Privacy Policy

(last updated December 10, 2003)

This page explains our policy regarding personal information you may supply to us while visiting our web site. We protect your information provided to us via the Internet in the same manner that we protect it in the other ways we communicate with you.

You are not required to supply us any information while visiting our site to explore our products and services.

We collect information using website access logs which contain the network or IP address by which you arrives, the date and time you visited, the search terms used to find our site, the length of time you spent on our site, the number of pages viewed and the pages you visited including the entry and exit pages etc.. We review these access logs periodically in order to improve our website.

If you choose to provide your personal information, such as address, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers, etc. it will be transmitted via a non-secure connection.

Except as explained here, we do not sell your personal information and do not share your information with anyone other than our affiliates. The examples given in our Privacy Policy are informative only and are not intended to be exclusive.

The information we collect - Information from you on applications, emails and other forms, and from other sources used to process your request for our products or services, e.g. your name, address, telephone nuber etc.

Vermont Residents - The information-sharing practices described above are in accordance with federal law. Vermont law places additional restrictions on sharing information about Vermont residents, as long as they remain Vermont residents. In accordance with Vermont law:

Links to third-party sites - We provide links to third-party sites. As we do not own or control these websites, we suggest that you carefully review the privacy policies posted on any third-party sites you choose to visit.

Updating your personal information - You have the right to access and correct your personal information at any time. If you wish to update or otherwise change your personal information please write us supplying your name, address telephone number and a detailed explanation of the requested change, at the address found on our web site.

Governing law - This policy and the use of this website are governed by Pennsylvania law. Any claim related to the Web Site or this policy shall be brought in a federal or state court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, within one year from the date the claim is brought forth. You agree no such claim may be brought as a class action. Users of our site consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such court as the most convenient and appropriate for the resolution of disputes concerning this policy. If you are located outside the United States, please note the information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. You hereby consent to this transfer.

Changes in our privacy policy - From time to time we may change our privacy policy as new products and services are added. When notice of such change is posted on our web site these changes will be effective. Please note the date of last update posted at the top of this page.