Sparco's
Privacy Policy
Sparco Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
PCTEL, Inc., respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it.
Whether you're buying one of our quality products, or just browsing our
site, we want to make you comfortable with our privacy practices and the
security measures we take to protect your personal information. This statement
discloses the privacy guidelines pertaining to our web site. Please read
our guidelines to understand the following:
Personal Information
Use of Cookies
Children's Privacy
Sharing Your Information
Opting-in for Mail
Changing Personal Information
Security Measures
Additional Information
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
Personal Information
Personal information is information associated with your name or identity.
We do not require your personal information to obtain access to any part
of our public site. When you place an order with us or establish an account
for certain software downloads, Sparco may collect personal information
from you, including your name, company, address, e-mail address, phone
numbers, and credit card information. Sparco's primary purpose in collecting
this type of personal information is to facilitate order processing and
to enable us to contact you if a problem arises with your order. We may
also collect personal information in other circumstances, including without
limitation, when you complete surveys or other questionnaires, or send
an e-mail to Sparco. We use this type of personal information you provide
to help us design and build better products. Participating in any of these
activities is optional.
Our web server logs collect the domain names of visitors to our Web sites.
This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average
time spent on the Sparco web site, pages viewed, and the like. This research
is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis so as to prevent identification
of personal information relating to any one individual. Sparco uses this
type of personal information to research our users' demographics, interests,
and behavior based on the information provided to us when making a purchase,
during a promotion, from surveys and from our server log files. We do
this to better understand and serve our users.
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Use of Cookies
To ensure that Sparco is publishing content that customers need and want,
Sparco.com collects aggregated site-visitation statistics using cookies.
Sparco does not track individuals' use of the site. When someone visits
the site, a cookie is placed on the customer’s machine (if the customer
accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited the site previously.
Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, assist
in delivering the cookie. This technology tells us how many visitors clicked
on key elements (such as links or graphics) on a Sparco.com Web page.
Sparco does not use this technology to access your personally identifiable
information on Sparco.com; it is a tool Sparco uses to compile aggregated
statistics about Sparco.com web site usage. This tracking information
is not shared outside of Sparco and its parent company, and Sparco does
not allow other companies to place clear gifs on our site.
If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the Sparco.com
web site, you will be able to view the text on the screens, however, you
will not experience a personalized visit nor will you be able to experience
the shopping “basket” functionality of the Sparco web site.
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Children's Privacy
Sparco encourages parents and guardians to take an active role in their
children's online activities and interests. Sparco does not knowingly
collect information from children under the age of 13 and does not target
children under 13.
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Sharing Your Information
Sparco will not sell, rent or lease your personal information (including
your e-mail address) to others. Sparco may share the information you provide
with (i) its parent and affiliated companies, and (ii) its third party
business providers as necessary to respond to your requests for products
and services or to fulfill your orders. Sparco’s third party business
providers to whom your personal information is disclosed will be subject
to non-disclosure agreements pursuant to which they are required to keep
your personal information confidential. Sparco may also disclose aggregated
user statistics in order to describe our Web site to prospective business
providers and for other lawful purposes.
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Opting-In for Mail
Sparco will, from time to time, make information and offers related to
its products and services, including its new product and service offerings,
available via e-mail. If you would like to receive this information, you
can add yourself to this list by contacting us via our contact form.
Additionally, if you purchase a product from Sparco via e-commerce, Sparco
reserves the right to contact you regarding support matters, product upgrades,
and new product information unless you opt-out by sending an e-mail to
privacy@pctel.com.
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Changing Personal Information
If you would like to review, correct or change any personal information
you have provided, or remove your name from our mailing list, please e-mail
us at privacy@pctel.com. If you have established
a "user profile" on a Sparco Web site, you may change the information
you provided at any time by visiting that portion of the Web site and
resubmitting your information.
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Security Measures
When you place an order or provide personal information, your transactions
are encrypted for security. Encryption scrambles the information in your
purchase, including your credit card number, so this information can only
be viewed by Sparco.
Sparco uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology. The SSL
protocol provides server authentication, data integrity, and privacy on
the Web. This security measure helps ensure that no impostors, eavesdroppers,
or vandals get your personal information. SSL not only encrypts your personal
and financial information transmitted, including credit card information,
but also verifies the identity of the server and that the original message
arrives safely at its destination.
However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to
be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal
information, PCTEL cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
you transmit to us or from our Web site, and therefore you use our site
at your own risk.
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Additional Information
Questions regarding this policy should be directed to privacy@pctel.com.
You may also contact us by U.S. mail at:
PCTEL.com Privacy Administrator
PCTEL, Inc.
471 Brighton Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
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Changes in Our Privacy Policy
If we decide to modify our privacy policy in any material
way, we will post the updated policy here.
Last Updated – January 2010.
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