Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

 

©2018 by Convergent Dental. All rights reserved. Solea is a registered trademark of Convergent Dental.

 

OUR POLICY:

Welcome to the web site (the “Site”) of Convergent Dental, Inc. (“Convergent Dental”, “we”, “us” and/or “our”). This Site is operated by Convergent Dental and has been created to provide information about Convergent Dental and Solea, the first CO₂ laser system ever cleared by the FDA for hard and soft tissue ablation, and other products and services of Convergent Dental (collectively, the “Convergent Dental Products”), to our Site visitors (“you”, “your”). This Privacy Policy sets forth Convergent Dental’s policy with respect to information including personally identifiable data (“Personal Data”) and other information that is collected from Site visitors.

 

INFORMATION WE COLLECT:

When you interact with us through the Site, we may collect Personal Data and other information from you, as further described below:

 

Personal Data That You Provide Through the Site: We collect Personal Data from you when you voluntarily provide such information, such as when you contact us with inquiries or request more information regarding Solea or other Convergent Dental Products. Wherever Convergent Dental collects Personal Data we make an effort to provide a link to this Privacy Policy.

 

By voluntarily providing us with Personal Data, you are consenting to our use of it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data to this Site, you acknowledge and agree that such Personal Data may be transferred from your current location to the offices and servers of Convergent Dental and the authorized third parties referred to herein located in the United States.

 

Other Information:

 

Non-Identifiable Data: When you interact with Convergent Dental through the Site, we receive and store certain personally non-identifiable information. Such information, which is collected passively using various technologies, cannot presently be used to specifically identify you. Convergent Dental may store such information itself or such information may be included in databases owned and maintained by Convergent Dental affiliates, agents or service providers. This Site may use such information and pool it with other information to track, for example, the total number of visitors to our Site, the number of visitors to each page of our Site, and the domain names of our visitors’ Internet service providers. It is important to note that no Personal Data is available or used in this process.

 

In operating this Site, we may use a technology called “cookies.” A cookie is a piece of information that the computer that hosts our Site gives to your browser when you access the Site. Our cookies help provide additional functionality to the Site and help us analyze Site usage more accurately. On most web browsers, you will find a “help” section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off. We recommend that you leave cookies turned on because they allow you to take advantage of some of the Site’s features.

 

Aggregated Personal Data: In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve the users of the Convergent Dental Products, Convergent Dental may conduct research on its customer demographics, interests and behavior based on the Personal Data and other information provided to us. This research may be compiled and analyzed on an aggregate basis, and Convergent Dental may share this aggregate data with its affiliates, agents and business partners. This aggregate information does not identify you personally. Convergent Dental may also disclose aggregated user statistics in order to describe our services to current and prospective business partners, and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.

 

OUR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND OTHER INFORMATION:

Convergent Dental uses the Personal Data you provide in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data for a certain reason, we may use the Personal Data in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For instance, if you contact us by e-mail, we will use the Personal Data you provide to answer your question or resolve your problem. Convergent Dental and its subsidiaries and affiliates (the “Related Companies”) may also use your Personal Data and other personally non-identifiable information collected through the Site to help us improve the content and functionality of the Site, to better understand our users and to improve the Convergent Dental Products. Convergent Dental and its affiliates may use this information to contact you in the future to tell you about services we believe will be of interest to you. If we do so, each communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to “opt-out” of receiving future communications. In addition, if at any time you wish not to receive any future communications or you wish to have your name deleted from our mailing lists, please contact us as indicated below.

 

If Convergent Dental intends on using any Personal Data in any manner that is not consistent with this Privacy Policy, you will be informed of such anticipated use prior to or at the time at which the Personal Data is collected.

 

OUR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND OTHER INFORMATION:

Convergent Dental is not in the business of selling your information. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your Personal Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth below:

 

Business Transfers: As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets.

 

Related Companies: We may also share your Personal Data with our Related Companies for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.

 

Agents, Consultants and Related Third Parties: Convergent Dental, like many businesses, sometimes hires other companies to perform certain business-related functions. Examples of such functions include mailing information, maintaining databases and processing payments. When we employ another third party to perform a function of this nature, we only provide them with the information that they need to perform their specific function.

 

Legal Requirements: Convergent Dental may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of Convergent Dental, (iii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or (iv) protect against legal liability.

 

YOUR CHOICES:

You can use the Site without providing any Personal Data. If you choose not to provide any Personal Data, you may not be able to receive information regarding Solea or other Convergent Dental Products.

 

EXCLUSIONS:

This Privacy Policy does not apply to any Personal Data collected by Convergent Dental other than Personal Data collected through the Site. This Privacy Policy will not apply to any unsolicited information you provide to Convergent Dental through this Site or through any other means. This includes, but is not limited to, information posted to any public areas of the Site, such as bulletin boards (collectively, “Public Areas”), any ideas for new products or modifications to existing products, and other unsolicited submissions (collectively, “Unsolicited Information”). All Unsolicited Information will be deemed to be non-confidential and Convergent Dental will be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute such Unsolicited Information to others without limitation or attribution.

 

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES:

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Site. This Site may contain links to other web sites not operated or controlled by Convergent Dental (the “Third Party Sites”). The policies and procedures we described here do not apply to the Third Party Sites. The links from this Site do not imply that Convergent Dental endorses or has reviewed the Third Party Sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy policies.

 

SECURITY:

Convergent Dental takes reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data provided via the Site from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this Site may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data to Convergent Dental via the Internet.

 

OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Your access to and use of this Site is subject to the Terms of Use.

 

CHANGES TO CONVERGENT DENTAL’S PRIVACY POLICY:

The Site and our business may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for Convergent Dental to make changes to this Privacy Policy. Convergent Dental reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. If we do this, we will post the changes on this page and will indicate at the top of this page the date this Privacy Policy were last revised. We will also notify you of any material changes, either through a pop-up notice or through other reasonable means. Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any Personal Data. Your continued use of the Site after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy will indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

 

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONTACTING CONVERGENT DENTAL:

To keep your Personal Data accurate, current, and complete, please contact us as specified below. We will take reasonable steps to update or correct Personal Data in our possession that you have previously submitted via this Site.

 

Please also feel free to contact us if you have any questions about Convergent Dental’s Privacy Policy or the information practices of this Site.

 

You may contact us at 1.800.880.8589 or info@convergentdental.com.

 

GOOGLE ADWORDS AND GOOGLE ANALYTICS

This website uses Google AdWords and the Google AdWords remarketing service to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. It could mean that we advertise to previous visitors who haven’t completed a task on our site, for example using the contact form to make an inquiry. This could be in the form of an advertisement on the Google search results page, or a site in the Google Display Network. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Convergent Dental website. Of course, any data collected will be used in strict accordance with our own privacy policy and Google’s privacy policy.

 

We use analytics tools and other third party technologies, such as Google Analytics to collect non-personal information in the form of various usage and user metrics when you use our online Sites and/or Services. These tools and technologies collect and analyze certain types of information, including cookies, IP addresses, device and software identifiers, referring and exit URLs, onsite behavior and usage information, feature use metrics and statistics, usage and purchase history, MAC Address, mobile unique device ID, and other similar information.

 

The third party analytics companies who collect information on our Sites and/or Services and other online products and/or services may combine the information collected with other information they have independently collected from other websites and/or other online or mobile products and services relating to your activities across their network of websites as well as online and/or mobile products and services. Many of these companies collect and use information under their own privacy policies. In addition to our use of technologies as described herein, we may permit certain third party companies to help us tailor advertising that we think may be of interest to you based on your use of the Convergent Dental site and/or services and to otherwise collect and use data about your use of the Convergent Dental site and/or services.

 

You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Preferences page, and if you want to you can the opt out of interest-based advertising entirely by cookie settings or permanently using a browser plugin.

 

You may opt out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page. Google has additional information available about their Remarketing Privacy Guidelines, and Restrictions. You may view a list of other third party service providers who collect information, and/or opt-out of such collection of information about you, by visiting http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices or http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

 

TERMS OF USE

1. ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.1 Convergent Dental, Inc. (herein referred to as the “Convergent Dental,” “we,” “us” or “our”) provides and makes available this web site (the “Web Site”). All use of the Web Site is subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Terms of Use Agreement (this “Agreement”). Please read this Agreement carefully. By accessing, browsing or otherwise using the Web Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you may not access, browse or use the Web Site.

 

1.2 You understand and agree that we may change this Agreement at any time without prior notice. If we do this, we will post the changes on this page and will indicate at the top of this page the date this Agreement was last revised. You may read a current, effective copy of this Agreement at any time by selecting the “Terms of Use” link on the Web Site. Please review this Agreement periodically. Your continued use of the Web Site after any changes or revisions to this Agreement will indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Agreement. If any change to this Agreement is not acceptable to you, your sole remedy is to cease accessing, browsing and otherwise using the Web Site.

 

1.3 Your access to and use of the Web Site is also subject to Convergent Dental’s Privacy Policy located at [www.convergentdental.com/privacy/], the terms and conditions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

2. USE OF THE WEB SITE

2.1 This Web Site contains material, including but not limited to text, graphics, video, audiovisual works, logos, photographs, icons, images, audio clips and software (collectively referred to as the “Content”). We may own the Content or portions of the Content may be made available to us through arrangements that we have with third-parties. The Content is protected by United States and foreign intellectual property laws. Unauthorized use of the Content may result in violation of copyright, trademark, and other laws. You have no rights in or to the Content, and you will not use, copy or display the Content except as permitted under this Agreement. You may use Content from the Web Site solely for your personal use. No other use is permitted without our prior written consent; for example, the Content and Web Site may not be distributed, republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way, without our prior written consent. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Content on any copy you make of the Content. You may not sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, or modify the Content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, make a derivative version of, distribute, or otherwise use the Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use or posting of any of the Content on any other web site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is expressly prohibited. If you violate any part of this Agreement, your right to access and/or use the Content and Web Site will automatically terminate and you will immediately destroy any copies you have made of the Content.

 

2.2 The trademarks, service marks, and logos of Convergent Dental (the “Convergent Dental Trademarks”) used and displayed on this Web Site are registered and unregistered trademarks or service marks of Convergent Dental. Other product, and service names located on the Web Site may be trademarks or service marks owned by third-parties (the “Third-Party Trademarks”, and, collectively with the Convergent Dental Trademarks, the “Trademarks”). Nothing on this Web Site or in this Agreement should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this Web Site without the prior written consent of Convergent Dental specific for each such use. The Trademarks may not be used to disparage Convergent Dental or the applicable third-party, Convergent Dental’s or third-party’s products or services, or in any manner (using commercially reasonable judgment) that may damage any goodwill in the Trademarks. Use of any Trademarks as part of a link to or from any web site is prohibited without Convergent Dental’s prior written consent. All goodwill generated from the use of any Convergent Dental Trademark will inure to Convergent Dental’s benefit.

 

2.3 You agree not to: (a) take any action that imposes an unreasonable load on the Web Site’s infrastructure, (b) use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Web Site or any activity being conducted on the Web Site, (c) attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or making up the Web Site, (d) delete or alter any material posted on the Web Site by Convergent Dental or any other person or entity, or (e) frame or link to any of the materials or information available on the Web Site.

 

2.4 The Web Site may contain links to third-party web sites (“External Sites”). These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by us of the content on such External Sites. The content of such External Sites is developed and provided by others. You should contact the site administrator or Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or any content located on such External Sites.

 

We are not responsible for the content of any linked External Sites and do not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of any materials on such External Sites. You should take precautions when downloading files from all web sites to protect your computer from viruses and other destructive programs. If you decide to access any External Sites, you do so at your own risk.

 

2.5 Certain elements of the Web Site are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other state and federal laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part, by any means, including but not limited to, the use of framing or mirrors, except as otherwise expressly permitted by Section 2.1 of the Agreement. None of the Content for this Web Site may be retransmitted without the express written consent from Convergent Dental for each and every instance.

 

3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.

3.1 CONVERGENT DENTAL, ITS AFFILIATES, THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “CONVERGENT DENTAL PARTIES“) MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS OR RELIABILITY. THE CONVERGENT DENTAL PARTIES WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY FOR THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONVEYED TO THE USER OR FOR ERRORS, MISTAKES OR OMISSIONS THEREIN OR FOR ANY DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF THE DATA OR INFORMATION STREAM FROM WHATEVER CAUSE. YOU AGREE THAT YOU USE THE WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

 

THE CONVERGENT DENTAL PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR‑FREE OR THAT THE WEB SITE, ITS SERVER, OR THE CONTENT ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, NO CONVERGENT DENTAL PARTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.

 

THE WEB SITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. THE CONVERGENT DENTAL PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON‑INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 

3.2 IN NO EVENT WILL ANY CONVERGENT DENTAL PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF SUCH CONVERGENT DENTAL PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

 

3.3 Some states do not allow exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF THE CONVERGENT DENTAL PARTIES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

4. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Convergent Dental Parties from and against any claims, actions or demands, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of this Agreement or your access to, use or misuse of the Content or Web Site. Convergent Dental will provide notice to you of any such claim, suit, or proceeding. Convergent Dental reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter which is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting Convergent Dental’s defense of such matter.

 

5. TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT

5.1 Convergent Dental reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate this Agreement and your access to all or any part of the Web Site or the Content at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability. Convergent Dental reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of the Web Site or the Content at any time without prior notice or liability.

 

5.2 Sections 3 (Limitation of Liability and Warranty), 4 (Indemnification), 5 (Termination of Agreement), and 8 (Miscellaneous) will survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

6. USER MUST COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS

6.1 This Web Site is based in Needham, Massachusetts. We make no claims concerning whether the Content may be downloaded, viewed, or be appropriate for use outside of the United States. If you access the Web Site or the Content from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk. Whether inside or outside of the United States, you are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws of your specific jurisdiction.

 

6.2 The United States controls the export of products and information. You expressly agree to comply with such restrictions and not to export or re-export any of the Content to countries or persons prohibited under the export control laws. By downloading the Content, you are expressly agreeing that you are not in a country where such export is prohibited or are a person or entity for which such export is prohibited. You are solely responsible for compliance with the laws of your specific jurisdiction regarding the import, export, or re-export of the Content.

 

7. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS

The Content is provided with “RESTRICTED RIGHTS.” Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to the restrictions contained in 48 CFR 52.227-19 and 48 CFR 252.227- 7013 et seq. or its successor. Use of the Web Site or Content by the Government constitutes acknowledgement of our proprietary rights in the Web Site and Content.

 

8. MISCELLANEOUS

This Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without respect to its conflict of laws provisions. You expressly agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. Failure of Convergent Dental to act on or enforce any provision of the Agreement will not be construed as a waiver of that provision or any other provision in this Agreement. No waiver will be effective against Convergent Dental unless made in writing, and no such waiver will be construed as a waiver in any other or subsequent instance. Except as expressly agreed by Convergent Dental and you, this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between you and Convergent Dental with respect to the subject matter, and supersedes all previous or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. The section headings are provided merely for convenience and will not be given any legal import. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns, licensees, and sublicensees. Any information submitted or provided by you to the Web Site might be publicly accessible. Important and private information should be protected by you. Convergent Dental is not liable for protection of privacy of electronic mail or other information transferred through the Internet or any other network that you may use.