Permatex (“Permatex,” “we,” or “us”) respects your personal privacy and is committed to adhering to all applicable U.S. laws and industry guidelines relating to privacy and the protection of personal information. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how we handle the personal information that you provide to us on this website (the “Web Site”). This Privacy Policy applies only to the Web Site, not to any other ITW or third party web sites that may be accessible from here. Please be sure to read this Privacy Policy before using the Web Site or submitting information to us. Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and your continued use of the Web Site is acceptance of such changes, so please check this area periodically for updates to this Privacy Policy.
1. Information Permatex Collects From You
Active Information Collection Like many other web sites, we actively collect information from our visitors both by asking specific questions on the Web Site and by permitting you to communicate directly with us via online forms and e-mail. Some of the information that you submit may be personally identifiable and/or “personal information”. Such personally identifiable or personal information includes information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your name, business name, address, phone number, e-mail address, etc. Contact information may be used to send information about our company to our customers and to learn about customer satisfaction with our services. We may run contests on the Web Site in which we ask visitors for contact information. The contact information may be used to contact the visitor when necessary.
Please be aware that Permatex will not ask for any credit card or payment information on this website.
Passive Information Collection As you navigate through a web site, certain information can be passively collected (that is, gathered without you actively providing the information) using various technologies and means, such as navigational data collection. Like most web site operators, we track IP addresses during your visit and use session, persistent, and flash cookies and may use any other successor tracker technology. We use cookies to help identify you when you visit the Web Site and to keep track of your shopping list. You should be aware that we might use these cookies for other purposes now and in the future. Our system also automatically gathers information about the areas you visit on the Web Site and collects operational information about the technology you use, such as your browser, type of computer, operating systems, and Internet service providers. We passively collect information to generate statistics and measure Web Site activity in order to understand what areas of the Web Site are most popular, which areas may require improvement and what technologies our visitors are using. This information helps us to update and improve the Web Site and enhance the usefulness of customer visits. We also use this information for security purposes, to detect and to block security breaches and to provide you with a safe online environment.
If you are a resident of Quebec, you are hereby informed that (1) the personal information collected by Permatex would be considered a “file” being established by Permatex within the meaning of applicable legislation of that province, (2) the “object” of that file is to use such personal information as described in Section 2 below, (3) the file will be created and kept by Permatex and/or by one or more of its affiliates, and such file may be created and kept on its or their behalf by an outside service provider to Permatex or such affiliate(s), (4) only those employees of Permatex, such affiliate(s) and/or such service provider(s) whose job functions involve the fulfillment of the object of the file will have access to your file, and (5) if you wish to consult your file or make changes or corrections to it, you may do so by written request to Permatex at 10 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, Connecticut 06106.
2. How Permatex Uses Your Information
Permatex uses your personal information to enhance the operation of the Web Site, allow you to use all of its features, and provide you with the services that you request. Permatex may contact you about new features or products in which it believes you may be interested.
Permatex may share your personal information with reputable vendors or affiliates that assist us in processing information, providing products or services that our customers order, or conducting market and segmentation research. These vendors are restricted from using the information for any other purpose. Permatex does not rent, sell, or otherwise share your information with third parties for purposes unrelated to the Web Site.
Permatex may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, online traffic patterns and related information to reputable third parties, but these statistics will not identify any individual or include any personally identifying information.
Permatex also will disclose any information that it is required to disclose by law or by an appropriate government authority. In the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, or reorganization of Permatex or in connection with a transfer of the assets related to the Web Site, we may transfer all of the information we maintain on you to the applicable successor(s), but such transfer will be subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
3. Choices You Have About How Permatex Uses Your Information
We strive to provide you with as many choices and as much control as possible regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
You may opt out of having your e-mail address used for promotional purposes by Permatex. This opt out does not apply to information provided to Permatex as a result of a product purchase, warranty registration, product service experience or other transactions. If you no longer wish to receive information or promotional materials from us by e-mail you may opt out of receiving these communications by using one of the following methods:
1. Contact us via the contact information below asking to be omitted from future e-mail distributions.
2. Visit and enter your email address in the Unsubscribe area.
3. Follow the instructions contained in the promotional email or newsletter.
If you do not wish us to collect cookies, you may set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, please note that some parts of the Web Site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
4. How Permatex Protects Your Information
We work hard to protect your personal information. The Web Site has both technical and procedural security measures in place to protect information under our control against the loss, misuse and alteration, including but not limited to SSL encryption for data transfer, firewalls, restricted access to data, employee training, and other methods.
The safety and security of your information also depend on you. Never share your password with anyone else and notify us promptly if you believe your password security has been breached.
When personally identifiable information is no longer required to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, it will be destroyed, erased or made anonymous, provided there are no legal requirements for its continued retention. Our systematic practices for information and records retention and destruction apply to personally identifiable information.
5. Third Party Services and Websites
The Web Site contains links to other web sites operated by third parties that may be of interest to you. We cannot control these third party web sites, which may collect personal information from you. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such web sites. When you follow a link and leave the Web Site, you do so at your own risk.
6. What Permatex Does About Children Visiting This Web Site
The Web Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect information from Web Site visitors in this age group. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose online.
7. How You Can Contact Permatex
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of the Web Site, or your dealings with the Web Site, you can contact us at:
Permatex
6875 Parkland Blvd,
Solon, OH 44139
Telephone: (877) 376-2839
Fax: (860) 543-6998
Toll Free: (866) 732-9502
