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MIA is committed to protecting your privacy
online. Our policy explains how we will do this.
What information do we collect?
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We
collect Minimal personal information
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Registration: on some parts of the site we ask you to register, and if
you do we ask for your name, email address, geographical address and
other personal information.
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From
time to time we will ask you for further information for example, if
you make a purchase.
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We
may also use cookies. For an explanation, see the section on cookies
below.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small files which many web sites transfer to your hard disk.
They can inform the web site what pages you visit, and your preferences,
which enable web sites to provide you with a more personalized service.
You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to warn you before
accepting them.
We
use cookies, but most parts of our site can be accessed even if your
cookies are turned off. But you may find there are parts of the site
which you cannot access if your cookies are turned off.
How do we use your information?
We
use the information to help us understand more about our clients, also
to improve our website, and to send you information about us and our
products which we think may be of interest to you, both electronically
or otherwise.
Unless you have informed us that you do not wish to receive further
information about our products and those of our affiliates and partners,
we and they may send you direct mail.
When do we share information?
We
do not sell your personal information to others.
We
share your information ONLY with our associated companies
Some of our products are hosted by third parties but we agree with those
third parties that they will keep your information secure and not use it
for other purposes.
If
you sign up for services that are managed or offered by other
organizations, they will obtain your information.
A
number of other people's web sites have links on our site. If you link
to their sites, they may collect information. Such sites are not within
our control and are not covered by this privacy statement.
If
we believe that your use of the site is unlawful or damaging to others,
we reserve the right to disclose the information we have obtained
through the site about you to the extent that it is reasonably necessary
in our opinion to prevent, remedy or take action in relation to such
conduct.
Security
All
personal information is encoded using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
technology before being sent over the Internet. To protect your data
further, your information is always stored in encrypted form in a
database that is away from our Web site database, so it isn't connected
to the Internet. Any transactions are issued a digital certificate,
ensuring that your data can only be read by our transaction system as
long as your browser shows its secure mode symbol (such as a key or
closed lock).
To
make the most of the security on our site, we recommend using either
Netscape Navigator® or Microsoft® Internet Explorer™ version 4.0 or
higher, both of which enable SSL. We also recommend setting your
browser's preferences to accept cookies and enable JavaScript™.
Legal Notice
Your use of this web site hosted by Mercury International Associates
and/or its various affiliates or subsidiaries is subject to the
following terms and conditions:
Copyright and Trade Marks
All
materials on this web site are the copyright of Mercury International
Associates or are reproduced with permission from other copyright
owners. All rights are reserved. The materials on this web site may be
retrieved and downloaded solely for personal use. No materials may
otherwise be copied, modified, published, broadcast or otherwise
distributed without the prior written permission of Mercury
International Associates.
Links
Links to other web sites are provided by Mercury International
Associates in good faith and for information only. Mercury disclaims any
responsibility for the materials contained in any web site linked to
this site.
Interactive material
Portions of this site may allow users to post their own material.
Materials posted by users do not necessarily reflect the views of
Mercury. By posting materials on this site, you represent that you have
all necessary rights in and to such materials and that such materials
will not infringe any personal or proprietary rights of any third
parties, nor will such materials be defamatory, unlawful, threatening,
obscene or otherwise objectionable.
Mercury reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to review, edit or
delete any material posted by users which Mercury deems defamatory,
unlawful, threatening, obscene or otherwise objectionable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mercury expressly disclaims any
responsibility or liability for any material communicated by third
parties through this web site.
We will review this policy in the
light of comments we receive so please check the latest version. If you
have any questions specifically about Privacy please
contact us. |