General Information

OPEX respects the privacy of our customers, business partners and employees. We recognize the need for appropriate protections and management of your personal information that you provide to us. OPEX has therefore established this Privacy Statement to assist you to understand what information we collect and how that information is used. This Privacy Statement applies to OPEX Corporation including its Divisions and Subsidiaries.

What personal information does OPEX collect?

Personal Information is information that can be used to identify or contact a specific individual, such as a name, address, telephone number or email address. OPEX may collect certain personal information from customers, business partners, employees and candidates for employment. OPEX does not collect personal information when you visit OPEX's Websites unless you choose to provide such personal information.

On OPEX Websites you can order products or services, register, request information, subscribe to marketing or support materials, register to a secure extranet site to obtain access to product information and services. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, credit card or other financial information, contact preferences, educational and employment background, job interest data and benefit choices.

How does OPEX use personal information?

OPEX will use personal information to provide customers and business partners with information and services and to help us better understand your needs and interests. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction or order, to communicate with you, to deliver products/services to you, to bill you for products/services you purchased, and to provide ongoing service and support. Occasionally we may use your information to contact you to complete surveys that we use for marketing and quality assurance purposes. Personal information collected online may be combined with information you provide to OPEX through other sources such as trade shows or seminars.

OPEX may share your personal information with third parties in responding to your requests for products or services or product evaluations. Also, we may on occasion allow selected partners to send you special offers in blind mailings. Generally, you will be given the opportunity to opt out of having your personal information shared with these third parties. However, if you request information on any of our products/services, OPEX may provide your information to third party distributors and resellers who may subsequently contact you directly to purchase such products/services. In these instances, you will not have the opportunity to opt out of having your information shared with these third party distributors and resellers.

Some of OPEX's Websites make on-line newsgroups available to our users. Any information that is disclosed in these newsgroups becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. OPEX may, from time to time, send email regarding our products and services to users who have posted to our newsgroups. Each participant's opinion expressed in a newsgroup is his or her own and should not be considered as reflecting the opinion of OPEX.

To the extent that OPEX uses personal information to email you about our product and services, OPEX's email practices are in compliance with the U.S. and E.U. SPAM laws. Information about the U.S. and E.U. SPAM laws can be found at http://www.spamlaws.com/

With whom does OPEX share personal information?

OPEX contracts with third party service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products, services and customer solutions. OPEX may share personal information with its service providers and suppliers for the sole purpose and only to the extent needed to support the customers' business needs. Service providers and suppliers are required to keep confidential the personal information received from OPEX and may not use it for any purpose other than as originally intended.

Third parties receiving personal information are expected to apply the same level of privacy protection as contained in this Privacy Statement.

Except as provided above, OPEX will not share personal information with any other third parties without your permission, unless required by, or in connection with, law enforcement action, subpoena or other litigation, or applicable law. OPEX will not sell, trade or lease your personal information to others.

Choice & Consent

OPEX does not require that you provide OPEX with personal information. The decision to provide personal information is voluntary. If you do not wish to provide the personal information requested, however, you may not be able to proceed with the activity or receive the benefit for which the personal information is being requested.

Except as expressly stated otherwise in this Privacy Statement, you may opt out of having OPEX share personal information with third parties as described in this Privacy Statement by notifying OPEX in writing of your desire to do so.

Sensitive Information

Sensitive information is defined as personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, or information specifying the sex life of the individual.

Except as provided below, OPEX does not request or receive sensitive information from visitors to our Websites. OPEX may receive sensitive information such as medical or health conditions, or race and ethnic data regarding its employees in connection with the administration of its health and welfare benefit plans, or as part of government mandated recordkeeping requirements. Such information will not be shared with third parties without the employee's affirmative approval as required by applicable law. In addition, sensitive information will not be used for a purpose other than its original purpose without the employee's approval. Further, OPEX will treat as sensitive any information received from a third party where the third party treats and identifies the information as sensitive.

Access to and accuracy of your information

OPEX strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have implemented technology, management processes and policies to maintain data accuracy. We will provide you with access to your information, including making reasonable effort to provide you with online access and the opportunity to change your information. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID, before granting access to your data.

OPEX will not process personal information in a way that is incompatible with the purposes for which it has been collected or subsequently authorized by the individual, as required by applicable law.

Security of Personal Information

OPEX is committed to taking reasonable efforts to secure the personal data you choose to provide us. To protect the privacy of any personal information you may have provided, OPEX employs industry-standard controls including physical access controls, Internet firewalls, intrusion detection, and network monitoring. In addition, access to sensitive data as defined in this Statement is limited to those individuals and agents having a need to know.

Other Information/Logging and Cookies

OPEX collects and/or logs Internet Protocol addresses, Internet domain names, the web browser and operating system used to access the OPEX web site, the files visited, the time spent in each file, and the time and date of each visit.

OPEX also uses cookies on some of its Websites. Cookies are identifiers that can be sent from a web site via your browser to be placed on your computers hard drive. Thereafter when you visit a web site, a message is sent back to the web server by the browser accessing the web site. You may elect not to accept cookies by changing the designated settings on your web browser. However, not utilizing cookies may prevent you from using certain functions and features of Websites. The information collected from the use of cookies is used and analyzed to improve OPEX's Websites.

You can set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. The information we collect and analyze is used to improve our service to you and personalize your web-browsing experience.

Links to Non-OPEX Websites and Third Parties

The OPEX Websites may provide links to third-party Websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the OPEX web site. OPEX does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from OPEX's. We do not endorse or make any representations about third party Websites. The personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties is not covered by the OPEX Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information. Some third party companies may choose to share their personal data with OPEX; that sharing is governed by that third party company's privacy policy.

Verification

OPEX will engage in periodic self-assessment to verify that it continues to be in compliance with this Privacy Statement.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding the Privacy Statement or believe that the privacy of your personal information has not been respected, you may submit a complaint in writing to the attention of Opex Exhibition Services, Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road , London SW5 9TA .

Changes to this Statement

OPEX will review and update this Statement periodically.