Privacy Policy

Privacy policy

We don't directly set cookies from mandarinconsulting.com, but we do run a number of scripts from adproviders such as Google which is currently being used to monetise this site, as well as any other scripts which we may be using from time to time. All of these set web browser cookies. Google in particular quietly collects a tremendous amount of data on your browsing habits, and mandarinconsulting.com participates in that data collection.  "Cookies" are data sent to your web browser from a web server (such as Google) that can uniquely identify your computer and store information about user preferences. Most web browsers will accept cookies by default, but they can be set to reject cookies, either from all websites or from specific sites. You can also manually delete cookies from your web browser. These options are generally set through a "Privacy" setting in your browser setup.  Third parties may be placing and reading cookies on your browser, or using web beacons to collect information, in the course of ads being served on this website. To prevent cookies being placed on your computer please disable them in your browser's options. Consult your web browser's documentation for more information.

We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you are ordering e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access premium site, or purchasing products or services. Personal information collected by mandarinconsulting.com often is limited to e-mail address, language, country or location, but may include other information when needed to fulfill your request or order.

mandarinconsulting.com may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, mandarinconsulting.com may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including ZIP code), e-mail address, employer, job title and department, telephone and fax numbers, and other personal information.

When ordering products or services, you may be asked to provide a credit card number. Depending upon the activity, some of the information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to proceed with that activity.

When you buy and install the new products, we may ask you to register your purchase electronically. When you do, we keep this registration information on file with any information you've already given us on previous visits to our Web site. This is considered your personal profile.

When you submit personal information to mandarinconsulting.com through this Site, you understand and agree that this information may be transferred across national boundaries and may be stored and processed in any of the countries in which mandarinconsulting.com maintain offices. You also acknowledge that in certain countries or with respect to certain activities, the collection, transferring, storage, and processing of your information may be undertaken by trusted vendors and partners of mandarinconsulting.com. Such vendors and partners are bound by contract not to use your personal information for their own purposes or provide it to any third parties.

Google and the DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to this site’s visitors based on their visit to this site and other sites on the Internet. Visitors may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy

Use of Personal Information

mandarinconsulting.com collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you subscribe to a service or register a product, for example, the information is used to register your rights, if any, to technical support or other benefits that may be made available to registered users. Your personal information is also used to keep you informed about product upgrades, special offers, and other products and services of mandarinconsulting.com and selected third parties.

mandarinconsulting.com will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 mandarinconsulting.com or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of mandarinconsulting.com and its family of Web sites, and, (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of mandarinconsulting.com, its Web sites, or the public.

mandarinconsulting.com may collect information about the use of the Site, such as the types of services used and how many users we receive daily. This information is collected in aggregate form, without identifying any user individually. mandarinconsulting.com may use this aggregate, non-identifying statistical data for statistical analysis, marketing, or similar promotional purposes.

Security of Personal Information

mandarinconsulting.com strictly protects the security of your personal information and honors your choices for its intended use. We carefully protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Your personal information is never shared outside the company without your permission, except under conditions explained above. Inside the company, data is stored in password-controlled servers with limited access.

Changes to this Statement

mandarinconsulting.com will occasionally update this privacy statement. For material changes to this Statement, mandarinconsulting.com will notify you by placing prominent notices on the Web site.