PRIVACY POLICY

This web site, www.griswoldrubber.com (“Web Site”) is operated by Griswold Rubber Company, Inc. (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). This Web Site explains our privacy practices with respect to the information we collect through the Web Site. Please also read our Terms of Use, which governs your use of the Web Site. Your use of the Web Site indicates to us that you have read and accept our privacy practices, as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Please note that this Privacy Policy only covers the Web Site’s information collection practices and does not cover any information collected by us offline.

Information Collected

We may ask you to provide us with personally identifiable information, which is information that could reasonably be used to identify you personally (such as your name, address, or e-mail address) when you are on the Web Site, such as when you contact Company by sending an e-mail to any of the e-mail addresses on the Web Site, you contact us with a question, or you submit a resume. We may, at any time, add features to the Web Site that also require you to register or otherwise provide personally identifiable information. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of or participate in some or all of the Web Site’s features. This Web Site is not directed to children younger than 13 and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children younger than 13 years of age.

In addition to the above, when you visit or download information from the Web Site, our web servers may automatically collect web site usage information. Web site usage information is non-personally identifiable information that describes how our visitors use and navigate this Web Site.  It can include the number and frequency of visitors to each web page and the length of their stays, browser type, referrer data that identifies the web page visited prior and subsequent to visiting the Web Site, and IP address (see below for more information on IP addresses). We may determine the applicable technology available in order to serve you the most appropriate version of a web page, e-mail or similar service.

USE OF INTERNET PROTOCOL ("IP") ADDRESSES

An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer or network when you are on the Internet.  When you request pages from this Web Site, our servers log your IP address. We may use IP addresses for a number of purposes, such as system administration, to report aggregate information to our business partners or to audit the use of the Web Site. We may associate your IP address with the personally identifiable information you provide.  We may also use IP addresses in cooperation with Internet service providers or law enforcement agencies to identify users if we deem it necessary to comply with law, to enforce compliance with this Privacy Policy or this Web Site’s Terms of Use, or to protect the Web Site or its users.

USE OF COOKIES

Cookies are pieces of information that a web site either transfers to your computer’s hard drive or stores temporarily in your computer’s memory for record-keeping purposes. We may use cookies for a number of purposes, such as to track site usage. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent by indicating this in the preferences or options menu in your browser. However, it is possible that some parts of this Web Site will not operate correctly if you disable cookies and you may not be able to take advantage of or participate in certain features of this Site.  You should consult with your browser’s provider/manufacturer if you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.

Use and Disclosure of Information Collected at the WEB Site

We may use your personally identifiable information to answer a question or provide you with requested information concerning our products and services, for internal business purposes, to contact you in our discretion regarding your use of the Web Site or changes to our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, for other purposes disclosed at the time you submit your information, or for future business related marketing purposes.. 

Company does not share personally identifiable information collected through the Web Site with third parties for their marketing purposes.

Company may, from time to time, share personally identifiable information collected through the Web Site with third parties under the following circumstances:

• In response to a judicial, administrative or similar proceeding or order, such as a subpoena, or a request from local, state or federal law enforcement officials or other governmental authorities conducting an investigation;
• When Company employs third parties to perform functions on its behalf, which may include, without limitation, hosting companies, communication services (including e-mail and mail), data analysts and other customer service companies; and
• In the event Company undergoes a corporate change, such as a merger, sale of assets, or business reorganization or consolidation.

We may also disclose non-personally identifying information, such as aggregated user statistics, to third parties.

Consent to Transfer

The Web Site is operated in the United States. If you are located in Canada, the European Union or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to Company will be transferred to the United States. By using the Web Site, participating in any of Company’s services or providing Company with your information, you consent to this transfer.

Links

While on the Web Site or viewing an e-mail or other content provided by Company or the Web Site, you may encounter links to other web sites or online materials operated by third parties. If you "click" on a link to such a third party, the "click" takes you off the Web Site and to a third party’s web site, which is beyond Company’s control. These other web sites may set their own cookies (there is information above about cookies), collect data and/or have their own privacy policies and practices. As noted above, this Privacy Policy only covers information collected by Company on this Web Site, and we encourage you to review the privacy policy of any other web site you visit. Links to any third party web site or content do not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by Company of the linked web site or content or of the owner of the linked web site.

Acceptance AND PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

By using this Web Site, you accept our privacy practices, as outlined in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any new or revised policies on the Web Site, but we will only use your personally identifiable information in accordance with the privacy policy that was in effect at the time it was collected, unless you consent to any new terms regarding its use.

This Company Privacy Policy has an effective date of February 9, 2007.