This
Online Privacy Statement covers the collection and use of
data on the WeMakeParts.com and other Web sites owned by
Best Way Metal Stamping in the United States.
The
information we collect on our Site generally falls into
the following two categories: Personally Identifiable Information
and Non-Personally Identifiable Information.
Personally
Identifiable Information: This refers to information that
lets us know the specifics of who you are. The Personally
Identifiable Information we collect when you use our Site
may include your name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail
address, employer, credit card number, expiration date,
shipping address, id numbers, login names, passwords, public
postings, prospect email address, and job title. We request
Personally Identifiable Information when you order a product
or service, participate in certain promotional activities,
fill out surveys, and correspond with us. We also collect
Personally Identifiable Information when you ask that we
send products or information directly to other people; in
these cases, we will collect the information you submit
about the recipient.
Non-Personally
Identifiable Information: This refers to information that
does not by itself identify a specific individual. The non-personally
identifiable data we collect when you visit our Site may
include the Uniform Resource Locator ("URL")(1)
of the Web site that you came from before visiting our Site,
which pages you visit on our Site, which URL you next go
to, which browser you used to come to our Site, your Internet
Protocol ("IP")(2) address, and any search terms
entered on our Site. This Statement also contains more information
about how we use cookies and other technology to collect
this data.
We
do not connect the Personally Identifiable Information and
Non-Personally Identifiable Information we collect on our
Site.
Our
primary goals in collecting information are to provide customers
with superior service and to provide all visitors a smooth,
efficient, and personalized experience while using our Site.
For example, if you purchase products or request information
on our Site, we use your Personally Identifiable Information
to fill your order or provide the requested information.
We use Non-Personally Identifiable Information on an aggregated
basis to analyze customer behavior to help us understand
how visitors use our Site and to measure interest in the
various pages. We use this information to improve the content
of our Site, to make our Site easier to use, and to customize
our advertising.
We
gather and use information in a number of ways, including
the following:
Surfing:
We collect certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information
when you visit our Site or click on banner ads for Best
Way Metal Stamping products and services. We collect this
information to help run our Site more efficiently, to gather
broad demographic information, to monitor the level of activity
on our Site, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising.
Learn more about how we use cookies and other technology
to collect this information.
Ordering:
We collect Personally Identifiable Information when you
purchase products and services. We collect this information
to deliver your order, to obtain payment, and to communicate
with you about the status of your order.
Technical
support: We may collect certain information when you request
technical support for your Best Way Metal Stamping products.
This information is necessary to identify your systems,
understand the configuration of the products, diagnose your
questions, and provide solutions.
Online
surveys and polling: We collect Personally Identifiable
Information from customers who volunteer to complete surveys
or participate in polls. We use this information to improve
our products and services.
Promotional
activities: We collect Personally Identifiable Information
from you when you enter a promotional program or activity.
We use this information to administer the program or activity,
to send you promotional e-mails, notify winners, and make
the winners' list publicly available pursuant to certain
states' laws.
Newsletters
and promotional e-mails: We collect Personally Identifiable
Information when you ask to receive newsletters, promotional
e-mails, and other information. We use this information
to provide you the information you request.
Contact
information: If you contact us, we may keep a record of
your correspondence or comments, including Personally Identifiable
Information, in a file specific to you. We use this information
to help us provide better service in the event you contact
us again.
Gifts:
If you order a gift to be delivered to someone else, we
will use the person's information that you provide to ship
the product and confirm delivery.
We
do not sell, trade, or rent to others the Personally Identifiable
Information we collect online. Unless we have your permission,
we will share the Personally Identifiable Information you
provide online only with other Best Way entities and/or
businesses that provide services to Best Way and only for
the purposes described above. Where Best Way engages third
parties to perform services on our behalf, we will require
them to observe the intent of this Online Privacy Statement.
Best
Way Metal Stamping will not use or share the Personally
Identifiable Information collected on our Site in ways unrelated
to the purpose for which you provided the information, including
those described above, without providing you a choice whether
to permit any such unrelated uses. At the time you provide
your information, we will offer you a choice as to whether
you want to receive further communications about special
offers, product information or other marketing messages.
If you choose not to receive these communications, we will
not use the information you provide for this purpose. If
you change your mind and wish not to receive further marketing
communications from Best Way Metal Stamping, let us know
by submitting your "opt-out" choice at info@bwstamping.com.
You can opt out at any time. All e-mail communications from
us, such as newsletters, tell you how to stop receiving
them. Please follow these instructions if you no longer
wish to receive the e-mail messages.
A
"cookie" is a small data file transferred by a
Web site to your computer's hard drive. We send cookies
when you surf our Site, make purchases, respond to online
surveys or polls, or request information. Accepting the
cookies used on our Site does not give us access to your
Personally Identifiable Information, but we can use the
cookies to identify your computer. The aggregate information
collected permits us to analyze traffic patterns on our
Site. This can enable us over time to provide you with a
better experience on our Site by improving the content and
making it easier to use. For example, cookies can keep track
of what you have selected to purchase as you continue to
shop and allow you to enter your password only once on pages
where a logon is required.
Most
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually
refuse cookies, or selectively accept certain cookies, by
adjusting the preferences in your browser. If you turn off
cookies, though, there may be some features of our Site
that will not be available to you and some Web pages may
not display properly. You can find information on popular
browsers and how you can adjust them to control cookies
at the following Web sites:
Microsoft
Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.htm
Netscape Navigator: http://www.netscape.com/legal_notices/cookies.html.
Best
Way Metal Stamping does not run third-party ads on our Site.
Best Way Metal Stamping may use third-party media and research
companies to place ads for us on other parties' Web sites.
When users view Web pages where Best Way Metal Stamping
ads appear, our online media and research companies may
place cookies on the user's computer. These cookies allow
the companies to recognize the computer when it is used
to return to that site. In this way, our online media and
research companies may compile information about ads viewed
and the general content of the pages where the ads appear.
Over time, this information permits these companies to deliver
ads that they believe will be of most interest to the user
and to minimize the repetition of ads you see. The cookies
placed by these companies do not access or collect any Personally
Identifiable Information or enable individual users to be
identified. The data is collected exclusively for use in
Best Way Metal Stamping's marketing and research. Best Way
Metal Stamping does not have access to the cookies that
may be placed by the online media and research companies.
If you want to prevent these companies from sending and
reading cookies on your computer, you will need to visit
each company's Web site and request that you be removed
from its system.
Some
pages on our Site contain electronic images known as Web
beacons, or single-pixel GIFs, placed by our third-party
media and research companies. Web beacons, which use cookie
technology, permit these companies to compile aggregated
statistics for Best Way Metal Stamping about how visitors
use our Site and to gauge the effectiveness of our ads.
No Personally Identifiable Information is collected or shared
through the Web beacons used on our Site, and the information
collected does not permit us to identify users of our Site.
The data is collected exclusively for use in Best Way Metal
Stamping's marketing and research. If you would like to
prevent our online media and research companies from collecting
this information, you will need to visit each company's
Web site and request that you be removed from its system.
Best
Way Metal Stamping acknowledges your trust and is committed
to protecting the information you provide us. To prevent
unauthorized access, maintain accuracy, and ensure proper
use of information, we have employed physical, electronic,
and managerial processes to safeguard and secure the information
we collect online.
When
you make a purchase from our Site, we use Secure Sockets
Layer ("SSL") encryption technology to safeguard
your credit card and other sensitive information while it
is being sent to us. The SSL encryption is designed to make
the information unreadable by anyone but us. This security
measure is working when you see either the symbol of an
unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser)
on the bottom of your browser window.
If
you would prefer to order by phone, call us at 1-800-882-7320.
Parts
of our Site contain links to third-party Web sites for your
convenience and information. If you use these links, you
will leave the bwstamping.com or wemakeparts.com Web site.
When you access a non-bwstamping.com or wemakeparts.com
Web site, even one that may contain the Best Way Metal Stamping
or wemakeparts.com logo, please understand that we do not
control the content and are not responsible for the privacy
practices of that site. We suggest that you carefully review
the privacy policies of each site you visit. This Online
Privacy Statement does not cover the information practices
of those Web sites linked to our Site. These other sites
may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit
personal information.
Best
Way Metal Stamping believes that protecting children's privacy
online is extremely important, and we encourage parents
and guardians to take an active role in their children's
use of the Internet and to spend time online with their
children. Best Way Metal Stamping respects national and
international laws, including the Children's On-line Privacy
Protection Act ("COPPA"), which applies in the
United States. Accordingly, at our Site we do not collect
personal information from children under 13 without parental
consent. In the event we develop areas of our Site directed
at children under age 13, we will implement a special children's
privacy statement that complies with the requirements of
COPPA and other relevant laws.
If
there are changes or additions to the terms of this Online
Privacy Statement, we will post those changes here so that
you will always know what information we collect online,
how we use it, and what choices you have. Please be sure
to check this page before proceeding to use our Site. Regardless
of any changes we make to our Online Privacy Statement,
we will always use your Personally Identifiable Information
in accordance with the version of the Statement in place
at the time you provided your information, unless you give
your express consent for us to do otherwise.
If
you have any questions or concerns about Best Way Metal
Stamping's use of your information or about this Online
Privacy Statement, please send an e-mail to info@bwstamping.com.
Notes:
1 A URL is the global address of documents and other resources
on the World Wide Web. For example, http://www.bwstamping.com
and www.wemakeparts.com are the URLs for Best Way Metal
Stamping's U.S. home page.
2 An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device
on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol ("TCP/IP")
network, such as the World Wide Web. Networks use the TCP/IP
protocol to route information based on the IP address of
the destination. In other words, an IP address is a number
that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever
you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate
and identify your computer. Computers require IP addresses
in order for users to communicate on the Internet, browse
and shop.
This
statement is effective on October 1, 2002
