www.globemetal.com (the «Site») is owned and operated by Globe Metal®. See contact information at the bottom of this page.
Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (this «Privacy Policy») is to inform users of our Site of the following:
- The personal data we will collect;
- Use of collected data;
- Who has access to the data collected;
- The rights of Site users; and
- The Site’s cookie policy.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.
Applicable Law
This Policy is governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec, including Law 25.
Privacy Rights
Under Quebec law, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
- Right of access: You have the right to access any personal information we have concerning you (unless restricted by law) in a common, readable format.
- Right of rectification: If your information has changed, or if you discover an error with regards to your information, you have the right to request that it be modified.
- Right to withdraw consent: We will always ask for your consent prior to collecting your information. You will be fully informed of what data we are collecting, the purposes for which it is collected, and rights granted to you. The information will only be used for the purpose described. Your consent can be withdrawn freely at any time, without consequences.
- Right of erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, if we do not have a legal or business obligation to retain it.
To exercise any of these rights, please see ‘Contact Information’ below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section ‘HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?’ below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you for non-marketing purposes.
Consent
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:
- The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy; and
- The collection, use, and retention of the data listed in this Privacy Policy.
Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:
- First and last name;
- Email address; and
- Payment information.
This data may be collected using the following methods:
- Completing a form
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy. The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:
- Communication,
- Invoicing.
Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
- If the law requires it;
- If it is required for any legal proceeding;
- To prove or protect our legal rights; and
- To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved. You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
To protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and store all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees. Strict confidentiality agreements bind our employees, and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee’s termination. While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole is known to be insecure at times; therefore, we cannot guarantee user data security beyond what is reasonably practical.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 13 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 13 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.
Do Not Track Notice
Do Not Track («DNT») is a privacy preference you can set in specific web browsers. We do not track the users of our Site over time and across third-party websites and therefore do not respond to browser-initiated DNT signals.
Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, which may decrease the quality of your user experience. We use the following types of cookies on our Site:
- Functional cookies Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits;
- Analytical cookies Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc; and
- Third-Party Cookies Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies to achieve the following purposes:
- Google Analytics Cookies.
Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended periodically to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the «Effective Date» at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, or if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, please contact us. If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our privacy officer at:
1545 1er Ste-Catherine, Quebec J5C 1C5, Canada
Telephone
1-800-700-6382
Effective date
November 21, 2024