Hydrite Chemical Co. Privacy Policy

Effective December 26, 2019

Who We Are

Hydrite Chemical Co. (“Hydrite”, “we”, “our” and/or “us”) is proud to work with hundreds of companies to help them make the best products in the world at the lowest possible cost. Hydrite is a family-owned company established in 1929. Hydrite is one of the largest independent providers of chemicals and related services in the United States. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Hydrite has a network of manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and laboratories located in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, California, and Texas with nearly 1,000 employees in 25 states. Hydrite offers expertise in chemical distribution and manufacturing, food and dairy sanitation, organic processing, liquid sulfites, foam control, water treatment, and compliance management services.

This Privacy Policy describes how Hydrite collects, uses, and shares personal information that we process in connection with your use of this website and any other websites we operate that links to this Privacy Policy (collectively, our “Sites”), our mobile application (our “App”), and all other products or services available through our Sites or App (collectively, our “Services”). By using our Services, you agree to the privacy practices set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree this Privacy Policy, please stop using our Sites, App, and Services.

For California Consumers

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. Please visit the CCPA Privacy Notice, which applies to you.

What Information Do We Collect?

Personal Information

As used in this Privacy Policy, ‘personal information’ is any information that can identify you, either directly or indirectly, such as a name, address, email address, your IP address, or data about your location or activity on our Site.

Information We Collect from You

We collect personal information that you provide to us directly in order to, among other things, provide you with the information, products, and/or services you have requested. The type of personal information we collect is dependent on the nature of your relationship with Hydrite and reasons for visiting the Site. In most cases, this includes, but is not limited to the following types of information.

First name, last name
Physical address, including the region and country
Company name
Job Title
Email address
Phone number

If you apply for employment on our Sites, in addition to the above information, we may collect employment history, education history, and information related to your eligibility to work in the United States.

Other Information We Collect Automatically

We also collect other personal information through automatic data collection technologies on our Site, such as your IP address, search terms, and Site pages you visit while on our Site, whenever you visit our Site, use our Services, view our online advertisements, or download documents. The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include cookies and log data.

Log data: Our servers automatically record information when you use our Site, such as your IP address, the type of browser you are using and its settings, network location, time of visit, the third party website you visited immediately prior to accessing our Site, the operating system you are using, the domain name of your internet service provider, the search terms you use on our Site, the specific Site pages you visit, type of product selected, the brand, order, and product identifications, and the duration of your visits.

Google Analytics: Visitors to our Site who have JavaScript enabled are also tracked using Google Analytics. Google Analytics data is shared with Google. For more information on Google's Privacy Policies, visit: http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html. By using a browser plugin provided by Google, you can opt out of Google Analytics.

Cookie data: A cookie is data that a website server stores on your computer. Cookies enable websites to recognize your computer and to remember your entries as you move from page to page, or even when you revisit the website from time to time using the same computer. We utilize cookies for users that login to our Site to access special content, products, and services. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our Site. Once you close your browser, the cookie simply terminates. You can learn more about our cookies by visiting our Cookie Settings.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the personal information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:

to fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided. For example, if you provide us with personal information for us to process an order for Hydrite products or services, we will use that information to process the order and collect payment.
to provide you with information about the products and/or services we offer and about which you have expressed an interest or that we believe will be of benefit to you;
to provide you with email alerts, event registrations and other notices concerning our products or services, or events or news, that may be of interest to you.
to respond to your comments or requests for information and documentation or otherwise communicate with you;
to evaluate an employment application;
to manage the security of our Site, networks and systems;
to improve our Site and present its contents to you;
to comply with applicable laws and regulations;
for any other purposes about which we notify you; and
for any other reasonable business purpose to which you consent

How We Share Information

We may disclose personal information we collect from you for one or more of the following business purposes:

to contractors and service providers, we use to support our business or perform functions or services on our behalf;
to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
to a buyer or other successor in the event of a sale or transfer of some or all our business or assets;
for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
to comply with applicable law or regulatory requirements, comply with legal process, and enforce our terms and conditions;
if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the to protect the rights, property or safety of us, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others; or
with your consent.

Preference Based Advertising, Analytics, and Services: We do not sell, lease or otherwise share personal information that we collect for preference-based advertising.

Choices About Our Use of Your Information

You are free to set your browser or operating system settings to limit certain tracking or to decline cookies that are not required to enable core site functionality, but by doing so, you may not be able to use certain features on our Site. Please refer to your web browser’s or operating system’s website or “Help” section for more information on how to delete and/or disable your browser or operating system from receiving cookies or controlling your tracking preferences. On your mobile device, you may also adjust your privacy and advertising settings to control whether you want to receive more relevant advertising. Please remember that if you delete your cookies, or use a different browser, computer or mobile device, you will need to set your cookies preferences again.

Do Not Track

We do not currently respond or take any action with respect to web browser "do not track" signals or other mechanisms that provide consumers the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of information about an individual consumer's online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services.

Safeguarding Personal Information

Hydrite takes the security of information very seriously. Hydrite will endeavor to safeguard information using methods that are appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. The use of, and access to, your personal information by us is restricted to employees and contractors who need to know that information to provide services to you.

We have implemented industry standard security measures we consider reasonable and appropriate to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. However, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us through our Site or other electronic means and are not responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your information.

Linked Sites

For your convenience, hyperlinks may be embedded within, or linked from our Site that link to other websites (“Linked Sites”). We are not responsible for, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to, the privacy practices of any Linked Sites or of any companies that we do not own or control. We recommend that you carefully read the privacy policies of each site you visit to understand how the personal information that is collected about you is handled.

Changes to This Policy

Hydrite may from time to time make changes to this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in legal or regulatory obligations or changes in the way we deal with information. We will post any revised version of this Privacy Policy on our Site and indicate a material update by noting that our Privacy Policy has been updated on our home page and revising the effective date above. Any changes will be effective on the effective date stated in the revised Privacy Policy. If you do not wish to accept the changes, you should cease using our Site. Your continued use of the Site after we have posted a revised Privacy Policy indicates your agreement to the revisions.

Contacting Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through one of the methods provided below.

Written inquiries may be addressed to:

Hydrite Chemical Co.
Attn: Information Security Council
17385 Golf Parkway
Brookfield, WI 53045