Privacy Policy
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information on our website.
Data controller
Silex Microsystem is the data controller and is responsible for the personal information that you leave when you enter information on the website. As a data controller Silex Microsystem is responsible for making sure that all processing of personal information is done in accordance with applicable laws.
Data processor
Silex Microsystems may, in the daily work, use so-called data processors. It’s done to guarantee the quality of our products, such as the website. Each data processor we use has signed an agreement with us and we assure you that your information is protected.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our website?
When requesting information, ordering on our site, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you respond to a survey, fill out a form or enter information on our site.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:
- To improve our website in order to better serve you.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
- To administer a survey or other site feature.
How do we protect visitor information?
We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI standards. We use regular Malware Scanning. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
Will we transfer your personal data outside of the EU/EEA?
We may transfer some of your personal data to countries outside the European Union (“EU”) / European Economic Area (“EEA”), including China and the United States. If the EU Commission has not decided that such country ensures an adequate level of protection for your personal data, then we will provide a description of the safeguards implemented by us or the legal basis relied on by us to ensure that the transfer of your personal data is in compliance with European data protection legislation. For more information on whether we have transferred your personal data outside of the EU/EEA, which countries your personal data has been transferred to and what safeguards we have implemented, please contact us using our contact details listed in the end of this privacy policy.
Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We use cookies to:
- Understand and save user’s preferences for future visits.
- Keep track of advertisements.
- Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third party services that track this information on our behalf.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your settings with respect to cookies.
If you disable cookies, some features on our site or some of our services will not function properly.
We have implemented the following:
- Demographics and Interests Reporting
We along with third-party vendors, such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the ActOn cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions, and other ad service functions as they relate to our website. - Technical cookies
We use technical cookies to make the site work better. For exemple keep track of the user’s opened tab to improve navigation and current loading and to recognizes if the user has agree with the cookie policy.
Does our site allow third party behavioral tracking?
It is important to note that we do allow third party behavioral tracking.
Third Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information unless we provide you with advance notice. This does not include our Affiliates and/or other entities within our group of companies, potential buyers and/or investors of our company, website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. Affiliate” means a company or other entity which (a) is controlled by us, directly or indirectly, (b) controls us, directly or indirectly, or (c) is under common control with us, where the expressions “is controlled”, “controls” and “is under common control with” shall be interpreted as referring to control of more than 50% of the voting power by virtue of ownership, and/or the decision right over the appointment and/or dismissal of a board member and or the CEO. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
How does our site handle do not track signals?
We honor do not track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
- We will notify the users via email within 72 hours
- We will notify the users via in site notification within 1 business day
We also agree to the individual redress principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or a government agency to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
We collect your email address in order to:
- Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
- We may also send you additional information related to your product and/or service.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below:
Silex Microsystems
Box 595
175 26 Järfälla
Sverige
info@silexmicrosystems.com
This policy was updated May 28, 2020.