We appreciate your interest in our Web site and respect your right to privacy. This Policy summarizes our practices with respect to gathering personal information from visitors and how we might use this information. We also describe some of the ways you may provide the information and the types of information you may submit.

Information Sent to Us by Your Web Browser

We collect information that is sent by your web browser. This information allows our site to communicate with your computer during your visit and usually includes the IP address of your Internet service provider, browser type (Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, etc.), which part of the Web site visitors navigate, date and time of the day, etc. We use this information for statistical purposes that help us to design and improve the Web site to provide better information. The information we receive through your browser depends on the settings of the browser and do not permit us to identify or locate individual visitors.

Information Placed on Your Computer

We may store some information (commonly known as a “cookie”) on your computer when you visit our Web site. These “cookies” facilitate customizing your use of the Web site so you do not have to enter your details every time you visit.

Information You Provide Voluntarily

We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you use our Web site, for example, the information you provide when you send us an email to ask us a question or the information you provide when you fill out a form to request a quote. We use this information for the purposes for which you provide it and, in some cases, for business purposes such as customer service or market research.

We do not seek to collect any sensitive information from visitors to our Web site, unless legally required to do so, for example, in our Careers section (recruiting and hiring purposes). Sensitive information includes different types of data relating to: religion, race or ethnic origin, political opinions, sexual life, criminal record, etc. We suggest that you do not provide sensitive information of this nature.

Sharing Personal Information

We do not sell personal information collected from our Web site to mailing list brokers without your express consent.

Some of the data we collect may be transferred among our divisions and affiliated companies around the world. When we do so, these division and affiliated companies will use your information in a manner consistent with the purposes for which it was originally collected.

In some cases, we may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples of these functions include deliveries, analyzing data, fulfilling orders, marketing assistance, etc. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not user it for other purposes.

Hyperlinks

Our Web site may contain links to sites that Materials Science Technology does not own. These links are provided as a service and we are not responsible for their privacy policies and practices and we do not imply any endorsement of the activities or content of these sites. We recommend that you check the privacy policy of their sites.

Information From Children

Our Web site is generally not intended for persons under 17 years of age. Materials Science Technology does not seek to gather personal information from or about persons under the age of 17.

Conditions of Use, Notices and Revisions

By using our Web site or providing personal information to us, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Policy. If you do not agree with the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information, does not use our Web site or any of its contact forms. We reserve the right to change this statement at any time without notice except as otherwise provided herein.

Questions about this Policy

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us:

Materials Science Technology
3607 North Loop 336 West
Conroe, TX, 77304-3625