Updated August 22, 2025
Introduction
At FABTECH® ("FABTECH"), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") explains FABTECH's (the "website", "our", "we", or "us") collection of personal information in different forms as well as our use and disclosure of such information. We employ practices and processes that are designed to keep us in compliance with applicable privacy laws and good business practices when it comes to safeguarding the confidentiality of your personal information.
The FABTECH website is published and maintained by The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International® ("FMA"), with offices located at 2135 Point Blvd, Elgin, IL 60123. FMA is one of the co-sponsors of FABTECH along with the American Welding Society (AWS), SME, the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), and the Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI).
This Policy covers the collection, use, storage, treatment, and disclosure of personal information we collect when you visit or use the website owned, published, or operated by FABTECH. It also covers personal information disclosed to us via mail, our website, or telemarketing. This Policy does not describe privacy policies and practices of websites and platforms that we do not provide, including those linked to, or integrated with, our website (e.g., Facebook or FABTECH sponsors). It also does not cover personal information you may choose to share with other users of our website.
"Personal Information" is any information that identifies or reasonably could be linked to a particular person or household. It includes things like email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, payment card information, account numbers, and government-issued identification numbers. These are just examples and there are many other types of information that would be considered Personal Information.
By using our website, you signify your agreement to the collection, use, storage, treatment, and disclosure of your Personal Information in accordance with this Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, do not use our website. For EU users, you may affirmatively opt in to such collection, use, storage, treatment, or disclosure.
Notice of Monitoring
Please note that if you use the chat function on our website, all information you send and receive will be recorded. If you do not wish for us to record this information, please do not use the chat function on our website. By using the chat function you consent to our monitoring all communications.
The Data We Collect From You and How We Use It
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Personal Information You Disclose To Us
From time to time we automatically collect certain Personal Information directly from you, using online tracking technologies, through in-store and other offline technologies, from our business partners, from social media platforms or otherwise when engaging with the website or when you otherwise correspond with us. We also may collect Personal Information from you when you make a purchase in-person in our store.
This information is collected for a number of purposes, as described in more detail below.
Performing Services:
- Account Creation, Access to Features, Logon Process. We use Personal Information you provide to create an account with us or to let you have access to certain features or areas of the website, including: your first and last name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and other similar contact data, usernames, passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for authentication and account access. Without providing your Personal Information, you cannot create an account with us or access certain features or areas of the website. We process your Personal Information based on our legitimate interest in providing our products and services, or performance of a contract. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests.
- Communicate with You. To provide you with order confirmations and order updates, manage and maintain our business relationship with you, provide services according to our contractual agreement with you, assist you with subscriptions or upgrades to any of our services or that of our partners, provide customer service, or otherwise communicate with you via text message, email, chat or by phone regarding your account, purchases, returns, exchanges or service requests, we may collect your name, product information, email, and/or billing address, phone number, financial information, demographic information, signature, commercial information, purchase or service history, communications preferences, the products or services that are of interest to you, web usage, interest profiles, email opens/clicks, contact history, and other information relevant to your products or inquiries. We process your Personal Information based on our legitimate interest in providing our products and services, or performance of a contract. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests.
- Processing Order and Payments. When you place an order through our website for products, you provide information required to complete your transaction, including your name, phone number, shipping address, billing address, company name, job function, company type, company size, company end product, email address, purchase or service history. If needed, information required to clear customs (such as Tax ID, partial Social Security number, or other identification numbers) and relevant postage information (such as tracking numbers and tracking updates) may be collected as well. We process your Personal Information based on our need to fulfill our contract obligations and on our legitimate interest in processing orders and payments for products and services. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests.
- Event Registration. You may provide us with your name and contact information when you register for one of our events that we host virtually, or in our store. We may use this information for tracking registrations and confirming attendance. We process your Personal Information based on our legitimate interests. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Otherwise processing is based on your consent.
- Authentication. We may collect additional information we are required or authorized by applicable national laws to collect and process in order to authenticate or identify you or to verify the information we have collected. This may include name, email address, phone number, address, purchase or service history, precise geolocation data, billing or account information, bank account information, payment card information, and tax information. We process your Personal Information based on fulfilling our legal compliance obligations.
Improve or Develop Products or Services:
- Customer Service. We may collect your Personal Information from you when you contact us for customer services support or questions. Specifically, we may collect your name, job title, company name, job function, company type, company size, company end product, email address, phone number, address, purchase or service history, technologies and interests, subscriptions, memberships, geolocation data, website usage and interest profiles, email bank account information, recording of a call, billing or account information, payment card information, and tax information, depending on the nature of your customer service inquiry and the requests you are making. Processing is necessary for the performance of the contract with you. Otherwise processing is based on your consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on consent prior to such withdrawal.
- Customer Satisfaction Surveys. We may ask you to complete surveys to tell us about your experiences with us. If you choose to fill out a survey, we will collect your name, email address, phone number, and the information you provide to us in your survey responses. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests.
- Communicating with Us. You may also provide us with additional information through a web form, by updating or adding information to your account, through your participation in blog posts, community discussions, and chats, or when you otherwise communicate with us regarding our services. We may use your Personal Information to request feedback and services and develop additional products and services to better serve our users. This information may include your name and email address. Processing is based on your consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on consent prior to such withdrawal.
- Business to Business Transactions. When you share information with us on behalf of another business, we typically collect your name, company name, address, purchase history, account information, account contact information, account permissions and preferences, and any other information we use to service your account. Processing is necessary for the performance of the contract with you.
Market and Promote FABTECH Services:
- Marketing. We or our third-party marketing partners may use your Personal Information for our marketing purposes, depending on your marketing preferences. These communications may include information about our new products, services, or features. The Personal Information collected for these purposes include your name and email address. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Otherwise, processing is based on your consent.
- Targeted Advertising. We may use your Personal Information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests or location and to measure its effectiveness. The Personal Information collected for these purposes include name, email address, job title and other information regarding your education and work experience. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Otherwise, processing is based on your consent.
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Personal Information We Collect Automatically
We may collect the following Personal Information from your device or browser for the following purposes:
Market and Promote FABTECH Products:
- Advertising and Behavioral Profiling. We collect information about your interaction with our services, your advertising preferences and your communications with us. This is information we receive from your devices (including mobile devices) you use when you access our services. This information could include the following: Device ID or unique identifier, device type, ID for advertising and a unique device token, preferences, purchase / service history, cookie IDs, your computer or device's operating system and browser type, device identifiers, usage details, IP address, precise geolocation, tracking data on behavior across websites, and postal or country code. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Otherwise, processing is based on your consent.
- Advertising Analytics. For advertising analytics, we may collect computer and connection information such as usage details, statistics on your page views, traffic to and from the website, referral URL, ad data, your IP address, your browsing activity, precise geolocation, history and your web log information. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Otherwise, processing is based on your consent.
- Website / Mobile App Use Analytics & Marketing. When you visit and use our website, we collect information automatically from your devices to evaluate and improve our website performance, as well as for marketing purposes. This includes your IP address, cookie IDs, device identifiers, precise geolocation, information about how you use our website, preferences and trends, and purchase and service history. If you are paying us for products or services, we will also collect your billing / account information and payment card information to complete the transaction. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Otherwise, processing is based on your consent.
Prevent and Detect Harm or Abuse:
- Protection. We may use your Personal Information as part of our efforts to keep the website safe and secure and to protect others from harm or abuse, including: device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, your computer or device's operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use the website and other technical information. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests.
Improve or Develop our Products or Services:
- Improving the Website. We may use your Personal Information for other business purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve the website, products, services, and your experience, including: 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 the website and other technical information. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests.
Please refer to our Cookie Policy in Section 4 of this Policy for more information on how we use cookies.
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Data Collected From Other Sources
We may use third party service providers to help us with our day-to-day business activities. Where we use third parties, they may share Personal Information about you with us.
Performing Services:
- To Send System Generated Communications To You. We may use third parties to send you administrative information about products or services you have purchased. We may receive Personal Information about you from the third party, including name and email address. Processing is necessary for the performance of the contract with you or the processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests.
- To Fulfill and Manage Your Orders For Services. All payment data is stored by our third-party payment provider when we fulfill and manage your orders for services, subscriptions, and payments. When you make a purchase, our third party payment provider may share transaction information, such as your name, email address, billing address, transaction ID, time, amount, and payment type. Processing is necessary for the performance of the contract with you or the processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Third party payment providers act as independent controllers over your Personal Information when you conduct a transaction with them. For more information on how your Personal Information is processed by our third party payment providers, please review their relevant privacy policies:
- PayPal
- PayPal Payflow Pro
- Braintree
Market and Promote FABTECH Products:
- Marketing and Promotions. On occasion we might collect Personal Information from third parties such as from tradeshows marketing and advertising partners, and partnerships with third parties who help to administer promotions, giveaways or sweepstakes. This information is usually limited to name, email address and address. The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Otherwise, processing is based on your consent.
- To Deliver Targeted Advertising To You. We may use your Personal Information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests or location and to measure its effectiveness, including: marketing leads and search results and links, including paid listings (such as sponsored links). The processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests. Otherwise, processing is based on your consent.
Improve or Develop Products or Services:
- Communicating Via Social Media. When you communicate with us or otherwise engage with us through the use of social media, such as Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly Twitter), we may receive information related to your engagement with us via social media. Generally, we may receive information such as name, social media handle, and other information about your profile which you many have made public. Processing is based on your consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on consent prior to such withdrawal.
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Other Purposes For Which We May Use The Personal Information We Collect
We may use any Personal Information we collect as described above for the following business purposes:
- To Develop Our Website, Products and Services. We may use your Personal Information to further develop our existing website, products and services, including artificial intelligence tools and features, or to develop new products and services.
- To Protect The Website, Us, and Others. We may use your Personal Information as part of our efforts to keep the website safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention) and to protect others from harm or abuse.
- To Enforce Our Terms, Conditions, and Policies. We may use your Personal Information to ensure you and others are complying with our terms, conditions and policies, including providing your information to law enforcement if we believe it is appropriate to do so and using your information in connection with legal proceedings brought by us or against us.
- To Respond to Legal Requests and Comply with Applicable Law. If we receive a subpoena, discovery request, or other legal request, we may need to review and evaluate your Personal Information and potentially provide your Personal Information in response to the request. We may also need to use your Personal Information as needed to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- For Other Business Purposes. We may use your Personal Information for other business purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve the website, products, services, and your experience.
We use Personal Information for these purposes to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject. Otherwise, the processing is based on our legitimate interest. When we rely on our legitimate interest, we will always assess whether your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh our interests.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information concerning or from children under the age of 18, except when consent is provided by a parent or guardian. If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from a child under 18 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. We recommend that parents or legal guardians be involved in the online activities of their children in order to prevent the collection of their Personal Information without parental consent. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected Personal Information about your child, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete or de-identify this information.
Cookie Policy
This section describes how the website uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and store information when you visit the website. Like many companies, the website uses certain technologies – cookies, web beacons, clear GIFs, tracking pixels, and similar technologies (collectively, "cookies") – to collect information when you interact with the website and email communications.
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How Do Cookies Work?
To understand how tracking technologies work, it is helpful to describe the types of technologies we use and what they are used for:
- Cookies – a "cookie" is a small text file that websites send to your computer, device, or other internet-connected tool you are using that contains data used by the website for its business purposes.
- Web Beacons – a "web beacon" or "pixel" is a tag used on a web browser or HTML email that records your activities when viewing the web page or email where it is placed.
Cookies are classified by their purpose:
- Essential – These cookies are required for the website to function. You cannot disable these.
- Personalization – Allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, a website may provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing data about your general location.
- Analytics – Help us understand how the websites perform, how visitors interact with the websites, and whether there may be technical issues.
- Targeted Advertising – Used to deliver advertising that is more relevant to you and your interest. May be also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
The website uses first party cookies and third party cookies. The difference between first party cookies and third party cookies relates to the control of the party who serves the tracking technology. First party cookies are cookies that are specific to the website that created them. Their use enables us to operate an efficient service and to track the patterns of behavior of visitors to the website. Third party cookies, on the other hand, are placed on your device or served by a third party (i.e., not by us). While we may allow third parties to access the website to place these cookies on users' devices, we do not retain control over the information supplied by the cookies, nor do we retain access to that data. This information is controlled wholly by that third party in accordance with their respective privacy policy.
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How Does FABTECH Use Cookies
We use cookies consistent with this Policy. For example, a cookie may be used to determine your preferred language, maintain the security of our website and your account, measure website analytics, measure the effectiveness of our advertising and promotional communications, and gain information for marketing and advertising purposes, including by identifying the website from which a person was referred to the website and to track other websites visited by an individual.
Information gathered through usage of a cookie is not linked to any direct personal identifiers (e.g., your name or e-mail address), unless you become a customer of FABTECH. Once you submit Personal Information on our website (e.g., by signing up to receive information from us) we may link such Personal Information with data associated with your visit(s) to the website.
Third-Party Analytics. Our website uses third-party web analytics services that use cookies to help the website analyze how users use the website. The information that is collected about your use of the website will be de-identified or pseudonymized by the third-party analytics provider (Microsoft and Bing) for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The third-party analytics providers that we use will not link your IP address with any other data held by them about you. Information collected by us through use of third-party analytics includes: website interaction, number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited.
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Disabling, Deleting, or Opting-Out of Cookies
If you do not want to have cookies placed on your device, many of them offer ways to opt out, and most web browsers allow at least some control of most cookies through browser settings. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser to decline cookies. You may also delete existing cookies through your browser. Please visit the following websites to learn more (depending on the browser you use):
Please note, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website. In particular, you may have limited access to some areas or be transitioned to a different experience.
You may also disable JavaScript at any time. Please remember, some features of our website may not function properly unless cookies and JavaScript are enabled, and some areas of our website may not function at all.
You may choose to delete cookies placed on your device and to block new third-party cookies from being placed by using your internet browser's privacy and security settings.
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Do-Not Track Features (U.S. Residents only)
Many web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a "do-not-track" feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing do-not-track signals has been finalized and, as such, we do not currently respond to do not track browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. We will update this Policy if that changes in the future.
Links to Social Media and Third-Party Websites
Our website may include links to blogs, social media, and third-party websites. These third-party sites have their own privacy policies and terms of use and are not controlled by this Policy or the terms of our website's disclaimer. You should carefully review any terms, conditions and policies of such third-party sites before visiting them or supplying them with any Personal Information. If you follow a link to any third-party site, any information you provide that site will be governed by its own terms of use and privacy policy and not this Policy.
We are not responsible for the privacy or security of any information you provide to a third-party website or the information practices used by any third-party site, including links to any third-party site from the websites. We make no representations, express or implied, concerning the accuracy, privacy, safety, security or the information practices of any third-party site. The inclusion of a link to a third-party site on our website does not constitute any type of endorsement of the linked site by us. We are not responsible for any loss or damage you may sustain resulting from your use of any third-party website or any information you share with a third-party website.
Storing and Securing Your Personal Information
We will only keep your Personal Information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as business records, tax, accounting or other legal requirements). In determining data retention periods, we take into consideration the applicable law, contractual obligations, and your expectations.
When there is/are an indication(s) of potential legal claim(s) or liability, the retention period will be extended accordingly.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Information, i.e. when we no longer have a legal basis in accordance with applicable law, we will either delete or anonymize it and we will make such determination based on applicable laws. When the processing of Personal Information is based on your consent, the information will be stored for as long as there is valid consent for the processing.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any Personal Information we collect, receive, use, or store, including measures designed to protect data transferred to different countries for use or processing in accordance with this Policy. We will do our best to protect your Personal Information taking into account the state of art, the cost of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risks of varying likelihood and severity for your rights and freedoms posed by the processing. You should however access the website within a secure environment. If you believe your account has been compromised or you suspect any type of data breach, please contact us at [email protected].
De-Identified (Anonymized) and Aggregate Data
The website may de-identify (also referred to as "anonymize") and aggregate data for its business purposes, including but not limited to, improving the products and features of its services, maintaining the security and integrity of its systems, for analytics, and other legitimate business purposes. "De-identified Data" means information that cannot reasonably be used to infer information about, or otherwise be linked to a particular data subject. De-identified Data includes anonymized data and is no longer "personal data" under applicable data protection laws. Where we process De-identified Data, we commit to maintain and use the information in de-identified form and not attempt to reidentify the information, except where permitted by law. The website may disclose De-identified Data to third parties who commit themselves to maintaining the De-identified Data in anonymized form and not attempt to re-identify the data for any business purpose.
Privacy Rights
Some privacy laws require that we disclose the privacy rights that you may have regarding your Personal Information. We have defined the various rights below.
For all Personal Information that we collect about you, you may have the following rights or choices that we will accommodate where your requests meet legal and regulatory requirements and do not risk making our other data less secure or changing our other data. You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf.
Right to access — The right for a consumer to access from a business/data controller the information or categories of information collected about a consumer, the information or categories of information shared with third parties, or the specific third parties or categories of third parties to which the information was shared; or, some combination of similar information.
Right to correct — The right for a consumer to request that incorrect or outdated personal information be corrected but not deleted.
Right to delete — The right for a consumer to request deletion of personal information about the consumer under certain conditions.
Right to opt out of certain processing — The right for a consumer to restrict a business’s ability to process personal information about the consumer.
Right to portability — The right for a consumer to request personal information about the consumer be disclosed in a common file format.
Right to opt-out of sales — The right for a consumer to opt out of the sale of personal information about the consumer to third parties.
Right to opt in for sensitive data processing — The right for a consumer to opt in before a business can process their sensitive data.
Right against automated decision making — A prohibition against a business making decisions about a consumer based solely on an automated process without human input.
Right to appeal — where a controller declines to take action regarding a consumer's request to exercise any privacy right, the controller must allow the consumer to appeal the decision and provide instructions on how they may request an appeal.
In addition, a business may not treat a consumer who exercises a consumer right differently than a consumer who does not exercise a right.
Privacy Rights Chart:
| Region | Right to Know and Access | Right to Correct | Right to Delete | Right to Opt Out of Certain Processing | Right to Portability | Right to Opt Out of Sales | Right to Opt In for Sensitive Data Processing | Right Against Automated Decision Making | Right to Appeal |
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| California | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | O | Y | Y |
| Canada++ | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Colorado | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| Connecticut | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| Delaware | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Europe+ | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Iowa | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| Maryland | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Minnesota | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| Montana | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| Nebraska | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| New Hampshire | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| New Jersey | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| Oregon | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| Tennessee | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| Texas | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
| Utah | Y | N | Y | T | Y | Y | O | N | N |
| Virginia | Y | Y | Y | P | Y | Y | Y | Y* | Y |
+ The term Europe, as used in this Policy, shall mean the European Union, European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland.
++Provinces may vary. Please refer to your local Provincial law to determine which are applicable to you.
Y – right exists
S - sensitive data
L - private right of action limited to certain violations only
P - right to opt-out of processing for profiling/targeted advertising purposes
O – right to opt out or limit use of sensitive data
T – right to opt out of targeted advertising
N – right does not expressly exist or activity is expressly prohibited
* - right to opt out of certain automated decision making
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Making a Request
If at any time you wish to make a privacy request, such as if your Personal Information should ever change, you wish to change your preferences, or to delete any Personal Information that you provided through your visits to our website, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected]. We are not responsible for any losses that could arise from any inaccurate, deficient, or incomplete Personal Information that you provide us.
For security reasons, we may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity, before we correct, update or delete any Personal Information you provide us.
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Verifying Your Identity
Once the request has been received, you may be asked to provide additional Personal Information for verification purposes, including your full name, email address, telephone number, billing address and previous order history before your request can be accommodated. For requests involving specific pieces of information, we may also require you to sign a declaration under penalty of perjury that you are the consumer whose Personal Information is the subject of the request.
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Authorized Agents
You may have the right to designate someone else make privacy requests for you under the data protection laws. Authorized agents must:
- Provide us with valid written authorization, that the third party agent has the authority to act on behalf of the individual whom they are making the request, which must include the agent’s name, email address, and phone number,
- You must follow the instructions above to verify your own identity, and
- The authorized agent must follow the instructions provided in this section to make a request.
We reserve the right to verify the validity of any third party request to exercise privacy rights on behalf of our customers to the fullest extent permitted under applicable data protection law.
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Appealing our Decision
If you disagree with a decision we make regarding your request to exercise a privacy right as described in this Policy, you may contact us using the Contact Us section below. Please refer to the prior request, and include the reason for your appeal in your request.
Additional Information for California Residents
This section of our Policy supplements the terms of the Policy. This section applies only to persons who are California residents.
Certain U.S. laws require us to tell you about the Personal Information we collect about you in a certain way – specifically, we need to tie it back to the "legal categories" of Personal Information that are listed in the laws. To do this, we bundled up the information we gave you in this Policy and matched the different types of Personal Information we collect about you with the legal category. To make things easier to understand, we've put this information in a Personal Information Privacy Chart at the end of this Policy.
Shine the Light Notice. California residents have the following additional rights regarding disclosure of your Personal Information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes:
We provide California residents with the option to opt-in to sharing of "Personal Information" as defined by California's "Shine the Light" law with third parties, other than with our affiliates, for such third parties' own direct marketing purposes. We do not share Personal Information with non-affiliate third parties for their direct marketing purposes absent your consent. If you are a California resident, you may request information about our compliance with the Shine the Light law and/or withdraw previously given consent to sharing with on-affiliate third parties for their direct marketing purposes by contacting using the methods in the "Contact Us" section below. Requests must include "California Marketing Privacy Rights Request" in the first line of the description and include your name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code. Please note that we are only required to respond to one request per customer each year, and we are not required to respond to requests made by means other than through the provided e-mail address or mailing address.
International Customers
FABTECH is a U.S. based corporation with its operations and services headquartered in the United States. As such, customers who visit us outside of the U.S. acknowledge and consent to their Personal Information being transferred to the United States.
Website Terms of Use
The Website Terms of Use governing your use of the website (https://www.fabtechexpo.com/legal) contains important provisions disclaiming and excluding our liability and the liability of others regarding your use of the website and provisions determining the applicable law and exclusive jurisdiction for the resolution of any disputes regarding your use of the website. Each of those provisions also applies to any disputes that may arise in relation to this Policy and the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information, and are of the same force and effect as if they had been reproduced directly in this Policy.FABTECH is a U.S. based corporation with its operations and services headquartered in the United States. As such, customers who visit us outside of the U.S. acknowledge and consent to their Personal Information being transferred to the United States.
Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to change or update this Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by the "Last Updated" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make any material changes to the Policy, we will notify you be reasonable means, which may be by email or posting a notice of the changes on our website prior to the changes becoming effective. The collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information by us will be governed by the version of this Policy in effect at that time. New versions of this Policy will be posted on this page of our website. We encourage you to check the Policy from time to time. Your continued use of the website will signify that you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information in accordance with the changed policy.
Updating, Correcting or Withdrawing Your Personal Information
It is important that the Personal Information we have about you is accurate.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Policy or our privacy practices, or the privacy policy and practices of our domestic or foreign service providers, you can contact us at [email protected], or by calling our Customer Support line at 815-399-8775.
If you contact us by email, you should be aware that email transmissions might not be secure. Information you send by email could be viewed in transit by a third party. We will have no liability for disclosure of your information due to errors or unauthorized acts of third parties during transmission.
California Personal Information Chart
This section summarizes how the website processes Personal Information in accordance with California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (collectively, "CCPA"). The terms used in this section shall have the same meanings as given to them under the CCPA.
In the last 12 months, we have collected or received, shared or sold the following categories of Personal Information:
| Legal Category | Source(s) | Purpose for Collection | Categories of Third Parties to Whom we Disclosed for a Business Purpose | Categories of Third Parties to Whom we Shared or Sold |
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A. Identifiers. A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. |
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B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, marital status, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. |
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C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information). |
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D. Commercial information. Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. |
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E. Biometric information. Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, DNA data, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. |
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F. Internet or other similar network activity. Browsing history, search history, information on an employee's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. |
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G. Geolocation data. Data that can identify a consumer's physical location or movements. |
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H. Sensory data. Audio, electronic, visual, olfactory, or similar information. |
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I. Professional or employment-related information. Current or past job history or performance evaluations. |
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J. Education information as defined by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; 34 C.F.R. Part 99). Information that is not publicly available maintained by an education agency or institution related directly to a student. |
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K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. |
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L. Sensitive Personal Information. Personal information that reveals a consumer's: Social Security number, driver's license number, state identification card number, or passport number; a consumer's account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; precise geolocation; racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, or union membership; the contents of a consumer's mail, email, and text messages (not business related); genetic data; biometric data used to uniquely identify a consumer; health data; or data related to sex life or sexual orientation. |
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