Würth Action Bolt & Tool Company ("Würth Action Bolt & Tool") and its affiliates have created this Website Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") in order to demonstrate Würth Action Bolt & Tool's commitment to privacy. Würth Action Bolt & Tool recognizes that its customers care how their information is used and shared. Würth Action Bolt & Tool wants its customers to understand what information is collected about customers, how the information is used, and the safeguards in place to protect customer information. This policy includes Würth Action Bolt & Tool’s information gathering and dissemination practices for the wurthbaersupply.com website (the "Website") including, but not limited to, information gathered at the Würth Action Bolt & Tool online catalog or any other areas of the Website. By using the Website, anyone, whether a customer ordering through the Website or another visitor browsing the Website, agrees to be bound by this Privacy Policy. Würth Action Bolt & Tool may update this policy from time to time. The effective date noted below will indicate the date that this Privacy policy was last updated. Each visitor and customer is responsible for checking this policy periodically for changes.

Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy apply only to information gathered through this Website and, where applicable, through Würth Action Bolt & Tool's Customer Service Department in connection with this Website, and do not necessarily reflect Würth Action Bolt & Tool practices with respect to information gathered through other Websites that Würth Action Bolt & Tool operates or through other means. This Website is restricted to use within the United States only.

What Information is Collected and Stored?

Würth Action Bolt & Tool collects and stores certain information automatically whenever a visitor accesses this Website. The amount and type of information Würth Action Bolt & Tool collects depends upon the use of the Website. Würth Action Bolt & Tool collects the visitor’s IP address, browser information and related information. Würth Action Bolt & Tool also collects information regarding traffic patterns and site usage. This information is used to analyze and improve this Website and to provide customers with an improved ordering experience.

Würth Action Bolt & Tool may ask customers for personal information when they register at the Website. This information enables Würth Action Bolt & Tool to contact customers and provide information regarding Würth Action Bolt & Tool's products and services, including new products and services that Würth Action Bolt & Tool may introduce from time to time, and to enable customers to obtain product literature, receive online newsletters, or access restricted areas of the Website.

Würth Action Bolt & Tool collects and stores information that customers enter through this Website or otherwise. For example, when a customer opens an account or places an order, Würth Action Bolt & Tool collects and stores some or all of the following information: name, billing address, shipping address, email address, telephone number, credit card number and expiration date. This information is used to provide the products and services that a customer has ordered or requested, to process and ship orders, to send order and shipping confirmations and to provide customer service. In order to ship and track product orders, Würth Action Bolt & Tool makes customer name and address information available to common carriers and courier services. Information Würth Action Bolt & Tool collects also may be used by Würth Action Bolt & Tool to contact customers about products, promotions, upcoming events, special offers and new Website features. Each time a visitor comes to the Website, Würth Action Bolt & Tool may count, track and aggregate the visitor’s activity into an analysis of general traffic flows at the Website.

Use of Cookies

Würth Action Bolt & Tool uses “cookies”, which are files stored on the computer’s hard drive by the browser. These cookies help Würth Action Bolt & Tool to identify visitors and to store preferences of customers using the online ordering section. The cookie does not contain any personally identifiable information. Cookies also allow Würth Action Bolt & Tool to hold order information when a customer leaves this Website without ordering product. Most browsers accept cookies automatically but allow a user to disable them. If the customer disables the wurthbaersupply.com cookie, the customer may not be able to take full advantage of a personalized experience on the Website.

Würth Action Bolt & Tool may also collect and store information about customers received from other sources. This enables Würth Action Bolt & Tool to update and correct the information contained in Würth Action Bolt & Tool's database and to provide product recommendations and offers that may interest customers.

Is Information Shared with Third Parties?

Würth Action Bolt & Tool does not sell to others any personal information that customers provide to Würth Action Bolt & Tool through this Website, except with the customer's consent or as described in this Privacy Policy. Würth Action Bolt & Tool does not share customers' personally identifiable information with third parties except for Würth Action Bolt & Tool suppliers or business associates. If substantially all of Würth Action Bolt & Tool assets are acquired by a third party, such customer personal information may be one of the transferred assets.

Würth Action Bolt & Tool may engage third parties to perform services in connection with the operation of its business. Examples of these services may include payment processing and authorization, fraud protection and credit risk reduction, product customization, order fulfillment and shipping, marketing and promotional material distribution, Website evaluation, data analysis and, where applicable, data cleansing. Würth Action Bolt & Tool may provide a customer's personal information to these third parties.

Würth Action Bolt & Tool may release a customer's personal information if it believes in good faith that: it is required by law or legal process to do so; it is required by a law enforcement agency that has provided a valid request; or such release is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of Würth Action Bolt & Tool or any of its affiliates, customers or others.

Links

This Website contains links to other websites. Würth Action Bolt & Tool is not responsible for the privacy policies applicable to other websites or how they may treat information about their users. Advertisers on the Website or other websites to which customers link may have the ability to assign cookies in a process not under Würth Action Bolt & Tool control. Würth Action Bolt & Tool has no control over the use of the information collected by linked websites or others.

Is Information Collected from Children?

Würth Action Bolt & Tool does not sell or ship any items ordered through this Website directly to anyone who is known to Würth Action Bolt & Tool to be under the age of 18, nor is any personal information collected from anyone who is known to Würth Action Bolt & Tool to be under the age of 18.

Other Circumstances

From time to time, Würth Action Bolt & Tool may sponsor promotional events which require the collection, processing and storing of individual contact and demographic information to be used for the event. Würth Action Bolt & Tool may also co-sponsor these activities with other companies. Würth Action Bolt & Tool may merge information about customers which may then be shared on an aggregated basis with Würth Action Bolt & Tool co-sponsors, advertisers and business associates. A customer’s personal contact and demographic information will not be released by Würth Action Bolt & Tool to co-sponsoring third parties or non-participating organizations without the user’s consent and, although Würth Action Bolt & Tool may request that co-sponsors of such events uphold the privacy of the registrants’ information, Würth Action Bolt & Tool has no liability where the co-sponsors do not comply with any requests by Würth Action Bolt & Tool.

When appropriate, an option will be made available for users during the event registration process to choose to receive information from third-party organizations.

How Can Information Be Corrected?

The Website provides customers with the ability to correct information they have provided to Würth Action Bolt & Tool. If you would like to have Würth Action Bolt & Tool correct or update the information that you submitted, please send your corrections or updates towebmaster@wurthbaersupply.com.

What Steps Are Taken to Protect Customer Information?

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under Würth Action Bolt & Tool's control. Würth Action Bolt & Tool uses reasonable industry standard procedures and processes to safeguard the confidentiality of personal information including, but not limited to, encryption of personally identifiable information prior to transmission over the Internet. The Website uses secure socket layer ("SSL") encryption technology provided by Verisign. Users of the Website should ensure that their browsers support SSL encryption technology. However, when a customer submits information over the Internet, the information may travel over many systems not under Würth Action Bolt & Tool's control. Others may intercept the information customers are sending. To protect personal information, each customer should take appropriate steps to guard their password and close their browser when away from the computer. Each customer may change their password or may request a new password from Würth Action Bolt & Tool. If a customer or other visitor to the Website becomes aware of any loss, theft or unauthorized use of a password, please notify Würth Action Bolt & Tool immediately by sending an e-mail message towebmaster@wurthbaersupply.com.

California Privacy Rights

As of January 1, 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with whom they have an established business relationship, (1) a list of the categories of personal information, such as name, address, e-mail address, and the type of services provided that a business has disclosed to third parties (including affiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third parties' direct marketing purposes, and (2) the names and addresses of all such third parties. To request the above information please send an email message to info@wurthaction.com with "Request for California Privacy Information" on the subject line and in the body of your message. The requested information will be provided in response to the e-mail address from which Wurth Action Bolt & Tool received the message.

A response to such requests will be provided within thirty (30) days following receipt at the Würth Action Bolt & Tool e-mail address stated above. If a request is received at a different e-mail address, Würth Action Bolt & Tool will respond within a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 150 days from the date received. Please note that Würth Action Bolt & Tool is only required to respond to each customer once per calendar year.