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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 2026

Microedge Instruments Inc. (“Microedge,” “MEI,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of our customers and website visitors.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we may collect through www.microedgeinstruments.com, how we use it, when it may be shared, how we protect it, and the choices available to you.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our website or interact with us, we may collect information such as:

  • Name
  • Company or organization name
  • Billing address
  • Shipping address
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Account username and login information
  • Order and transaction information
  • Product, sales, and support inquiries
  • Communication history
  • Newsletter or marketing preferences
  • Technical information associated with use of our website, such as IP address, browser type, device information, cookies, and similar technologies

We collect information that is reasonably required for website operation, order processing, customer support, account administration, business communications, security, and related business purposes.

2. Account Registration

If you create an account on our website, we may collect information such as your:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Billing address
  • Shipping address
  • Username
  • Password

Account information may be used to:

  • Process orders
  • Provide order-status information
  • Maintain your order history
  • Simplify future purchases
  • Provide customer and technical support
  • Maintain account preferences

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential and should not share your password with others.

3. Orders and Payment Information

When you place an order, we use the information you provide to:

  • Process and fulfill the order
  • Arrange shipment
  • Provide order confirmations and status updates
  • Prepare invoices and receipts
  • Communicate with you regarding the transaction
  • Provide warranty, return, calibration, and after-sales support

Credit Card Payments

Credit card payments made through our website are processed securely by Stripe, our third-party payment processor.

When you enter credit card information during checkout, payment information is transmitted securely for processing by Stripe.

Microedge Instruments does not store your complete credit card number or card security code (CVV) on our servers.

Stripe may collect and process payment-related information such as:

  • Cardholder name
  • Credit or debit card information
  • Billing information
  • Transaction details
  • Device and technical information used for fraud prevention and payment security

Stripe processes this information in accordance with its own privacy policy, security practices, and applicable payment-industry requirements.

Microedge Instruments may receive limited payment information from Stripe, such as:

  • Payment status
  • Transaction identification
  • Card type
  • Last four digits of the payment card
  • Billing information
  • Information required for refunds, reconciliation, fraud prevention, or customer support

We use this information only as reasonably necessary to process orders, manage payments and refunds, maintain accounting records, prevent fraud, and provide customer service.

4. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Process and fulfill orders
  • Process payments and refunds
  • Communicate regarding quotations, orders, payments, and shipping
  • Provide technical support and customer service
  • Respond to sales and product inquiries
  • Maintain customer accounts
  • Provide warranty, repair, return, and calibration services
  • Maintain transaction and accounting records
  • Improve our website, products, and services
  • Diagnose website or technical issues
  • Detect and prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents
  • Meet legal, regulatory, tax, and compliance requirements
  • Send newsletters, product announcements, or promotional communications where permitted and requested

We do not use personal information for unrelated purposes without an appropriate business or legal reason.

5. Newsletter and Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or request product or promotional information, we may use your contact information to send those communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by:

  • Using the unsubscribe link or method included in the communication, or
  • Contacting Microedge Instruments directly

Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not prevent us from sending transactional or service-related communications concerning:

  • Orders
  • Payments
  • Shipping
  • Product support
  • Warranty
  • Returns
  • Security
  • Account administration

6. Cookies and Website Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website operation and improve the user experience.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Maintain login sessions
  • Remember user preferences
  • Support shopping-cart functions
  • Support checkout
  • Improve website performance
  • Understand how visitors use the website
  • Help protect the website against misuse or security threats

Some third-party services used by our website may also use cookies or collect technical information according to their own privacy policies.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functions such as login, shopping cart, or checkout.

7. Sharing of Personal Information

Microedge Instruments does not sell personal information.

We may share personal information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our business or provide services to you.

These service providers may include:

  • Stripe for payment processing
  • Shipping and courier companies
  • Website hosting providers
  • Email service providers
  • IT and security service providers
  • Accounting and business-service providers
  • Customer-support service providers

We provide service providers only with information reasonably necessary for them to perform the applicable service.

We may also disclose information when reasonably required:

  • By law or regulation
  • In response to a lawful court order or government request
  • To protect our legal rights
  • To investigate fraud or misuse
  • To protect our customers, employees, systems, or property
  • In connection with a merger, acquisition, sale, restructuring, or transfer of all or part of our business, subject to applicable law

8. Shipping Information

To fulfill an order, we may provide shipping-related information to carriers, freight companies, or logistics providers.

This information may include:

  • Customer name
  • Company name
  • Delivery address
  • Telephone number
  • Email address where required for delivery notifications
  • Shipment-related information

Shipping providers process this information according to their own privacy and security practices.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information against:

  • Unauthorized access
  • Unauthorized disclosure
  • Loss
  • Misuse
  • Alteration
  • Destruction

Measures may include access controls, password protection, secure website connections, payment processing through established third-party providers, and other security practices appropriate to the nature of the information.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Customers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account usernames and passwords.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for purposes such as:

  • Processing and supporting customer orders
  • Maintaining order history
  • Warranty and service support
  • Returns and repairs
  • Calibration records
  • Accounting and tax requirements
  • Fraud prevention
  • Legal and regulatory compliance
  • Resolving disputes
  • Maintaining legitimate business records

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the nature of the transaction, and applicable legal or business requirements.

11. Access and Correction

You may contact Microedge Instruments to request access to or correction of personal information that we maintain about you, subject to applicable legal requirements and exceptions.

Certain account information may also be reviewed or updated by signing into your account on our website.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain privacy-related requests.

12. International Customers and Service Providers

Microedge Instruments serves customers in Canada, the United States, and other countries.

As a result, personal information may be processed or stored by service providers located outside your province or country, including payment processors, hosting providers, email providers, carriers, and other business-service providers.

Information processed in another jurisdiction may be subject to the laws and lawful-access requirements of that jurisdiction.

13. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or use third-party services.

Examples may include:

  • Payment services
  • Shipping services
  • Technical resources
  • External support services

Microedge Instruments is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or services.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of a third-party service before providing personal information to that service.

14. Children's Privacy

Our website and products are intended for business, technical, educational, research, and industrial users and are not directed specifically toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in a manner inconsistent with applicable privacy laws.

If you believe that personal information relating to a child has been provided to us improperly, please contact us.

15. Legal and Regulatory Compliance

We may collect, retain, use, or disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with:

  • Applicable privacy laws
  • Tax and accounting requirements
  • Customs and shipping requirements
  • Export-control requirements
  • Fraud-prevention obligations
  • Court orders or other lawful legal processes

Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any rights that cannot legally be limited under applicable law.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

  • Our website
  • Our products and services
  • Our business practices
  • Technology
  • Service providers
  • Legal or regulatory requirements

When this policy is updated, the revised version and updated date will be posted on this page.

If a change materially affects how we handle personal information, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our handling of personal information, or a privacy-related request, please contact:

Microedge Instruments Inc.
404 – 1688 152nd Street
Surrey, BC, Canada V4A 4N2

Email: info@microedgeinstruments.com
Toll Free: 1-877-352-9158