Privacy Policy

PartMiner WorldWide Inc., its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively "PartMiner") appreciates your visit to the www.partminer.com website (the “Site”), becoming a PartMiner.com member, and/or your use of the PartMiner content and applications on or accessed through the Site.   This Privacy Policy describes the policies of PartMiner with respect to the collection and use of information provided by you through our Site.  Your use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and your consent to any action we take with respect to your information in compliance with this Privacy Policy.

1. What information do we collect?

When you register to become a member of the Site, you fill out a registration form that includes name, company, location, address, e-mail address, billing address, title, job function, phone number, and the business in which your company is engaged. All registration information is collected by PartMiner. When you log on to the Site, or use any applications accessed through the Site, we will collect information about your activities, including, but not limited to, what product information you access on the Site, as well as any information you enter into the Site or the applications, and your internet domain and IP address.

2. How is the information used?

The information we collect may be used by PartMiner to improve its website or services, to provide customer service, to provide you with email, fax and other notices regarding your account and the products or services you are receiving, for billing and collection purposes, or to market and promote its other services to members. Statistical information about activity on the Site may be used by PartMiner or transferred to third parties for marketing, promotion, market research, or other purposes, at PartMiner's sole discretion.  We also may also use your information to send you e-mail and other communications on behalf of third parties.  Each of these communications will include instructions for opting out of receiving future third party offers from us. 

3. How do we protect your information?

We use reasonable security measures to protect your information.  Your PartMiner and www.partminer.com registration information and any documents you have created are password-protected so that only you and PartMiner have access to that information. You can access this information using your member ID and password. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. PartMiner will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or email. Remember to sign out of your PartMiner account and clear your browser window when you finish your work, to ensure that others cannot access your information.

In addition to password security, PartMiner installs firewalls where appropriate. We strive to protect you and your information. However, no system can be guaranteed. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us, and, therefore, you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we use our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems.

4.  Do we disclose any information to outside parties? 

We do not sell, trade or transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.  This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Site, running our business, or servicing you, so long as these parties agree to keep this information confidential.  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 other’ rights, property or safety.  Non-personally identifiable information, however, may be used or disclosed for other purposes as described in this Policy.

5. How does the Site use cookies?

PartMiner reserves the right to collect user information via “cookies”.  PartMiner may use cookies to track user traffic patterns, such as when you click on various links and promotions in the Site. PartMiner may use cookies to make it possible for you to enter various parts of the site without having to log on each time. If you set your browser preferences so that PartMiner cannot place a cookie on your system, you may have to enter additional information to log on to different parts of the Site.

6.  Links.

This Site may contain content, services, advertising and other materials that link to Web sites operated by third parties.  We have no control over those other sites, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them.  We encourage you to refer to the privacy policies, if any, of those sites.

7.  European Union.

If you are an individual resident in a Member State of the European Union, you acknowledge and agree that PartMiner may collect, use and disclose your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy and any amendments hereto. You also acknowledge and agree that PartMiner may transfer your personal data outside of the European Union for purposes described in this Privacy Policy. You are entitled to see the information held about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us.

8.  Terms of Use.

Please also visit our Terms of Use section establishing the use, disclaimers and limitations of liability governing the use of our site at:  www.partminer.com/main/termsofuse

9. Privacy Policy Modifications

PartMiner reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to the Privacy Policy means that you accept the changes.  Although this Privacy Policy is not a contract and does not create any legal rights, it does serve as an expression of PartMiner's commitment to protecting personal information. This Policy was last updated on 7/22/2009.

10.  Contacting Us. 

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or need to contact us for any reason relating to this policy, you can send an email to the following address: jgreenblatt@partminer.com, or otherwise contact us at 7808 E. Peakview Ave., Suite 400, Centennial, Colorado 80111, Attn: General Counsel.