Website Privacy Notice
Selflock Screw Products and its affiliates (collectively referred to as “SSP”, “we”, “us”) takes its data protection and privacy responsibilities seriously. This privacy notice explains how we collect, use and share your personal information as a result of your use of our web sites, including:
· What personal information we collect and when and why we use it.
· Sharing your personal information
· How we protect and store personal information
· California
· How you can contact us
· Changes to this Privacy Notice
Links to other websites
You might find external links to third-party websites on our website. This privacy notice only applies to personal data collected on this website and does not apply to your use of a third-party site. We have no influence or control over linked third-party websites and your use of other sites is at your own risk and is subject to their privacy statements and policies.
What Personal Information We Collect and When and Why We Use It
In this section you can find out more about:
· When we collect personal information
· Categories of personal information we collect
· How we use personal information
When we collect information:
We collect information about you if you register with or use one of our website(s).
We will collect your personal information via the following methods:
· By recording details you provide to us – e.g. in responding to a job posting, your communications with us through emails or calls, and/or
· By observing your use of our products and services and our website.
Our website uses a tracking technology known as “cookies.” These cookies may collect demographic and interest information, which may result in seeing certain interest based information on other websites. For further details on our use of cookies and how you can change the way your browser manages cookies please see our cookie statement.
Categories of Personal Information we collect and use if you use our websites or visit our facilities
Category of Personal Information
Further information about the category
Contact information
Names, addresses (including address history), email address, telephone numbers
Employment information
Employment status, employment history, education history CV, information about security clearance, where necessary, your current salary, and other personal information submitted by job applicants
IP Address and Technical Details
IP address of the computer/personal device that you use to access our website(s), approximate location information from where you access our website(s) and information about your device and browser
Health Information
Information relating to infectious diseases such as symptoms, recent diagnoses and relevant travel history
How we use personal information
We may use or disclose the personal information we collect to:
· fulfill or meet the reason you provided the information. For example, if you share your name and contact information to request a price quote or ask a question about our products or services, we will use that personal information to respond to your inquiry;
· communicate with you about, and administer your participation in, special events, programs, offers, surveys and market research;
· respond to your inquiries;
· process employment applications, including by assessing qualifications, verifying information, and conducting reference or other employment-related checks;
· evaluate potential suppliers and subcontractors and manage our relationships with them;
· perform data analyses (including anonymization and aggregation of personal information);
· protect against, identify and prevent cybersecurity and other security events, espionage, fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities;
· help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our website, products and services, databases and other technology assets, and business; and
· comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies.
We also may use the information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.
Sharing Your Personal Information
In this section you can find out more about how we share personal information:
· within SSP
· with third parties, including those that help us provide our products and services; and
· with regulators
We share your information in the manner and for the purposes described below:
Within SSP, where such disclosure is necessary to provide you with our services, to manage our business, or for security purposes;
with third parties who help manage our business and deliver services. These third parties have agreed to confidentiality restrictions and use any personal information we share with them or which they collect on our behalf solely for the purpose of providing the contracted service to us. These include IT service providers who help manage our IT and back office systems;
we may share in aggregate, statistical form, non-personal data regarding the visitors to our website, traffic patterns, and website usage with our partners, affiliates or advertisers;
If, in the future, we sell or transfer some or all of our business or assets to a third party, we may disclose information to a potential or actual third-party purchaser of our business or assets; and/or with our regulators, to comply with all applicable laws, regulations and rules, and requests of law enforcement, regulatory and other governmental agencies.
You have a right to contact us at sales@sspmfg.com for more information about the safeguards we have put in place (including a copy of relevant contractual commitments) to ensure the adequate protection of your personal information when this is transferred as mentioned above.
How We Protect and Store Your Information
Security
We have implemented and maintain appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to reduce the risk of accidental destruction or loss, or the unauthorized disclosure or access to such information appropriate to the nature of the information concerned. As the security of information depends in part on the security of the computer you use to communicate with us and the security you use to protect User IDs and passwords please take appropriate measures to protect this information.
Storing your personal information
We will store your personal information for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. In some circumstances we may store your personal information for longer periods of time, for instance where we are required to do so in accordance with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting requirements.
In specific circumstances we may store your personal information for longer periods of time so that we have an accurate record of your dealings with us in the event of any complaints or challenges, or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation relating to your personal information or dealings.
California
If you are a resident of California as defined in the California Code of Regulations (18 CCR § 17014), you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”):
Effective January 1, 2020, the CCPA allows California residents to request: access to their personal information in a portable and readily usable form; disclosure of the specific categories of, and sources for, personal information that the company has collected about you; the business or commercial purposes for collecting the personal information; the categories of third parties with which the information was shared; and, deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
You must verify your identity before we will fulfill your request. As a part of this verification process, government identification may be required. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. In order to designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, you must provide a valid power of attorney and the requester’s valid government-issued identification.
You have the right to make a request two times in a 12-month period, free of charge. We will respond within 45 days of receiving your request, unless we request an extension. In the event a 45-day extension is needed, we will notify you of the extension within the initial 45-day period.
As defined by California’s ‘Shine the Light Law,’ California residents may annually request and obtain information free of charge about what personal information is