Our Privacy Policy was last updated and posted on May 26th, 2020. It governs the privacy terms of our website www.metalandthings.com, sub-domains, and any associated web-based applications (the “Website”), as owned and operated by metals, machines and things inc. (“MAT” or “we” or “us”).
Your privacy will be strictly safeguarded. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand the process of collecting personal information and the use of that information by Metal & Things. Should you have any questions regarding the collection and use of personal information, you can contact our privacy officer at support@metalandthings.com. The following outlines our Privacy Policy.
Your Privacy
We follow all legal requirements to protect your privacy. Our Privacy Policy is a legal statement that explains how we may collect information from you, how we may share your information, and how you can limit our sharing of your information. We utilize the Personal Data you offer in a way that is consistent with this Personal Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data for a particular reason, we could make use of the Personal Data in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For example, registration info sent when developing your account, might be used to suggest products to you based on past acquisitions. We might use your Personal Data to offer access to services on the Website and monitor your use of such services. We may also utilize your Personal Data and various other personally non-identifiable information gathered through the Website to assist us with improving the material and functionality of the Website, to much better comprehend our users, and to improve our services. You will see terms in our Privacy Policy that are capitalized. These terms have meanings as described in the Definitions section below.
Definitions
“Non Personal Information” is information that is not personally identifiable to you and that we automatically collect when you access our Website with a web browser. It may also include publicly available information that is shared between you and others.
“Personally Identifiable Information” is non-public information that is personally identifiable to you and obtained in order for us to provide you within our Website. Personally Identifiable Information may include information such as your name, email address, and other related information that you provide to us or that we obtain about you.
Information We Collect
Generally, you control the amount and type of information you provide to us when using our Website. As a user, you can browse our website to find out more about our Website. You are not required to provide us with any Personally Identifiable Information as a user.
We collect personal information whenever you provide it to us. This personal information may include the following:
Computer Information Collected
When you use our Website, we automatically collect certain computer information by the interaction of your mobile phone or web browser with our Website. Such information is typically considered Non Personal Information. We also collect the following:
Our Services are not directed to persons under the age of 18 years. We do not knowingly collect Personally Identifiable Information from children under 18 years. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personally Identifiable Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at support@metalandthings.com. If we become aware that a child under 18 years has provided us with Personally Identifiable Information, we will delete such information from our record.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we receive from you as follows:
How We Share Information
We may disclose your personal information to:
Reasons We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
We may use your information in the following ways:
Your Rights
You have a number of rights under data protection legislation. These include:
Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not under our direct control. These websites may have their own policies regarding privacy. We have no control of or responsibility for linked websites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors. You access such linked Websites at your own risk. These websites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. You should check the privacy policies, if any, of those individual websites to see how the operators of those third-party websites will utilize your personal information. In addition, these websites may contain a link to Websites of our affiliates. The websites of our affiliates are not subject to this Privacy Policy, and you should check their individual privacy policies to see how the operators of such websites will utilize your personal information. Should you decide to stop receiving online marketing information sent by third-party companies, you are kindly asked to contact our privacy officer at SUPPORT@METALANDTHINGS.COM
Payment Card Information
When you first purchase any of our products with your credit card, we will ask you to submit specific card data, including the card number and card details. Because the security of BetterPlaceImmigration.com guaranteed by the web server we use, thanks to state-of-the-art and regularly updated information security technology, your credit card details will be protected throughout the process of data transmission. This technology is called Secure Socket Layers (SSL) and is used to provide security for billions of dollars in transactions carried out over the Internet. If you would like to use alternative payment methods, BetterPlaceImmigration.com will offer you the mediators we use: PayPal.
California Do Not Track Disclosures
We do not respond to Do Not Track signals. No standard for DNT signals exists, hence we are not responding to DNT signals.
Security
The Data of the users of Metal & Things is securely protected from unauthorized access. The measures we take to guarantee that your Data is protected from any alterations, accidental or unlawful destruction, and accidental loss. We always exert reasonable efforts in order to ensure the protection of your Data against misuse, loss or alteration by third parties. But you should also be aware that when information is transmitted over the Internet, transmissions are subject to a certain amount of risk. The security tools we employ and the procedures we implement to ensure the limitation of any access to personal and private information. With these tools and procedures, we can locate access by unauthorized users to prevent it. We are proud to offer security measures that abide by high industry standards. That is why we have not yet received complaints regarding cases of penetration of our security system. But there is always a certain amount of risk of thieves who may thwart the security system we implement.
Newsletters
Please note that subscribers receive email messages from Metal & Things informing them of products, improvements, new services offered, notices of scheduled services, etc. Should you choose to opt-out of receiving such emails, you can suspend your subscription.
Retention of Information
We will retain your information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which we collected it, or for as long as we have your consent to do so where your consent is our legal basis on which we process such data. All retained data will be held subject to this policy.
Data Access and Contact Information
You can ask for a copy of the data we have collected from you or send us data to correct your personal information. For this purpose, you can contact our privacy officer at SUPPORT@METALANDTHINGS.COM
Privacy Policy Updates
We may need to introduce periodic changes to our Privacy Policy statement. We may also need to introduce periodic changes to the manner in which we use your Data in connection with any changes we make in our privacy practices. In the event of such changes, you will be informed of the specific changes to our Privacy Policy through a prominent notice published on our website.
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