WAXIE-Privacy-Policy

WAXIE’S PRIVACY STATEMENT

About This Policy
This Privacy Statement describes the privacy practices of WAXIE Sanitary Supply and its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, brands and other WAXIE companies (“WAXIE,” “our,” or “we”) as it relates to our interactions with our customers and visitors for the websites where it is posted (“Site(s)”).  This includes but is not limited to mobile websites, email communications, text programs and applications.  It also applies to information we collect in our warehouses or other places offline.

Information We Collect
Our web servers collect general data pertaining to each Site visitor, including but not limited to, the IP address, tracking codes, the domain name, the web page, the length of time spent and the pages accessed while visiting this Site. This may also include the GPS locations for some of our mobile applications.  We also collect personally identifiable and transactional information provided by companies and Site visitors that purchase products from that Site.  This information includes contact information, shipping information, credit or debit cardholder name, and card number/expiration date.  We may also collect information about products or services you like, reviews you submit, or where you shop.  We may also retain the content of communications that are sent to our customer service representatives.

How We Collect Information
We collect information directly from you – for example when you register on a Site, participate in a survey, or fill out a form requesting information from us.

We collect information from you passively – we (or vendors acting on our behalf) use common collection techniques like browser cookies, flash cookies, and web beacons.  This policy describes how and when we use these practices.

We collect information from other sources with whom we work – this includes third party business partners such as suppliers, resellers, and shipping vendors.  

How We Use Information Collected
We use the information that is collected from Site visitors and customers, or otherwise in connection with the Sites, as is disclosed at the time information is collected, as is otherwise disclosed to you, and for our business purposes including as follows:

Information Sharing
Your information may be shared for our business purposes and as legally required or permitted.  We may share your information as follows:

Within our company including our various subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, parent organizations, and brands;

With third parties such as suppliers, vendors, financial institutions, delivery service providers, and others who perform services on our behalf;

With any successor to all or part of WAXIE’s business operations, or otherwise in connection with a merger, sale, or transfer of business (this may include WAXIE’s customer list);

With third parties whose products or services might be of interest to you or for joint promotional purposes;
If we think we have to in order to comply with the law, for example in response to a subpoena, court order, a governmental investigative request, or to exercise our legal rights and defend against legal claims;

For other reasons as may be described to you or by you at your direction.

Your Choices
You can opt out of marketing emails and texts.  Recipients of our email marketing messages can unsubscribe from receiving promotional email by using the unsubscribe instructions located at the bottom of the message or by calling us at 1-800-995-4466.

You can control tools on your mobile devices.  For example, you can turn off the GPS locator or push notifications on your phone.  Each push notification has an “unsubscribe” link.

You have other controls you can exercise.  You can choose whether or not to share personal information.  If you choose not to share, some features and services may be more difficult or impossible to use.  If you turn off cookies or tracking tools, parts of our Site and services may also not work properly.

Security
Our Site uses industry-standard encryption technology to provide for the security of your credit card numbers and other personal information. In addition, we have put in place reasonable procedural and technical standards to protect the security of our Sites and information we maintain.  However, we cannot guarantee that any electronic commerce is totally secure. And thus cannot promise that your information will be completely safe.  We encourage you to take affirmative steps to protect yourself online, including ensuring that any online account information you have remains secure.  Please use caution when using the internet or providing personal information to others.

Links
Our Sites may link to third party sites or services we do not control.  If you click on one of those links, you will be taken to other sites that are not owned, maintained, operated, or endorsed by or for WAXIE and therefore are not subject to this Privacy Statement or other WAXIE policies.  The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply any recommendation or sponsorship of such sites.  You should read the other site’s privacy policies to understand how personal information collected about you is used and protected.

Our Sites and Children
Our websites and mobile applications are not created for children.  To our knowledge we do not collect information online from children under 18.  If you are a parent and think we have information about your child, please email info@waxie.com.  To learn more about how to protect your children online, visit the FTC’s www.OnGuardOnline.gov.  You may also want to read the helpful information about children and privacy that the FTC provides by clicking here.

Your California Privacy Rights
If you live in California and have an established business relationship with us, you can request a list of the personal information we have shared with third parties for their marketing purposes.  We will also give you a list of the third parties that have received your information.  You can make a request one time each year.  
To exercise your rights, you can email us or write to us at the address below.  Mention in your letter that you are making a “California Shine the Light” inquiry.  We will respond within 30 days.

Non-US Users
We store information we maintain in the United States.  If you live outside of the United States, you understand and agree that we may transfer your information to the United States and by using the Sites/giving your information, you consent to such transfer, and understand that the United States may not provide the same level of protections as the laws of your country.

Questions
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us as follows:
    WAXIE Sanitary Supply
    Attn: Online Department Headquarters
    9353 WAXIE Way
    San Diego, California 92123

Policy Updates
From time to time we may change or update our privacy policies.  We will notify you of any material changes to our Privacy Statement as required by law.  We will also post an updated copy on our Sites.  Please check our Sites periodically for updates.   By continuing to use any Site after we post any changes, you agree to the terms of the updated policy.

About WAXIE’s Ads & Tracking Activities
We Use Common Tracking Technologies    We use common tracking technologies on our websites and apps. We may use these tools on other platforms too, like email and social media sites. (In this document we call all of these platforms “Sites”). We collect personal information about users over time and across different Sites when you use these Sites. We also work with third parties that collect personal information this way. To do this, we or the third parties we work with use several common tracking tools. These may include browser cookies. We may also use web beacons, pixel tags, flash cookies, and similar technologies.

We Use Tracking Technologies for a Variety of Reasons
Tracking technologies are used to understand the activities and behaviors of our consumers and Site visitors. They are also used to better understand our Site users. We, or third parties we work with, do this for many reasons, including the following:
• To recognize new visitors to our Sites.
• To recognize past visitors.
• To present more personalized content.
• To improve your online experience.
• To provide Site and service enhancements.
• To serve customized content and ads.
• To better understand the interests of customers and visitors.
• To observe your behaviors and browsing activities over time across multiple Sites

How We Gather Relevant Information About You for Interest-Based Advertising
Our ads may be based on information you submit on our Sites or Sites run by third parties. It may also be based on other interactions you have with us or our content. This might include interactions in our branches, or through emails you get from us. It could also be based on other activities and behaviors that you demonstrate online or through interactions with us or third parties.

We work with third parties who help gather this information. These third parties might link personal information such as your name or email address to other information they may have. That might include past purchases made offline or online or it might include other online activities and behaviors.
The information we collect enables us to learn about what purchases you made, what ads or content you see, what ads you click, and other actions you take on our Sites including whether you have downloaded an app. This allows us to provide you with more useful and relevant ads. For example, if we know what ads you are shown we can try not to show you the same ones repeatedly.

You Can Opt-Out of Some Interest-Based Advertising
The Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising provides consumers with the ability to opt-out of having their online behavior used for interest-based advertising using third party cookies. If you want to opt out of this online behavioral advertising, visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. This will opt you out of many –but not all- of the interest-based advertising activities in which we or third parties engage. We also work with third parties who use a different process for serving you interest-based advertising. Some of these third parties have different opt-out mechanisms.

Other third-party Sites provide visitors with the ability to opt-out of receiving interest-based ads that you need to control through your settings on that Site. For example, to opt out of Google’s collection of your online behavior for advertising purposes, visit Google’s Ad Settings page. To opt out of Facebook’s collection of your online behavior for advertising purposes in its mobile app newsfeed, visit the “Ad Settings” tab in your profile.

Choices you make are browser and device specific. If you delete your cookies or use a different browser or a different computer or device, you will need to update your opt-out choices.

You Can Control Certain Tracking Tools
Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. We are not currently set up to respond to those signals.

You have the ability to control some of our use of cookies. How you do so depends on the type of cookie. You can configure certain browsers to reject browser cookies. To control flash cookies, which we may use on certain websites from time to time, go to: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html. Why? Because flash cookies do not reside in your browser, and thus your browser settings will not affect them. Choices you make about cookies are also browser and device specific.

NOTE: If you configure your computer or device to block cookies on your browser, certain features or functionality of our Sites may not work. If you block or delete cookies, not all of the tracking described in this notice will stop.

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