This Privacy Policy is effective 20 May 2021.
Secur-Tek, Inc. (“Secur-Tek,” “us,” or “we”) respects the privacy of every individual who visits our website (www.secur-tek.com) (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes how Secur-Tek collects, uses, shares, and secures the personal information you provide on our Website or otherwise provide to us. It also describes your choices regarding the use, access, and correction of your personal information. By visiting or interacting with our Website, you acknowledge that we may collect, process, disclose and transfer the personal information we collect from you in accordance with this Privacy Policy and any updates.
Secur-Tek, Inc., located at 809B Center Street, Apex NC 27502 is the controller of the personal information subject to this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at this mailing address or by email at CustomerService@secur-tek.com.
Information We May Collect or Receive
Secur-Tek collects certain personal information from individuals through their use of our Website. We only collect, use, share, store, or otherwise process your personal information when we have an appropriate basis. For example, we may process your personal information when necessary, to comply with legal obligations or for purposes of pursuing legitimate interests (such as providing our products and services, responding to your requests, improving the services and the Website, performing internal analytics, enforcing legal claims, and security purposes) if doing so is consistent with your rights and appropriate to the context.
We generally collect or receive information in two ways: (1) you voluntarily provide information to us, such as by emailing us through the link provided on the Website, and (2) we collect information automatically, such as through cookies. Each of these methods is described in more detail below.
1. Information You Provide
Secur-Tek collects personal information (i.e., information from which you can be identified) when you voluntarily submit it to us by email through the link provided on the Website or when you sign up to receive newsletters or other information. The types of personal information Secur-Tek may collect from you include your name, email address, and any information you choose to provide us through the Website or when you otherwise contact us.
2. Information Collected Automatically
Secur-Tek also collects some information automatically when you visit the Website and typically aggregates such data and uses it in a statistical form rather than using it to identify individual users. Examples include cookies, web beacons, or logs that may collect the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our Website. We use this information, which remains in aggregate form, to understand how our visitors use our Website so that we may improve it and the services we offer. If a combination of information we collect does identify you as an individual, we will treat the combined information as personally identifiable information. The following are examples of how we use information automatically collected through our Website:
- Use of Browser and Device Information: Certain information is collected by most browsers automatically through your device, such as your device type, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, and the Internet browser type and version. We use this information to ensure that the Website functions properly.
- Use of Cookies: When you view our Website, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a “cookie” or similar file that collects information to help us improve our services and your experience when you visit our Website. With most Internet browsers, you can erase cookies, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions. In some cases, blocking or disabling cookies may prevent you from using certain features of our Website. We do not permit third parties to use cookies to collect your information through our Website concerning your activities over time and across different websites.
- Use of IP Addresses: An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a set of numbers that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you log on to your Internet service provider or through your organization’s local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). Web servers automatically identify your computer by the IP address assigned to it during your session online. The IP address can be used to tell us your general location.
- Use of Google Analytics: Our Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC and its subsidiaries (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the Website analyze how visitors use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States in aggregate form. Google will use this aggregated information, on behalf of Secur-Tek, for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on Website activity, and providing us with other services relating to Website activity and Internet usage. To learn more about Google Analytics and how you can opt out, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Using and Sharing Information
As a general matter, we use your personal information to provide the services or information you request. For our legitimate interests, consistent with your rights and preferences, we may also use or share your personal information to:
- Communicate with you, respond to your questions/requests, provide you with newsletters or other updates and information related to our products and services we think may be of interest to you.
- Engage with select third-party business partners who provide Secur-Tek with support services in connection with our Website. Such parties may, from time to time, have access to your information to enable them to provide those services. All business partners are contractually required to meet the same standards of data protection as Secur-Tek and are prohibited from using the information for other purposes or for their own marketing activities.
- Protect safety when we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to you, or otherwise injuring or interfering with Secur-Tek’s rights, property or operations, other users of this Website, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.
- Comply with legal obligations, such as when required by law, or in response to any demand by law enforcement authorities in connection with a criminal investigation, or civil or administrative authorities in connection with a pending civil case or administrative investigation.
- Maintain the security of our Website and services, resolve or troubleshoot technical issues.
We also reserve the right to transfer information about our users in the event we sell or transfer all or substantially all our business or assets, whether through a merger, stock sale, asset sale, bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar transaction, in which case your personal information may be transferred to the party that acquires control of our business as a result of that change-of-control transaction.
We retain personal information for as long as we reasonably need it to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with our legal obligations and policies, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Information from Users Outside the U.S.
Our Website is hosted and operated entirely in the United States for users in our North Carolina service area.
Securing Your Information
We maintain reasonable and appropriate physical, administrative, and technical safeguards designed to help safeguard the information we collect or receive through our Website.
Your Rights and Choices
You can choose not to give us the personal information we request, but in some cases, we will not be able to provide the service or respond to your request. You may also contact us at CustomerService@secur-tek.com to exercise any of your rights and choices, which include the following:
- You may contact us to access personal information we maintain about you, or to correct or amend such information if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
- You can opt-out of receiving emails from us, including newsletters or promotional messages, by unsubscribing via the “Unsubscribe” link included in our email communications.
- You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Website features.
Testimonials
We display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our Website. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at CustomerService@secur-tek.com.
Links to Other Websites and Services
Our Website includes links to other websites or services such as social media features like Twitter and LinkedIn. These other websites or social media platforms may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from our Website, including the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Website to another website, our Privacy Policy does not apply, and we do not have any control over those third-party websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service are subject to that third party’s rules and privacy policies.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not directed to children (or anyone under age 18). We do not knowingly or intentionally collect information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with information, please contact us using the contact information provided below and we will delete such information from our systems.
Changes
This Privacy Policy may be updated or changed in accordance with new laws, procedures, or for reasons we deem necessary. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about our most current privacy practices related to information we collect. Any updates to this Privacy Policy will be posted on our Website and we will indicate at the top of this Privacy Policy when it was last updated.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise one of your rights under this Privacy Policy, you may contact us by mail at the address below or email at CustomerService@secur-tek.com.