Last Revision Date : October 14, 2021

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EV TechNEWS is one of the services offered and governed by Electronics Valley Inc. Electronics Valley respects the privacy of its members and other visitors to this website. Electronics Valley is committed to protecting the privacy of its members. In order to protect online privacy, Electronics Valley has adopted this privacy policy, which together with our Terms of Use govern Electronics Valley’s relationship with you in relation to this website.

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Information Collected by Electronics Valley

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Electronics Valley collects and utilizes different kinds of information from users of this website. It is the policy of Electronics Valley that data will be used for internal or recruitment purposes only -- to help Electronics Valley better serve its members, customers and/or website visitors. It is Electronics Valley’s policy to collect and store only personal information that our members, customers and visitors knowingly provide. The data compiled is considered confidential. Electronics Valley does not sell, rent, share, or otherwise dispose of the sensitive personal information collected to entities outside of the organization without the consent of the data provider. Electronics Valley may disclose your personal information if required by law or in the good-faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with law.

 

Electronics Valley does not collect any personal information from users browsing its website. Users of the public areas of Electronics Valley’s website browse anonymously. Electronics Valley collects the email addresses of those who communicate with Electronics Valley, with its subsidiaries and with its agents via email and for those who register for certain sections of the Electronics Valley website. Electronics Valley also collects information volunteered by users, such as survey information and/or site registrations. Electronics Valley also collects information through Raffle and Giveaway Programs. All this information is kept confidential by Electronics Valley and is used for internal purposes only.

 

Credit card information is collected from an individual when joining or renewing a membership, registering for an educational course, or event, or purchasing other services. These data are submitted voluntarily. Similar information may be submitted to Electronics Valley through membership applications, conference or seminar registrations, and subscriptions. Electronics Valley may also ask for your address, phone number, and/or email address when you submit an abstract or paper, complete a survey, register for a conference, apply for membership, or on other occasions. In each case, our objective is to have your contact information so that we can serve you better.

 

From time to time, Electronics Valley may use your address, phone number, or email address to provide you with updates and other information that we think may be of interest to you. Additionally, via some emails sent in HTML format by Electronics Valley to its members and e-newsletter subscribers, Electronics Valley may collect specific information regarding what the recipient does with that email. For those emails, Electronics Valley may monitor whether a recipient subsequently clicks through to links provided in the message. Other information collected through this tracking feature includes: email address of a user, name of the list from which the message was sent, and destination page. Electronics Valley will only use this information to enhance its services and distribution of those services to its members and other subscribers. This information will not be distributed in any other manner without user consent.

 

How does Electronics Valley use Data Collected ?

 

Electronics Valley uses information voluntarily submitted by members and others to Electronics Valley directly and/or to one of its subsidiaries or agents, in the following ways:

 

    Electronics Valley Subscriber and Member Services

    Electronics Valley and its direct subsidiaries use data collected to maintain the user’s membership, to maintain subscription to   

    Electronics Valley’s monthly e-newsletter EV TechNEWS and to provide requested services (i.e., short courses and events).
  To gain access to members-only resources and personalization features on the Electronics Valley website, members are asked to use  

    their member number and password.

 

    Disclosures to Third Parties

    Electronics Valley may make member contact information available to other members through the “members only” portion of its EV   

    Forum Search function. Electronics Valley does not sell member information to anyone. Member personal information is not shared   

    with third parties other than those acting as agents of Electronics Valley and as directed by Electronics Valley.
  A third party acting on behalf of Electronics Valley may collect event registration information for the purpose of managing the event  

    on behalf of Electronics Valley. Electronics Valley uses third-party services that may collect information on your use of this website  

    through the use of cookies and web beacons as follows :

 

            Credit Card Account Information

            Electronics Valley does not disclose or store credit card account information provided by its members and customers. When 

            members and customers choose to pay using their credit cards, the credit card information is transmitted via a secure encryption   

            provided by some third-party services such as FormSmarts, PayPal, Eventbrite, and as such.

 

            Website Analytics            

            Electronics Valley website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”).  

            Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site.   

            You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this, 

            you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.  By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about 

            you by Google.

 

How can users opt out of communications or unsubscribe from EV TechNEWS ?

 

Users who wish to unsubscribe from EV TechNEWS e-newsletter and those who wish to opt-out of receiving one or more types of communications from Electronics Valley, may do so by contacting Electronics Valley via Contact Form provided on the Electronics Valley website, or clicking on the opt-out link provided in the EV TechNEWS e-newsletter. Should neither one works, you can also contact Electronics Valley by emailing to info@electronicsvalley.us.

 

 

Security

Electronics Valley undertakes reasonable efforts to ensure that all personally identifiable information collected on Electronics Valley website remains secure. All Electronics Valley staff members are instructed to treat member and customer information confidentially.

Electronics Valley cannot provide a guarantee against inadvertent disclosure or intentional misappropriation of data by a third party including one of our employees. Our Privacy Policy applies solely to information collection practice on Electronics Valley website. This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Electronics Valley has no control or influence over the privacy practices of other sites. Electronics Valley encourages all users to be aware when they leave Electronics Valley website and to read privacy statements of every website they visit.

 

Additional Comments

If you have any comments about the Electronics Valley website, including the handling or use of personal information, please contact us by e-mailing evtechnews@electronicsvalley.us.