Introduction

Matrix Oil and is committed to protecting your privacy. This statement explains the steps we take to protect your personal data when you visit our Web site. It describes what categories of personal data we collect, the purposes for which we use those data, your choices regarding use of your data, our security measures, and how you can review and correct your data. By accessing our Web sites, you consent to the data collection and use practices described in this privacy statement.

Data Collection

Data collected directly. In most cases, you can visit our Web site without providing any personal data. However, on some pages, we may ask you for personal data to provide a service or carry out a transaction requested by you such as on the contact form or email sign up. The personal data that we collect may include:

• contact details, such as your name, e-mail address, telephone number, and physical address;
• your preferences with respect to e-mail marketing;
• feedback from you about our products and services (including our Web site).

You are not required to provide this information. However, if you choose not to, we may not be able to provide you the requested service or complete your transaction.

Data collected automatically. We collect certain data about all visitors to our Web site, including what pages they view, the number of bytes transferred, the links they click, and other actions taken within our Web site. We also collect certain standard information that your browser sends to every Web site you visit, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and capabilities and language, your operating system, the date and time you access the site, and the Web site from which you linked to our site. We do not link these data to your identity.

Our use of your personal data

We will use your personal data only for the purposes set forth below:

• We use your personal data to deliver services or execute transactions you request, such as responding to a question or concern about the company or one of our properties.
• We may use your data to improve our Web site (including our security measures)
• With your permission, we may use your data to inform you about Matrix Oil, our properties or our projects. When collecting information that might be used to contact you, we always give you the opportunity to opt-out from receiving such communications. Moreover, each e-mail communication we send includes an unsubscribe link allowing you to stop delivery of that type of communication. If you elect to unsubscribe, we will remove you from the relevant list.

Our use of cookies and web beacons

Cookies are small files that Web sites save to your hard disk or to your browser's memory. Our Web site may use them to track the number of times you have visited the Web site, to track the number of visitors to the Web site, to determine and analyze visitors' use of our Web site, to store data that you provide such as your preferences and e-mail address, and to store technical information related to your interactions with our Web site. We may also use session cookies (which are deleted when you close your browser) to store your user ID, to facilitate your movement around our Web site (particularly in connection with information searches and order placement) and other information useful in administering the session.

Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being placed on your computer. If you choose not to accept cookies, you may not be able to experience all of the features of our Web sites. Internet browsers also enable you to delete existing cookies, although this means that your existing settings (including stored user IDs and other preferences will be lost.

Our sites also may contain electronic images known as web beacons – sometimes called single-pixel gifs – that allow us to count the number of users who have visited those pages. We may include web beacons in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon (including whether the recipient clicked on a link in the email or forwarded the email to another person).

Disclosure of your personal data

Except as described below, personal data that you provide to Matrix via our Web site will not be shared outside of Matrix, our affiliates, and partners without your consent.

Disclosure to service providers. Matrix contracts with other companies to provide services on our behalf, such as hosting Web sites, sending out information, processing transactions, and analyzing our Web site. We provide these companies with only those elements of your personal data they need to deliver those services. These companies and their employees are prohibited from using those personal data for any other purposes.

Disclosure for other reasons. We may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal requirements or with legal process served on us, to protect and defend our rights or property, or in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of any individual.

Links to other Web sites

Our Web site may contain links to other Web sites, including those of other companies, professional and government organizations, and publications. While we try to link only to Web sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we do not control and are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices employed by other Web sites. You should review the privacy statements of those Web sites to determine how they protect and use your personal data.

Children

This site is a general audience site, although it contains information that may be of interest to children. However, Matrix Oil does not seek through this site to gather personal data from or about persons 14 years or younger.

Questions about our privacy practices

If you have questions regarding this privacy statement or our handling of your personal data, please contact us here, or by mail at

Matrix Oil
104 W. Anapamu Street, Suite C
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Last Updated: October 2010