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Internet Privacy Policy |
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 This explains our policy regarding any personal information you might supply to us when you visit the USPTO Electronic Business Center Web site. Our goal is to protect your information on the Internet in the same way that we protect it in all the other ways we interact with you. 1. You can visit this site and find out about our products and services, find out all about our new electronic services, find out how to register to obtain Public Key Infrastructure digital signature and encryption key certificates, or get news updates and other value-added services without giving us any information about yourself. 2. If you do provide personal information, such as address, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers, as well as demographic and customer identification, we will not disclose (share, sell or divulge) it to external organizations unless we have informed you, been authorized by you, or are required to do so by law. We will maintain this information, as well as your business activities and transactions, according to our usual strict security and confidentiality standards. 3. In order to provide better service or to address security hazards, we will occasionally use a "cookie." A cookie is a small piece of information which a Web site stores on your Web browser on your PC and can later retrieve. The cookie cannot be read by a Web site other than the one that set the cookie. Most cookies last only through a single session, or visit. None will contain information that will enable anyone to contact you via telephone, e-mail, or "snail mail." You can set up your Web browser to inform you when cookies are set or to prevent cookies from being set. 4. If you decide to use the services of the USPTO Electronic Business Center, you will be required to complete a registration form containing information about yourself. The downloadable USPTO Certificate Action Form includes additional privacy policy information specific to the registration process and the registration form. |
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