Privacy Policy

This privacy statement describes how we, Hexagon AB, and its subsidiaries and controlled joint ventures (collectively, “Hexagon”), collect and use personal information collected through our web sites (“Web Sites”). It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information. Where a Hexagon subsidiary or controlled joint venture maintains a separate privacy policy, that privacy policy will prevail with respect to such company’s use of personal information collected thereon.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

We collect the personal information you provide voluntarily to us through our Web Sites, e.g. when registering for one of our newsletters. This information may include in particular your contact information such as name, email address and mailing address. We use this information to fulfill your requests, such as a subscription service, or to process your orders.

As is true of most web sites, we automatically gather information about your computer such as your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and operating system. We use this information to improve our Web Site and marketing efforts, and to conduct research and analysis.

Information Sharing

We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

We may provide your personal information to companies that provide services to help us with the operation of our Web Sites or other business activities such as shipping your order or offering customer service. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.

We may also disclose your personal information

• to other Hexagon group companies, agents, or business partners;
• as required by law such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;
• in connection with a potential or actual sale of Hexagon or a portion of its assets; and
• to any other third party with your prior consent.

Information regarding cookies

When you view this Web Site, or any other hyperlinked web site, we may store some information on your local computer in the form of a "cookie", which allows us to adjust our Web Site to better match your preferences. Cookies are also used to collect general usage and volume statistical information that does not include personal information.

A cookie is a small text file, which the web site you are visiting saves on your local computer. Cookies are used by many web sites to give visitors access to a range of various functions. The information contained in the cookie can be used to monitor a user's browsing behaviour.

There are two types of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies.

Persistent cookies save a file for an extended period on your computer and are used, for example, with functions that describe what information is new since you last visited the particular web site. Session cookies are stored temporarily in your computer's memory while you are visiting the web site and browsing a page, and are used, for example, to determine what language you have chosen. Session cookies are not stored in your computer for an extended period, but are deleted when you close your browser.

Hexagon uses both types of cookies for the following purposes: (i) to collect visitor statistics; (ii) to enable the user to remain logged in to e.g. the subscription service on the Web Site; (iii) to remember user preferences, e.g. language, font size, etc.; and (iv) to remember user agent properties, e.g. screen resolution, connection speed, etc.

Third Party Cookies

The use of cookies by our partners, affiliates, tracking utility companies, and service providers is not covered by our privacy statement. We do not have access to or control over these cookies. Our partners, affiliates, tracking utility companies, and service providers may use cookies to improve your Web Site experience.

Behavioral Targeting/Re-Targeting

We partner with a third party advertising network to either display advertising on our Web Site or to manage our advertising on other web sites. Our ad network partner uses cookies and web beacons to collect non-personally identifiable information about your activities on this and other web sites to provide you targeted advertising based upon your interests. If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you may opt-out by clicking here. Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic ads.

Google Analytics

This Web Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer to help analyze the use of the Web Site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this Web Site (including your IP address) might be sent to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there. Under the authority of Hexagon, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the Web Site, compiling reports on Web Site activity for Hexagon and providing other Web Site activity and internet related services for Hexagon. In addition, Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law or if third parties process the information on Google's behalf. To see details on what Google Analytics collects and how it is used please refer to http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html.

You may refuse the use of cookies by changing the settings on your browser. Alternatively, if available for your browser, you can use the “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on” available at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. We would point out, however, that if you refuse the use of cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of this Web Site.

Web beacons

Our Web Site contains electronic images known as web beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs) and are used along with cookies to compile aggregated statistics to analyze how our Web Site is used, and may be used in some of our emails to let us know which emails and links have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of our customer communications and marketing campaigns.

Our third party partners also employ clear gifs (a.k.a. web beacons/web bugs), images, and scripts that help them better manage content on our Web Site. We do not tie the information gathered to our customers’ or users’ personally identifiable information.

How to avoid cookies

You can set your browser to block cookies. The procedure for blocking cookies will depend on what browser you are using. Access 'Help' or the appropriate menu in your browser for instructions. You can also remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file. If you reject or remove cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, such as contests or surveys, will be limited.

Newsletters

If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter(s), we will use your name and email address to send the newsletter to you. You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the newsletter or emails.

Updating/Accessing/Amending/Correcting Personally Identifiable Information

If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may update and/or delete inaccuracies by making the change on our Online Subscription Service page.

Customer Testimonials/Comments/Reviews

We post customer testimonials/comments/reviews on our Web Site which may contain personally identifiable information. We do obtain the customer's consent via email prior to posting the testimonial to post their name along with their testimonial. To request removal of your personal information from testimonials or comments please contact us atprivacy@hexagon.com.

Links to Other Web Sites

Our Web Site includes links to other web sites whose privacy practices may differ from Hexagon AB. If you submit personal information to any of those third party web sites, your information is governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy statement of any web site you visit.

Social Media Widgets

Our Web Site includes social media features, such as the “Facebook” button, and widgets, such as the “Share This” button or interactive mini-programs that run on our Web Site. These features and widgets may collect your IP address, which page(s) you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature or widget to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Web Site. Your interactions with these features and widgets are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Retention

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services contact us at privacy@hexagon.com. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

User by minors

Registration may only be carried out by adults and persons who are authorized to do so for the company stated during registration.

Notification of Privacy Policy Changes

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Hexagon AB (publ)
Lilla Bantorget 15
Box 3692
103 59 Stockholm
Sweden

This Privacy statement was last changed on 9 March 2015.