Actel's Privacy Policy
Actel respects your privacy. This policy explains data collection and
use practices of the Actel.com site (the "Site"). By accessing
the Site, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices
described in this policy.
When you visit the Site and request information, sharing your personal
information is strictly voluntary. However, in order to request information,
complete transactions, or access certain features of the Site, you may
be prompted for personal information. If you choose not to provide personal
information when requested, you will not be able to obtain the particular
products, services, information, or benefits that require such disclosure.
When you register on the Site, we collect and save personal information
about you in your Profile, which includes your contact information (i.e.
name, mailing address, phone number, email address, occupation, employer,
industry, and other information) and a unique identifier (i.e. user name
and password).
The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the
name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP)
address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you
access the Site. This information is used to help improve our site, analyze
trends, and better serve our customers.
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate
the Site and to provide the services or carry out the transactions that
you have requested or authorized. In support of these uses, Actel may
use personal information to provide you with more effective customer
service and to make the Site easier to use by eliminating the need for
you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing the Site
to your particular preferences or interests.
We may use your personal information to provide you with important information
about the product or service that you are using, including urgent updates
and notifications. Additionally, we may send you information about other
Actel products and services that might be of interest to you, and/or
share information with Actel partners or affiliates, so they may send
you information about their products and services. Finally, we would
appreciate your help in ensuring the information you provide to us is
accurate and up-to-date. Providing accurate information helps us serve
you better. Hence, we may contact you periodically to update your information.
When you sign up for product updates, a newsletter, or a promotional
email, the Site may use customized links or similar technologies to track
email links that you click. We may associate that information with your
personal information in order to provide you more focused email communications.
Each email communication includes an unsubscribe link allowing you to
opt out of that type of communication.
You may review and update your personal information that we have collected,
as well as your email subscriptions, at any time through the Actel Customer
Portal by using the applicable functionality available for updating such
information. Your personal information will be password-restricted for
your protection. You may also change your password when you use the functionality
available to access your personal information.
Actel may disclose personal information if required to do so by law
or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform
to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Actel
or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Actel;
or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of
Actel employees or agents, users of Actel products or services, or members
of the public.
We reserve the right to use and disclose your personal information in
order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities,
infringement of the intellectual property of Actel or a third party,
suspected fraud, situations involving violations of our terms of use,
or as otherwise required by law.
Personal information collected on the Site may be stored and processed
in the United States or any other country in which Actel or its affiliates
or agents maintain facilities, and by using the Site, you consent to
any such transfer of information outside of your country.
Actel uses a variety of security technologies and procedures to help
protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer
servers with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities.
Additionally, when we transmit personal information over the Internet,
we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket
Layer (SSL) protocol.
Unfortunately, no data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed
100% secure. Accordingly, despite our efforts to protect your personal
information, Actel cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
you transmit to us, or to or from our online products or services. You
transmit all such information at your own risk. However, once we receive
your transmission, we make it a high priority to ensure its security
on our systems.
The Site uses cookies to ensure the integrity of the registration process
and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed
on your hard disk by a web server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs
or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to
you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the
cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature
to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, navigate
within a site, or request to remember your username/password, a cookie
allows the Site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, eases site
navigation, and so on. When you return to the Site, the information you
previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the site's
features that you customized. Additionally, based on the expiration date
of a cookie, you may be required to re-enter your unique user name/password
after a certain period of time has elapsed to protect you against others
accidentally accessing your Profile.
You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies,
or notify you when a cookie is set. Please refer to your browser's help
menu regarding how to change your cookie preferences. If you reject all
cookies, you will not be able to use Actel products or services that
require you to "log in," and you may not be able to take full
advantage of all offerings. However, many Actel products and services
do not require that you accept cookies.
The effective date of this policy is January 1, 2005. Actel reserves
the right to change or update this privacy policy at any time. Any such
changes or updates will be effective immediately upon posting to the
Site, and your continued use of the Site following such posting constitutes
your acceptance of the updated privacy policy. For more information on
using the Site, see Actel's Terms and Conditions of
Use.
