Sites Covered by this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all the Shock Tech Inc-maintained web sites, domains, information portals, and registries.

Links to Non-Shock Tech Inc Web Sites

This web site may provide links to third-party web sites for the convenience of our users. If you access those links, you will leave this web site. Shock Tech Inc does not control these third-party websites and cannot represent that their policies and practices will be consistent with this Privacy Policy. For example, other web sites may collect or use personal information about you in a manner different from that described in this document. Therefore, you should use other web sites with caution, and you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any web site before submitting personal information.

Types of Information We Collect

Non-Personal Information

Non-personal information is data about usage and service operation that is not directly associated with a specific personal identity. The Shock Tech Inc may collect and analyze non-personal information to evaluate how visitors use the Shock Tech Inc’s web sites.

Aggregate Information

The Shock Tech Inc may gather aggregate information, which refers to information your computer automatically provides to us and that cannot be tied back to you as a specific individual. Examples include referral data (the web sites you visited just before and just after our site), the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. For example, when you request a page from one of our sites, our servers log your IP address to create aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic patterns and for purposes of system administration.

Services that require registration in order to participate, or you will have to re-register each time you visit our site. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the “Help” section of the toolbar. We do not link non-personal information from cookies to personally identifiable information without your permission.

Log Files

Every time you request or download a file from the web site, the Shock Tech Inc may store data about these events and your IP address in a log file. The Shock Tech Inc may use this information to analyze trends, administer the web site, track users’ movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use or for other business purposes.

Cookies

Our site may use a feature of your browser to set a “cookie” on your computer. Cookies are small packets of information that a web site’s computer stores on your computer. Shock Tech Inc’s web sites can then read the cookies whenever you visit our site. We may use cookies in a number of ways, such as to save your password so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our site, to deliver content specific to your interests and to track the pages you’ve visited. These cookies allow us to use the information we collect to customize your experience so that your visit to our site is as relevant and as valuable to you as possible.

Most browser software can be set up to deal with cookies. You may modify your browser preference to provide you with choices relating to cookies. You have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, certain of the functions and conveniences of our web site may not work properly, and you may be unable to use those of the Shock Tech Inc’s services that require registration in order to participate, or you will have to re-register each time you visit our site. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the “Help” section of the toolbar. We do not link non-personal information from cookies to personally identifiable information without your permission.

Personal Information

Personal information is information that is associated with your name or personal identity. The Shock Tech Inc use personal information to better understand your needs and interests and to provide you with better service. On some of the Shock Tech Inc web pages, you may be able to request information, subscribe to mailing lists, participate in online discussions, collaborate on documents, provide feedback, submit information into registries, register for events, apply for membership, or join technical committees or working groups. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs, passwords, billing information, or credit card information.

Client-Only Web Sites

Information you provide on Shock Tech Inc’s client applications is used to create a member profile, and some information may be shared with other of the Shock Tech Inc’s individual client representatives and organizations. The Shock Tech Inc’s clients may be automatically added to the Shock Tech Inc’s mailing lists. From time to time, client information may be shared with event organizers and/or other organizations that provide additional benefits to the Shock Tech Inc’s clients. By providing us with your personal information on the client form, you expressly consent to our storing, processing, and distributing your information for these purposes.

How We Use Your Information

The Shock Tech Inc may use non-personal data that is aggregated for reporting about the Shock Tech Inc’s web site usability, performance, and effectiveness. It may be used to improve the experience, usability, and content of the site.

The Shock Tech Inc may use personal information to provide services that support the activities of the Shock Tech Inc’s members and their collaboration on the Shock Tech Inc’s standards and projects. When accessing the Shock Tech Inc’s members-only web pages, your personal user information may be tracked by the Shock Tech Inc in order to support collaboration, ensure authorized access, and enable communication between members.

Information Sharing

The Shock Tech Inc does not sell, rent, or lease any individual’s personal information or lists of email addresses to anyone for marketing purposes, and we take commercially reasonable steps to maintain the security of this information. However, the Shock Tech Inc reserve the right to supply any such information to any organization into which the Shock Tech Inc may merge in the future or to which it may make any transfer in order to enable a third party to continue part or all of its mission. We also reserve the right to release personal information to protect our systems or business, when we reasonably believe you to be in violation of our Terms of Use or if we reasonably believe you to have initiated or participated in any illegal activity. In addition, please be aware that in certain circumstances, the Shock Tech Inc may be obligated to release your personal information pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or other orders.

Security

The Shock Tech Inc make every effort to protect personal information by users of the web site, including using firewalls and other security measures on its servers. No server, however, is 100% secure, and you should take this into account when submitting personal or confidential information about yourself on any web site, including this one. Much of the personal information is used in conjunction with client services such as collaboration and discussion, so some types of personal information such as your name, company affiliation, and email address will be visible to other the Shock Tech Inc’s clients and to the public. The Shock Tech Inc assume no liability for the interception, alteration, or misuse of the information you provide. You alone are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please use care when use access this web site and provide personal information.

Opting Out

From time to time the Shock Tech Inc may email you electronic newsletters, announcements, surveys or other information. If you prefer not to receive any or all of these communications, you may opt out by following the directions provided within the electronic newsletters and announcements.

If you have questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us.