How we use your Data

​We generally store cookies for security and user login identification.  Since we lock content based on login and license information, it is important to us to identify the particular accesses of a certain user.  Thus, we use cookies that link your session with your account and all the data that comes with it.  Furthermore, our usage of cookies allows us to quickly identify and profile automated web crawlers.  This allows us to focus performance and security for real human users.

​All cookies are invalidated after a certain period of time and are not permanently stored.

​On user registration, you must provide two types of potentially identifying information:

• ​Your email address
  
• Your full name
  

​Your email address is required for your WordPress account and is the main identifier for both it and your license access.  If you wish for us to delete your email address, you will ​need to request an account deletion with our webmaster (operations@vidriotech.com).  Your full name is freely changeable in the Account Information dropdown on your main Account page.

Optionally, you may also provide more information regarding your microscope setup and the name of the lab that you represent.  This data is primarily used for support purposes but is stored with your account data.  This data is also freely changeable on your main Account page.

​Our ScanImage Licenses have anonymous identifiers but are tied to potentially identifiable information on our backend.  This is necessary to allow for limited license sharing flexibility for our premium users.  Users are generally identified by email but may identify other users in their organization that may also reuse the license.  This data is only collected upon purchase of a premium license and is kept private.  This information is not shared with any third parties and is only used for further business-related contact with the purchaser ​or associated ScanImage users.

Requesting removal of this information will​ invalidate any existing licenses.  However, if you still wish to do so, please contact our webmaster at operations@vidriotech.com.

We use third party plugins and services for certain website tasks such as:

• ​Restricting Downloadable Content
  
• ​Website Security and Spam
  
• ​Recording ​Submitted Forms

​These services generally log information that may be personally identifiable.  These logs are only used for internal business use and data are not shared with third parties.

​However, we do share some behavioral information in accordance with certain third party groups for the sake of analysis or security.  These are:

• Google Analytics
  
• Google ReC​APTCHA
  
• Akismet Anti-Spam

​With regards to Google services, you may consult their data protection policies here:

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/compliance/

And Akismet services here:

https://akismet.com/privacy/