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The cookies stored on your computer or other device when you access this website are set by us. Some cookies may also be set by third parties who participate with us in advertising campaigns to promote this website. These third parties do not collect any personal data from which they are able to identify individual customers e.g. name or address, simply that your computer has been used to visit the site before.

What are cookies used for?

By remembering returning visitors, we can improve customers’ experiences, making them more convenient and more tailored to products and offers of interest both on this site and elsewhere. Enabling your cookies whilst using our website will ensure that we are able to enhance your ordering process, such as remembering items you have already added to your shopping basket, or promotional codes you have entered at checkout. Some cookies are for statistical purposes only. They collect anonymous information about browsing and purchasing behavior which allows us to see which content is popular with our users.

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Certain features may be available for a fee, such as purchase of products through the website. In processing payment for such services, whether, we will collect certain information necessary to complete your purchase (“Transactional Information”). This information may include your name, billing address, email address, phone number, and credit card information, such as type of credit card, name on card, card number, validation number, and expiration date. We may retain Transactional Information as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy and for recordkeeping, subject to statutory or regulatory retention requirements and legitimate business needs.

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The information we collect to understand your needs and interests helps us deliver a consistent and personalized experience. For example, we may use your information to:

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  • – update you on new services and features

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How we protect your information

To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, we utilize customary physical, technical and administrative procedures to safeguard the information we collect, including encryption of passwords stored on our servers.

Although we try our best to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, please be aware that there are risks inherent in sharing information and that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot control the actions of other users with whom you share your information. We cannot guarantee that only authorized persons will view your information. We cannot ensure that information you share on our website will not become publicly available. We are not responsible for third party circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures on our website. You can reduce these risks by using common sense security practices such as choosing a strong password, using different passwords for different services, and using up to date antivirus software.

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Disclosure to Third Parties:

We may share your information with third-party business partners, for instance, for the purpose of enhancing our products and services. If you do not want us to share your personal information with these companies, contact us at service@3dprinting.com.

We may provide third parties with aggregate statistics about our members, traffic patterns, and related web information. This data reflects website usage patterns gathered during visits to our website each month but does not contain behavioral or identifying information about any individual member, unless that member has given us permission to share that information. We may also provide log files and other databases of user information to third parties for analysis, so we can get a better understanding of traffic through our website.

We may also use third party advertisements on the website to support 3DPrinting.com. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our website, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP , the browser you used to visit our Site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed.

If the ownership of all or substantially all of our company changes, we may transfer your information to the new owner so that the service can continue to operate. In such a case, your information would remain subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy.

Disclosure to Service Providers:

We may share your information with third parties who provide services on our behalf to help with our business activities.  These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us, to which these services may include:

  • – Payment processing
  • – Providing customer service
  • – Sending marketing communications
  • – Conducting research and analysis
  • – Providing cloud computing infrastructure

Consequences of Data Security Breach

In the unlikely event of data theft of other illegal access to your personal data we shall promptly inform you within ten business days upon discovery of such circumstances, shall use all reasonable efforts to cease illegal access immediately upon its discovery and shall also use all reasonable efforts to prosecute the third parties, that have acquired illegal access to your data (including by way of informing the relevant authorities, if required) and prevent any future use or distribution of such data.

Disclosure to Law Enforcement Agencies:

3DPrinting.com cooperates with law enforcement inquiries, as well as other third parties to enforce laws, such as: intellectual property rights, fraud, theft, harassment and other rights. We can (and you authorize us to) disclose any information about you, including the content of your online communications, if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us; (b) protect or defend the rights or property of 3DPrinting.com or third parties; (c) assist in an investigation; or (d) respond to an emergency that poses a threat to the safety of users or other persons.

Access and accuracy of your information

We strive to keep your personal information accurately recorded. We have implemented technology, management processes and policies to help maintain data accuracy. We provide our members with reasonable access to personal information that they provided to us and the reasonable ability to review and correct it or ask for its deletion, as applicable. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as requiring a password and user ID, before granting access to your data.

To view and change the personal information that you directly provided to us, please contact us at service@3dprinting.com.

Closing Your Account

We save your Personal Information until your Account with us is closed and you unsubscribe to email notifications. To close your Account, contact service@3dprinting.com. You may continue to receive email communications for a short period of time until we have updated all of our databases. After your Account is closed, your Personal Information may remain on our archived database and records, unless you notify us (via service@3dprinting.com) that you would like to have your personal information to be permanently deleted from our systems (thus exercising your “Right to be Forgotten”). Notwithstanding the above, we will maintain information on Users who have been removed for violating our Terms.

Right to Data Portability

To get your personal data exported from our systems, please contact us at service@3dprinting.com. We reserve our right to carry out any reasonable identification procedures before fulfilling your request to ensure that a request comes from a duly authorized person.

Transfer of Data Abroad

If you are visiting this website from a country other than the country in which our servers are located, your communications with us may result in the transfer of information across international boundaries. By visiting this website and communicating electronically with us, you consent to such transfers.

Linked Sites

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Regarding Children

We do not intentionally gather Personal Information about visitors to the website who are under the age of 13.

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Please also visit our Terms of Use section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our Site at https://3dprinting.com/terms

Your consent

By using our website, and/or using the Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy as they may be amended as necessary. If you use this website your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms, which include limitations on damages and application of the law of The Netherlands.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we change our privacy policy, we will post the revised policy statement here, with an updated revision date. If we make significant changes to our statement, we may also notify all members whose personal information we have retained by other means, such as sending an email or posting a notice on our home page.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us at service@3dprinting.com. In order for us to take the appropriate action please describe in reasonable detail the nature of your request or inquiry.

 

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