Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected online by Albrecht, Inc., its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Albrecht”) in connection with its U.S.-based websites, microsites, mobile sites or mobile apps that expressly adopt, display or link to this Privacy Policy (collectively referred to as our “Sites”). It also applies to personal information Albrecht collects in connection with its pages on social media sites, such as Facebook®, LinkedIn®, or others (collectively referred to as our “Social Media Pages”). Our Sites are not directed at children under the age of 13, and no one under the age of 13 should provide personal information on our Sites.
This Privacy Policy provides the following information:
- What information does Albrecht collect about you on our Sites and Social Media Pages?
- How do we use the information we collect about you?
- Does Albrecht share your information with third parties?
- What choices do you have over how Albrecht uses your information?
- How does Albrecht store and secure your information on its Sites?
- Will this Privacy Policy change?
- How can I contact Albrecht?
- What information does Albrecht collect about you on our Sites and Social Media Pages?
We may collect information about you from a variety of sources, including when:
- you provide us information
- we observe or collect information through technology
- we receive information about you from third parties
- we collect information on our Social Media Page
Information You Provide
We may ask you to provide information about yourself directly to our Sites, such as the following:
- name
- address
- email address
- telephone number
- survey information
- personal preferences
- other identifiers
- location information
Information Observed or Collected Through Technology
a. Navigational Information. Navigational information, such as the following, is collected by us and our third-party service providers when you use our Sites:
• browser type and version
• operating system
• the Internet service provider used to access our Sites
• IP Address
• use of links to arrive at our Sites
• web pages requested and viewed
• time spent on our Sites
• for our mobile websites and apps, technical information about the device used, such as screen size, cookie support by the device and how images may appear
b. Location Information. Our Sites and emails include features that may require collecting different types of location information that we then use for the specific feature you have selected.
Information Obtained from Third Parties
We may combine information about you from other sources with the information we have collected about you on our Sites or Social Media Pages.
Information Collected on Albrecht’s Social Media Pages
Personal information may be collected directly by us through our Social Media Pages. The type of information we would collect is similar to what is described above under “Information You Provide.” Personal information may also be collected by the social media site hosting our Social Media Pages. Our Privacy Policy does not cover the privacy and security practices of the social media sites on which Albrecht has its Social Media Pages.
- How do we use the information we collect about you?
The information we learn from you helps us personalize your experience with us and our communications to you, and helps us continually improve your experience on our Sites.
We use the information you provide and information collected on our Social Media Pages for things like:
- improving and developing our service
- servicing our customers
- advertising and marketing, including emails and postal mail
- personalizing your experience when visiting our Sites • responding to your inquiries
- market research and surveys
- conducting events and promotions
- analytics
We use navigational information gathered through technology for determining things like:
- which parts of our Sites are most visited or used
- what features/products are browsed
- how to improve and better transact business
- the effectiveness of our Sites
- lead generation
- difficulties visitors may experience in accessing our Sites
- monitoring the number of visitors to our Sites
- average time spent on our Sites
- any programming errors or failures on any of our Sites
We may use third-party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to measure traffic and usage trends, and to help us better understand your use of and interaction with our Sites and Social Media Pages. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our Sites, click here.
Similar to the navigational information described above, the social media sites where we have our Social Media Pages may provide aggregate information and analysis to us about visitors to our Social Media Pages. This allows us to better understand and analyze our user growth, general demographic information about the users of, and interaction with content on, our Social Media Pages.
- Does Albrecht share your information with third parties?
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to unrelated third parties except as set forth below. We may share your personal information with the following:
- our contractors, vendors and affiliates so that they can provide information to you about their products, listings and services
- our contractors, vendors, affiliates and service providers in order to perform tasks on our behalf such as the following:
- assisting us in providing our services
- providing and improving our communications with you
- responding to requests
- cloud based and hosting services
- when it is necessary for completing or servicing any transactions that you have authorized and, in some instances, to verify the existence or condition of your account with a financial institution, credit bureau or other third party
- as required to cooperate with a subpoena, search warrant or other legally valid inquiry, court order or other legal process, or as required or permitted by law
- to protect the rights, property or safety of our Sites, our users or others, including where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims
- as necessary and appropriate to protect Albrecht from harm due to fraud or other illegal activities
If Albrecht were ever merged with or acquired by another company, or if we acquire another business entity or are involved in a corporate reorganization or other change of control, or if we sell substantially all the assets of a division, affiliate or subsidiary, some or all of the personal information collected about you could be shared with the acquiring or acquired company.
We may also share aggregate data about our sales, customers, traffic patterns and other related Site information with third parties, but none of these data are connected to an individual’s personal information.
- What choices do you have over how Albrecht uses your information?
We give you choices about the information we collect and how we communicate with you.
- Email: You may opt-out of our marketing emails by following the instructions listed in the email that you received. However, even if you opt-out you may still receive non-marketing emails, such as customer service communications.
- Location Information:
a. Mobile Device Location Information. Your mobile device settings may allow you to disable location-based services, which will prevent our Sites from accessing your precise mobile device location information. We recommend you review the help or user manual provided with your device for instructions.
b. Desktop Device Location Information. Your desktop web browser may allow you to remove permission you granted through your desktop device for our Sites to access your location information and/or completely block requests for location information. We recommend you review the help or user manual provided with your browser for instructions.
c. Email Location Information. Your email program may allow you to prevent the pixel tags or images in the emails you receive from us from downloading, which will also prevent our service provider from accessing your location information. You can also unsubscribe from receiving our emails, as described in the “Email” section above. - Postal Marketing: If you no longer want to receive marketing materials from us via regular postal mail, please call us at (330) 376-6611 and tell us that you want to be removed from Albrecht’s postal mailing list, including the postal address you wish to have removed.
- How does Albrecht store and secure your information on its Sites?
Our Sites utilize encryption technology. We also use firewalls and have implemented other reasonable technical, administrative and physical measures designed to protect the personal information in our custody or control from unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure. While we implement these security measures on our Sites, you should be aware that 100% security is not always possible.
- Will this Privacy Policy change?
We may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it periodically. We will update the effective date of the Privacy Policy at the time a change is made.
- How can I contact Albrecht?
If you have questions or concerns with respect to our Privacy Policy, please contact us by calling us at (330) 376-6611 or writing us at the following address: 17 S. Main Street, Suite 401, Akron, Ohio, 44308, Attn: Privacy Policy, making sure to include your question, name and contact information.
Effective as of: October 28, 2021