Privacy Policy
Introduction
General Cyber Systems Corporation respects the privacy of its customers and
commits to ensure that any information collected is strictly controlled.
Therefore, in order to inform you of our policies and activities with respect
to the collection, use and transfer of personal data on the Internet, General
Cyber Systems Corporation is providing you with an electronic copy of this
Policy.
In this Policy, “Personal Data” means information which relates to an individual
and which identifies that individual, either directly or indirectly (together with
other information that is reasonably likely to come into General Cyber Systems
Corporation’s possession), such as your name, e-mail address or telephone number.
Collection of Personal Data
Generally, you can visit General Cyber Systems Corporation websites without providing
any Personal Data about yourself. However, for accessing some parts of our websites,
such as purchasing our products, or downloading certain documents, or in connection
with another specific purpose, we may need to collect Personal Data from you. Providing
Personal Data to us in these events is voluntary. If you do not provide Personal Data
to us, then you will not be able to purchase the products or benefit from the respective
functionality offered by our websites, such as communication, downloading of documents
or recruitment. The purposes, for which your Personal Data is collected, are described
below, along with a brief description of how your Personal Data may be handled in each
case.
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Purchasing Products. In order to purchase products from our website, you will
be required to enter personal information such as name, address and credit card
information. It is important to note that, since we use the services of PayPal,
General Cyber Systems Corporation does not have access to or store any credit card
information on its website servers.
- Communicating with you.
We will follow up on comments and other requests that you submit to us through our
website, such as online queries or registering your attendance at a conference, or at
a local product demo in your area. This may include calling you back by telephone
or communicating with you via email.
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Direct marketing and promotion. Direct marketing and/or promotional efforts
by or on behalf of General Cyber Systems Corporation may include providing you
with specific information that you have requested online or providing more
general information about other General Cyber Systems Corporation offerings.
When we collect Personal Data for direct marketing or promotional purposes,
however, we generally offer you appropriate choices regarding the use of your
Personal Data.
- Recruitment. If you submit a resume or job application online, we will
use your Personal Data for recruitment-related purposes, which may include
contacting you via email, or telephone. In some cases, you may be required
to register on our website in order that you may track the progress of your
application online. Except where you request otherwise, General Cyber Systems
Corporation may keep your Personal Data on file for an appropriate time in order
to consider you for other employment opportunities with General Cyber Systems
Corporation in the future.
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Supplier administration. Some General Cyber Systems Corporation websites
enable third-party suppliers to register their interest in supplying products
and services to General Cyber Systems Corporation. We will use this Personal
Data in connection with entering into or performing a transaction with the
supplier and for other procurement-related purposes.
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Discussion forums. If you choose to participate in General Cyber Systems
Corporation discussion forums then, in some cases, you may be required to
register certain details, such as your name and email address. You should
also be aware that your comments may be made broadly available to others,
inside or outside General Cyber Systems Corporation, depending on which
particular discussion forum you are accessing.
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Maintaining the website and conducting customer satisfaction surveys
We will use your Personal Data in order to maintain and improve our website.
We may also use your Personal Data in order to conduct customer satisfaction
surveys.
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Compiling aggregate statistics regarding the use of its website.
General Cyber Systems will from time to time compile aggregate statistics
for it own uses. Examples of such aggregate statistics are number visits
to site, number of downloads, and so on. Such aggregate statistics contain
no personal data.
Cookies and clicktrails
We may collect information through our website by using cookies and clicktrails.
All information collected by means of cookies or clicktrails will be anonymised,
aggregated and only used to develop and track traffic patterns and the volume
of use of our websites. Sometimes cookies are used to assist you in reaching
the appropriate information and to tailor your visit to your individual preferences.
For example, a cookie can be used to remember your login information if you choose
the “Remember me” option while signing in. If you do not want to receive a cookie
from our website, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when
you receive a cookie, which you may then refuse upon such notice. To understand how
to do this, please consult your browser’s help section. However, refusing the
cookies may prevent you from accessing some parts of the websites.
Legal disclosures
General Cyber Systems Corporation may disclose your Personal Data in order to enforce
our website Terms of Use or in urgent circumstances to protect personal safety, the
public or General Cyber Systems Corporation’s websites. It is also possible that
we may be required by law to disclose your Personal Data pursuant to judicial or other
government subpoenas, warrants, or orders, potentially, in any country where we do
business.
Sensitive Personal Data
As a general rule, General Cyber Systems Corporation does not collect “Sensitive Personal Data”
through its website. “Sensitive Personal Data” means Personal Data concerning racial or
ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership,
or concerning health or sex life. By volunteering unsolicited sensitive Personal Data to us
(e.g., by submitting your resume or a job application online), you expressly consent to your
Personal Data being used as described in this Policy.
Data security and integrity
General Cyber Systems Corporation uses various technological and procedural security
measures in order to protect the Personal Data we collect, use or transfer from loss,
misuse, alteration or destruction. However, you should be aware that, due to the open
and unsecured character of the Internet, General Cyber Systems Corporation can not be
responsible for the security of transmissions of the Personal Data over the Internet.
Third-party websites
General Cyber Systems Corporation websites may provide links to third-party websites.
General Cyber Systems Corporation does not make any representations or warranties with
respect to such third-party websites. You should be aware that the owners and operators
of such third-party websites might collect, use or transfer personal data under different
terms and conditions than General Cyber Systems Corporation. Upon linking to a third-party
website, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies of such third party websites.
You should also be aware that third-party websites may use cookies.
Notification of changes to this Policy
This Policy was last updated on July 28th 2008. In order to check updates to this Policy,
please consult this page on a regular basis.
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