How MST Distributors collects, processes, and protects the personal information you share with us through mstdistributors.com and our business operations.
Thank you for visiting our website at www.mstdistributors.com (the "Site"), operated by MST Distributors (the "Company"). MST Distributors is committed to treating the personal and corporate information of our Site users, customers, and vendors with respect and care.
We have updated our Privacy Policy and improved our privacy practices to better safeguard your data. This Site also uses cookies to personalize your experience. By continuing to use our Site, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Use, and our cookies policy.
This Privacy Policy (together with our Terms of Use and any other policies referenced) sets out how we collect and process any personally identifiable information — such as your name, email, address, and financial account information — that we collect from you, or that you provide to us. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), this Privacy Policy also outlines additional rights and protections that apply to our collection and processing of your personal information.
As our services evolve, we may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date appears at the top of this page. We encourage you to check our Site regularly to review the current Privacy Policy and any changes that may have been made.
By providing your Personal Data to us in any format (e.g., via email, telephone, fax, or in person) and/or by continuing to use any of our services or visiting our Site, you accept and consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We collect personal information that you enter on our Site, or otherwise volunteer to us when you contact us — for example, to make purchases or request information. You can choose not to provide certain information, but doing so may limit the features or services we can provide.
For purposes of this Policy, "Personal Data" means information (whether stored electronically or in paper-based filing systems) relating to a living individual who can be identified from that data, or from that data and other information in our possession. Personal Data can be:
MST Distributors collects only the Personal Data that is relevant for the purposes for which it is requested. We do not use your Personal Data in any way that is incompatible with the purposes for which it was collected or to which you have consented.
You can visit our Site without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Data. In some circumstances, however, we may ask you to submit Personal Data, which may include the following.
When you contact us through our Site or by corresponding with us by phone, email, or otherwise, or meet us at a MST Distributors event, we may collect Personal Data including:
When considering an individual for employment, additional Personal Data may be collected as set forth in our Employee Privacy Policy.
When you visit our Site, our web server automatically collects and stores the following:
This information helps us improve our Site and your online experience.
We receive information about you from third parties who operate other sites or services we use to provide our products and services. These include business partners, promoters, affiliates, and sub-contractors in technical, payment, and delivery services; advertising networks; marketing analytics providers; and search information providers. We will notify you when we receive information about you from third parties and explain the purposes for which we intend to use it.
Our Site uses cookies to personalize your experience and support analytics. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
We will use this information to:
We will use this information to:
We will combine this information with information you give us and with information we collect about you. We will use this combined information for the purposes set out above.
We do not sell your Personal Data to any third parties. We partner with third parties to provide some of the services and products available on our Site and at our events. We sometimes disclose your Personal Data to those third parties, and they sometimes collect your Personal Data and provide it to us.
All such third parties use your Personal Data only on behalf of MST Distributors and under our instructions. MST Distributors takes reasonable steps to ensure these third parties use your Personal Data only for the purposes for which they have been engaged by us, and that they agree to protections no less protective than those set out in this Policy.
By visiting our Site or attending our events and sharing your Personal Data, you agree that we have the right to share your information with selected third parties, including:
We may also disclose your Personal Information to third parties in the following circumstances:
Whenever we share information with third parties, we take steps to ensure they have adequate measures in place to safeguard your Personal Data and that they are required to use it only for the intended purpose.
MST Distributors uses reasonable and appropriate measures to protect your Personal Data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction — taking into account the risks involved in the processing and the nature of the Personal Data we collect.
We will keep your Personal Data for as long as we need it, or as otherwise required by law, for the purposes set out above. The retention period will vary depending on your interactions with us. We may also keep a record of correspondence with you (for example, if you have made a complaint about a product) for as long as is necessary to protect us from a legal claim.
You may unsubscribe from our online email updates and marketing by following the unsubscribe instructions in the body of any email we send you. We will take commercially reasonable steps to implement your unsubscribe requests promptly, but you may still receive promotional information from us by mail for up to 60 days, and up to 10 days for email. You may also continue to receive information from third parties to whom we have previously disclosed your Personal Data. When you unsubscribe from marketing communications, we will keep a record of your email address to ensure we do not send you marketing emails in the future.
Our Site may include links to and from websites of our partner networks and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that they are not covered by this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third party or the content of linked sites, although we encourage you to read their privacy policies and terms before submitting any Personal Data.
We are strongly committed to protecting the safety and privacy of children. Our Site is not designed or intended for use by children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 and have adopted measures to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"). Our Site may contain content that we believe is unsuitable for children under 13, and we encourage all parents to talk to their children about online safety and to monitor their children's use of the Internet.
In addition to the policies described above, residents of the European Union or the EEA are afforded the following additional rights and protections under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). The additional rights and protections in this section apply only to residents of the EU or EEA.
To comply with the GDPR, we set out the legal basis for processing your Personal Data. Depending on the purpose, the legal basis will typically be one of:
The data we collect is stored on our servers or on servers provided by cloud-service providers, such as Amazon Web Services. If you are a resident of the EEA, your Personal Data may be transferred within or outside the EEA to areas where privacy laws may be less strict than in the EEA. By submitting your Personal Data, you agree to this transfer, storage, and processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.
In some cases, there is a legal requirement to keep Personal Data for a minimum period of time. Except in those circumstances, we do not keep your Personal Data for any longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or for which it is to be further processed.
Subject to certain exceptions, you have the following rights with respect to your Personal Data:
All of these rights are subject to certain conditions and exemptions. For example, MST Distributors will not be obligated to erase your Personal Data if we need to retain it to protect ourselves in the event of a legal claim. To exercise any of these rights, please submit a written request using the contact information below. The Company reserves the right to charge a fee in dealing with such requests as permitted by applicable law. You may also opt out of receiving additional marketing information by using the unsubscribe feature in any marketing email we send you.
If you visit our Site or attend our events, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the laws of the State of California.
If you have any concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve them. As our business changes, our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use may change as well. We may email periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, but you should also check our Site regularly for recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information we hold about you and your account.
This Site is owned and operated by MST Distributors. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please email us or contact us by mail.