Privacy Policy

Last updated: 3/07/2024

Introduction

This privacy policy (“Policy”) and this site’s Terms of Service (together the “Terms”) govern all use of and that site’s services (together the “Site” or “Services”). The owners and contributors to the Site will be referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our” in this Policy. By using the Site or its Services, and/or by clicking anywhere on this Site to agree to the Terms and this Policy, you are deemed to be a “user” for purposes of this Policy. You and every other user (“you” or “User” as applicable) are subject to this Policy. You and each user also agree to the Terms by using the Services. In these Terms, the word “Site” includes the site referenced above, its owner(s), contributors, suppliers, licensors, and other related parties.

We provide this privacy statement explaining our online information practices, so that you can decide whether and how to interact with the Site and the Services. We may release your information when we deem it appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Please also review our Terms of Use section that governs the use and the users of the Site.

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. If we have your email address, we may also send an email notifying you of any changes.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal Information: When provided voluntarily by individuals, we may collect personal information such as names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.

Non-Personal Information: For statistical purposes, we may also collect non-personal information such as browser type, operating system, and IP address.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

This site collects certain user information, which may include a username and password, contact information, or any other data that you type in to the site. It may also identify your IP address to help identify you on future visits to the site. At our discretion, the Site may use this data to:

• Improve the site
• To process contact forms, estimates, calls, and transactions
• Administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature or function
• Send emails or communications to users after they've opted in
• Personalize the user experience and/or customer service
• Providing and personalizing our services.
• Processing transactions and delivering products.
• Sending periodic emails related to your orders or inquiries.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

LEGAL COMPLIANCE

We may disclose information when required by law or in response to lawful requests by public authorities.
Data disclosure laws vary between countries, and even within countries, they can be subject to federal, state/provincial, and local regulations. In the United States and Canada, data disclosure laws encompass a combination of federal and provincial/state regulations. I'll provide you with a brief overview of the major federal laws in both countries.United States:
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Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act):
Overview: The FTC Act broadly prohibits unfair and deceptive practices in commerce, including the unauthorized disclosure of personal information.
Enforcement: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces the FTC Act.

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA):
Overview: Primarily applicable to financial institutions, GLBA requires these institutions to protect the privacy and security of consumer financial information.
Enforcement: Various federal agencies, including the FTC, have enforcement authority.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

(HIPAA):
Overview: Applies to protected health information held by covered entities and their business associates. It sets standards for the privacy and security of health information.
Enforcement: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for enforcing HIPAA.Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

(COPPA):
Overview: COPPA regulates the online collection of personal information from children under 13. It requires obtaining parental consent.
Enforcement: The FTC enforces COPPA.California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
Overview: State-level legislation granting California residents specific privacy rights and imposing obligations on businesses handling their personal information.
Enforcement: The California Attorney General can enforce the CCPA.Canada:Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

(PIPEDA):
Overview: Applies to private-sector organizations engaged in commercial activities. It regulates the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.
Enforcement: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) oversees PIPEDA compliance.

Provincial Legislation:
In addition to PIPEDA, some provinces have their own privacy legislation. For example, Alberta and British Columbia have their own private-sector privacy laws.Please be advised these laws are subject to change, and new regulations may be introduced. Always consult with legal professionals to ensure compliance with the latest data disclosure laws that apply to your specific circumstances.

SECURITY

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

MOBILE DEVICE PRIVACY

The following applies to our mobile apps and the site itself, when viewed on a mobile device:
Our mobile apps may collect information automatically, such as the type of mobile device you have, device identifiers, and information about your use of the applications. Like our site itself, the apps also collect information you provide, as well as information about your interaction with the app and its content.
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If location services are activated on your mobile device, our apps may collect information about the location of your device. Your mobile network service providers may collect device-specific information, such as a device identifier, when you use our website or one of our mobile applications. This information collected by your mobile network service will not be associated with your user account with us, or with your personally identifiable information.

COOKIES

This site uses cookies. Cookies are small pieces of code that the Site or a service provider will put on your computer if your Web browser allows it. The Site uses cookies to recognize and keep certain information. On the Site, that information may be used to recognize your computer and browser from current or past visits to the Site or related sites. We may use this cookie-captured information to improve our service to you, to aggregate information about visitors to the Site and their behavior, to remember and process items in your shopping cart, to understand and save user preferences, or to keep track of advertising. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. Spaulding Decon operates solely in the United States and is not required to offer cookie opt-ins as governed by GDPR laws in the EU. Your cookie data is always kept 100% secure, and never shared with any third parties outside of Spaulding Decon. In some cases, you may be directed to our website through location specific landing pages created by third party PPC vendors, which adhere to their own specific GDPR and advertising platform policies. By using our website, you agree to the use and storage of your cookie data in order to improve the website experience, with things like forms remembering your name or email that you've entered to make it auto-fill and save users time. In most Internet browsers, you can change your settings so that you will be warned each time a cookie is being sent, or so that cookies will be turned off. With cookies blocked, some functions of the Site may not operate properly.

ADVERTISING & DATA PROTECTION

As part of our marketing we may use third party websites, apps, and services to link you to our Spaulding Decon website(s). Your information is always kept 100% secure, and we work with the advertising policies and guidelines from each platform to ensure a safe user experience.

This website is not a part of Facebook, Instagram, Google, LinkedIn, or any other platform we advertise on.

Facebook and Instagram are trademarks of Facebook, Inc. You can view Facebook’s advertising guidelines here: https://www.facebook.com/policies/ads/.

Google and YouTube are trademarks of Alphabet, Inc. You can view Google’s advertising policies here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

LinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn, Inc. You can view LinkedIn’s advertising policies here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/ads-policy.

Users of this website who submit their contact information to us agree to our privacy policy, terms of use, and to receive emails, messages, or other forms of contact from Spaulding Decon. All personal information is kept secure, and never shared with anyone outside of our company. Any emails sent to you will have a clear way to unsubscribe at the bottom of the email. For help with unsubscribing to any of our communications, please email us: operations@spauldingdecon.com and we will be happy to help by removing you from our mailing list.

DISPUTES

In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with this Privacy Policy or your use of our Site, we agree to work with you to resolve the issue in a mutually satisfactory manner. If we are unable to reach a resolution, any disputes arising under this Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any legal action or proceeding relating to such disputes shall be brought exclusively in the courts located in the United States. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objections to the jurisdiction or venue of such courts.

NO USERS UNDER THE AGE OF 13

The Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. Children under the age of 13 should not use the Site at any time. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we obtain actual knowledge that we have collected information from anyone under the age of 13, we will erase that information from our servers. It is a violation of our Terms of Service for children under the age of 13 to use the Site.

TERMS CONTACT

If you have any questions about these Terms, please address them to operations@spauldingdecon.com