Online Privacy Statement

Varian, Inc. (Varian) respects your right to privacy on the Internet. We believe it is important that you know how we treat the information about you that we receive on the Internet.

You can visit Varian on the World Wide Web without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our web servers collect the domain names, not the e-mail addresses, of visitors. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. Varian uses this information to measure the use of our site and to improve the content of our site.

Varian does not collect personally identifiable information about you except when you specifically provide such personal information on a voluntary basis. The personal information that we collect is used only by us to respond to your inquiry, process an order or allow you to receive or access specific information. Varian will not provide any of your personal information to other companies or individuals without your permission. However, we may need to provide your name and delivery address information to third parties that Varian uses for the purposes of delivering specific services to you. Varian also may use such information to contact you for marketing purposes, in order to selectively send you communications that may be of interest to you, either electronically or otherwise. For example, if you register with one of Varian's business units on-line, they may use your information to provide you with custom information about Varian's offering in support of your business needs.

Varian is committed to taking reasonable steps to protect the individual identifying information that you provide to us. Varian's web site may contain links to other sites. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites.

Varian, Inc. Online Privacy Statement, first posted March 11, 2000