Privacy policy

WDC Solutions is committed to user privacy in our products and services. This policy outlines our personal information handling practices. If you give us personal information, we will treat it according to this statement.  Our privacy policy has been framed in accordance with the P3P specifications of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Our homepage on the Web is located at http://www.wdcsolutions.com. The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web on this page, which is located at http://www.wdcsolutions.com/privacy.  WDC Solutions encourages you to read this privacy statement and those of all web sites you visit. Below is a summary of WDC Solutions' online privacy policy.

Data collection

P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 3 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained separately.

Group "Careers"

Persons wishing to explore a career with WDC Solutions are invited to submit their personal details, educational and professional qualifications and employment history to enable us to determine whether we can offer them employment options with us. This policy group applies to the following folder on our web site: http://www.wdcsolutions.com/no-frames/careers.

We collect the following information:

• User's Name
• User's Birth Date
• User's Gender
• City
• State or Province
• Country Name
• Home Telephone
• Home e-mail address
• Click-stream data
• HTTP protocol elements

At the user's option, we may also collect the following data:

• Home street address
• Postal Code
• Mobile Telephone Number
• Work telephone numbers
• Demographic data

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Web site and system administration.
• Research and development.
• One-time tailoring.
• Anonymous user analysis.
• Anonymous user profiling and decision-making.
• User analysis.
• User profiling and decision-making.
• Historical preservation.
• Other purposes
• Employment

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

• Delivery services.

Group "Products and services"

Persons interested in WDC Solutions' products and services may request additional information with a view to determining whether they are interested in these offerings. In order to help us to send the requested information, we request contact details of the requestor. We may also request additional information from them in order to help us understand their requirements more fully. This policy group applies to the following folders on our site: http://www.wdcsolutions.com/no-frames/products; http://www.wdcsolutions.com/no-frames/services; and http://www.wdcsolutions.com/no-frames/contact-us.

We collect the following information:

• Click-stream data
• HTTP protocol elements
• User's interaction with a page or resource
• Name Prefix
• Name
• User's Job Title
• Organization Name
• Country Name
• Telephone Number
• Work e-mail address

At the user's option, we may also collect the following data:

• Business street address
• City
• Postal Code
• Work fax number
• Preference data
• Comments

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Web site and system administration.
• Research and development.
• One-time tailoring.
• Anonymous user analysis.
• Anonymous user profiling and decision-making.
• User analysis.
• User profiling and decision-making.
• Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products.
• Telemarketing.
• Historical preservation.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

• Delivery services.

Group "Search"

Users may search our site for items of interest to them. This is possible through our search page, which is located at: http://www.wdcsolutions.com/no-frames/search. Users are required to enter search terms on the page, which helps us generate a list of pages that meet the search criteria.

We collect the following information:

• Click-stream data
• HTTP protocol elements
• User's interaction with a page or resource
• Search terms

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Web site and system administration.
• Research and development.
• One-time tailoring.
• Anonymous user analysis.
• Anonymous user profiling and decision-making.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

Types and uses of personal information

Your personal information is used in the following ways:

• User IDs and passwords. Provides you with access to your profile areas and to protected content.
• Account information. These tell us more about who you are, how to contact you, and your shipping and billing information. Also contains any preferences you have provided, such as language, email format and interests.
• Customer feedback and support. Provides a mechanism for requesting information from WDC Solutions. Also used to tell us how we can improve our products, services and site designs.
• E-mail correspondence. Used to raise and respond to issues and inquiries of all types. Also used to distribute information about WDC Solutions, our products, and services.
• Transactions. Shows which products and services you have requested.

We will only use your personal information in the ways specified when it was collected. We will not subsequently change the way in which we use your personal information, unless you consent to the new usage.

Security measures

We protect the personal information you share with us. Access to your personal information is limited to people who need it to do their job.

Authorized third-party agents may also need access to some of your personal information. For example, if we need to ship something to you, we must share your name and address with a shipping company. We only provide third party agents with the minimum amount of information needed to complete the requested service or transaction. We do not otherwise share your personal information with third-parties, unless you have granted us permission to do so.

Data retention

WDC Solutions will not retain your personal information longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Linked web sites

We provide links to third-party sites¹. Since we do not control these web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these (and all) third-party sites.

Children's privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have personal information on a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our systems. WDC Solutions encourages parents to go online with their kids. Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer:

• Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult. Includes name, address, phone, school, etc.
• Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are appropriate.
• Look for web site privacy policies. Know how your child's information is treated.

Cookies

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.

Our site does not make use of cookies.

We may display advertisements from third-parties. Third-party ad-serving companies control which ads are shown. These ad-serving companies may use cookies to collect non-personally identifiable information from you. Advertisers use this information to target the ads and measure their impact.

Accessing and updating information

We need your help in making sure your personal information is correct in our systems. Please notify us of changes to your name, address, title, phone number or email address.

Unsubscribing

Each e-mail newsletter has instructions on how to unsubscribe.

Newsgroups/forums

WDC Solutions forums are public. Please consider this before posting.

Transfer of personal information to the US

We may process or store your information in our US databases.

Policy validity

This policy is valid until 30 June, 2003 at 12:00:00 IST.

Policy updates

All updates to this policy will be posted here. Last update: January 21, 2003.

Dispute resolution and privacy seals

We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern.

Dispute resolution: Please refer all disputes regarding our Privacy Policy to our Customer Support Department at support@wdcsolutions.com for redress.

You may also contact us by mail at the following address:

WDC Solutions Pvt Ltd
66, 2nd Main, Vyalikaval
Bangalore, Karnataka 560 003
India

You may call us at +91 (80) 5113 7731.

Need help with an update, access, or unsubscribe request?

Contact the Customer Support Department at: support@wdcsolutions.com. To aid in processing your request, please include the following details:

• Contact information (your name, address, email, etc.)
• Name of the program where you want the update applied
• Details of the request (e.g. change of email address, unsubscribe from a newsletter, review of my personal information, etc.)

You may also contact us by mail at the following address:

WDC Solutions Pvt Ltd
66, 2nd Main, Vyalikaval
Bangalore, Karnataka 560 003
India

You may call us at +91 (80) 5113 7731.

(1) These links take you away from www.wdcsolutions.com. WDC Solutions is not responsible for third-party content.