Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

You are not required to tell us who you are or reveal any person information about yourself when you visit this web site. There are times, however, when we may need information from you. Personal information like your name, postal address and e-mail address is obtained only when voluntarily submitted. Neopatents collects this information in several ways: as part of an ongoing sales process, while providing technical support, consultation, or product information, through the process of maintaining and upgrading our products, and through automated means such as communications protocols, e-mail communications and cookies.

Personal data collected online may also be combined with information you provide to us through other sources such as product registration, call centers, or in conjunction with events such as trade shows, training seminars and conferences. Information that you supply will relate to the relationship that Neopatents has with you or your organization.

Web Server Logs - In the process of administering this site, we maintain and track usage through Web server logs. Web server logs provide information such as what types of browsers are accessing our site, what pages receive high traffic, and the times of day our servers experience significant load. We use this information to improve the content and navigation features of our site. Anonymized or aggregated forms of this data may be used to identify future features and functions to develop for the site and to provide better customer service.

Cookies - There are various technologies, including one called "cookies" which can be used to provide tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. Some Neopatents pages use cookies or other technologies so that we can better serve you when you return to our site. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. For more information, please refer to user information provided with your Web browser.

Web Beacons – Some of our Web pages and HTML-formatted e-mail use Web beacons in conjunction with cookies to compile aggregate statistics about web site usage. A Web beacon is an electronic image, called a single-pixel (1x1) or clear GIF. Web beacons can recognize certain types of information on a visitor's computer, such as a visitor's cookie number, time and date of a page view and a description of the page where the Web beacon is placed. You may render some Web beacons unusable by rejecting their associated cookies.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Neopatents may use your personal information to:

• Fulfill subscription requests, orders for Patent Matrix Diagrams, software and services made online and to provide other information you request
• Make the Web site easier for you to use
• Help us customize content most relevant to your interests
• Notify you about important news concerning Neopatents
• Notify you of new products and services, product updates, technical support issues, events and special offers we think you may be interested in

HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We may share the personal data you provide with other Neopatents entities and/or business partners for purposes related to those described above. We will not sell, rent or lease to others your personally identifiable information.

Neopatents reserves the right to disclose any and all pertinent information to law enforcement or other governmental officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY

Neopatents is concerned about the security of your information. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use encryption technology when collected or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. Credit card numbers are used only for processing payment and are not used for any other purposes.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Links to third-party Web sites from this Web site are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this site. Neopatents is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites; nor does Neopatents endorse or make any representations about them or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. We recommend that you view the privacy policy posted on each site and determine if the site’s policies are acceptable to you.

CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE

If there are updates to the terms of Neopatents’s online Privacy Notice, we will post those changes here and update the revision date in this document so that you will always know what information we collect online, how we use it, and what choices you have. Your continued use of Neopatents’s web site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Notice means you accept those changes.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

By using Neopatents Web site, you signify your assent to this Privacy Statement.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Should you have comments or questions about this Privacy Notice, you may e-mail us at: info@patentmatrix.com

You may also contact us via postal mail at the following address:

  Neopatents
  P.O. Box 28539
  Raleigh, NC 27611-8539
  USA