Privacy Policy

The M. K. Morse Company Privacy Policy

The M. K. Morse Company is committed to protecting the privacy of users of this website. The terms “we,” “our,” “us,” and “the company,” all refer to The M. K. Morse Company.

This Privacy Policy has been updated to reflect compliance with the European Union (“EU”) General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and sets out how we collect, store, process, transfer, share, and use your personal data, and which rights and options you may have in this respect.

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General

By visiting The M. K. Morse web sites, you (“the customer”) are accepting the company practices as described in this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy applies to all website visitors, customers, vendors, and employees of the company.

Types of Data

Name, address, phone, and e-mail may be collected from vendors or customers in the course of doing business with us. We also track IP addresses and the date anyone visits our sites.

We may collect specific business environment or equipment data required for better technical support.

Employee information is secure, and it is only used for payroll and standard HR reporting purposes.

We automatically collect some personal data about your computer and your online activity when you access and use our website. While you can visit our web sites anonymously, we may ask you to log in to use certain business applications. When you log in, we make use of temporary cookies to enhance your experience with us. For example, we may collect:

• Your IP address; and
• Date and time of your log in.

We collect this automatic information to help us customize your user experience. We do not track your web activity outside our own website. All stored information helps provide a better experience. The information tracked is to observe traffic patterns to determine use or non-use of different features of our sites. Search terms are also another means for tracking information to better serve the user. The M. K. Morse Company will never intentionally share, sell or disclose any of the information to third parties, except to comply with applicable law or legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.We will not use your personal data for non-business purposes, and we will only pass that information to our sales, marketing, and distribution network for purposes directly related to your experience with our company.

How We Collect Your Personal Data

We collect personal data about you in a number of ways, including:

• When you make an inquiry about our services or otherwise interact on our website;
• When you interact with us by telephone, email and other electronic communication;
• When you apply to join us or express an interest in joining us; and
• Automatically in the ways we describe below.

We will use your personal data to the extent necessary to achieve the following purposes:

• To provide you with our services as requested by you or your organization;
• To manage and administer your relationship with us, including taking all steps linked to the performance of our business relationship;
• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations;
• To promote our business;
• Where applicable, for our recruitment purposes to assess your application to join us; and
• To help us manage health and safety risks to employees and visitors to our company site.

With Whom We Share Your Personal Data

We may share your information:

• With third-party Distributors who provide services or functions on our behalf, including customer services, sales and marketing;
• In response to court orders or other legal processes to establish or exercise our legal rights, to defend against legal claims or as otherwise required by law; and
• With your consent

Data Security

Our data resides in the United States of America, and follows the data retention laws thereof. We may use third party data processors to perform certain business functions. We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. Although we take precautions to protect your data, there are certain factors we cannot protect against. Public Wi-Fi, Hot Spots, and other types of free Internet access points are not secure. Passwords, data, and private information may be easily compromised. The risks include, but are not limited to: data loss, unauthorized access of your system or mobile device, phishing or other social engineering scams, other forms of data theft, and exposure to viruses or malware.

The use of such free access points is therefore strongly discouraged by the company.

Third-Party Links

We may include links to third-party websites, many of which have their own privacy policies. Be sure to review the privacy policy on any website you visit.

Marketing

We send direct marketing to our customers to make them aware of promotions or other events that may benefit them. We will only provide you with marketing-related information after you have opted-in to receive those communications. . We will give you the opportunity to opt-out of directing marketing at any time.

Your Rights

You may have the right to request copies of the personal data we hold about you, and to request correction of that personal data where you deem it incorrect.

Additionally, you have the right to request that we alter and restrict your contact information, and we will do so except when such changes would violate data retention laws of the United States of America or make it impossible to process your order.

Changes

We will review and update this Privacy Policy from time to time as needed without notice. Any updates will take effect as soon as they are posted on our website. Therefore, you should review the terms of this policy periodically to make sure that you are aware of how we collect, hold, store, and use personal information.

GDPR Statement

We are the controller of your personal data for the purposes of the GDPR and can be contacted on the below contact details:

We may process your personal data in connection with any of the purposes set out above on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• our legitimate interests, or those of a third-party recipient of your personal data, make the processing necessary provided that those interest do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms;
• as necessary for us to do so to perform our contract with you or your organization;
• to comply with our legal obligations;
• you provided your consent to process your personal data.

Recruitment: Where you apply to join us, we will only process your personal data based on your consent as part of the assessment of your suitability for any position for which you may apply.

The personal data that we process may be transmitted or transferred to countries other than the country in which you reside. Those countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. Our servers are located in the United States where your personal data will be stored. Whenever we store or transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we will do so in accordance with applicable law and we will ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing appropriate safeguards. Transfers of personal data are made:

• To a country recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection; or
• To a country which does not offer adequate protection but whose transfer has been governed by the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission or by implementing other appropriate cross-border transfer solutions to provide adequate protection.

We will retain copies of your personal information as necessary in connection with the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless applicable law requires a longer retention period. In addition, we may retain your personal data for the duration of any period necessary to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights.

In addition to the right to access your personal data, you also have the right to request to have your personal data corrected where it is incorrect. You also have the right to request that we delete your personal data from our records. Please note that we will not be able to delete your personal data whilst we are still providing our services to you. Subject to legal obligations to retain data, we will be able to delete your personal data once the service is completed. You can also restrict how we use your personal data or object to use of your personal data in certain circumstances. You can obtain a copy of your personal data in a compatible format such as Word. You have the right to withdraw your consent for us to use your personal data, for example to send marketing information to you. Our marketing emails include a link from which you can unsubscribe to future marketing. You can exercise your rights by contacting us. If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us as well as to your local EU or UK supervisory authority.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about your personal data or our Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@mkmorse.com
• Phone: 1-330-453-8187
• Fax: 1-330-453-9379
• Mail: The M. K. Morse Company | 1101 11^th St. SE, Canton, OH 44707