WEBSITE PRIVACY NOTICE

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1 WEBSITE PRIVACY NOTICE Last updated and effective as f July 31, 2015 Welcme t the Negen family f websites, which includes, amng thers, and rder.negen.cm (each a Site and cllectively, the Sites ). The Sites are wned and perated by Negen r ne r mre f its direct r indirect affiliates (cllectively, the Cmpany, we r us ). We respect yur privacy and are cmmitted t prtecting it thrugh ur cmpliance with this privacy ntice (the Website Privacy Ntice ) fr the Sites. This Website Privacy Ntice describes the types f infrmatin we may cllect frm yu r that yu may prvide when yu visit the Sites and ur practices fr cllecting, using, maintaining, prtecting and disclsing that infrmatin. We have created this Website Privacy Ntice in rder t infrm yu f ur firm cmmitment t safeguarding the privacy and security f infrmatin yu prvide. Please read this Website Privacy Ntice carefully befre using the Sites. We will treat any infrmatin we cllect frm yu thrugh this Site in accrdance with this Website Privacy Ntice. By accessing r using any f the Sites, yu cnsent t all actins taken by us with respect t yur infrmatin in cmpliance with this Website Privacy Ntice. If yu are unwilling t accept the terms and cnditins f this Website Privacy Ntice, please d nt use any f the Sites. This Website Privacy Ntice may change frm time t time. Yur cntinued use f any f the Sites after we make changes is deemed t be acceptance f thse changes, s please check this Website Privacy Ntice peridically fr updates. 1. APPLICATION OF THIS NOTICE This Website Privacy Ntice applies t infrmatin cllected thrugh the Sites, including in , text and ther electrnic messages between yu and any f the Sites. Additinally, we acquire frm time t time the websites f third parties, and perate such websites under such third party s name until such time that we can transfer the website ver t the Negen family f websites (such websites, Recently Acquired Sites ). This Website Privacy Ntice als applies t such Recently Acquired Sites. This Website Privacy Ntice des nt apply t infrmatin cllected ffline r thrugh any ther means, including any ther website perated any third party. NOTE TO USERS FROM SWITZERLAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: This Website Privacy Ntice and the Terms f Use (available at are gverned by United States law, and we make n representatin that the Sites are apprpriate r available fr use in lcatins utside f the United States. Translatins f the Sites int languages ther than English are fr yur cnvenience nly. In the event yu visit ur Sites frm utside the United States, please knw that yur infrmatin may be transferred t, stred, and prcessed in the United States, where ur servers are lcated and ur central database is perated. The data prtectin and ther laws f the United States and ther cuntries might nt be as cmprehensive as thse in yur cuntry, but please be assured that we take steps t ensure that yur privacy is prtected. By using ur services, yu understand that yur infrmatin may be transferred t ur facilities and thse third parties with whm we share it as described in this Website Privacy Ntice. 2. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13 The Sites are nt intended r designed t attract children under the age f 13. We d nt cllect persnally identifiable infrmatin frm any persn we actually knw is a child under the age f 13. If yu are under the age f 13, d nt use r prvide any infrmatin n any f the Sites r n r thrugh any f their features, register n any f the Sites, use any f the interactive r public cmment features f any f the Sites r prvide any infrmatin abut yurself t us, including yur name, address, telephne number, address r any screen name r user name yu may use. If we learn we have cllected r received persnal infrmatin frm a child under the age f 13 withut verificatin f parental cnsent, we will delete that infrmatin. If yu believe we might have any infrmatin frm r abut a child under the age f 13, please cntact us by sending us an stating yur request t webmaster@negen.cm r cntacting us in writing at the address prvided belw.

2 By using any f the Sites, yu represent and warrant that yu meet all f the freging eligibility requirements. If yu d nt meet all f these requirements, yu must nt access r use any f the Sites. 3. INFORMATION WE COLLECT We cllect several different types f infrmatin frm and abut users f the Sites, including: infrmatin that is abut yu but des nt identify yu individually ( Annymus Infrmatin ); and infrmatin by which yu may be persnally identified and is prvided by yu t us in certain areas f ur Sites ( Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin ). We cllect this infrmatin: directly frm yu when yu prvide it t us; autmatically as yu navigate thrugh the Sites (infrmatin cllected autmatically may include usage details, IP addresses and infrmatin cllected thrugh ckies, web beacns and ther tracking technlgies); and frm third parties such as, fr example, ur business partners and affiliates. 4. ANONYMOUS INFORMATION As yu navigate thrugh and interact with ur Sites, we autmatically cllect certain Annymus Infrmatin abut yur equipment, brwsing actins and patterns, including details f yur visits t ur Sites, including traffic data, lcatin data, and the resurces that yu access and use n the Sites, infrmatin abut yur cmputer and internet cnnectin, including yur IP address (a unique string f numbers that is autmatically assigned t yur cmputer by yur Internet Service Prvider), perating system and brwser type. The Annymus Infrmatin we cllect autmatically is statistical data and des nt identify any individual. It helps us t administer and imprve ur Sites and t deliver a better and mre persnalized service by enabling us t estimate ur audience size and usage patterns, stre infrmatin abut yur preferences, allwing us t custmize ur Sites accrding t yur individual interests, speed up yur searches and recgnize yu when yu return t ur Sites. We d nt cllect Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin autmatically, but we may link annymus infrmatin t Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin frm time t time. The technlgies we use fr the autmatic cllectin f Annymus Infrmatin may include: Tracking brwsing clicks frm yur IP Address while visiting ur Sites in rder t better understand yur needs and interests s that we may serve yu better. We als use a web tracking slutin knwn as ClickDimensins. ClickDimensins utilizes a first party ckie t track activity n ur web sites. If yu fill ut a frm r have an accunt n this site, yur infrmatin may be stred in ur CRM system, and we may link yur past brwsing infrmatin t yur accunt. If yu d nt wish fr us t have yur persnal infrmatin, please d nt fill ut any f the frms n this site. Yu may set yur brwser t decline ckies, by using private brwsing settings. Althugh in mst cases yu may refuse ckies and still fully navigate ur website, access r use f certain parts f the website may nt be pssible withut the use f ckies. Identifying the site yu first visit when yu navigate away frm ne f ur Sites. 5. PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION We cllect Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin directly frm yu when yu prvide it t us and frm third parties, fr example, ur business partners and affiliates. The Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin we cllect n r thrugh ur Sites may include: Crrespndence and Frm Infrmatin. Scattered thrughut the Sites are links r frms that can be used t cntact us s yu can cmment, make a cmplaint, make suggestins and ask questins, register t use ur Sites, request further services r rder prducts. We may als ask yu fr infrmatin when yu reprt a prblem with ur Sites. Yur address is required n these frms s we can answer yur questins. We may put infrmatin frm n file, but d nt currently share, sell, license r transmit this infrmatin with third parties 2

3 withut express authrizatin frm yu. By prviding yur address, yu are requesting that we cmmunicate with yu in that manner. T withdraw yur request, r t unsubscribe, please cntact us by sending us an stating yur request t webmaster@negen.cm r cntacting us in writing at the address prvided belw. Newsletters and Other Cmmunicatins. We ffer visitrs t the Sites the pprtunity t sign up t receive newsletters r ther cmmunicatins frm the Sites, at yur wn request. In rder t sign up fr these cmmunicatins, we ask fr cntact infrmatin, such as name and address. We als may ffer the pprtunity fr yu t receive mailings frm ur business partners r affiliates that we think may be f interest t yu. We d nt currently share, sell, license r transmit this infrmatin t unaffiliated third parties unless permitted by law r with express authrizatin frm yu. Yu can unsubscribe frm these cmmunicatins at any time thrugh the unsubscribe link in each cmmunicatin, cntacting us via at webmaster@negen.cm r cntacting us in writing at the address prvided belw. Fr mre infrmatin abut yur pt ut ptins, see Advertisements and Opting Out fund in Sectin 7 f this Website Privacy Ntice belw. 6. HOW WE USE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE The infrmatin yu share with us may be used in a few ways: Annymus Infrmatin: Annymus Infrmatin is used internally fr Site administratin, trubleshting and t help imprve the quality f the Sites and their design. We may share such aggregated, nn-persnally identifiable infrmatin, such as demgraphics, withut restrictin, including with existing and prspective third party business partners, researchers and advertisers. Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin: We may disclse Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin that we cllect r yu prvide as described in this Website Privacy Ntice. In all cases, hwever, we will nly use r disclse yur Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin as permitted by law and ur agreements with yu. Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin cllected by us r prvided t us thrugh this Site may be disclsed and used by us and ur subsidiaries and affiliates as fllws: t ur subsidiaries and affiliates; fr purpses including administratin f the Sites; t ntify yu abut changes t ur Sites r any prducts r services we ffer r prvide thugh it; t allw yu t participate in cmmunicatins with yu; t cntractrs, service prviders and ther third parties we use t supprt ur business and wh are bund by cntractual bligatins t keep Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin cnfidential and use it nly fr the purpses fr which we disclse it t them; t a buyer r ther successr in the event f a merger, divestiture, restructuring, rerganizatin, disslutin r ther sale r transfer f sme r all f assets f us r ur subsidiaries r affiliates, whether as a ging cncern r as part f bankruptcy, liquidatin r similar prceeding, in which Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin abut ur Site users is amng the assets transferred; t fulfill the purpse fr which yu prvide it; fr any ther purpse disclsed by us when yu prvide the infrmatin; r with yur cnsent. We may als disclse Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin if we are required t d s by law r we in gd faith believe that such actin is necessary t (a) cmply with any curt rder, law r legal prcess, including t respnd t any gvernment r regulatry request; (b) prtect and defend ur rights and prperty; (c) prtect against misuse r 3

4 unauthrized use f the Sites; r (d) prtect the persnal safety r prperty f ur users r the public. Please nte that we may nt prvide yu with ntice prir t disclsure in such cases. We may als disclse yur Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin t enfrce r apply ur Terms f and ther agreements, including fr billing and cllectin purpses. 7. ADVERTISEMENTS AND OPTING OUT We supprt the right f ur visitrs t chse. We strive t prvide yu with chices regarding the persnal infrmatin yu prvide t us. We have created mechanisms t prvide yu with the fllwing cntrl ver yur infrmatin: Tracking Technlgies and Advertising. Users can pt ut f ckies at any time. Yu can als set yur brwser t refuse all r sme brwser ckies, r t alert yu when ckies are being sent. The Netwrk Advertising Initiative prvides instructins and infrmatin n hw t pt ut f cmmunicatins: Users can use their brwser settings t decide whether t turn n and ff ckies n the Sites. T learn hw yu can manage yur Flash ckie settings, visit the Flash player settings page n Adbe s website. If yu disable r refuse ckies, please nte that sme parts f the Sites may then be inaccessible r nt functin prperly. Research and Analytics. We use Ggle Analytics t better understand hw visitrs interact with ur Sites. This service prvides Annymus Infrmatin including but nt limited t data n where visitrs came frm, what actins they tk n ur Sites, and where visitrs went when they left ur Sites. We use this infrmatin t imprve yur experience when visiting ur Sites. Please click t learn mre abut this service and hw t pt ut f data cllectin by Ggle Analytics. We may als wrk with ther business partners t cnduct research surveys in rder t imprve the user experience n ur Sites. We encurage yu read the privacy statements f these business partners t learn abut their data practices. Disclsure f Yur Infrmatin fr Prmtinal Offers frm the Cmpany and Third-Party Advertising. Yu will be given the right t pt ut f receiving any prmtinal materials abut us whenever yu are asked t prvide Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin n ur Sites. If yu d nt want us t share yur Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin with unaffiliated r nn-agent third parties fr prmtinal purpses, yu can pt ut by checking the relevant bx lcated n the frm n which we cllect yur data. If yu have an accunt with us, yu can als always pt ut by lgging int this Site and adjusting yur user preferences in yur accunt prfile by checking r unchecking the relevant bxes r by sending us an stating yur request t webmaster@negen.cm r cntacting us in writing at the address prvided belw, indicating that yu n lnger want t receive infrmatin relating t ur Sites. We may use Annymus Infrmatin we have cllected frm yu t enable us t display advertisements t ur advertisers target audiences. Even thugh we d nt disclse yur Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin fr these purpses withut yur cnsent, if yu click n r therwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that yu meet its target criteria and interact with yu. 8. ACCESS AND CORRECTION Yu have a right t knw abut the Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin that we hld abut yu and gathered thrugh ur Sites, including the right t crrect, amend r delete the infrmatin that we have n file if it is incrrect. If yu wish t exercise these rights please cntact us by sending us an stating yur request t webmaster@negen.cm r cntacting us in writing at the address prvided belw. 9. SECURITY Our Sites incrprate safeguards designed t prtect the security, integrity and privacy f the Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin we have cllected. We have put in place reasnable precautins t prtect infrmatin frm lss, misuse and alteratin, including Secure 4

5 Scket Layer (SSL) technlgy n rder.negen.cm. When we cllect sensitive financial infrmatin (such as, fr example, credit card data n rder.negen.cm), such infrmatin is encrypted and transmitted in a secure way. Yu can verify this by lking fr a clsed lck icn at the bttm f yur web brwser, r lking fr "https" at the beginning f the address f the web page. While n a secure page, the lck icn n the bttm f Web brwsers such as Micrsft Internet Explrer and Mzilla Firefx becmes lcked, as ppsed t unlcked, r pen, when yu are merely surfing. The safety and security f yur infrmatin als depends n yu. Where we have given yu (r where yu have chsen) a passwrd fr access t certain parts f ur Sites, yu are respnsible fr keeping this passwrd cnfidential. We ask yu nt t share yur passwrd with anyne. We urge yu t be careful abut giving ut infrmatin in public areas f the Sites. The infrmatin yu share in public areas may be viewed by any user f this Site. Unfrtunately, the transmissin f infrmatin via the Internet is nt cmpletely secure. Althugh we strive t prtect yur persnal infrmatin, we cannt guarantee the security f yur persnal infrmatin transmitted t ur Sites. Any transmissin f persnal infrmatin is at yur wn risk. We are nt respnsible fr circumventin f any privacy settings r security measures cntained n ur Sites. While we strive t prtect yur persnal infrmatin, we cannt ensure r warrant the security f any Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin yu transmit t us r thrugh ur Sites. Once we receive yur transmissin, we will use reasnable effrts t ensure its security n ur internal systems. Depending n the nature f the inquiry, yur cmmunicatin may be discarded r archived. Please nte that yur , like mst, if nt all, nn-encrypted Internet cmmunicatins, may be accessed and viewed by ther Internet users, withut yur knwledge and permissin, while in transit t us. Fr that reasn, t prtect yur privacy, please d nt use t cmmunicate infrmatin t us that yu cnsider sensitive r cnfidential. If yu wish, yu may cntact us instead via telephne at the numbers prvided thrughut ur Sites r at the address belw. 10. EXTERNAL LINKS Our Sites may prvide links t varius websites that we d nt cntrl. When yu click n ne f these links, yu will be transferred ut f ur Sites and cnnected t the website f the rganizatin that yu selected. We are nt respnsible fr the nature, quality r accuracy f the cntent r pinins expressed n such websites, and such websites are nt investigated, mnitred r checked fr quality, accuracy r cmpleteness by us. Inclusin f any linked website n any f ur Sites des nt imply r express an apprval r endrsement f the linked website by us, r f any f the cntent, pinins, prducts r services prvided n these websites. Even if an affiliatin exists between ur Sites and a third-party website, we exercise n cntrl ver linked sites. Each f these linked sites maintains its wn independent privacy and data cllectin plicies and prcedures. While we expect ur business partners and affiliates t respect the privacy f ur users, we cannt be respnsible fr the actins f third parties. If yu visit a website that is linked t r frm ur Sites, we encurage yu t cnsult that website s privacy plicy befre prviding any persnal infrmatin and whenever interacting with any website. 11. CONSENT AND MODIFICATIONS TO PRIVACY STATEMENT Our Sites are cntrlled, perated and administered entirely within the United States. By using ur Sites, yu signify yur agreement t the terms f this Website Privacy Ntice. If yu d nt agree with this Website Privacy Ntice, please d nt disclse any persnal infrmatin thrugh ur Sites. This Website Privacy Ntice is part f ur Terms f Use The use f ur Sites is gverned by ur Terms f Use and the laws f the State f Michigan. This Website Privacy Ntice and the ntices utlined herein are nt intended t and d nt create any cntractual r ther legal rights in r n behalf f any third party. 12. SPECIAL NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS 5

6 Under Califrnia Civil Cde , residents f the State f Califrnia that have prvided any Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin t us have the right t request a list f all third parties t which we have disclsed Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin during the preceding year fr direct marketing purpses. Alternatively, the law prvides that if we have a privacy plicy that gives either an pt ut r pt-in chice fr use f Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin by third parties (such as advertisers r affiliated cmpanies) fr marketing purpses, we may instead prvide yu with infrmatin n hw t exercise yur disclsure chice ptins. The Cmpany qualifies fr the alternative ptin and has established this Website Privacy Ntice that prvides yu with details n hw yu may either pt ut r pt-in t the use f yur Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin by third parties fr direct marketing purpses. If yu are a resident f the State f Califrnia and request infrmatin abut hw t exercise yur third party disclsure chices, please send a request t webmaster@negen.cm with a preference n hw ur respnse t yur request shuld be sent. Additinally, CalOPPA requires us t disclse hw we respnd t d-nt-track requests frm ur custmer-users. At this time, we d nt currently respnd t d-nt-track requests frm ur custmers. 13. MODIFICATIONS TO WEBSITE PRIVACY NOTICE We may mdify this Website Privacy Ntice at any time, at ur discretin, and mdificatins are effective upn being psted n ur Sites. It is ur plicy t pst any changes we make t ur privacy plicies n this page. The date n which this Website Privacy Ntice was last revised is identified at the tp f the page. Yu are respnsible fr ensuring we have an up-t-date active and deliverable address fr yu, and fr peridically visiting ur Sites and this Website Privacy Ntice t check fr any changes. If we make material changes t hw we treat ur users Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin, we will ntify yu thrugh a ntice n ur Sites hme page r by ther reasnable means. 14. ACCOUNT REVISIONS, REVOKING AND DELETING PERSONAL INFORMATION We welcme yur questins, cmments and all feedback pertaining t yur privacy r any ther issue with regard t ur Sites. At any time, yu may ask us t cease any further use f yur address and direct us t delete any Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin yu have supplied. Althugh it is nt always pssible t remve r mdify such infrmatin, we will make reasnable effrts t d s. We cannt delete yur Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin except by als deleting yur user accunt. We may nt accmmdate a request t change infrmatin if we believe the change wuld vilate any law r legal requirement r cause the infrmatin t be incrrect. If yu have given us infrmatin fr ne f thse third parties we mentined abve and we have already passed it n, we may nt be able t delete r change the infrmatin. In the event that yu have given us Persnally Identifiable Infrmatin in the past and then have secnd thughts r want t update it, r if yu have any ther questins regarding this Website Privacy Ntice r any f ur Sites, yu may cntact us by sending us an e- mail stating yur request t webmaster@negen.cm r by cntacting us in writing at the address prvided belw: Address: Negen Crpratin Attn: Webmaster 620 Lesher Place Lansing, MI USA Cpyright 2015 Negen Crpratin. All rights reserved. Negen and the beaker-and-helix lg are trademarks f Negen Crpratin r its affiliated cmpanies. All ther trademarks are the prperty f their respective wners. 6