Marakon Associates, Inc. ("Marakon" or "We") and our affiliates are committed to protecting the privacy and security of those who use our site.

The following privacy policy discloses how we collect, use and protect your personal information. By visiting the Marakon Web site ("Site") you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. We may modify it periodically to address new issues and reflect changes on our Web site. So, please refer back to this policy regularly when visiting the Marakon site.

What kind of information do we collect?
You can visit this Site without telling us who you are or providing us with any information. We may collect personally-identifying information on certain areas of the Site when users subscribe to our publication, apply for jobs or comment on our content. Such personally-identifying information which is saved in a secure environment, may consist of company or organization affiliations, titles, contact information and, for recruiting purposes, any other personally-identifying information on your resume. E-mail addresses submitted through the "e-mail this article" feature of the site will not be collected.

How may my personally-identifying information be used?
Marakon uses your personally-identifying information to fulfill your requests for subscriptions or other information, and to evaluate any job applications or other employment-related inquiry that you may submit. Marakon also uses personally-identifying information, when provided, to perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in specific areas and articles posted on our Site.

Is personally-identifying information disclosed to third parties?
Marakon will not knowingly disclose your personally-identifying information to third parties (i.e., persons or entities that are not affiliates of Marakon) unless required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process served upon us or our agents, representatives and affiliates; (2) protect and defend our rights and property or those of our users; and/or (3) protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

What about links to third-party Web sites?
We may provide links to third-party Web sites as a service to our users. Please be aware that we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of such third-party Web sites, which may differ from those of this Site. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies on these Web sites before providing any information to them.

How can I update and/or delete my information?
You may update and/or delete any personally-identifying information that you submitted to the Site at any time. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists on the Site. To do so, please either follow the instructions on the newsletter to which you have subscribed, or send us an e-mail at web-contact@marakon.com.

Security
Marakon has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally-identifying information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized Marakon personnel are provided access to personally-identifying information, and these employees are required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, Marakon cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personally-identifying information.

Transborder hosting and transfer of information
Personally-identifying information collected on the Site may be transferred from time to time to Marakon offices located throughout the world. Moreover, it is the nature of the Internet that the Site may be viewed and hosted anywhere in the world, including countries (such as the United States) that may not have laws regulating the use and transfer of personally-identifying data. By using the Site and submitting such information on it, you voluntarily consent to such transborder transfer and hosting of such information.

Children's on-line privacy protection
This Site is not intentionally designed for or directed toward children 13 years of age or younger, and Marakon will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.

How to contact us
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at web-contact@marakon.com.