OSIC Privacy Policy
It is the policy of Open Source Imaging Consortium, Inc. to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to https://www.OSICild.org (hereinafter, "OSIC", "us", "we", "OSICild.org", or "https://www.OSICild.org"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through our Website. We have adopted this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.
This Privacy Policy sets forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.
This Privacy Policy sets forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, OSIC collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. OSIC's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how OSIC's visitors use its website. From time to time, OSIC may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report
on trends in the usage of its website.
OSIC also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on blog posts. OSIC only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.
on trends in the usage of its website.
OSIC also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on blog posts. OSIC only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to OSIC's websites choose to interact with OSIC in ways that require OSIC to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that OSIC gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who subscribe to a blog at to provide a name and email address; or we ask visitors interested in learning more about us to provide a name, phone number, email address, etc. in order to reply to the inquiry.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links To External Sites
Our Service may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites, products or services.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites, products or services.
OSICild.org uses Google AdWords for remarketing
OSICild.org uses the remarketing services to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. It could mean that we advertise to previous visitors who haven't completed a task on our site, for example using the contact form to make an enquiry. This could be in the form of an advertisement on the Google search results page, or a site in the Google Display Network. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone's past visits. Of course, any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy and Google's privacy policy.
You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Preferences page, and if you want to you can opt out of interest-based advertising entirely by cookie settings or permanently using a browser plugin.
You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Preferences page, and if you want to you can opt out of interest-based advertising entirely by cookie settings or permanently using a browser plugin.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
OSIC discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on OSIC's behalf or to provide services available at OSIC's website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using OSIC's website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. OSIC does not and will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, OSIC discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when OSIC believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of OSIC, third parties or the public at large.
If, in the future, you are a registered user of OSICild.org and have supplied your email address, OSIC may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new press releases, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with OSIC and our endeavors. We primarily use our blog to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. OSIC takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
If, in the future, you are a registered user of OSICild.org and have supplied your email address, OSIC may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new press releases, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with OSIC and our endeavors. We primarily use our blog to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. OSIC takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Aggregated Statistics
OSIC may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. OSIC may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, OSIC does not disclose your personally-identifying information.
Cookies
To enrich and perfect your online experience, OSIC uses "Cookies", similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. OSIC uses cookies to help us identify and track visitors, their usage of our website, and their website access preferences. OSIC visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using OSIC's websites, with the drawback that certain features of OSIC's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to OSIC's use of cookies.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. OSIC uses cookies to help us identify and track visitors, their usage of our website, and their website access preferences. OSIC visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using OSIC's websites, with the drawback that certain features of OSIC's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to OSIC's use of cookies.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, OSIC may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in OSIC's sole discretion. OSIC encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.