Privacy Policy (engl.)

Versant's commitment to privacy

Protecting the security and privacy of your personal information is important to Versant and to the way we conduct our business in compliance with laws on privacy and data protection in the countries in which we operate. We hope this Privacy Policy will help you understand what personal information is collected by Versant, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.

Automatic Collection of Non-Personal Information

When you access our Website, we automatically collect anonymous "clickstream" information that is not personally identifiable, such as type of Internet browser and computer operating system used; domain name of the website from which you linked; number of visits; average time spent; pages viewed. There is no association made between this information and your identity. We may use this information and share it with our worldwide affiliates to measure the use of our Website and improve its content.

Cookies and Tracking Technology

Versant uses "cookies" to collect or store any information about you or your computer. A cookie is a small data file that certain Web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you've visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Some parts of Versant's website may use cookies to track user traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness of our website information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information.

If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser, although you may not be able to take full advantage of Versant's website if you do so. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use/navigate through many parts of our website, except access to certain of Versant's web pages require a login and password.

What personally identifiable information is collected on this Website?

You may be prompted to supply personally identifiable information (such as name, e-mail address and address) in order to subscribe to receive our e-mail newsletter, request further information about our products, or simply ask a question about Versant. Versant does not collect personal information from you unless you provide it to us. This means that you can visit our Website without telling us who you are or revealing any personally identifiable information about yourself. However, by providing this personal information to Versant, you acknowledge that you expressly consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information pursuant to this Privacy Policy.

How is personal information used?

When you supply information about yourself for a specific purpose, we use the information for only that purpose (such as to provide the service or information you have requested). For example, you may be asked to give us individual information to receive information, subscribe to a Versant newsletter or apply for a job. We may store your personal information and comments for future use and reference in order to maintain an appropriate record of our relationship with you. If there are legal requirements relating to the period of time which we must retain your personal information, we will comply with those requirements.

We may store your personal information and comments for future use and reference in order to maintain an appropriate record of our relationship with you. If there are legal requirements relating to the period of time which we must retain your personal information, we will comply with those requirements. Personal information provided by you may be used to communicate corporate news, financial updates, quarterly financial announcements and reports, product developments and updates. This may be conducted through occasional mail-outs of a Versant newsletter, or through news releases and/or other types of communication mediums.

Disclosure of personal information

Versant may share any of your personal information with its corporate affiliates or external suppliers, but only to fulfil the purposes of use as described above. Versant will not sell or provide your personal information to any other party, unless you provide us with explicit permission to do so or unless we are compelled by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to law or to legal process served on Versant.

Third Party Websites

Versant's website may contain links to other sites. Versant 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.

Security

Personally identifiable information is stored behind a firewall and is not publicly accessible.

Our Opt-Out Policy

If at any time you do not want to receive electronic communications from Versant and/or our business partners, please contact the webmaster with one of the following as the subject of the message and your exact name, address, email address and phone number for unsubscribing in the body of the message: - Unsubscribe partner lists - Unsubscribe Versant Corporation lists - Unsubscribe all lists

Correct / update

If you would like to verify the personal information data we have received from you or to make corrections to it, you may contact us directly at the e-mail address provided above.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Versant will amend this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information we will make that information available by posting a notice on this site.

Inquiries or Suggestions

If you have questions or concerns about our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please email us at info@versant.com.