Semiconductor Fabless Accelerator Lab (“SFAL”), is committed to safeguarding the information provided by its members and other visitors logging on to the website. To this end, SFAL has hereby published this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). As an organization dedicated to creating a secure environment for semiconductor companies and promoting fabless companies in India, SFAL abides by the concept of privacy and its relevance for organizations with a cyber presence, in accordance with applicable law.

SFAL Privacy Policy gives users/visitors a glimpse of the privacy practices followed by SFAL and assures them of safe passage through the organization’s website.

It’s the SFAL website provides links to other websites that are governed by their own privacy policies and SFAL does not take responsibility for the privacy protocols administered by these sites. Visitors to the SFAL website are urged to familiarize themselves with its Privacy Policy.

When you provide your personal data to SFAL, you are agreeing to the rules and regulations stipulated under the Privacy Policy and are bound by it. If you do not agree to the Privacy Policy please do not use the Site.

The Privacy Policy covers the following areas:

• Type of information collected through the Web site
• Choice/Opt out
• Use and Disclosure of personal information
• Security
• Type of information collected through the Web site
• Personal information

Users registering at the SFAL site for specific services may be requested to provide some personally identifiable information which shall then become the property of SFAL and can be shared, disclosed, or distributed to third parties only in accordance with the Privacy Policy. You, the user, hereby expressly give your consent to SFAL for the same. Registration is not required for visitors to the site who do not require any specific services.

The services that need registration include the following:

• participation in events
• ordering a publication
• signing up for membership
• joining our mailing lists
• subscribing for SFAL newsletter
• posting a query while seeking a service provider

SFAL will not sell or rent such personally identifiable information collected.

The personally identifiable information is supplied voluntarily by you for the following purposes

Registration data

If you are merely a visitor to our site, SFAL does not collect any personal information about you, except to the limited extent through the use of cookies, as described below. If you decide to use certain services offered on the site, you will be asked to register on www.sfalcoe.org. During registration you will be requested to complete a registration form setting out basic online contact information about yourself.

Other Optional Information

If you wish to subscribe to services provided by SFAL, you will be required to fill up certain information related to your email address, name, country, age, etc. As specified in the respective forms.

E-mail information

When we receive e-mails from you, we may retain the content of any e-mail messages sent to us, as well as details of your e-mail address.

Use of web-based tracking mechanisms such as Cookies

Cookies, which enable us to store small amounts of information contained in your website browser, may be used on some areas of our website. Cookies, that help us track your navigation, enable us to tailor our offerings to your needs. The kind of information that may be stored on a cookie includes registration data so that a user does not need to re-enter the information every time he/she visits a particular area.

The information contained on cookies is masked to ensure your privacy and is readable only by the servers.

Third party websites, which are accessible from our site via links, click-throughs or banner advertising may use cookies. However, it is important for us to inform you that we have no access or control over such cookies and do not accept responsibility with regards to them.

Choice/opt out

SFAL gives you the choice regarding the collection and usage of your personally identifiable information. During registration for “joining our mailing list,” we request for contact information in order to send bulletins and for advertising purposes. Again, it is not necessary for you to register in order to access and use our site. You may therefore choose to opt out of providing such information.

Further, once you are registered at the SFAL site, you will have the option at any stage to inform us that you no longer wish to receive future e-mails and you may “unsubscribe.”

Linked Services

Our website may contain links to or integrations with other services such as [Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn] and other media services and platforms whose information practices may be different than SFAL’s. Visitors should consult these other services’ privacy notices as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties.

Security

Access to your personal account online is password protected. We will not release your account password to any person. In the event that you forget your password, you may generate an online request for your password to be sent to you by e-mail at the e-mail address used during registration.

SFAL has implemented stringent, internationally acceptable standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. The data resides behind a firewall, with access restricted to authorized SFAL personnel.

While this website will take commercially reasonable measures to guard against misuse of personal data/information submitted to it by you, this website cannot guarantee that someone will not overcome our security measures, including, without limitation, the security measures implemented on this Web site. Therefore, your posting of personal data/ information on this Web site constitutes your acceptance of this risk, and by posting of personal data/information, you waive any right to seek legal relief from this website or SFAL due to any misuse of your information. Further, SFAL should not be held responsible for any activity in your account which results from your failure to keep your own password secure.

Acceptance of the Policy

By visiting our website, signing up or logging into the website, uploading information on our website; you acknowledge and unconditionally accept the policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, do not use our website and services, or provide ere any of your personal data.

Contacting the web site

For questions regarding the privacy statement, practices of the site, or any other transaction issue, please contact info@sfalcoe.org

Updates

We may change this privacy policy from time to time and you should check these regularly. Your use of the Website will be deemed an acceptance of the privacy policy existing at that time.