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Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to AODS. This
statement discloses the information practices
for AODS Web sites, including what type of
information is gathered and tracked, how the
information is used, and with whom the
information is shared
Disclosures Required By Law
Please be aware that in certain circumstances,
it is possible that personal information may be
subject to disclosure pursuant to judicial or
other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Circumstances may arise where, whether for
strategic or other business reasons, AODS
decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise
reorganize businesses in some countries. Such a
transaction may involve the disclosure of
personal information to prospective or actual
purchasers, or receiving it from sellers. It is
Advanced Object Development Solutions' practice
to seek appropriate protection for information
in these types of transactions
Information Security and Quality
We intend to protect your personal information
and to maintain its quality. We implement
appropriate measures and processes, such as
using encryption when transmitting certain
sensitive information, to help us to keep your
information secure and to maintain its quality.
Information for Business Partners
If you represent an Advanced Object Development
Solutions Business Partner, you may visit an
AODS Web site intended specifically for Advanced
Object Development Solutions Business Partners.
We may use information provided on that site to
administer and develop our business relationship
with you, the Business Partner you represent,
and Advanced Object Development Solutions
Business Partners generally. For instance, this
may involve using your information to send you
details of Advanced Object Development Solutions
Business Partner programs. It may also include
sharing certain information with other Business
Partners (subject to any confidentiality
obligations that may exist), or AODS customers
or prospects. In connection with a particular
transaction or program, we may also contact you
as part of customer satisfaction surveys or for
market research purposes.
What cookies are and how they are used
What are cookies? Cookies are used for setting a
key on a user's browser that links him/her to
the current state of their Web session. Their
purpose is to let us know when you visit our
site, where you visit in the site, and save
preferences you set. Your browser can be set to
notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving
you the chance to decide whether or not to
accept it. If you choose not to accept cookies,
you may not have access to certain functionality
on our site. Site functionality requiring a
login will utilize cookies. As a result, if you
would like to visit the logged in portion of the
aods.com site, you will need to accept cookies.
We want to be sure you understand that accepting
a cookie in no way gives us access to your
computer or any personal information about you.
We know that a lot of people have concerns about
cookies, but in talking with many of our users
we feel that the benefit we both gain from their
proper use is worthwhile. We value the
relationships we have with our customers and
future customers, so we respect these concerns.
AODS also tracks IP addresses of Web sites from
which you may visit www.aods.com to analyze the
data for trends and statistics reporting. In a
few cases, specifically when you respond to
e-mail marketing campaigns generated by third
party vendors, your IP address may be associated
with some of your user information when you
browse www.aods.com even if you are
Changes in Privacy Policy
All "personal information" ("personal
information" is defined as any information that
identifies or can be used to identify, contact,
or locate the person to whom such information
pertains) that we collect and maintain will be
subject to the version of the Privacy Policy in
effect at the time of such collection. AODS
reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy
from time to time at its sole discretion, and
will provide notice of material changes on the
home page of the Site. If as the result of such
changes, you want to alter the ways in which
AODS is allowed to use your personal
information, you can do so by following the
procedure described below in the section titled
"Updating your personal information and privacy
preferences." You will be deemed to have been
made aware of, and will be subject to, the
changes to the Privacy Policy by your continued
use of the Site after such notice has been
posted for thirty (30) days with the following
exception: If at the time you provide personal
information to AODS you are given the
opportunity (as you currently are) to limit how
such information will be used to communicate
with you, either by AODS or by third parties,
AODS will not change your preference in this
regard without your express consent. However, if
AODS sells assets (or the assets of a division
or subsidiary) to another entity, or AODS (or a
division or subsidiary) is acquired by, or
merged with, another entity, AODS may provide to
such entity customer information that is related
to that part of our business that was sold to or
merged with the other entity without your
consent.
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