Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Your privacy is extremely important to AIC. Please take a minute to read the following Privacy Policy so that you understand our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information.

Why we collect information online
AIC collects information online to enhance your use of our Web sites, to determine what products and services you desire, to provide you requested customer services, to allow you convenient access to our current products and services and to make our future products and services available to you.

Summary of information that AIC gathers online
AIC collects three types of information from visitors to our Web sites: (1) information gathered by analyzing page views and user navigation patterns, (2) information that you provide directly when you use various AIC services or participate in various AIC programs, and (3) information that you provide prior to purchasing AIC products online.

How AIC uses the information gathered online
Because AIC is a worldwide company some of your information may be shared with internal AIC business units and affiliated companies around the world to help AIC create and deliver products and services for our customers. AIC uses tracking information to identify the areas of our Web sites that are most heavily utilized. We do this to improve the usefulness and effectiveness of our Web sites by creating and delivering content that is most useful to you. The information that you provide while visiting AIC’s Web sites will be used to improve the sites themselves, to provide interactive or personalized elements on the site, and to prepare future content based on your interests.

AIC uses information that you voluntarily provide to allow you to participate in online programs, services (including online ordering, order tracking and technical support) and promotions. Sometimes we will use third parties to administer our programs, services or promotions. In such instances we may share your information with those third parties solely for the purpose of performing their administrative functions.

AIC may use information that you voluntarily provide to send you electronic newsletters and information regarding products, programs and promotions. We use demographic information you provide to target our newsletters and information to the appropriate audience. AIC may also share your information with other reputable technology companies whose products or services we think you may find interesting. If you do not wish to receive these newsletters or have your information shared with other companies simply email your request to the AIC Webmaster.

AIC uses email as an avenue with which to provide customer service and technical support. We may use information that you voluntarily provide us to contact you in an attempt to resolve a prior issue or to proactively notify you of technical issues which may affect you. We may also use this information to invite you to participate in a voluntary survey to help us improve our programs and services.

A few notes about Cookies
Like many Web sites, AIC's sites may make use of "cookies". A cookie is a short line of text that is created by a Web site and stored in a file on your computer. Cookies are used to store information about your preferences and activity during and after your visit to a Web site. Cookies are also used widely in electronic commerce programs to keep track of which items a user has selected for purchase. Cookies cannot gather any information from your computer other than that which you provide directly or that which is provided routinely by your browser software.

If you have any questions or feedback concerning AIC's privacy policy please contact Webmaster.