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Last updated  June 01, 2023 

This privacy notice for Bal Seal Engineering, LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our“), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share (“process“) your information when you use our services (“Services“), such as when you: 

• Visit our website at https://readytek.balseal.com, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice 
• Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events 

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at privacy@balseal.com. 

This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for. 

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with Bal Seal Engineering, LLC and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us. 

Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information. 

Do we receive any information from third parties? We may receive information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources. Learn more about information collected from other sources. 

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we process your information. 

In what situations and with which types of parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific categories of third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information. 

How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe. 

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights. 

How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data subject access request, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. 

Want to learn more about what Bal Seal Engineering, LLC does with any information we collect? Review the privacy notice in full. 

Personal information you disclose to us 

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us. 

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us. 

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following: 

• names 
• phone numbers 
• email addresses 
• mailing addresses 
• usernames 
• passwords 
• billing addresses 
• debit/credit card numbers 
• company 

Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information. 

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by Chase Paymentech. You may find their privacy notice link(s) here: https://merchantservices.chase.com/privacy-statement. 

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information. 

Information automatically collected 

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services. 

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes. 

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. 

The information we collect includes: 

• Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called ”crash dumps”), and hardware settings). 
• Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information. 

• Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device’s location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services. 

Information collected from other sources 

In Short: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, and other outside sources. 

In order to enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers, and services to you and update our records, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, affiliate programs, data providers, and from other third parties. This information includes mailing addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, social media profiles, social media URLs, and custom profiles, for purposes of targeted advertising and event promotion. 

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. 

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including: 

• To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order. 
• To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services. 
• To send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more information, see ”WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?“ below. 

• To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may process your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more. 
• To protect our Services. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention. 
• To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them. 
• To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most relevant to you. 
• To save or protect an individual’s vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm. 

In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests. 

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you. 

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information: 

• Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent. 
• Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to: 

• Send users information about special offers and discounts on our products and services 
• Develop and display personalized and relevant advertising content for our users 
• Analyze how our Services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users 
• Support our marketing activities 
• Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities 

• Understand how our users use our products and services so we can improve user experience 
• Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
   
• Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person. 

In legal terms, we are generally the ”data controller” under European data protection laws of the personal information described in this privacy notice, since we determine the means and/or purposes of the data processing we perform. This privacy notice does not apply to the personal information we process as a ”data processor” on behalf of our customers. In those situations, the customer that we provide services to and with whom we have entered into a data processing agreement is the ”data controller” responsible for your personal information, and we merely process your information on their behalf in accordance with your instructions. If you want to know more about our customers’ privacy practices, you should read their privacy policies and direct any questions you have to them. 

If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you. 

We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time. 

In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example: 

• If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way 
• For investigations and fraud detection and prevention 
• For business transactions provided certain conditions are met 
• If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim 
• For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin 

• If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse 
• If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province 
• If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records 
• If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced 
• If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes 

• If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations 

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following categories of third parties. 

Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents (“third parties“) who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. We have contracts in place with our third parties, which are designed to help safeguard your personal information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal information with any organization apart from us. They also commit to protect the data they hold on our behalf and to retain it for the period we instruct. The categories of third parties we may share personal information with are as follows: 

• Ad Networks 
• Affiliate Marketing Programs 
• Cloud Computing Services 
• Data Analytics Services 
• Finance & Accounting Tools 
• Order Fulfillment Service Providers 
• Payment Processors 
• Performance Monitoring Tools 
• Product Engineering & Design Tools 
• Retargeting Platforms 
• Sales & Marketing Tools 
• Testing Tools 
• Website Hosting Service Providers 
• Communication & Collaboration Tools 
• Data Storage Service Providers 
• User Account Registration & Authentication Services 
• Social Networks

We also may need to share your personal information in the following situations: 

• Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. 
• Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us. 

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information. 

COOKIE POLICY

Last updated July 17, 2023

This Cookie Policy explains how Bal Seal Engineering LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://readytek.balseal.com (“Website”). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Bal Seal Engineering LLC) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Why do we use cookies?

We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.

The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.

The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit):

Analytics and customization cookies:
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.

Name:_gid
Purpose:Keeps an entry of unique ID which is then used to come up with statistical data on website usage by visitors. It is a HTTP cookie type and expires after a browsing session.
Provider:.balseal.com
Service:Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:23 hours 59 minutes

Name:_ga_#
Purpose:Used to distinguish individual users by means of designation of a randomly generated number as client identifier, which allows calculation of visits and sessions
Provider:.balseal.com
Service:Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:1 year 1 month 4 days

Name:#collect
Purpose:Sends data such as visitor’s behavior and device to Google Analytics. It is able to keep track of the visitor across marketing channels and devices. It is a pixel tracker type cookie whose activity lasts within the browsing session.
Provider:www.google-analytics.com
Service:Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:pixel_tracker
Expires in:session
Name:994240077
Purpose:__________
Provider:www.google.com
Service:__________
Country:United States
Type:pixel_tracker
Expires in:session

Name:_gat#
Purpose:Enables Google Analytics regulate the rate of requesting. It is a HTTP cookie type that lasts for a session.
Provider:.balseal.com
Service:Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:less than 1 minute

Name:_ga_#
Purpose:Used to distinguish individual users by means of designation of a randomly generated number as client identifier, which allows calculation of visits and sessions
Provider:balseal.com
Service:Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:1 year 1 month 4 days

Name:_ga
Purpose:Records a particular ID used to come up with data about website usage by the user
Provider:.balseal.com
Service:Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:1 year 1 month 4 days

Name:_ga_#
Purpose:Used to distinguish individual users by means of designation of a randomly generated number as client identifier, which allows calculation of visits and sessions
Provider:.www.balseal.com
Service:Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:1 year 1 month 4 days

Advertising cookies:
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

Name:td
Purpose:Used to deliver targeted adverts to users based on browsing activity. It is a HTTP cookie.
Provider:www.googletagmanager.com
Service:UnrulyX View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:pixel_tracker
Expires in:session

Name:test_cookie
Purpose:A session cookie used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.
Provider:.doubleclick.net
Service:DoubleClick View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:15 minutes

Name:lidid
Purpose:A unique anonymous user identifier set for a site visitor so as to track their usage on the site for better targeted advertising. A persistent cookie that stays saved for 730 days
Provider:.liadm.com
Service:LiveIntent View Service Privacy Policy
Country:__________
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:1 year 11 months 29 days

Name:_gcl_au
Purpose:Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
Provider:.balseal.com
Service:AdSense View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:2 months 29 days

Name:bcookie
Purpose:Used to optimize the range of advertising on Linkedin
Provider:.linkedin.com
Service:Linkedin Ad Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:11 months 30 days

Name:IDE
Purpose:Used to measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. Expires in 1.5 years.
Provider:.doubleclick.net
Service:DoubleClick View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:1 year 11 months 29 days

Name:UserMatchHistory
Purpose:These cookies are associated with a B2B marketing platform, formerly known as Bizo, which is now owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. This sub-domain is connected with LinkedIn’s marketing services that enable website owners to gain insight into types of users on their site based on LinkedIn profile data, to improve targeting.
Provider:.linkedin.com
Service:LinkedIn View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:30 days

Name:ga-audiences
Purpose:Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites
Provider:www.google.com
Service:AdWords View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:pixel_tracker
Expires in:session

Name:lidc
Purpose:These cookies are associated with a B2B marketing platform, formerly known as Bizo, which is now owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. This sub-domain is connected with LinkedIn’s marketing services that enable website owners to gain insight into types of users on their site based on LinkedIn profile data, to improve targeting.
Provider:.linkedin.com
Service:LinkedIn View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:1 day

Social networking cookies:
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Website through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.

Name:bscookie
Purpose:Cookie used for Sign-in with Linkedin and/or for Linkedin follow feature on 3rd party websites
Provider:.www.linkedin.com
Service:Linkedin Ad Analytics View Service Privacy Policy
Country:United States
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:11 months 30 days

Unclassified cookies:
These are cookies that have not yet been categorized. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their providers.

Name:li_sugr
Purpose:__________
Provider:.linkedin.com
Service:__________
Country:United States
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:2 months 29 days

Name:chat-box-timer
Purpose:__________
Provider:www.balseal.com
Service:__________
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:10 minutes
Name:ln_or
Purpose:__________
Provider:www.balseal.com
Service:__________
Country:United States
Type:http_cookie
Expires in:23 hours 59 minutes

Name:AnalyticsSyncHistory
Purpose:__________
Provider:.linkedin.com
Service:__________
Country:United States
Type:server_cookie
Expires in:30 days

How can I control cookies on my browser?

As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:
Chrome
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Safari
Edge
Opera
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:
Digital Advertising Alliance
Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance

What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.

Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?

Websites may also use so-called “Flash Cookies” (also known as Local Shared Objects or “LSOs”) to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention, and for other site operations.

If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash Cookies (referred to “information” on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time).

Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content.

Do you serve targeted advertising?

Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. They can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify you unless you choose to provide these.

How often will you update this Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@balseal.com or by post to:

Bal Seal Engineering LLC
19650 PAULING
FOOTHILL RANCH, CA 92610-2610
United States
Phone: (+1)19494602306

In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own. 

Our servers are located in the United States. If you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information (see ”WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?“ above), in the United States, and other countries. 

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom (UK), then these countries may not necessarily have data protection laws or other similar laws as comprehensive as those in your country. However, we will take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and applicable law. 

European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses: 

We have implemented measures to protect your personal information, including by using the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal information between our group companies and between us and our third-party providers. These clauses require all recipients to protect all personal information that they process originating from the EEA or UK in accordance with European data protection laws and regulations. Our Standard Contractual Clauses can be provided upon request. We have implemented similar appropriate safeguards with our third-party service providers and partners and further details can be provided upon request. 

 In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law. 

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than twenty four (24) months past the termination of the user’s account. 

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. 

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures. 

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age. 

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at sgok@balseal.com. 

In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time. 

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section ”HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?“ below. 

We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. 

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority. 

If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner. 

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section ”HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?“ below. 

However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent. 

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 example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes. 

Account Information 

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can: 

• Log in to your account settings and update your user account. 
• Contact us using the contact information provided. 

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements. 

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services. You may also opt out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Services. 

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at privacy@balseal.com. 

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice. 

In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information. 

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the ”Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below. 

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.). 

CCPA Privacy Notice 

The California Code of Regulations defines a ”resident” as: 

(1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose and 

(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose 

All other individuals are defined as ”non-residents.” 

If this definition of ”resident” applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal information. 

What categories of personal information do we collect? 

We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months: 

Category	Examples	Collected
A. Identifiers	Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name	YES
B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute	Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial information	YES
C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law	Gender and date of birth	NO
D. Commercial information	Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information	YES
E. Biometric information	Fingerprints and voiceprints	NO
F. Internet or other similar network activity	Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements	YES
G. Geolocation data	Device location	YES
H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information	Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities	NO
I. Professional or employment-related information	Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us	NO
J. Education Information	Student records and directory information	NO
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information	Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics	YES
L. Sensitive Personal Information		NO

We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or for: 

• Category A - As long as the user has an account with us 
• Category B - As long as the user has an account with us 
• Category D - As long as the user has an account with us 
• Category F - As long as the user has an account with us 
• Category G - As long as the user has an account with us 
• Category K - As long as the user has an account with us 

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of: 

• Receiving help through our customer support channels; 
• Participation in customer surveys or contests; and 
• Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries. 

How do we use and share your personal information? 

 Bal Seal Engineering, LLC collects and shares your personal information through: 

• Targeting cookies/Marketing cookies 
• Social media cookies 
• Beacons/Pixels/Tags 

More information about our data collection and sharing practices can be found in this privacy notice. 

You may contact us by email at privacy@balseal.com, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. 

If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your right to opt out we may deny a request if the authorized agent does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf. 

Will your information be shared with anyone else? 

We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Each service provider is a for-profit entity that processes the information on our behalf, following the same strict privacy protection obligations mandated by the CCPA. 

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be ”selling” of your personal information. 

Bal Seal Engineering, LLC has not sold or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. Bal Seal Engineering, LLC has disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months:

The categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information for a business or commercial purpose can be found under ”WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?“. 

Your rights with respect to your personal data 

Right to request deletion of the data — Request to delete 

You can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to delete your personal information, we will respect your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of his or her right to free speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation, or any processing that may be required to protect against illegal activities. 

Right to be informed — Request to know 

Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know: 

• whether we collect and use your personal information; 
• the categories of personal information that we collect; 
• the purposes for which the collected personal information is used;
• whether we sell or share personal information to third parties; 
• the categories of personal information that we sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose; 
• the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose; 
• the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information; and 
• the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you. 

In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or delete consumer information that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to re-identify individual data to verify a consumer request. 

Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights 

We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights. 

Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information 

We do not process consumer’s sensitive personal information. 

Verification process 

Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. These verification efforts require us to ask you to provide information so that we can match it with information you have previously provided us. For instance, depending on the type of request you submit, we may ask you to provide certain information so that we can match the information you provide with the information we already have on file, or we may contact you through a communication method (e.g., phone or email) that you have previously provided to us. We may also use other verification methods as the circumstances dictate. 

We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting additional information from you for the purposes of verification. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We will delete such additionally provided information as soon as we finish verifying you. 

Other privacy rights 

• You may object to the processing of your personal information. 
• You may request correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or no longer relevant, or ask to restrict the processing of the information. 
• You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with the CCPA. 

• You may request to opt out from future selling or sharing of your personal information to third parties. Upon receiving an opt-out request, we will act upon the request as soon as feasibly possible, but no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the request submission. 

To exercise these rights, you can contact us by email at privacy@balseal.com, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you. 

In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of Virginia, you may be granted specific rights regarding access to and use of your personal information. 

Virginia CDPA Privacy Notice 

Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA): 

“Consumer” means a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in an individual or household context. It does not include a natural person acting in a commercial or employment context. 

“Personal data” means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable natural person. ”Personal data” does not include de-identified data or publicly available information. 

“Sale of personal data” means the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration. 

If this definition ”consumer” applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal data. 

The information we collect, use, and disclose about you will vary depending on how you interact with Bal Seal Engineering, LLC and our Services. To find out more, please visit the following links: 

• Personal data we collect 
• How we use your personal data 
• When and with whom we share your personal data 

Your rights with respect to your personal data 

• Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
• Right to access your personal data 
• Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data 
• Right to request deletion of your personal data 
• Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us 
• Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects (“profiling”) 

Bal Seal Engineering, LLC has not sold any personal data to third parties for business or commercial purposes. Bal Seal Engineering, LLC will not sell personal data in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers. 

Exercise your rights provided under the Virginia CDPA 

More information about our data collection and sharing practices can be found in this privacy notice. 

You may contact us by email at privacy@balseal.com, by submitting a data subject access request, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. 

If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your rights, we may deny a request if the authorized agent does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf. 

Verification process 

We may request that you provide additional information reasonably necessary to verify you and your consumer’s request. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request. 

Upon receiving your request, we will respond without undue delay, but in all cases, within forty-five (45) days of receipt. The response period may be extended once by forty-five (45) additional days when reasonably necessary. We will inform you of any such extension within the initial 45-day response period, together with the reason for the extension. 

Right to appeal 

If we decline to take action regarding your request, we will inform you of our decision and reasoning behind it. If you wish to appeal our decision, please email us at privacy@balseal.com. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal if denied, you may contact the Attorney General to submit a complaint.

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws. 

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated ”Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information. 

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) , Sureyya Gok, by email at sgok@balseal.com, by phone at +31 20 750 0852, or contact us by post at: 

Bal Seal Engineering, LLC 

Sureyya Gok 

19650 Pauling 

Foothill Ranch, CA 92610 

United States 

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area, the ”data controller” of your personal information is Bal Seal Engineering, LLC. Bal Seal Engineering, LLC has appointed Sureyya Gok to be its representative in the EEA. You can contact them directly regarding the processing of your information by Bal Seal Engineering, LLC, by email at sgok@balseal.com, by visiting http://www.balseal.com/contact-us, by phone at +31 20 750 0852, or by post to: 

Kabelweg 57 

1014 BA 

Amsterdam 

Netherlands