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Coherent Inc. values the privacy of those who provide private personal information to the Company. This policy summarizes what personally identifiable information we may collect, and how we might use this information. This policy also describes other important topics relating to information privacy. Coherent Inc. has voluntarily certified that it meets the United States Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Standards for adequate privacy protection.
Information Collection
EXTERNAL INFORMATION SOURCES (Customer Inquiries)
Coherent only will collect personally identifiable information (such as name, title, company name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) that is voluntarily provided through our website or e-mail correspondence. We will collect general information (such as the type of browser used, the files requested, and the domain name and country which requests information) to improve our Web site and better meet customer needs.
Use of Information
Before we collect any personally identifiable information, we will provide an explanation for the possible use of the data. The information supplied will be used by Coherent to respond to inquiries, supply requested information on Coherent Inc. products and services, or track orders placed with Coherent. Authorized third parties may be utilized by Coherent Inc. to collect, track and process such information. If you have submitted personal information to Coherent electronically and would like it removed or modified, please contact us. We will use reasonable efforts to comply with your request.
INTERNAL INFORMATION SOURCES (Employee Data)
Coherent is the sole owner of the information collected from its employees and applicants for employment. Coherent will not sell or share this information with third parties in ways different from what is disclosed in this privacy policy statement. Coherent only collects personal data that is relevant and necessary to legitimate human resources business functions.
Personal information collected by Coherent from employees and applicants for employment is maintained at its corporate offices in Santa Clara, California in the United States as well as the local office of the employee. Among other things, Coherent collects and maintains personal information on current and former employees for legitimate corporate business purposes, such as processing payroll, collecting resumes to fill vacant positions, and maintaining accurate benefits records.
Coherent does not request or gather any information regarding political opinions, religion, philosophy, union membership, or sexual preferences. To the extent Coherent maintains information on an individual's medical health or ethnicity (as legally required of U.S. employees and U.S. applicants for employment), consistent with this policy, Coherent will not disclose such information to third parties.
Security
Coherent is committed to protecting personal information from loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, unauthorized access and destruction. Coherent takes all reasonable precautions to safeguard the confidentiality of personally identifiable information.
Compliance
Coherent conforms to the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Principles through self-assessment. We make every effort to ensure privacy and encourage you to contact us at any time if you feel we are not in compliance with the Safe Harbor Principles. In the event we are unable to resolve an issue regarding our compliance, we will contact the appropriate Data Protection Authorities to expeditiously resolve the complaint.
Updating or Correcting Information
Any employee wishing to review or update their personal information can do so by contacting their local Human Resources Department.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Coherent Inc. Web site may contain links to other sites. We do not endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those sites. Additionally, some of our Web pages may contain "cookies," which are data that may be sent to your Web browser and stored on your computer. This allows our server to "recognize" you when you visit our Web site in the future. Most Web browsers can be configured to not accept cookies, or to notify you if a cookie is sent to you.
The practices described in this privacy policy statement are current personal data protection policies, as of October, 2001. Coherent Inc. reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. We will promptly reflect any such modifications in these Web pages.
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