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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to Petrotechnics. This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that Petrotechnics collects, and the ways in which Petrotechnics uses that personal information.

Cookies

When we provide services, such as this webpage, we want to make them as useful as possible. When delivering services over the internet it is common practice to store small amounts of information on your computer or phone. This information is stored by your web browser in small files called cookies. Cookies serve a number of possible purposes:

  • speed up websites by avoiding sending the same information every time
  • measure general usage of the website to help us improve
  • recognise returning visitors so we can highlight new / changed information since your last visit

You can block / remove cookies using your browser. A useful guide to doing this is available here. There are two main types of cookies, first party and second party.

  • First party cookies: these are our own cookies, controlled directly by us and used to provide information about general usage of our site.
  • Third party cookies: these are cookies used by other companies’ tools which we are using to enhance our site, for example Google Analytics and Facebook Like buttons have their own cookies, which are controlled by them.

Cookies used on this site

For convenience we lists all cookies used on this site, with details of the purpose and provider.

First Party (petrotechnics.com)

Cookie Name: _jsuid
These cookies are used by our content management system to monitor the previous pages you visited in order to tailor each page to better suit you, and to monitor which geographic location you wish to view.

Cookie Name: exp_last_visit
Sets the datetime that the user last visited the site, and is set for both guests and logged in users. If not set, is automatically set to 10 years ago. Affects guests and logged in users.

Cookie Name: exp_tracker
Tracks the last 5 pages viewed by the user, and is used primarily for redirection after logging in etc. Affects guests and logged in users.

Cookie Name: exp_last_activity
Every time the state is updated (the page reloaded) the last activity is set to the current datetime. Used to determine expiry. This is essential for logged in users, but not for guests - it is set for both.

Cookie Name: exp_sessionid
A uniquely generated ID that corresponds to the session_id column in the exp_session table. Used when cookie and session are set as the session type. Used only for logged in members.

Cookie Name: exp_uniqueid
Matches the unique_id field in the exp_members table. Randomly generated by the functions class at registration. Used only for logged in members.

Cookie Name: exp_userhash
The encrypted password of the currently logged in user. Set if you choose the cookies and session ID method for sessions (cs in your config.) Used only for logged in members.

Cookie Name: exp_anon
A flag set by the user to determine if they are listed in the online users.

Cookie Name: exp_expiration
Determines the length of the session for a logged in user. There are two options for this cookie: if the user has selected remember me then it is set to 1 year, and if not then it's set to the datetime that the user logged in. Used only for logged in members.

Google

Cookie Name: _utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz, _cfduid
These cookies are used to collect information about how people use our site in an anonymous form. This helps us see how the website is used. They are also used to provide Google Plus "+1" functionality.

Google Privacy Policy

GetClicky Analytics

Cookie Name: cluid, _cfduid, first_pv_66475689
These cookies are used to collect information about how people use our site in an anonymous form. This helps us see how the website is used.

GetClicky Privacy Policy

Personal information collection

  • Petrotechnics may collect and use the following kinds of personal information:
  • information about your use of this website;
  • information that you provide using for the purpose of registering with the website;
  • information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the website services; and
  • any other information that you send to Petrotechnics.

Using personal information

Petrotechnics may use your personal information to:

  • administer this website;
  • personalise the website for you;
  • enable your access to and use of the website services;
  • publish information about you on the website;
  • send to you products that you purchase;
  • supply to you services that you purchase;
  • send you statements and invoices; and
  • send you marketing communications.

Where Petrotechnics discloses your personal information to its agents or sub-contractors for these purposes, the agent or sub-contractor in question will be obligated to use that personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy statement.

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere above, Petrotechnics may disclose your personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.

Securing your data

Petrotechnics will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

Petrotechnics will store all the personal information you provide on its secure servers.

Cross-border data transfers

Information that Petrotechnics collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which Petrotechnics operates to enable the use of the information in accordance with this privacy policy.

In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available around the world.

You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information.

Updating this statement

Petrotechnics may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website.

You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with any changes.

Other websites

This website contains links to other websites.

Petrotechnics is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.