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AST Global Internet Privacy Policy

AST respects your right to privacy. This policy summarizes what personally identifiable information we may collect, and how we might use this information. This policy also describes other important topics relating to your privacy.

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AST Global Internet Privacy Policy

AST Global Internet Privacy Policy

It is AST's policy to comply with all applicable privacy and data protection laws. This commitment reflects the value we place on earning and keeping the trust of our employees, customers, business partners and others who share their personal information with us.

This Global Internet Privacy Policy (this "Policy") describes how AST protects your privacy when we collect personal information on AST Internet sites. As used in this Policy, the term "personal information" means information that identifies you personally, alone or in combination with other information available to us.

This Policy applies, in general, to all Internet sites operated by or on behalf of AST and its business units worldwide (each an "AST Internet Site").

Your Consent

By using an AST Internet Site or providing personal information to us, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Policy.

If you do not consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Policy, do not use AST Internet Sites.

Limitations on the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

To the extent required by applicable law, whenever AST collects personal information on an AST Internet Site, AST will:

  • provide timely and appropriate notice to you about its data practices;
  • collect, use, disclose and transfer your personal information only with your consent, which may be express or implied, depending on the sensitivity of the personal information, legal requirements, and other factors;
  • collect your personal information only for specific, limited purposes. The information we collect will be relevant, adequate and not excessive for the purposes for which it is collected;
  • process your personal information in a manner consistent with the purposes for which it was originally collected or to which you have subsequently consented;
  • take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete, and, where necessary, kept up-to-date;
  • not use your personal information for direct marketing purposes without giving you an opportunity to "opt-out"; and
  • take appropriate measures, by contract or otherwise, to provide adequate protection for personal information that is disclosed to a third party or transferred to another country, including transfers within AST.

Information Collected on AST Internet Sites and How It May Be Used

When you access and use an AST Internet Site, there are 3 ways we may collect information about you:

1. Information Sent to Us by Your Web Browser

AST collects information that is sent to us automatically by your web browser. This information typically includes the IP address of your Internet service provider, the name of your operating system (such as Macintosh® or Windows®) and the name and version of your browser (such as Internet Explorer® or Netscape®). The information we receive depends on the settings on your web browser. Please check your browser if you want to learn what information your browser sends or how to change your settings.

The information provided by your browser does not identify you personally. We use this information to create statistics that help us improve our sites and make them more compatible with the technology used by our Internet visitors.

2. Information Collected By Placing a "Cookie" On Your Computer

AST may obtain information about you by installing a "tag" on your computer's hard drive. This tag is known as a "cookie."

Our AST Internet Sites use "session cookies." A session cookie is used to tag your computer with a computer-generated, unique identifier when you access our site. A session cookie does not identify you personally and expires after you close your browser. We use session cookies to collect statistical information about the ways visitors use our sites - which pages they visit, which links they use, and how long they stay on each page. We analyze this information (known as "clickstream data") in statistical form to better understand our visitors' interests and needs to improve the content and functionality of our sites.

AST Internet sites may also use "persistent cookies." These cookies do not expire when you close your browser; they stay on your computer until you delete them. By assigning your computer a unique identifier, we are able to create a database of your previous choices and preferences, and in situations where these choices or preferences need to be collected again, they can be provided by us automatically, saving you time and effort. If an AST Internet Site uses "persistent cookies" we will notify you on that site.

If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not required to accept cookies when you visit an AST Internet Site, you may be unable to use all of the functionality of the site if your browser rejects our cookies.

3. Information You Knowingly and Voluntarily Provide

AST collects the information you knowingly and voluntarily provide when you use a AST Internet Site, for example, the information you provide when you sign up to receive email alerts, when you complete a survey, or when you ask us a question or email us with feedback. In many cases this information will be personal information.

AST uses this information for the purposes for which you provide it. For example, if you provide your e-mail address when you sign up to receive e-mail alerts, we use your e-mail address to deliver the e-mail alerts you request.

We may also use the information we collect on AST Internet Sites for various business purposes such as customer service, fraud prevention, market research, improving our products and services, and providing you and your company with information and offers we believe may be of interest to you. We may also remove all the personally identifiable information and use the rest for historical, statistical or scientific purposes.

Many of the AST Internet Sites permit you to make choices about the use of your personal information. In most cases, we ask you to indicate your choices at the time and on the page where you provide your personal information.

Sharing Personal Information

AST will not sell personal information collected from its Internet sites to mailing list brokers without your express consent.

AST may share your personal information with other AST business units. When we do so, these other AST business units will use your information in a manner consistent with the purposes for which it was originally collected (or to which you subsequently consented) and only as permitted under this Policy and all applicable privacy and data protection laws.

AST may also share your personal information with third parties we hire to perform support services for us. These third parties are required to use the personal information we share with them only to perform services on our behalf and to treat your personal information as strictly confidential.

In some cases, AST may share your personal information with third parties who partner with us to provide products and services to our customers. When we do so, we will require our business partners to use the personal information we share with them in a manner consistent with the purposes for which it was originally collected (or to which you subsequently consented) and only as permitted under this Policy and all applicable privacy and data protection laws.

In certain limited circumstances we may share or transfer personal information to unrelated third parties. For example, we may provide personal information to a third party (i) at your request; (ii) to comply with a legal requirement or court order; (iii) to investigate a possible crime, such as identity theft; (iv) in connection with the sale, purchase, merger, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution of AST or a AST business unit; or (v) under similar circumstances. If such an event occurs, we will take appropriate steps to protect your personal information.

Security of Personal Information

Your personal information will generally be stored in AST databases or databases maintained by our service providers. Most of these databases are stored on servers located in the United States. To the extent required by law, if your personal information will be transferred outside your country an appropriate notice will be provided.

AST maintains reasonable safeguards to protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of your personal information. For example, we use secure socket layer (SSL) technology to transfer personal information over the Internet. Although we use security measures to help protect your personal information against unauthorized disclosure, misuse or alteration, as is the case with all computer networks linked to the Internet, we cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet and will not be responsible for breaches of security beyond our reasonable control.

Links to Third Party Internet Sites

AST Internet Sites may contain links to Internet sites that are not operated by AST. These links are provided as a service and do not imply any endorsement of the activities or content of these sites, nor any association with their operators. AST does not control these Internet sites and is not responsible for their content, security, or privacy practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on web sites you visit before using the site or providing personal information.

Access to Personal Information

You may review, correct and update the personal information that you provide to us at an AST Internet Site by clicking on this feedback link or by writing to us at Advanced Spinal Technologies, Inc. 433 Plaza Real, Suite 255 Boca Raton, Florida 33432.

Retention of Personal Information

AST retains the personal information collected on AST Internet Sites as long as necessary to provide the services, products and information you request or as permitted by applicable law.

Children and Parents

AST Internet Sites are generally not intended for persons under 13 years of age. AST does not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from or about children on its Internet Sites except as permitted under applicable law. If your child has submitted personal information and you would like to request that such information be deleted from our records, you may do so by clicking on this feedback link or by writing to us at Advanced Spinal Technologies, Inc. 433 Plaza Real, Suite 255 Boca Raton, Florida 33432.

Questions about this Policy

If you have any questions about this Policy or our use of your personal information, please contact us by clicking on this feedback link or write to us at Advanced Spinal Technologies, Inc. 433 Plaza Real, Suite 255 Boca Raton, Florida 33432.

Changes to this Policy

AST reserves the right to update or modify this Policy, at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Policy on our Internet Site. If we modify this Policy, the modifications will only apply to the personal information we collect after we have posted the revised Policy.

This Policy was last revised on June 9, 2005.

Copyright / Disclaimer

© Copyright 2005, Advanced Spinal Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Advanced Spinal Technologies, Inc. (AST) provides this Internet site for informational purposes only. The site's content is wholly owned and controlled by AST and is protected under all applicable copyright and trademark laws. You may download content from this site for non-commercial uses only. No modification or further reproduction of any content from this site is permitted without express prior written permission from AST.

Unless otherwise noted, all products and product descriptions shown or described herein represent AST products available in the United States only. Products shown may not be available or may be known by other names outside the United States.

AST does not provide medical advice or services. The information provided within this Internet site is not a substitute for medical care. If you have, or suspect you have, a health problem, you should always consult with a licensed healthcare professional.

If the AST site is linked to other Internet sites, AST takes no responsibility for any aspect of any linked site and makes no endorsement of any such site. AST shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from the content of any other site or sites.

Any communication forwarded to AST through the AST Internet site is done strictly on a non-confidential basis. AST may reproduce, publish, or otherwise use any such communication for any purpose whatsoever including development, manufacturing, and marketing of either products or services.