Cookies

Your browser may store some text files of information, referred to as "cookies", on your computer to improve the quality of your visit. In most cases, this information is used by our website to assist you in generating a quote or a purchase, or optionally help you from having to enter the same information on repeat visits to the site. With most Internet browsers, you can erase the information from your hard drive or block all cookies. Please refer to your browser instructions to learn more about how it handles internet cookies. In some cases, portions of our website may not function without the use of cookies.

Statistical Data

Lafayette Instrument monitors and shares anonymous statistical usage information about our web site with a reputable third-party that enables us to learn which pages and campaigns bring users to our site. No personally identifiable data is required nor collected for this process. These statistical details are not used to for remarketing or advertising purposes. The statistical cookies are as follows:

Statistical Cookies

• _ga: Google Analytics Cookie, persists for 2 years
• _gat: Google Analytics Cookie, persists for 6 hours
• _gid: Google Analytics Cookie, persists for 2 days

Uses made of the information

We use information held about you in the following ways:

• Information you give to us. We will use this information:
  • to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
  • to provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
  • to notify you about changes to our service;
  • to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  • where you have published a review or other statements on Lafayette Instrument, to identify you and/or company as the author of the content. [You may write to us at any time to remove your review or statement from Lafayette Instrument.]
• Information we collect about you. We will use this information:
  • to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
  • to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  • to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
  • as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
  • to measure or understand the effectiveness of content and advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant content and advertising to you;
  • to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.
• Information we receive from other sources. We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).

Disclosure of information

We will not sell your data for any purposes. We may share your personal information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

We may share your information with selected third parties including:

• Business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you.
• Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

• In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
• If Lafayette Instrument or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
• If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Lafayette Instrument, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the EuropeanEconomic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.

Your rights

Each user has the right at any time to access (request information) about the personal data we store, and where relevant, a user may request us to rectify (correct details), restrict (cease further) processing personal data or even erasure (full deletion) of stored data. To do so, contact us via email at market@lafayetteinstrument.com. Additional information may be required in order to comply with an individual's requests.

In addition to the previous rights, users have a right to lodge a complaint with an appropriate authority.

Privacy policy for children

Lafayette Instrument is for professionals and not intended for use by children. The safety of children is very important to us and so children (under 16 years) should always ask parents for permission before sending personal information to Lafayette Instrument, or anyone online.

Links to other sites

There are links to other sites from Lafayette Instrument pages that take you to services beyond our control. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave this site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies only to data collected by Lafayette Instrument.

Access to information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to market@lafayetteinstrument.com.