Who we are
Welding-Caps by Diane (“Welding-Caps“) operates welding-caps.com and may use other websites. Welding-Caps’ policy is to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website.
What personal data is collected and why we collect it
Website visitors
Like most website operators, Welding-Caps collects non-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Welding-Caps purpose in collecting non-identifying information is to understand better how Welding-Caps visitors use its website. From time to time, Welding-Caps may release non-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Welding-Caps also collects potentially identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged-in users and users leaving comments on welding-caps.com blogs/sites. Welding-Caps only discloses user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses identifying information as described below. Except for that commenter, IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of identifying information
Certain visitors to Welding-Caps websites choose to interact with Welding-Caps in ways that require Welding-Caps to gather identifying information. The amount and type of information that Welding-Caps gathers depend on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at welding-caps.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Welding-Caps are required to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Welding-Caps collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Welding-Caps. Welding-Caps does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
Welding-Caps may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Welding-Caps may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Welding-Caps does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Welding-Caps uses cookies to help Welding-Caps identify and track visitors, their usage of the Welding-Caps website, and their website access preferences. Welding-Caps visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Welding-Caps websites. With the understanding that certain features of Welding-Caps websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Payment Information
Welding-caps.com does not save any financial information. Payment information goes through our merchant account through a safe and secure SSL encrypted gateway.
Protection of certain personally-identifying information
Welding-Caps discloses potentially identifying information only to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information to process it on Welding-Caps’ behalf. Or to provide services available at Welding-Caps websites, and (ii) agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations outside your home country; by using the Welding-Caps website, you consent to transfer such information to them. Welding-Caps will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Welding-Caps discloses potentially identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental requests. Or when Welding-Caps believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Welding-Caps, third parties, or the public at large. Suppose you are a registered user of a Welding-Caps website and have supplied your email address. In that case, Welding-Caps may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or keep you up to date with what’s going on with Welding-Caps and our products. If you send us a request (for example, via email or one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Welding-Caps takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Business transfers
If Welding-Caps, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Welding-Caps goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any acquirer of Welding-Caps may continue to use your personal information as outlined in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Welding-Caps and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy policy changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Welding-Caps may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Welding-Caps sole discretion. Welding-Caps encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a welding-caps.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.