IDL Technologies respects your privacy. We recognize the potential of technology to help you communicate with our company via our website and through email and we would like to use this technology over time to develop a relationship with you. We have developed the following guidelines to ensure responsible use of any information you share with us electronically. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. This privacy policy is incorporated into this document. If you do not agree to the terms of this privacy policy, please do not provide us any information and do not use our services. Your continued use of the our company services after read the privacy policy has been modified will signify your acceptance of the changes for information gathered after the date of the change.
Information That We Gather and Track:
IDL Technologies only collects personal information which is reasonably necessary for its dealings with the individuals to whom the information relates. The types of personal information IDL Technologies collects will depend on the particular dealings we have with you. However, generally, we collect and hold personal information about existing and prospective customers, our third party service providers and suppliers, and employment applicants. The types of personal information that we collect and hold about these individuals includes, but is not limited to: Personal identifiers, such as names, contact details (e.g. email address), job description and, if applicable, language spoken A customer’s payment details for the purpose of processing the purchase of our products and services Generally, IDL Technologies collects personal information directly from the individuals concerned. For instance, there are times when we may need to collect information from you through our Web Sites. This generally involves filling out forms so you can download or order a IDL Technologies or third party product from our Web Sites. When you download the products we require you to fill out a form with your name and email address. IDL Technologies may also collect personal information about individuals indirectly from third parties, such as from our business partners, from third party providers of marketing lists, and through various other methods, including:
- Cookies
- Referrers
- IP addresses
- System information
None of these methods can be used to identify, or reasonably identify, you with the exception of cookies, which can optionally store information that you may enter in forms on our Web Sites, as described below. IDL Technologies may use Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) to notify us of the installation of one of IDL Technologies’s products. A "cookie" is an element of data that a Web Site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. It can be used to provide you with a tailored user experience. Some IDL Technologies pages use cookies. Cookies are used to better personalize the content, banners and promotions that you and other users will see. We may use the information to research and understand how our users’ habits in the aggregate are similar or different so that we can enhance your experience on IDL Technologies sites and with our products. With your consent, cookies can optionally store information from forms that you fill out on our site so that next time you visit, you do not have to re-enter this information. For example, this would allow you to enter your zip code (or local equivalent) so that next time you visit, you can automatically see local content from your area. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. IDL Technologies does not require that you accept cookies. A "referrer" is the information passed along by a web browser that references the Web URL you linked from, and is automatically collected by our Web server. This information is collected and used by IDL Technologies to understand the web sites referring traffic to our download pages and to present appropriate content to our potential customers. Referrer information is tabulated by IDL Technologies on an aggregated basis to identify general trends and traffic patterns. From time to time, IDL Technologies may enter into agreements with content partners that require IDL Technologies to count the number of product downloads and/or product sales stemming from a referral from a content partner site. This information is collected, used and aggregated by IDL Technologies to fulfil the reporting requirements of those agreements. This information may also be combined with the referrer information described above and tabulated on an aggregated basis to identify general trends and traffic patterns. At the time of product download and/or purchase, information you provide to IDL Technologies, including personal information and referring URL’s, is collected in our web server logs and customer database and is kept strictly confidential and not shared with third parties. IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you. They are automatically gathered by our Web server. IDL Technologies will not use your IP address to attempt to identify your personal information. System information we gather includes time, type of Web browser being used, the operating system/platform, and CPU speed. This information is sent automatically by your Web browser when you are connected to a Web Site and is used by IDL Technologies only for broad demographic statistics. This information is used by IDL Technologies in identifying broad demographic trends and may be used to provide information appropriate for your computer system. You will not be personally identified from this information.
Security Measures:
IDL Technologies maintains controls to provide security over certain financial information you provide us, including credit card details, during the purchase process. This is evidenced through:
- Use of secure connections using SSL to safeguard information when transmitted from the customer’s web browser to IDL Technologies.
- Logical authentication security within the databases that store customer’s credit card numbers.
IDL Technologies employees are required to acknowledge that they understand and will strictly abide by our corporate policies with respect to the confidentiality of user personal information. Passwords are regularly changed pursuant to security protocols. IDL Technologies transmits customer credit card information through a third party payment processor to its third party bank to process and complete credit card transactions. These third parties transmit and store the personal and financial information provided by customers for credit card transactions through secure systems with security technology, encryption and firewall protection. Please note that these vendors have their own privacy policies, and although IDL Technologies’s agreement with them does not allow the other transacting party to use this information for anything other than providing payment services, IDL Technologies is not responsible for their actions, including their information protection practices. You may prevent having IDL Technologies use, transmit or share your personal and financial information for credit card transactions by not providing the information for this purpose and choosing another payment method. By providing this information for credit card transactions, you are consenting to its use in this manner for this purpose. When permitted or required by law, we may share information with additional third parties for purposes including response to legal process. IDL Technologies has implemented numerous security features to prevent the unauthorized release of or access to personal information. For example, all IDL Technologies employees are required to certify their understanding that personal information is considered confidential, that it is important to safeguard personal information, and that IDL Technologies will take appropriate action against any employee who fails to acknowledge these facts or adhere to the requisite standards of conduct. Please be advised, that IDL Technologies is not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet (electronic mail services). However, the Internet is an open system and we cannot and do not guarantee that the individual user information you have transmitted will not be intercepted by others and/or decrypted.
Google Analytics and Advertising:
IDL Technologies uses all features of Google Analytics for Display Advertisers. This includes obtaining specific visitor cookie data, such as the source, medium and keyword used to visit our Web Sites. Google Analytics does not store any visitor-specific data and we will not use visitor-specific data in any way related to Google Analytics, Google AdWords, and Remarketing. IDL Technologies uses remarketing with Google AdWords and analytics to display content-specific advertisements to visitors that have previously visited our site when those visitors go to other websites that have the Google Display Network implemented. IDL Technologies and other third-party vendors, including Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on visitors’ past visits to our Web Sites. When creating remarketing lists, we cannot and do not use any sensitive information about users, including but not limited to health or medical history or information, financial status or other detailed information pertaining to a person’s finances, racial or ethnic origins, religious beliefs or other beliefs of a similar nature, the commission or alleged commission of any crime, political opinions or beliefs, trade union membership, or sexual behavior or orientation. As Google AdWords advertisers, we are restricted from and will not perform the following actions:
- Running ads that collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) including, but not limited to, email addresses, telephone numbers, and credit card numbers
- Creating a remarketing list or creating ad text that specifically targets users in ways that are outlined as prohibited
You can opt out of Google Analytics for Display Advertisers and opt out of customized Google Display Network ads by visiting the Ads Preferences Manager.
Consent/Opt-Out:
IDL Technologies may consider requests from third parties to contact you, but we will not give that third party any personally identifiable information unless IDL Technologies has obtained your consent. Additionally, IDL Technologies provides you the opportunity to be sent newsletters and information about programming, promotional events, marketing events and opportunities to participate in research studies. You may give this consent by “opting-in” to having your information shared with third parties when you register. Users of the IDL Technologies website are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of receiving communication from IDL Technologies. At any time you may opt-out of any email communications, newsletters, or other electronic communications.
Right to Contact Users:
IDL Technologies reserves the right to contact service visitors regarding sales and other informational requests made through its web service.
Changes to the Privacy Policy:
As a user of the IDL Technologies, please understand that our Privacy Policy may change from time to time. If we decide to make any material changes to our statement, we will post these changes on this web page so users are aware of the type of information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If, at any point, we decide to use individual user information in a manner different than what was stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users of this change by email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. IDL Technologies will use information in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected.