Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Microchip Technology Inc ("Microchip Technology"), 1312 17th Street, Suite 623, Denver, CO 80202, USA, is the controller of the personal data collected on this website. Contact: [email protected].

2. What We Collect

• Order information — name, email, phone, company and order notes you submit at checkout or contact forms.
• Account information — email, name, company and a bcrypt-hashed password if you register.
• Technical data — server logs (IP address, user agent, pages visited) used for security and debugging.

3. How We Use It

• To process orders, deliver services and send payment instructions.
• To provide order tracking, support and service updates.
• To keep the website secure and prevent fraud.
• To meet accounting, tax and legal record-keeping obligations.

We do not sell personal data. We do not use your advertising account data for any purpose other than delivering your services.

4. Payment Data

We never collect or store full card numbers on this website. Card payments are completed through the secure instructions we email after checkout (invoice / payment link). Only our accounting team sees payment details, solely to reconcile your order.

5. Sharing

Data is shared only with the minimum parties required to operate: hosting providers (server location US), email delivery services, and advertising platforms (only the business information required to open or fund your ad account). All processors are bound by confidentiality and data-processing obligations.

6. Retention

Order and billing records are retained as required by US tax and commercial law (generally 7 years). Contact form messages are kept for up to 24 months. Server logs are rotated after 90 days.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, export or delete your personal data. Email [email protected] to exercise any of these rights. We respond within 30 days.

8. Cookies

This website uses only strictly necessary session cookies to keep your cart and sign-in state working. No advertising or third-party tracking cookies are set by us.

9. Security

Traffic is encrypted with TLS, passwords are hashed with bcrypt, and database access is limited to the application layer via prepared statements.

10. Changes

We may update this policy; the "last updated" date above reflects the latest revision. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of the current version.