Your Privacy

dataMate Products takes your privacy seriously. We use the information you voluntarily provide, together with information regarding the manner in which you use this web site, and the web sites of our parent, subsidiaries and affiliates that are linked to and integrated into this web site (collectively, the "dataMate Products Site"), to provide you with requested information, and to improve the dataMate Products Site and our products and services. dataMate Products is committed to data security, and to protecting the personal information of our dataMate Products Site users.

This Privacy Policy explains what type of information we collect, what we do with that information, and how you can update and control the use of your personally identifiable data.

Information Gathered on the dataMate Products Site

We collect two types of information from visitors to the dataMate Site: We collect personal data such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone/fax numbers, customer account numbers, and the content of e-mail submissions sent to us, when voluntarily submitted by visitors to our site. You do not need to disclose any personally identifiable information to view the dataMate Products Site.

Certain non-personal information is also automatically collected from our visitors when they access the dataMate Products Site, such as information about traffic patterns on the dataMate Products Site, the total number of users logging into the dataMate Products Site on a daily basis, which pages users access, the URL from which each user comes to the dataMate Products Site, the URL to which each user exits, the type of browser used by each user, and the IP address from which a user accesses the dataMate Products Site.

What Do We Do With This Information?

Information voluntarily submitted to us is used to contact users for the purpose for which the information was provided (e.g., to process an order, provide you with corporate or product information, or process an application for employment). In addition, we may from time to time use this information to contact users about products and services offered by dataMate Products. We also may combine information that you have given us online with information you have given us offline, in order to provide you with improved customer service and with tailored information about our products and services.

We do not trade, sell, rent or lease your personally identifiable information to others. dataMate Products may share your data, however, with our parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, and with web site hosting partners and other parties who assist dataMate Products in operating the dataMate Products site and our computer systems. Each of such third parties have adopted their own Privacy Policies or signed confidentiality agreements with dataMate Products obligating them to keep user data confidential. dataMate Products also reserves the right to disclose any information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is required by law or legal process, to respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property or safety of dataMate Products or others.

Information automatically collected from users of the dataMate Products Site is used internally to improve the dataMate Products Site and our products and services. We may also share aggregate data about the number and frequency of visitors to our website, and the manner in which customers or dealers use the dataMate Products Site, with our webmaster or other business partners.

It is possible that as we continue to develop our dataMate Products Site and our business, dataMate Products and/or its assets might be acquired. In such a transaction, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

Use of Cookies

We use "cookies" on the dataMate Products Site to help you use our site more easily, and to help us to keep track of certain statistical information so that we can continuously improve the dataMate Products Site and our service to you. A "cookie" is a small data file that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive to help our website "remember" information about you when you return to our website, such as unfinished input to facilitate completion of online forms. Our cookies cannot read data off of your hard drive, read cookie files created by other websites or track any personal information about you. You may be able to set your browser to disable cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie.

Security of Information

dataMate Products takes reasonable measures to protect the security of the information transmitted between browsers and our web server, including using firewalls and other security technologies where deemed appropriate by dataMate Products. To protect your privacy, however, please do not use e-mail or this dataMate Products Site to communicate information you wish to be kept strictly confidential. You acknowledge that any transmission of data may be illegally intercepted and used by third parties. dataMate Products shall not be responsible for any interception of data transmitted to or from our web server.

Corrections and Opt-Out Procedures

If you provide your name, e-mail address, telephone number, mail address or other contact information to us, you may remove yourself from our mailing lists and correct or update any such information by sending an e-mail to info@methode.com, a facsimile to (708) 867-3149, Attention: Sales Department, or a letter by regular mail to Methode dataMate Products, Attention: Sales Department, 7401 West Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL 60706. You may also have access to your data by sending us a request via any of the above methods.

Links to Other Web Sites

The dataMate Products Site contains hypertext links to third party web sites. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to such web sites and your use of such sites will be subject to the privacy policies and procedures relating thereto.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the privacy practices relating to this dataMate Products Site, or your dealings with the dataMate Products Site, please contact us as described under "Corrections and Opt-Out Procedures" above.

Your Consent

By using this dataMate Products Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as specified above. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.