Privacy Policy
This privacy policy describes how your personal information is collected, used and shared when you visit or make a purchase from Exponent (the “Site”).
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to the Site and information about how you interact with it. the site. We call this automatically collected information “device information.”
We collect device information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions that occur on the Site and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “beacons” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information relating to your navigation on the Site.
Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information about you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information, email address and your telephone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.
When we talk about “personal information” in this privacy policy, we are talking about both device information and order information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We generally use the order information we collect to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing invoices and/or order confirmations) . Additionally, we use this order information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Filter our orders to detect any potential risk or fraud; And
- When consistent with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertisements relating to our products or services.
We use the device information we collect to help us detect potential risks and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our site (for example, by generating analytics on how which our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to evaluate the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We do not share your personal information with third parties except as necessary to fulfill your order and as described above. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site – you can find out more about how Google uses your personal information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy /. You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to protect our rights.
BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your personal information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications that may be of interest to you. For more information on how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how -does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
- FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- GOOGLE – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- BING – https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you may opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
DO NOT FOLLOW
Please note that we do not change our site's data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to request that your personal information be corrected, updated or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact details below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we may have with you (for example if you place an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our listed legitimate business interests above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
DATA CONSERVATION
When you place an order on the Site, we will retain your order information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
CHANGES
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have any questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us via form.