Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 26, 2023

IndustrialPCWorld (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website industrialpcworld.com (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in a transparent and secure manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site or make a purchase from us.

By accessing or using our Site, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Site, including information:

Personal Identification Information: This includes, but is not limited to, your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, company affiliation, and payment information (e.g., credit card details) that you voluntarily provide when you register on the Site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us.
Technical and Usage Information: As you navigate through the Site, we may automatically collect certain data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages you viewed on our Site, time spent on those pages, access times, and information about your interaction with our Site.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about you. For more information, please refer to the “Cookies and Tracking Technologies” section below.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various business purposes, including:

To process and fulfill your orders, including sending you emails to confirm your order status and shipment.
To manage your account and provide you with customer support.
To respond to your inquiries, comments, and questions.
To send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages.
To communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events offered by IndustrialPCWorld and others, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you (you may opt-out of receiving these communications at any time).
To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site to improve its functionality and user experience.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or other potentially illegal activities.
To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.

Our legal basis for processing your personal information is typically your consent, the necessity for the performance of a contract with you, or our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services and marketing.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use:

Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
Performance and Analytics Cookies: These allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Site.
Functionality Cookies: These enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. You can also manage your cookie preferences through our Cookie Consent Manager upon your first visit to the Site.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personal Identification Information except in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, such as payment processors, shipping companies, and marketing platforms, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement or to protect the security or integrity of our Site.
Business Transfers: In the event that we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
With Your Consent: We may share your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. These measures include encryption (SSL/TLS) for data transmitted to and from our Site, secure servers, and access controls. However, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access and Portability: The right to request copies of your personal data.
Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Erasure: The right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

9. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.