FIT lab is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the FIT lab Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the FIT lab website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

FIT lab collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. FIT lab also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by FIT lab. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by FIT lab for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the FIT lab Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through FIT lab public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: FIT lab does not read any of your private online communications.

FIT lab encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from FIT lab so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. FIT lab is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the FIT lab and FIT lab family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

FIT lab collects and uses your personal information to operate the FIT lab Web site and deliver the services you have requested. FIT lab also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from FIT lab and its affiliates. FIT lab may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

FIT lab does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. FIT lab may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, FIT lab may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to FIT lab, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

FIT lab does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

FIT lab keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within FIT lab, in order to determine what FIT lab services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within FIT lab to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

FIT lab Web sites 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 FIT lab or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of FIT lab; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of FIT lab, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The FIT lab Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize FIT lab pages, or register with FIT lab site or services, a cookie helps FIT lab to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same FIT lab Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the FIT lab features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the FIT lab services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

FIT lab secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. FIT lab secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

FIT lab will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. FIT lab encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how FIT lab is protecting your information.

Contact Information

FIT lab welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that FIT lab has not adhered to this Statement, please contact FIT lab at ccastro@utep.edu. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.