Privacy Policy

Our company is part of the Valco Industries, Inc. group of companies (“Valco Group”). This privacy policy will explain how we use the personal data we collect from you when you use any of the following websites (the “Site”): www.val-co.com, www.val-co.eu, www.val-co.cn, www.val-co.in, www.val-co.store, dealer.val-co.com, www.vallorbs.com, www.safeguardproducts.com.

What data do we collect?

The Site may collect the following information:

Users of the Site are under no statutory or contractual requirement or other obligation to provide personal information to us via this website.

How do we collect your data?

Data is collected directly when you:

Data is collected indirectly from the following sources:

 

How will we use your data?

We require the information we collect from you both directly and indirectly to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

We may also share your data with other companies in the Valco Group so that they may offer you their products and services.

You may opt-out of sharing your personal data by contacting us using the information provided below.

When we process your order, it may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies including, but not limited to, Dunn and Bradstreet, fcibglobal.com, federal sanctions lists, and our credit card processor, eBiz, to prevent fraudulent purchases.

How do we store your data?

Your data is securely stored in the United States. We will keep your personal data for three (3) years and then it will be archived on a server system separate from our main production servers.

Information regarding the transfers of personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA)

The main administrative offices are based in the USA and that’s where we process personal information collected through our website.  When you provide personal information to us, we request your consent to transfer that personal information to the USA.  The USA does not have an adequacy decision from the European Commission, which means that the Commission has not determined that the laws of the USA provide adequate protection for personal information.  Although the laws of the USA do not provide legal protection that is equivalent to EU data protection laws, we safeguard your personal information by treating it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Our terms and conditions require that you agree to standard contractual clauses permitting us to remove your data to the US.  We take appropriate steps to protect your privacy and implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information in storage. We use secure transmission methods to collect personal data through our website.  We also enter into contracts with our data processors that require them to treat personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Notice.

Marketing

We would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like, as well as those of our partner companies.

If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out later.  You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to other members of the Valco Group.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please send an email, phone us, or write us at the contact information below.

What are your data protection rights?

Every user is entitled to the following:

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:  dataprivacy@val-co.com

Call us at: +1 (419) 678-8731

Or write to us: VAL-CO Unsubscribe Dept, PO Box 8, New Holland, PA 17557

The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to file a complaint concerning our processing of your personal data with your national (or in some countries, regional) data protection authority.   The EU Commission has a list here:  http://ec.europa.eu/justice/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

How do we use cookies?

Our Company uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and you may remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of Site features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

This Site contains links to other websites not controlled by us. This Privacy Policy applies only to the Site, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

This Privacy Policy is reviewed regularly and any updates are placed on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 23 November, 2020.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email:  dataprivacy@val-co.com

Call us at: +1 (419) 678-8731

Or write to us: VAL-CO Privacy Policy, PO Box 8, New Holland, PA 17557