Privacy Policy
Welcome to Centurywelding.ca, the website of Lincoln Electric Canada LP (“Centurywelding.ca” “Company,” “we" or "us").
We have adopted this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy.
This Privacy Policy states the policies of Centurywelding.ca and its affiliates regarding the collection, processing, and transfer of personally identifiable
information collected on websites maintained by Centurywelding.ca (referred to as “Personal Information”).
A. THIS PRIVACY POLICY TELLS YOU: 1.What Personal Information we collect;
2.How we use that Personal Information;
3.How we may share that Personal Information;
4.How we protect that Personal Information; and
5.Your choices regarding your Personal Information.
By using websites maintained by Centurywelding.ca (collectively, the “Site”) and/or submitting your Personal Information to Centurywelding.ca, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your Personal Information as stated in this Privacy Policy.
If you do not consent to our collection, processing, and transfer of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy, do not use this Site and do not submit your personal information.
This Site contains links to other third party websites. Centurywelding.ca does not control and is not responsible for the operation of such websites.
Please refer to the privacy policies of those websites if you have questions about their privacy practices.
B. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Personal Information collected through the Site is stored on servers located in Canada. In some cases, your Personal Information may also be stored on servers in a country where a Centurywelding.ca affiliate is located that sells or markets to your stated location.
C. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION
Centurywelding.ca collects Personal Information for the purpose of providing information or updates about Centurywelding.ca, its products, or arc welding to individuals who visit the Site. We may also use Personal Information you submit for internal purposes including the administration of the Site, data analytics, and compliance with law, legal process and Centurywelding.ca 's policies and procedures.
D. PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU GIVE US
We collect Personal Information that you choose to enter into the Site. Examples of the information collected and purposes for which it is requested follow:
1.Contact Us: You may submit an inquiry or comment to Centurywelding.ca along with your name, address, phone number and email address.
Centurywelding.ca uses this information for the purpose of replying to your inquiry;
2.Questionnaires and Surveys: Centurywelding.ca may ask users of the Site to complete optional online surveys and opinion polls for the purpose of obtaining their input relating to our present or planned products and their use.
These surveys help us to better meet your needs. In conducting these surveys we may ask you to provide your name and contact information so that we can provide you with information about our products; for example, by sending you newsletters or other marketing material;
3.Product and Accessory Orders: If you purchase products from the Site, we ask for your contact, shipping and billing information. You will also be asked to provide your credit card number and security code for purposes of payment;
4.Emails for Marketing Information: If you give us your email address and consent to receive marketing information, Centurywelding.ca may send useful information about Centurywelding.ca’s products and welding and cutting such as advertisements, videos, contests, rebates and e-newsletters. Please see the section in this Privacy Policy titled “Your choices regarding your Personal Information” for more information on how to opt out or unsubscribe from such emails; and
5.Any Other Form of Contact Where You Voluntarily Provided Your Personal Information: You may provide us with Personal Information in other ways including, for example, through personal contact, comment boxes on the Site or by emails through the Site. We will handle any such Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
E. PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES
Centurywelding.ca tracks information about the visits to the Site through various methods, including the use of cookies. These statistics are analyzed using Google Analytics, the results of which are used internally to better provide services to users and are not provided to other organizations. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser.
F. COOKIES
Please request our Cookie Policy for a description of how we collect information through cookies on the Site.
G. LOG FILES
The Site uses Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses to analyze trends, administer the Site, track user movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. We do not link IP addresses to personally identifiable information unless you have logged into your account, in which case your IP address will be linked to your User ID. An Internet Service Provider ("ISP") typically assigns a random dynamic IP address at the time of your connection. For local area network ("LAN"), DSL, or cable modem users, a static IP address may be permanently assigned to a particular computer. We may record the IP addresses of visitors to the Site. While an IP address may reveal your ISP or geographic area, we cannot determine your identity solely based upon your IP address.
H. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
The Site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children. We will ask you to confirm that you have not and will not provide such information to us or in postings on the Site when you register. If we become aware that such information has been provided or posted on the Site, we will delete it from our records.
I. HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Centurywelding.ca does not sell or lease any Personal Information such as email addresses collected on the Site. The following are some of the ways we share your information: 1.Third-Party Service Providers: We will share your Personal Information with third-party service providers under contract with Centurywelding.ca to help us provide services to you. We may, for example, retain a third party to help us determine what marketing information you might find useful. We may also disclose your Personal Information to an attorney in the process of obtaining legal advice. We use a third-party service provider to process any billing information, including credit card information you submit. We require these third-party service providers to provide safeguards for your Personal Information similar to the ones that we provide.
2.Required Disclosures: We may be required to share Personal Information in response to a court order, subpoena, civil discovery request, other legal process, or as otherwise required by law.
3.Legal Compliance and Protections: We may disclose account and other Personal Information when we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Centurywelding.ca, our users, or others. This may include exchanging Personal Information with other companies and organizations for fraud prevention and credit risk reduction.
4.Corporate Transactions: We may disclose your Personal Information to prospective purchasers of any interest in Centurywelding.ca or its assets.
J. REMARKETING
When you visit our Site, Centurywelding.ca may place cookies on your computer (or other device you use to browse the web) that tell third party vendors like Google and DataXU to show you ads for Centurywelding.ca (“Remarketing Cookies”). As a result, these third party vendors may display Centurywelding.ca ads to you on sites across the Internet. Remarketing Cookies only collect information about what webpages you have visited on the Site in order to show you ads about products that may interest you.
You may opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you may opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or DoubleClick opt-out page.
Remarketing Cookies are discussed in more detail in our Cookies Policy.
K. HOW WE RESPOND TO YOUR ‘DO NOT TRACK’ BROWSER SIGNALS
We support the Do Not Track (“DNT”) browser setting. DNT is a preference you can set in your browser’s settings to let the websites you visit know that you do not want the sites collecting your personally identifiable information.
L. CALIFORNIA ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE / YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
California residents who use this Site may request that we provide certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of the user’s Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. You can make such a request by emailing us or calling us as follows: info@centurywelding.ca phone # 1-800-268-6114
M. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Data Security. Centurywelding.ca will take reasonable steps to protect the Personal Information it collects from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. Centurywelding.ca has put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the Personal Information it collects from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Please note that despite our reasonable efforts, no security measure is ever perfect or impenetrable. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information.
N. YOUR CHOICES REGARDING THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT ◦Unsubscribing from Emails. You may choose to stop receiving marketing or promotional emails by emailing us your request to unsubscribe.
◦Updating Personal Information. You may use the link in the “Contacting Us” section of this policy to provide us with your updated or corrected Personal Information or to request that we delete your Personal Information. If you have an account and login with us, the Site provides you the option to update or correct information previously provided by logging into your account to correct, amend or delete inaccurate information.
◦Data Integrity. Centurywelding.ca will only process Personal Information consistent with this Privacy Policy and the purpose for which it was collected or authorized by you. To the extent necessary for those purposes, Centurywelding.ca will take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Information is accurate, complete, current as provided, and reliable for its intended use.
◦Data Retention. We may retain your Personal Information for as long as permitted or required by applicable law.
◦Concerns. If you have any concerns about the privacy of the Personal Information you have provided to Centurywelding.ca, please email us. Centurywelding.ca will investigate and attempt to resolve any complaints and/or disputes you may have regarding the use and disclosure of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
O. CONTACT US If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of the Site or your dealings with the Site, you can email us or call us as follows: info@centurywelding.ca phone # 1-800-268-6114