How We Protect Your Data
Sheet Metal Institute is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Sheet Metal Institute Website (SEWNEO.org) and governs data collection and usage. By using the Sheet Metal Institute website (SEWNEO.org), you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Sheet Metal Institute collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address, or telephone number if you register as a member.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Sheet Metal Institute. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring Website addresses. This information is used by Sheet Metal Institute for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Sheet Metal Institute Website (SEWNEO.org).
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Sheet Metal Institute public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: The Sheet Metal Institute does NOT read any of your private online communications.
Sheet Metal Institute encourages you to review the privacy statements of Websites you choose to link to from SEWNEO.org so that you can understand how those Websites collect, use and share your information. Sheet Metal Institute is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Websites outside of Sheet Metal Institute Website (SEWNEO.org).
Use of your Personal Information
Sheet Metal Institute collects and uses your personal information to operate Sheet Metal Institute Website (SEWNEO.org) and deliver the services you have requested. Sheet Metal Institute also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Sheet Metal Institute and its affiliates. Sheet Metal Institute may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Sheet Metal Institute does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Sheet Metal Institute may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Sheet Metal Institute may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Sheet Metal Institute and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Sheet Metal Institute does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Sheet Metal Institute keeps track of the Website (SEWNEO.org) and pages our customers visit within SEWNEO.org, in order to determine what Sheet Metal Institute services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Sheet Metal Institute to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Sheet Metal Institute Website (SEWNEO.org) will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Sheet Metal Institute or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Sheet Metal Institute; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Sheet Metal Institute, or the public.
Use of Cookies
Sheet Metal Institute Website (SEWNEO.org) use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize SEWNEO.org pages, or register with SEWNEO.org site or services, a cookie helps Sheet Metal Institute to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Sheet Metal Institute Website (SEWNEO.org), the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use Sheet Metal Institute features that you customized.
Sheet Metal Institute uses Google Analytics to analyze the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information.
You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies here: http://google.com/settings/ads/onweb/optout?hl=en
Google’s privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third-party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer (version 9) you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block All Cookies” using the sliding selector. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.
Security of your Personal Information
Sheet Metal Institute secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Sheet Metal Institute secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Sheet Metal Institute will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Sheet Metal Institute encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Sheet Metal Institute is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Sheet Metal Institute welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Sheet Metal Institute has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Sheet Metal Institute at [email protected]. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.