Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy last revised January 22, 2024

Aalberts Surface Technologies PRIVACY POLICY

Cookie Disclosure Policy

Aalberts Surface Technologies (“AST” or “We” “Our” or “Us”) takes your privacy very seriously. Please carefully read this Privacy Policy and familiarize yourself with our privacy practices regarding your personal information and how we will use it. This Privacy Policy applies to the aalberts-ht.us web site including any mobile sites or apps, as well as any offline collection of personal information (collectively, the “Sites”). By visiting the Sites, you accept this Privacy Policy and Cookie Disclosure Policy, which is hereby incorporated. If you do not agree with these policies, do not use the Sites.

What information we collect

We collect information about users during their use of the Sites and, occasionally, at other times. This information, which ranges from limited personal data such as age and address to facts about users’ computers, professions and habits, is then securely stored on separate servers.

You can browse the Sites without providing any personally identifiable information.

If you request information about our products or services or contact us to request a quote, you may be asked to provide your contact information such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and similar contact information. If you visit one of our plants in person, you may be required to provide certain information such as your name and contact information, and to allow us to make a copy of your driver’s license or passport. Collection and retention of this identification information is done pursuant to and in compliance with certain federal and state laws, regulations, or rules.

If you are an employee, you may use the Sites to log-in to our employee portal. If you do so, we will use your log-in credentials to verify that you are who you say you are.

If you use the Sites to apply for a job, we will collect contact information, demographic information, education information, previous job experience information.

We also collect certain internet or electronic network activity information such as your browsing history on the Services, the length of time spent on certain pages, the website Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) from the website you were visiting before coming to this Site, which URL you next visit, device type, what browser you are using, Internet service provider, date/time of visit information, operating system, and your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address.
Uses of Personal Information

Your contact, identification, demographic, education, previous job experience, and/or internet or electronic network information may be used in several ways:

To communicate with you regarding your request for a quote or other information, or to otherwise respond to a request that you have made;
To enable us to process, validate and verify employment applications;
To verify your identity for purposes of allowing you access to a plant or other facility;
To alert you to new projects, Sites features, special events and services;
To conduct surveys to measure your satisfaction with our service;
To enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;
To protect our rights or property or our safety, our members, or others;
To comply with any court order, legal process, or respond to any governmental or regulatory request;
To transfer information in the event of a merger, transfer of assets or other organizational restructuring;
To monitor and evaluate our Sites and identify where we should make changes or expand services;
To provide advertisers with aggregate – never individual – information about our subscriber base and usage patterns;
To develop new features and services that meet subscriber needs;
To jointly market products/services with our affiliated companies; and
To provide products and services that may be of interest to you.

Sharing of Personal Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties:

Our affiliate companies, for purposes of fulfilling an order or other request, or jointly marketing products/services;
Third party analytics companies that help us to monitor traffic on the Sites, learn how users are navigating our Sites, and help troubleshoot or improve the services we provide;
Law enforcement or legal authorities, in response to lawfully served process or subpoena. Occasionally we may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personal information. We will disclose personal information upon receipt of a court order, subpoena, warrant, or other legal process to the extent necessary to meet legal, national security, public interest, or law enforcement obligations. We fully cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our Services for illegal activities. We reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful;

Successor company or companies in the event that we cease operations for any reason. In the event that we enter into an agreement to be purchased by another company or to merge with another company, we may share personal information with that company. We will require that such purchasers continue to comply with the provisions as outlined in this Privacy Policy

We do not sell your personally identifiable information.

Cookie Technology

We also employ cookie technology to help subscribers move faster through our site. When you use one of our sites, we pass several cookies to your computer. A cookie is a string of information that’s sent by a Web site and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer’s memory. This avoids the potentially time-consuming task of checking our registration database each time a page is requested. The cookie is deleted when a user chooses the log out feature to terminate their session. We also employ cookie technology to store subscribers’ User Names and Passwords. Read our cookie disclosure statement.
Do Not Track

Some web browsers may transmit “Do Not Track” signals to websites visited by the user. Our information collection and disclosure practices will continue to apply as described in this policy, regardless of any “Do Not Track” signals that are sent by certain browsers.
Security

We are committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and takes steps to help protect the personal information you provide to us. However, no transmission or electronic storage of information is guaranteed to be secure. We therefore urge you to always use caution when transmitting information over the Internet.
Children

The Sites are not directed toward children under 18 years of age nor do we knowingly collect information from children under 18. If you are under 18, please do not use the Sites or submit any personally identifiable information to us.
International Visitors

We store and process your data in the United States, and we intend our services only to be used in the United States. If you are located in a foreign jurisdiction and do not want to transfer your data to the United States or if it is illegal to transfer or process your data in the United States, please do not use our services.
Changes and Updates

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the date at the top, so be sure to check back periodically to stay aware of any modifications. Your continued use of the Sites after changes have been posted will constitute your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any changes.
Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy, or to update any information you have provided us, please send us an email at info@aalberts-ht.us or write us at Aalberts surface technologies Solutions, 209 W Mt Hope Ave, Lansing, MI 48910.