MFG Spec Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Updated March 29, 2023

MFG Spec recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of all information provided by visitors to its website and those doing business with MFG Spec. We have created the following policy guidelines with respect for our visitors’ fundamental right to privacy and as a guide to our relationships with our website visitors and subscribers. MFG Spec is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to the MFG Spec Web site and social media pages and governs data collection and usage at all MFG Spec sites and services; it does not apply to other online or offline sites, products or services.  Personal information of all users is collected, used and disclosed as described in this Statement of Privacy.  MFG Spec encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from MFG Spec so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of MFG Spec Web site.

MFG Spec will process your personal data in accordance with the following principles:

(a) all personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner;

(b) all personal data must be collected for one or more specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes;

(c) all personal data shall be restricted to what is adequate, relevant and limited for those purposes;

(d) all personal data shall be kept accurate and up to date (and reasonable steps must be taken to erase or rectify inaccurate personal data);

(e) all personal data must be kept for no longer than is necessary for those purposes;

(f)  all personal data must be protected by appropriate technical and organizational security measures to prevent unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or damage.

Information collected by us

MFG Spec collects information about website visitors and subscribers during their registration on forms for Request for Quotes or Request for Information on the website and adds them to the newsletter list. This information may include: name, title, company name and address, email address, contact telephone number. MFG Spec may also collect information where visitors or subscribers participate in certain Company activities, such as questionnaires and surveys, and through the use of cookies. When visitors request pages from our server, our web server automatically collects some information about them, including their IP addresses. These addresses are used by computers on the network to send the requested pages to visitors.

It is possible that MFG Spec may also use personal information to inform you of company news, products or services available from MFG Spec. MFG Spec does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. MFG Spec does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. MFG Spec may access and/or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on MFG Spec or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of MFG Spec, Including its Web site; or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of MFG Spec or the public.

By using this website and providing your personal data to MFG Spec you understand and agree that MFG Spec and its affiliates may use your personal data as described below.

Use of your information

MFG Spec may collect, use and store your personal data, as described in this Privacy Policy, where necessary in order to:

(a) perform any contract to which you are party (such as providing you with services) or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into such a contract;

(b) carry out other functions with your specific consent, such as providing you with information e.g. via our website;

(c) act in accordance with our legitimate business interests and legal obligations.

MFG Spec will not reveal any of your personal information to any third party without your permission or as permitted in accordance with our legitimate interests or as required by law. MFG Spec uses visitors’ IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the website. We also use it to gather broad demographic information about our visitors in general. This information does not contain any details that can identify visitors personally.

Using email addresses and appropriate indications of consent provided at registration or collected otherwise, MFG Spec periodically sends out email newsletters and promotional emails to our visitors about services and publications offered by this website. Visitors can indicate whether they wish to receive such information from MFG Spec and may update their preferences by following the instructions included in each such communication. Third parties will not contact our website visitors through the use of our email lists.

MFG Spec will only process your personal data to the extent that it is necessary for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy and will not keep your personal data for longer than is necessary for such purposes.

Given the global nature of MFG Spec and its business, we may need to transfer your information to countries outside of the European Economic Area in order to provide our services to you. Where this is necessary, MFG Spec will ensure that the appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Personal data security

MFG Spec maintains appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from theft, loss, misuse, and against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

Correction/Updating/Deletion of personal information

You have the right to access your personal information and to require the correction and updating, of inaccurate and/or incorrect data. In addition to this right, you also have the right to:

    Restrict or object to how MFG Spec or affiliates process your data;

    Be provided with information about how your personal data is processed (this information is set out in this Privacy Policy);

    Have your personal data erased in certain circumstances;

    Have your personal data transferred to yourself or to another data controller; and

    Not be subject to automated decision making, including profiling.

If your personal information changes, or you want to exercise any of these rights, or you have any other comments, questions or complaints about your personal data, please notify sevice@MFG Spec.com

General

MFG Spec is not responsible for the content, cookies or the privacy policies of websites to which it may provide links. MFG Spec reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice – please check regularly for any amendments (but amendments will not be made retrospectively).

Governing law

This website is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with U.S. law and any dispute as to its terms shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. courts and adjudicated in Ventura County, California.