STL ENGINEERING
Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care. This Privacy Policy outlines how STL Engineering collects, uses, and safeguards the information you share with us through our website and other communications, as well as the choices available to you regarding your personal data.
Personal Information We Collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including your web browser, IP address, time zone, and certain cookies that are installed on your device. As you browse the Site, we also collect information about the individual pages you visit, the websites or search terms that referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as "Device Information."
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We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
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“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.
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“Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
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“Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
In addition, when you contact us or submit an inquiry through the Site, we collect certain information that you voluntarily provide, including your name, email address, phone number, company name (if applicable), and any other information you choose to include in your message. We refer to this information as "Contact Information."
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​When we refer to "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we mean both Device Information and Contact Information.
How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
We use the Contact Information that we collect generally to contact you directly. Additionally, we use this Contact Information to:
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Communicate with you;
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Screen for potential risk or fraud; and
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When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
Sharing Your Personal Information
We may share your Personal Information with trusted third-party service providers to help operate our website, analyze performance, provide marketing, or support our business. They are only permitted to use your information to perform services on our behalf. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Site, which collects usage information in accordance with Google's privacy practices.
Behavioural Advertising
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page.
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You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal.
Do Not Track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
Data Retention
We retain Contact Information only for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiries, provide requested services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements. If you would like us to delete your personal information, please contact us using the information provided below.
Minors
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.