Disclaimer | Privacy | SQC 2008

Your privacy is important to SQC Group of Companies. This statement discloses the information practices for SQC Group of Companies Web sites, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.
　
Personal Information

In general, you can visit SQC Group of Companies on the Internet without telling us who you are and without giving any personal information about yourself. There are times, however, when we or our partners may need information from you.

You may choose to give us personal information in a variety of situations. For example, you may want to give us information, such as your name and address or e-mail id, to correspond with you, to process an order, or to provide you with a subscription. You may give us your credit card details to buy something from us. We intend to let you know how we will use such information before we collect it from you; if you tell us that you do not want us to use this information to make further contact with you beyond fulfilling your requests, we will respect your wishes. If you give us personal information about somebody else, such as a spouse or work colleague, we will assume that you have their permission to do so.

Using and Sharing Personal Information

The following paragraphs describe in more detail how SQC Group of Companies may use your personal information and with whom we may share it. Depending on the type of SQC Group of Companies Web site you are visiting, one or more of the paragraphs may apply. For example, if you order a product from an SQC Group of Companies Web site, your information will be handled as described in such paragraphs as Fulfilling Your Transaction Request and Marketing Use.

Fulfilling your transaction request

If you request something from an SQC Group of Companies Web site, for example, a product or service, a callback, or specific marketing materials, we will use the information you provide to fulfill your request. To help us do this, we may share information, with others, for instance, other parts of SQC Group of Companies, SQC Group of Company's Business Partners. In connection with a transaction we may also contact you as part of our customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes.

Marketing Use

The information you provide to SQC Group of Companies on certain SQC Group of Companies Web sites may also be used by SQC Group of Companies and selected third parties for marketing purposes. Before we use it, however, we will offer you the opportunity to choose whether or not to have your information used in this way.

Information for Business Partners

If you represent an SQC Group of Companies Business Partner, you may visit an SQC Group of Companies Web site intended specifically for SQC Group of Companies 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 SQC Group of Companies Business Partners generally. For instance, this may involve using your information to send you details of SQC Group of Companies Business Partner programs. It may also include sharing certain information with other Business Partners (subject to any confidentiality obligations that may exist), or SQC Group of Companies 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.

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.

Supplementing Information

From time to time we may supplement information you give us via an SQC Group of Companies Web site with information from other sources, such as information validating your address or other available information about businesses. This is to help us maintain the accuracy of the information we collect and to help us provide a better service.

Service Quality Monitoring

Certain Web transactions may also involve you calling us or our calling you. Please be aware that it is SQC Group of Company's general practice to monitor and in some cases record such calls for staff training or quality assurance purposes.

Links to non-SQC Group of Companies Web sites

SQC Group of Companies Web sites may contain links to other Web sites. SQC Group of Companies is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other Web sites.

Notification of Changes

This privacy statement was last updated on Feb 1, 2008 . A notice will be posted on our Web site home page for 30 days whenever this privacy statement is changed in a material way.