Privacy Policy

Last updated January 5, 2020

ENGTANK LTD. CO. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is registered under the laws of the State of Texas, United States of America, and our mailing address is 20011 STONELODGE DR STE H, KATY, TEXAS 77450.

For purposes of this Policy, a user may also be referred to as “you,” “your,” or “client.”

PURPOSE

We are committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of our users’ personal information.  This Privacy Policy describes the personal information that we collect from or about our clients and/or website users, how we use that information, and to whom it is disclosed.

This Policy is designed to comply with the privacy requirements established by the State of Texas and the United States of America, as well as align with the requirements set out by the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) of the European Union, and is intended to protect an individual’s privacy under these laws.  It supports our need to collect information from our users as necessary for our performance of business services and functions, while also recognizing a user’s right to have their information handled in a way that protects the privacy of their personal information.

Privacy laws vary from country to country.  If you choose to contract our services or access our website from other locations outside of the United States, you do so on your own initiative and, upon your use of our website, you consent that the United States has jurisdiction over any dispute that may arise pertaining to our Privacy Policy, our services, or the use of our website.

COMMENCEMENT

This Policy will commence from August 10, 2018.  It replaces all other policies relating to the use of a user’s personal data, whether such a policy was made in writing or oral.

APPLICATION

This Policy applies to all users of our services and our website, even those who contract our services or access our site from a location outside of the United States.  By using our services and/or website, you agree to be bound by the provisions described in our Privacy Policy as well as our Terms and Conditions and any services contract you may enter in to with us, each of which are incorporated in to and made part of this Privacy Policy by reference.

THE SITE IS INTENDED FOR USERS WHO ARE ENGINEERS OR CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF A REGISTERED ENGINEERING COMPANY.  PERSONS WHO ARE NOT ENGINEERS OR CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF A REGISTERED ENGINEERING COMPANY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE OR REGISTER FOR THE SITE AND MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

We only collect information that is necessary for one or more of our legitimate business functions or activities.  The information we collect from our users may include:

  • Personal information, including, but not limited to, your name, gender, date of birth, nationality, and military status, if applicable.
  • Personal information that is considered “special” by nature including, but not limited to, your race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or disability status.
  • Contact information, including, but not limited to, your permanent address, mailing address, telephone number(s), and email address;
  • Account login information including, but not limited to, your login credentials and profile data.
  • Network traffic data including, but not limited to, your IP address, identification numbers, location data, cookies, online identifiers, language settings, and device identification.
  • Financial information provided by you including, but not limited to, bank account and credit card information.
  • Information you voluntarily share with us including, but not limited to, suggestions, reviews, opinions, and feedback.
  • Images, documents, videos, or other information you voluntarily share with us including, but not limited to, photographs and documents shared with us in your profile account.
  • Social media links or content you voluntarily share with us including, but not limited to, images, contacts, and written content.
  • We may also collect information from third party channels including, without limitation, factual research our employees perform on you or your business, or from your interactions with our employees.

HOW INFORMATION IS USED

We collect and process personal information from our users so that we may perform our business functions and provide services to the user.  We may use a user’s personal information to perform the following:

  • To facilitate billing and payment collection for our services, if applicable.
  • To market relevant services to you based on your preferences selected during the creation or use of your profile account.
  • To send electronic communications including, but not limited to, email newsletters or push notifications (you have the option to unsubscribe to these).
  • To allow our employees or representatives to provide business services in accordance to your contract.
  • To facilitate customer feedback and support, which allows us to improve our services and site designs and/or functionality.
  • To comply with legal obligations arising out of the performance of our business services to you.
  • To perform background checks as permitted or required by applicable law.
  • To defend any legal claims to which we are subject.
  • Any other legitimate business functions or activities.

SHARED INFORMATION

We will never sell or share your personal information.

However, we may be required by law to submit your personal information to law enforcement and/or a judicial or governmental authority pursuant to a subpoena or court order.  We may also provide your information to law enforcement to cooperate with an investigation in to suspected illegal activities.  Any such disclosures shall be made at our sole discretion and in good faith.

RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA

In compliance with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, we keep your personal information data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it has been collected.  We may retain and use your data for future marketing or promotional purposes, in the event you have consented to us doing so.

SECURITY

It is important to us that your personal information is kept secure.  Our website is provided through Just Host and is secured through a Secure Sockets Layer (“SSL”) Certificate, which ensures the security of data sent via the Internet using encryption.

We take precautions to protect your personal information however we cannot always guarantee the security of your personal information.  Transmissions over wireless networks, including the Internet, can, at times, be defective, falsified, or tampered with.  You acknowledge and agree that such circumstances are out of our control, and we cannot be held responsible or liable any limitation, failure, or breach of any transmission of your personal information over wireless networks.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

California is regulated by additional privacy laws, specifically the “Shine the Light” law (California Civil Code §1798.83).  Under this law, businesses must disclose to the consumer a complete list of all personal information disclosed to third-parties and the nature of such disclosure within thirty (30) days of such a request.  If you are a California resident, and you would like to make this request, please contact us in writing at the address provided below.

COOKIES

Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.  Most browsers allow you to refuse and delete cookies.  You can find more information regarding cookies here:  http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

AMENDMENTS

We may update this Policy from time to time by publishing a new version on its website.  We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Policy.

CONTACT

If you have questions or concerns regarding this Policy, your personal information, or how we may use it, please contact us by writing at:

ENGTANK LTD. CO.
20011 STONELODGE DR, STE H
KATY, TX 77494
service@engtank.com