GEMCO VALVE LLC – PRIVACY POLICY
Respecting user privacy over the Internet is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy describes the current policies and practices with regard to how personal and anonymous data is collected, used, and shared by the Gemco Valve through the use of our website (https://gemcovalve.com).
The term “Personal Data” refers to personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, phone number and mailing address.
In general, you can visit our website without telling us who you are or providing any information about yourself. In some areas of our website, forms have been designed to perform specific functions for you. Within these forms, we may ask you to provide information that will enable us to process a quote, assist you with technical support issues, add your email to our newsletter list and contact you.
USE OF PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITES
Information, including but not limited to Personal Data, that we collect will not be sold, rented, lent, exchanged or used by an individual or entity other than Gemco Valve or affiliates of Gemco Valve unless otherwise indicated. This includes, for example, the information you provide when you contact us, request a quote, sign-up for our email newsletter, and request other services or information.
We use the Personal Data you provide for the purposes for which it was originally collected, for example, to respond to your email or to provide the information on products or services you requested. We may also use Personal Data to help us improve the content and functionality of our website, to better understand the needs and interests of the people and organizations that use our website, and to improve our programs and services. This Personal Data may be used to contact you in the future to tell you about products, special offers and/or events relating to Gemco Valve.
We don’t use personal information to make automated decisions.
ANONYMOUS DATA COLLECTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE
In addition to the Personal Data you provide when you use our website, we use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our website. For example, we use technology such as Google Analytics, to track how many visitors access our website, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, and which pages they view. We also use technology to determine which web browsers our visitors use and the IP address from which they accessed the site.
This technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors, their use of our website, and provide a more seamless website visitor experience. We use this anonymous data and may share it with third parties for various reasons; for example, to improve the content and functionality of our website, to better understand the needs and interests of our visitors, to improve our programs and services. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”. We may collect Device Information using the following technologies: cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, and pixels.
COOKIE INFORMATION
- “Cookies” Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept it or not. Our Websites only use temporary or “session” cookies. These “session” cookies expire when you delete your browser cache.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
For example, we use YouTube video embeds and Google Analytics–you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Unless we have your permission or are otherwise required by law to release, the Personal Data provided by you online will be only used to contact you regarding services for which you applied or queried; with other third parties who act on our behalf to further process or analyze the data or to protect the security or integrity of our databases or our website.
We and others with whom we share your Personal Data may retain your Personal Data on file to better serve you. Any destruction of Personal Data will be done in a manner consistent with the intent of this policy.
WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA
If you have submitted personal identifiable information on our website, you can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for quotes, orders, administrative, legal, or security purposes.
We use MailChimp for storing Newsletter sign-ups. If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, please unsubscribe via the newsletter link or contact us directly by email or phone. We will be happy to accommodate your wishes.
Your rights, if you are a European resident, allow you to see any personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make a request through the website), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
DATA RETENTION
When you place a request through the website, we will maintain your request information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PRIVACY POLICY
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or concerns about the way we use Personal Data, please contact us.
Gemco Valve LLC
Phone: +1 732-733-1143
Address: 301 Smalley Ave., Middlesex, NJ, 08846, United States
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We are continually improving and adding new functionality and features to our website. Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law, and the changing nature of technology, we may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. When the Policy changes, we will post a dated notice in this Policy informing you that a change has been made. The Privacy Policy was last updated on April 12, 2021.