SDI International Corp. (hereinafter referred to as “us, “we,” “our,” or “Company”) has created this Privacy Policy for when you visit our website at https://sdintl.com/, mobile and other applications, and any other online services where this Privacy Policy is posted (collectively, our “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes, among other things, the types of information we collect about you when you visit and use our Website, the purposes and the legal basis for collecting the information, how we use it, for how long we keep it, how you can access your information and how to contact SDI in case of questions or clarifications related to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is governed by our Terms and Conditions of Use, which is also available on our Website. If there are inconsistencies between our Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions of Use, the Privacy Policy controls.
This Privacy Policy applies to all information that you provide to us and that we process, whether you provide the information through our Website, or through other means.
We may collect the following types of information about you which are described in more detail below: (A) information you provide to us, (B) information we may automatically collect, and (C) information we may receive from third parties. All of the information listed in (A)-(C) above, are detailed below, and hereinafter referred to as “Information.” Before submitting your Information to us, please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing and using our Website, you are consenting to the practices described herein. This Privacy Policy places no restriction on the use of Information that has been de-identified or anonymized
In using our Website, you may provide us with limited Information, including, without limitation:
Our Website may automatically collect Information about you from your visit to our Website. We use this Information to help us design our site to better suit our users’ needs. This Information may include:
We collect the Information directly and through the use of third parties. We collect this Information by using certain technologies, such as cookies, web beacons, and other technologies. You can find more information about Cookies and other tracking technologies we use in our Cookie Notice here.
1. A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
Analytics are tools we use, such as Google Analytics, to help provide us with information about traffic to our Website, which Google may share with other services and websites who use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
Some users engage a Do Not Track (DNT) setting to indicate a preference regarding tracking by advertisers and other parties. Our Website does not respond to DNT signals.
We may collect additional Information about you from third-party websites, social media platforms, such as, but not limited, to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn (“Social Media Platform”), and/or sources providing publicly-available information (e.g., from the U.S. postal service) to help us provide services to you, help prevent fraud, and for marketing and advertising purposes.
Information we may access about you, with your consent, may include, but is not limited to, your basic Social Media Platform information, your location data, your list of contacts, friends or followers and certain information about your activities on the Social Media Platform. Please keep in mind that when you provide Information to us on a third-party website or platform (for example, via our applications), the Information you provide may be separately collected by the third-party website or the Social Media Platform.
The Information we collect is covered by this Privacy Policy, and the Information the third-party website or Social Media Platform collects is subject to the third-party website or platform’s privacy practices. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our sites or applications and to read the privacy policies of other sites that may collect your Information.
We use and process your Information for things that may include, but are not limited to, the following:
We may share your Information as set forth in the Privacy Policy and in the following circumstances:
Our Website may contain links to other websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us, including links to Social Media Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, or may redirect you off our Website to other websites for information or services.
These other websites may send their own cookies to you, independently collect data or solicit personal Information and may or may not have their own published privacy policies. If you visit a website that is linked to our Website, you should consult that website’s privacy policy before providing any Information.
This Policy only applies to Information collected on our Website. We are not responsible for the privacy and security practices of those other websites or Social Media Platforms or the Information they may collect (which may include IP address). You should contact such third parties directly to determine their respective privacy policies. Links to any other website’s or content do not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by us of the linked website, Social Media Platform, and/or content.
We use industry-standard procedures and various technical, administrative and physical safeguards to help protect the confidentiality of your Information. However, you should assume that no data transmitted over the Internet or stored or maintained by us or our third-party service providers can be 100% secure. We do not promise or guarantee, and you should not expect, that your Information or private communications will always remain private or secure. We do not guarantee that your Information will not be misused by third parties. You agree that we will not have any liability for misuse, access, acquisition, deletion, or disclosure of your Information.
You agree that we may communicate with you regarding our services via electronic messages, including email, text message, or mobile push notification to, for example, send you information relating to our products and services that we think may be of interest to you, communicate with you about contests, offers, promotions, rewards, upcoming events, and other news about products and services offered by us, our parent companies, our subsidiaries, our affiliates, and other business partners. See Your Choices, below, for how you can update the way we contact you.
Upon request, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, we will inform you of the existence, use and disclosure of your Information and will provide you access to that Information.
We encourage you to review, update, and correct Information that we maintain about you, and you may request that we delete Information about you that is inaccurate, incomplete, or irrelevant.
To access, correct, or delete your Information contact us at:
To the extent any European data protection laws apply, and we hold any of your “personal data” as defined in such laws (which may include some or all of your Information as defined in this Privacy Policy), and we hold such personal data in our capacity as a data controller as defined under those laws, you may request that we:
If you wish to object to the use and processing of your personal data or withdraw consent to this Privacy Policy, you can contact us in the following ways:
As described throughout this Privacy Policy, we believe the foregoing handling of your Information, which may include your personal data, furthers our legitimate interests in commercial activities that are not overridden by the interest or fundamental rights and freedoms of the individuals at issue. Depending on what personal data we collect from you and how we collect it, we rely on various grounds for processing your personal data, including the following reasons:
SDI hereby complies with all applicable laws and regulations related to the processing and control of personal data
Our Website is operated in the United States. Please be aware that Information, including personal data, that we collect will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, a jurisdiction in which the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as those in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen. We collect and transfer to the U.S. only Information, including personal data: with your consent; to perform a contract with you; or to fulfill a compelling legitimate interest of SDI International in a manner that does not outweigh your rights and freedoms.
If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 (“Shine the Light Law”) permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your Information by us to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To obtain this information, please Contact Us as detailed in the “How To Contact Us” section, below, with “Request for California Privacy Information” in the subject line of the email or, if sent by postal mail, in the body of your message. Please be aware that not all information sharing is covered by the Shine the Light Law requirements and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response.
The Website is intended only for users over the age of eighteen (18). We do not intend to collect or process any information from anyone under the age of thirteen (13). If we become aware that a user is under thirteen (13) (or a higher age threshold where applicable) and has provided us with Information, we will take steps to comply with any applicable legal requirement to remove such Information. Contact us if you believe that we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected Information from a child under the age of thirteen (13).
We reserve the right to change, modify or amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our products and service offerings, accommodate new technologies, regulatory requirements or other purposes. If we modify our Privacy Policy, we will update the “Effective Date” and such changes will be effective upon posting. It is your obligation to check our current Privacy Policy for any changes.
