Introduction

The protection of your privacy is of paramount concern to Sequoia Data. This page will give you a better understanding about how your privacy is protected while visiting our Web site. If you should have questions and comments regarding the protection of your privacy, please contact

I. Browsing, Use of Cookies

When you browse the Sequoia Data Web site, you do so anonymously. No personal information such as your name and e-mail address are collected automatically without prior notice. Sequoia Data logs your IP address to better understand visitor traffic patterns and identify popular areas of our site. However, Sequoia Data will not link your IP address to any personally identifiable information (PII).

Like other companies which operate Web sites, Sequoia Data employs cookies in certain instances on our site. Cookies are very small text files which Web sites send to a user's Internet browser to enhance or personalize that user's Web site experience. Cookies are designed to identify a user which returns to a Web site by saving user-specific preferences. Cookies cannot place a virus on your computer, nor can they retrieve your documents or your e-mail address from your computer. Your Internet browser can be set up to monitor or even prevent the use of cookies. Most users can access and modify these settings within their Web browser in Security, Advanced and/or Cookie options. Detailed instructions can be found in your specific browser's help section.

II. Privacy Protection Principles

To protect your privacy, Sequoia Data complies with the following four principles:

1. Notice

In certain instances, like customer and/or product registration, free trials, surveys, or special offers, Sequoia Data will ask you to provide personal information such as your name, your address, your e-mail address or other identifying information. If you purchase Sequoia Data products online, you will also be required to provide specific financial information for billing purposes.

We use this information in several ways: to help you quickly find products, services and information on our Web site; to alert you to product upgrades, special offers, updated information or other new services on our Web site; to process your orders more conveniently; and to help us create Web content which is most relevant to you.

2. Consent

The general use or browsing of the Sequoia Data's Web site does not require you to provide any personally identifying information. However, you will not be able to access certain areas, participate in certain campaigns, or use active services, such as free trials which require registration, without providing this information. The purchase of our products or services requires the creation of a customer account. This is necessary to maintain a communication record with you in order to provide you with the best possible product experience. Registered services, some of which can require additional payment, include, but are not limited to, access to phone and e-mail support, and certain areas of our online forums. By registering your product or service you are opting in to receive periodic email notifications about product or service upgrades, support information, and other tools. You may choose to opt in or out of these types of communications by updating your customer profile. If you did not opt in to receive such information, you will not be contacted by a Sequoia Data representative unless you first initiate the request via this online product support system or other Sequoia Data Web site e-mail links.

Sequoia Data periodically sends out product promotional information or announcements to its registered customers to keep them appraised of special offers or programs. You will not receive such notifications unless you opt in, or have previously indicated you wish to receive such notifications. NOTIFICATIONS DEEMED TO BE CRITICAL OR EXTREMELY URGENT IN NATURE MAY BE SENT REGARDLESS OF YOUR CURRENT PREFERENCES. SUCH COMMUNICATIONS WILL NOT INCLUDE SOLICITATIONS FOR FREE OR PAID SERVICES UNLESS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SECURITY OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION, WEB SITE CONTENT, OR A REASONABLE BELIEF THAT IMMINENT RISK EXISTS. IN SUCH CASE, WHERE SUCHS ISSUES ARE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF SEQUOIA DATA, AN OFFER MAY BE MADE TO CORRECT ANY DEFICIENCIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECEIVED MESSAGE.

Sequoia Data will NEVER sell, rent, loan or otherwise make its list of registered users available to anyone unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, or to assist in a verifiable law enforcement emergency.

3. Questions

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please contact Sequoia Data will use its best effort to promptly address and resolve your concerns.

III. Disclaimer

This Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time. Prior or simultaneous notice will be provided on the Sequoia Data Web site before or as major changes become effective.

The Sequoiadata.com Web site may contain links to other Web sites beyond the control of Sequoia Data. This Privacy Policy applies only to all pages served by Sequoia Data's own Web site. For more information about the protection of your privacy on linked non-Sequoia Data Web sites, please refer to the respective privacy statements of those sites.