cebas Visual Technology Inc. Privacy Statement


cebas is committed to providing users of its website with an understanding of how cebas gathers and uses information, as well as the precautions taken by cebas to protect information concerning its Users. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is a part of the Terms and Conditions of Use; it describes cebas' policies and procedures for the collection and use of personal information provided by the User as well as non-personally identifiable information.

This is a privacy policy for cebas Visual Technology Inc. Our homepage on the Web is located at http://www.cebas.com. The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web and you are reading it now.  You may use the tools offered by my.cebas.com to adjuts or modify your private user data.

We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:

cebas Visual Technology Inc.
2202A–4464 Markham Street
Victoria, BC V8Z7X8
Canada
USA: (323) 774-1799
Canada: (250) 590-2913

You may contact us by e-mail at info@cebas.com or you may call us at the phone numbers above.


Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals

We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern. Please contact us for any issues or questions you may have.


Additional Information

This policy is valid for 1 day from the time that it is loaded by a client.


Data Collection

P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as statements). This policy contains 4 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained seperately.

Group Access log information

We collect the following information:

  • Click-stream data
  • HTTP protocol elements

This data will be used for the following purposes:

  • Completion and support of the current activity.
  • Web site and system administration.
  • Research and development.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Our Web server collects access logs containing this information.

Group Cookies

We collect the following information:

  • HTTP cookies

This data will be used for the following purposes:

  • Research and development.
  • One-time tailoring.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Cookies are used to track visitors to our site, so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve you. We also use cookies to allow our server to maintain information about the contents of your shopping cart.

Group Transaction info (required)

We collect the following information:

  • Physical contact information
  • Online contact information
  • Demographic data
  • Purchase information

This data will be used for the following purposes:

  • Completion and support of the current activity.
  • Research and development.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

  • Delivery services.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Information we collect in order to process your purchase.

Group Transaction info (optional)

At the user's option, we will collect the following data:

  • Physical contact information
  • Online contact information
  • Demographic data
  • Purchase information

This data will be used for the following purposes:

  • Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

  • Delivery services.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Information we collect in order to process your purchase.

Cookies

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with 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. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.

Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:

  • User targeting
  • Research and development

Compact Policy Summary

The compact policy which corresponds to this policy is:

 CP="IDC DSP COR CURa ADMa DEVa TAIa CONa OUR DELa BUS IND PHY ONL UNI PUR COM NAV DEM STA"

The following table explains the meaning of each field in the compact policy.

Field Meaning
CP= This is the compact policy header; it indicates that what follows is a P3P compact policy.
IDC Access is available to contact information.
DSP The policy contains at least one dispute-resolution mechanism.
COR Violations of this policy will be corrected.
CURa The data is used for completion of the current activity.
ADMa The data is used for site administration.
DEVa The data is used for research and development.
TAIa The data is used for tailoring the site.
CONa The data is used for contacting the user.
OUR The data is given to ourselves and our agents.
DELa The data is given to delivery services.
BUS Our business practices specify how long the data will be kept.
IND The data will be kept indefinitely.
PHY Physical contact information is collected.
ONL Online contact information is collected.
UNI Unique identifiers are collected.
PUR Purchase information is collected.
COM Computer information is collected.
NAV Navigation and clickstream data is collected.
DEM Demographic and socioeconomic data is collected.
STA State-management data is collected

The compact policy is sent by the Web server along with the cookies it describes. For more information, see the P3P deployment guide at http://www.w3.org/TR/p3pdeployment.

Policy Evaluation

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.

Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.

Unsatisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered unsatisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. The behavior of Internet Explorer 6 regarding cookies set under this compact policy is as follows:

  First-party usage Third-party usage
Persistent Cookies
  • Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
  • Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be downgraded to a session cookie.
  • Medium High: No opt-out is provided, so the cookie will beblocked.
  • High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will beblocked.
  • Low: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be downgraded to a session cookie.
  • Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be blocked.
  • Medium High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will beblocked.
  • High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will beblocked.
Session Cookies
  • Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
  • Medium: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
  • Medium High: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
  • High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will beblocked.
  • Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
  • Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be blocked.
  • Medium High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will beblocked.
  • High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will beblocked.

A policy which is considered unsatisfactory by Internet Explorer 6 contains certain categories of data which are used or shared in a particular manner. This policy is placed in the unsatisfactory category, because the following categories of data are associated with this policy's cookies:

  • Physical contact information is collected.
  • Online contact information is collected.

In addition, the data is used in the following manner, marking the policy as unsatisfactory:

  • The data is used for contacting the user.

Note that allowing an opt-out will make this policy acceptable under the Low and Medium settings, and under Medium High for first-party cookie usage. At the High setting, and at the Medium High setting for third-party cookies, all of these data uses must be opt-in for the policy to be considered satisfactory.