How We Collect Information About You
Where possible, we enable you to browse our Website without providing us with any personal information. When we do ask you for personal information, we only use it for specific purposes in order to enhance the service we provide to you. We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you to provide a service or carry out a transaction that you have requested. Examples include: receiving information about Marligen’s products and services, entering a contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, filling out a survey, requesting additional information, logging into certain limited-access sections of our Website (such as for online ordering, your account), and signing up for an event or training. The personal information we collect may include your name, title, company or organization name, work e-mail, work phone, information about your job function, and information about your company. If you are applying for credit, additional information about your company may be requested.

Our Website may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the site; the pages that you access while at the site and the Internet address of the Website from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help improve the site, analyze trends and administer the site.

Access to certain limited-access portions of our Website may require a login id and a password. From time to time, Marligen may receive personal information from business partners and vendors. We only use such information if it has been collected in accordance with acceptable privacy practices consistent with this Policy and applicable laws.

How We Use Information Collected From You
Personal information collected by this Website will be used to operate the Website and to provide service(s) or carry out the transaction(s) that you have requested or authorized. We do not sell your personal information. We only share your personal data outside of Marligen with your consent, as required by law, or to protect Marligen, its customers, or the public, or with companies that help Marligen fulfill our obligations with you, and then only with partners who share our commitment to protecting your privacy and data.

We may use your personal information to provide you with more effective customer service, to improve the Website and any related Marligen products or services, and to make our Website easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing the Website to your particular preference or interests. We may merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant content.

We may use your information to provide you with important information about the products or services that you are using, including critical updates and notifications. Additionally, we may send you information about other Marligen products and services. When you sign up for a newsletter or agree to receive promotional email, we may use customized links or similar technologies to track email links that you click. We may associate that information with your personal information in order to provide you more focused e-mail communications or purchase information. Each e-mail communication includes an unsubscribe link allowing you to stop delivery of that type of communication.

We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as Website hosting, packaging, mailing and delivering prizes, answering customer questions about products and services, and sending information about our products, special offers, and other services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. Marligen may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Marligen; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Marligen; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Marligen employees or agents, users of Marligen products or services, or members of the public. Personal information collected on our Website may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Marligen or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using the Website, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. Marligen abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.

How Information May be Disclosed and How it is Protected
Except as otherwise described in this statement, we will not share personal information you provide to us without your permission. In addition, as described below, you may contact us at any time to update or delete your personal information. On occasion, we may send you email informing you of technical service or security issues related to a product or service you requested or confirming you requested a product or service. In some services that may be offered by Marligen, contacting you is an intrinsic part of the service. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the service(s) you have elected to receive.

We use a variety of physical, digital and managerial technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, when we transmit sensitive personal information over the Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit to us, and so we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure browser.

Use of Cookies and Tracking Information
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your hard disk when you browse a Website. When you visit our Website, Marligen may store a cookie on your computer's hard drive. This allows us to enhance your ability to use our Website by recognizing you when you visit or to optimize the information or features presented to you based on your demonstrated areas of interest. Cookies may also be used to compile aggregate information about areas of our site that are visited most frequently. This aggregate traffic information can be used to enhance the content of our site and make your experience more enjoyable.

You are always welcome to visit our Website with cookies disabled. However, you may be asked to re-enter information that you have provided before (such as your name or contact information). In addition, certain capabilities of our Website, such as use of limited access portions, personalization or special interactivity features, may not function fully without cookies.

Transfer of Assets
Marligen is an independent company. However, personal information provided to Marligen may be transferred in the event that all or substantially all of the assets of the company are acquired by a third party whether by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

Third Party Websites
Our Website contains links to other sites, such as those of our business partners, articles or sources of information that we believe visitors to our site may find interesting. Marligen does not share your personal information with those Websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies.

How to Contact Us: For any requests or questions related to this Privacy Policy, or if you have concerns about how information you provide to Marligen is being used, please contact us at the following address: customer.service@marligen.com. This Privacy Policy is effective December 19, 2006.

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