Privacy and Cookie Notice

Aetheros Inc (“AOS”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust as it relates to the privacy of your information. This privacy and cookie notice (the “Privacy Notice”) is intended to inform you of the types of information we collect, as well as our policies and practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of that information through our web site located at www.aetheros.com, our mobile applications, blogs, social media pages and their respective contents, including, without limitation, the Aetheros Product Web Site located at www.products.aetheros.com (the AOS Products Web Site), whether accessed via computer, mobile device or other technology.

Please read this Privacy Notice carefully, as you are acknowledging that you understand and agree to the terms of this Privacy Notice.

QUICK GUIDE TO AGREEMENT

  1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT ON OUR WEB SITES
  2. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
  3. SHARING OF INFORMATION
  4. INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM THIRD PARTIES
  5. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS, CHOICE AND ACCESS
  6. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
  7. SAFE HARBOR FRAMEWORK
  8. OTHER SITES
  9. CONSENT TO PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF INFORMATION
  10. CHANGES
  11. CONTACT US


1 INFORMATION WE COLLECT ON OUR WEB SITES

The types of information we collect may vary depending on your use of the features found on our web sites.

1.1 Information You Provide To Us

1.1.1 We may collect and process the following information about you:
  1. information that could reasonably be used to contact you, or to identify you personally, or that otherwise relates to you (such as your name, mailing or billing ddress, telephone number, or email address (collectively, “Personal Information”)
  2. email preferences, user ID, account password and password hint question;
  3. details of any requests or transactions made by you through our web sites;
  4. communications you send to us, for example to receive a product purchase quotation, submit a purchase order to buy our products, or access information on our products that you have purchased; and
  5. Information that we collect automatically


1.1.2 Usage Information
. Whenever you visit or interact with our web sites we may use a variety of technologies that automatically or passively collect information about how our web site is accessed and used (“Usage Information”). Usage Information may include the page served, the time, and the preceding page views. This information helps us keep our web site fresh and interesting to our users and allows us to tailor content to a userd's interests.

1.1.3 Device Identifier.
We automatically collect your IP address or other unique identifier (“Device Identifier”) for the Device (computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device) that you use to access the AOS Products Web Site. A Device Identifier is a number that is assigned to your Device when you access a website or its servers, and our computers identify your Device by its Device Identifier. We may use a Device Identifier to, among other things, administer our web sites, help diagnose problems with our servers, analyze trends, track usersd' web page movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

1.1.4 Cookies.
Cookies are data files placed on a Device when it is used to visit our web sites or access their services (“Cookies”). We may use Cookies to collect and store certain information about you, for security purposes, to facilitate site navigation and to personalize your experience while visiting our web sites. Cookies may also be used to associate you with social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and, if you so choose, to enable interaction between your activities on our web sites and your activities on such social networking sites. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). If you would prefer not to accept Cookies, most browsers will allow you to: (i) change your browser settings to notify you when you receive a Cookie, which lets you choose whether or not to accept it; (ii) disable existing Cookies; or (iii) set your browser to automatically reject any Cookies. Please be aware that if you disable or reject Cookies, some features and services on our web sites may not work properly because we may not be able to recognize and associate you with your account.

1.1.5 Web Beacons
We may also include web beacons (also known as Internet tags, pixel tags, tracking beacons and clear GIFs) with the content that we deliver to you, which we will use to collect information regarding your interaction with such content. A web beacon is a transparent graphic image placed on a web page or in an email, which indicates that a page or email has been viewed or that an email has been forwarded. In addition, a web beacon allows third parties to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, the type of browser used to view the page, and the information in Cookies set by the third party. A web beacon may also tell your browser to get content from another server.

2 HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

2.1 We may use the information you provide to:

  • identify you when you sign-in to your AOS Product Web Site account;
  • enable us to provide you with the AOS Product Web Site, including access to certain areas and features of the AOS Products Web Site;
  • send you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us;
  • administer your account with us;
  • comply with license obligations;
  • enable us to contact you regarding any question you make through the AOS Products Web Site;
  • analyze the use of the AOS Products Web Site and the people visiting the AOS Products Web Site to improve our content and service; and
  • use for other purposes that we may disclose to you when we request your information or otherwise with your consent.


2.2
We may use records of e-chat sessions with our representatives for support, training, and improvements to our AOS Products Web Site. If you provide feedback to us, we may use and disclose such feedback for any purpose, provided we do not associate such feedback with your information.

2.3
We may send you electronic newsletters or promotional emails, unless you have requested not to receive such promotional communications from us. You can opt out of receiving further promotional messages from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the promotional email you receive or by contacting us directly at privacy@aetheros.com. We may also send you Service-related communications unless or until such time as you terminate your account on the AOS Products Web Site.

3 SHARING OF INFORMATION

3.1
Except as described here, we will not trade, rent, or share any of your Personal Information to any third parties without your specific consent. We may share non- personal information, such as aggregate data and Usage Information with third parties. We may also share your information as disclosed at the time you provide your information, as set forth in this Privacy and Cookie Notice and in the following circumstances:

3.2 Third Parties.
We may share your information with third parties that perform functions on our behalf (or on behalf of our partners) such as service providers that host or operate our AOS Products Web Site, analyze data, process transactions and payments, advertisers, sponsors or other third parties that participate in or provide marketing or promotional assistance. You hereby consent and authorize us to delegate the authorizations and share the information you provide to us with our third-party service provider(s) to the extent required to provide these services to you.

3.3
Your information may also be used by us or shared with our affiliates, sponsors, partners, advertisers or other third parties to provide you with product information and promotional and other offers.

3.4 Your Agreement To Have Your Personal Information Shared.
While on our AOS Products Web Site, you may have the opportunity to opt-in to receive information and/or marketing offers from someone else or to otherwise consent to the sharing of your information with a third party, including social networking sites. If you agree to have your Personal Information shared, your Personal Information will be disclosed to the third party and the Personal Information you disclose will be subject to the privacy policy and business practices of that third party.

3.5 Business Transfers.
We may share your information with other entities and our affiliates primarily for business and operational purposes. In the event that Aetheros is involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, your information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction.

3.6 Legal Disclosure.
We may transfer and disclose your information to third parties to comply with a legal obligation; when we believe in good faith that the law or a governmental authority requires it; to address fraud, security or technical issues; to respond to an emergency.

4 INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM THIRD PARTIES

We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, if you are on another website and you opt-in to receive information from Aetheros, that website will submit to us your email address and other information about you so that we may contact you as requested. You may also choose to participate in a third-party application or feature (such as one of our Facebook© or Twitter© applications or a similar application or feature on a third-party website) through which you allow us to collect (or the third party to share) information about you, including Usage Information, information such as lists of your friends, “likes”, comments you have shared, groups and location, and analytics (including, page views, shares, number of followers). In addition, we may receive information about you if a user of a third-party website gives us access to their profile and you are one of their “connections” or information about you is otherwise accessible through your “connections,” web page, profile page, or similar page on a social networking or other third-party website or interactive service. We may supplement the information we collect about you through the AOS Products Web Site with such information from third parties in order to enhance our ability to serve you, to tailor our content to you and/or to offer you opportunities that we believe may be of interest to you.

5 YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS, CHOICE AND ACCESS

You may always direct us not to share your information with third parties, not to use your information to provide you with information or offers, or not to send you newsletters, emails or other communications by: (i) modifying your registered user information on the AOS Products Web Site; (ii) sending us an email at privacy@aetheros.com; (iii) following the unsubscribe instructions within AOS emails. If you wish to modify, verify, correct, or delete any of your information collected through our web sites, including, without limitation, the AOS Products Web Site, you may edit your registered user information or contact us at the above address or email. In accordance with our routine record keeping, we may delete certain records that contain information you have submitted through the AOS Products Web Site. We are under no obligation to store such information indefinitely and disclaim any liability arising out of, or related to, the destruction of such information. It may not always possible to completely remove or delete all of your information from our databases without some residual data because of backups and other reasons. We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information please contact us at privacy@aetheros.com. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We do not control certain privacy settings and preferences maintained by our social media partners like Facebook and Twitter. If you wish to make changes to those settings and preferences, you may do so by visiting the settings page of the appropriate social media site.

6 SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We take information security seriously and use certain reasonable security measures to help protect your Personal Information. However, no electronic data transmission or storage of information can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please note that we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you use the AOS Products Web Site and provide us with your information at your own risk.

7 SAFE HARBOR FRAMEWORK

AOS complies with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from European Union member countries and Switzerland. AOS has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. You can learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and view AOS's certification, by visiting export.gov. If you have questions regarding AOS's Safe Harbor certification, please contact us.

8 OTHER SITES

8.1
The AOS Products Web Site may contain links to other sites that we do not own or operate. We do not control, recommend or endorse and are not responsible for these sites or their content, products, services or privacy policies or practices. These other sites may send their own tracking technologies to your Device, they may independently collect data or solicit Personal Information and may or may not have their own published privacy policies. You should also independently assess the authenticity of any site which appears or claims that it is one of our AOS Products Web Site (including those linked to through an email or social networking page).

8.2
The AOS Products Web Site may make available chat rooms, forums, message boards, and news groups. Remember that any information that you disclose in these areas becomes public information and is not subject to the provisions of this Privacy Notice.

9 CONSENT TO PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF INFORMATION

The AOS Products Web Site is governed by and operated in, and in accordance with the laws of, the United States, and are intended for the enjoyment of anyone regardless of where they reside. AOS makes no representation that the AOS Products Web Site are governed by or operated in accordance with the laws of any other nation. If you are located in the European Union, Canada or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that information we collect may be processed in the United States. By using the AOS Products Web Site, or providing us with any information, you (a) acknowledge that the AOS Products Web Site are subject to the laws of the United States, (b) consent to the collection, processing, maintenance and transfer of such information in the United States and other applicable territories in which the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as or equivalent to those in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen, and (c) waive any claims that may arise under those laws.

10 CHANGES

We may update this Privacy Notice to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material change we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on our AOS Products Web Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

11 CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice, the practices of the AOS Products Web Site, or your experiences with the AOS Products Web Site, please contact us at:

Aetheros, Inc.
Attention: Privacy
80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 26
Sausalito, California 94965 USA


Email us: privacy@aetheros.com