Privacy Statement

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries want you to know that your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Statement describes our privacy policy and how we collect and use personally identifiable information.

Maxim reserves the right to modify its privacy policy at any time. Customers and site visitors are notified via the following list of changes:

• Policy effective: October 29, 2002
• Revision: July 14, 2004: Added "Changes to Privacy Policy" section.

You can visit our website without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Portions of our site allow you to volunteer personal information such as name, address, telephone numbers, email, and information on your design interests, applications, and expected purchase quantities.

We cannot determine your name, email address, etc. unless you provide them.

We use cookies to maintain your information. Please refer to "Cookies," below.

We collect aggregate information that is not personally identifiable. This anonymous (non-personal) data may include, but are not limited to, the pages visited on our website, browser type, referring URL, and IP address. This information is used to learn how visitors use the site, allowing us to make the site better meet your needs.

The personal information you provide allows you to:

• Make purchases
• Receive information or materials (such as samples)
• Subscribe to receive regular information
• Receive messages from us
• Help us better understand your needs and interests so we can provide you with better service

You are not required to provide personal information, but some site features will not be available if you decline to provide needed information.

Under certain circumstances, your information will be forwarded to our sales representatives and distributors for follow-up action.

No, we do not provide personally identifiable information to any third party.

We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. Our website, products, and services are not targeted at children under 13.

In general, you can alter the information you have provided by using the page where you first entered the data.

You can change your address or request removal from our mailing lists using our Member Center.

For other requests, contact us at

We encourage visitors to comment on any aspect of our site. Most pages on the Maxim website include a Comments link at the bottom of the page. These comments go directly to website management.

For other concerns see: Contact

We safeguard the security of your information by employing rigid security measures on our servers. Only employees with a need-to-know have access to our servers where your information is stored. Credit card numbers are only used for processing payments and are not used for other purposes.

We maintain appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. We use industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data, such as credit card information. You must use an SSL-enabled browser such as Internet Explorer. This protects the confidentiality of your personal and credit card information while it is transmitted over the Internet.

We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often. Do not use words that appear in the dictionary. Use a combination of letters and numbers, such as "run32trade." Make sure you use a secure browser.

A "cookie" is a file that is placed on your hard disk when you visit a website. It contains specific information that allows the site to "recognize" your computer the next time you visit. The most important use for cookies is to eliminate the need for you to re-enter your information every time you return to the site. We also use cookies to recognize and count new visitors, and to acquire aggregate information that lets us analyze traffic patterns and tune the performance and functionality of our website.

Most browsers accept cookies by default, but you can turn off cookies using your browser settings. To learn how, see:

Microsoft Internet Explorer: www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.htm

Google Chrome: www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95647

Apple Safari for iOS: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677

Apple Safari for Macintosh: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html

Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies

Opera: www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

Other browsers and platforms: Cookies are generally enabled or disabled using the application's Preferences. Search for "cookies" using the Help facility in the application.

If you turn cookies off, certain site features may no longer work or work differently. Please note that when you accept a cookie from our website, we do not gain access to your hard drive or personal information other than the information you have provided us. We do not provide cookie information to any third party.