Last Updated: June 4, 2020
This “Privacy Policy” describes the privacy practices of Ecotech (together with our affiliates, “Ecotech”, “Company” “we”, or “us”). Ecotech is headquartered in the United States and partner with individual consumers, as well as major consumer product companies, retailers, and manufacturers. At Ecotech, we reduce & reuse landfill waste to create alternative plastics that repurpose everyday items and make them into new desirable products. (the “Services”).
More information about Ecotech, our recycling solutions, and our global subsidiaries can be found here.
Office address: 603 Monitor Rd, Springdale, AR 72764, USA
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process personal information in connection with our Services, and explains the rights and choices available to individuals with respect to their information. This Privacy Policy governs any of the Services on which the Privacy Policy is posted.
01. Personal Information We Collect
Information you give us
Personal information that you may provide through the Services or otherwise communicate with us includes:
Information we get from others
We may also get information about you from other sources, for example from Google, if you are signed into Google, we may get demographic data (e.g. gender, age), if you are not signed in, we may receive geographical and technical data (e.g. browser type, location) and we may add this to information we get from the Services.
We may combine other publicly available information, such as information related to the organization for which you work, with the personal information that you provide to us through our Services.
Information where we act as a data processor
We also process personal information on behalf of our customers in the context of supporting our products and services. Where a customer subscribes to our Services (whether this is using a Ecotech developed frontend or a proprietary interface), they will be the ones who are responsible for what data is collected and stored on the systems.
You will need to refer to the Privacy Policies of our customers to find out more about how such information is handled by them.
We may automatically log information about you and your computer or mobile device when you access our Site. For example, we may log your computer or mobile device operating system name and version, manufacturer and model, browser type, browser language, screen resolution, the website you visited before browsing to our Sites, pages you viewed, how long you spent on a page, access times and information about your use of and actions on our Sites. We collect this information about you using cookies. Please refer to the Cookies and Similar Technologies section for more details.
02. Changes to Your Personal Information
It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please let us know if your personal information changes during your relationship with us by updating your Account or contact our customer support indicated below.
03. Cookies and Similar Technologies
What are cookies?
We may collect information using “cookies” or similar technologies (altogether, “Cookies”). Cookies are small data files stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device by a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer or mobile device until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site.
We use two broad categories of Cookies:
Cookies We Use
Our Site uses the following types of Cookies for the purposes set out below:
These cookies are used to collect information about traffic to our Site and how users use our Site. The information gathered may include the number of visitors to our Site, the websites that referred them to our Site, the pages they visited on our Site, what time of day they visited our Site, whether they have visited our Site before, and other similar information. We use this information to help operate our Site more efficiently, to gather broad demographic information, monitor the level of activity on our Site, and improve the Site.
We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses its own cookies. You can find out more information about Google Analytics cookies here and about how Google protects your data here. You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of our Site by downloading and installing the browser plugin available here.
Disabling Cookies
You can typically remove or reject Cookies via your browser settings. In order to do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “settings,” “help” “tools” or “edit” facility). Many browsers are set to accept Cookies until you change your settings.
Further information about Cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your computer or mobile device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you do not accept our Cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of our Site. For example, we may not be able to recognize your computer or mobile device and you may need to log in every time you visit our Site.
Pixel Tags
We may also use pixel tags (which are also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) on our Site to track the actions of users on our Site. Unlike Cookies, which are stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device by a website, pixel tags are embedded invisibly on webpages. Pixel tags measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about usage of the Site, so that we can manage our content more effectively.
Do Not Track Signals
Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not currently respond to do not track signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
04. How We Use Your Personal Information
To Provide Our Services
If you have an Account or use our Services, we use your personal information to:
To Communicate with You
If you request information from us, register for an Account, or participate in our surveys, promotions or events, we may send you Company-related marketing communications as permitted by law. You will have the ability to opt out of such communications as described below.
For Research and Development
We use information automatically collected and other information to analyze trends, administer the Services, analyze users’ movements around the Site, gather demographic information about our user base as a whole, improve the Services and develop new products and services.
To Provide You with Advertising
We may use your personal information to serve ads on the Services or on third party sites and to tailor ads to your interests and browsing history. Please refer to the Cookies and Similar Technologies section for more details.
To Comply with Law
We use your personal information as we believe necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws, lawful requests and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities.
With Your Consent
We will request your consent to use your personal information where required by law, such as where we use certain cookies or similar technologies or would like to send you certain marketing messages. If we request your consent to use your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent any time in the manner indicated when we requested the consent or by contacting us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811.
To Create Anonymous Data
We may create anonymous data from your personal information and other individuals whose personal information we collect. We make personal information into anonymous data by excluding information that makes the data personally identifiable to you, and use that anonymous data for our lawful business purposes.
For Compliance, Fraud Prevention and Safety
We use your personal information as we believe necessary or appropriate to (a) enforce the terms and conditions that govern the Service; (b) protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of you or others; and (c) protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity.
Use for New Purposes
We may use your Personal Information for reasons not described in this Privacy Policy where permitted by law and the reason is compatible with the purpose for which we collected it. If we need to use your Personal Information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the applicable legal basis.
05. How We Share Your Personal Information
Affiliates
We may disclose your personal information to our subsidiaries and corporate affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to administer and provide the Services on our behalf (such as customer support, hosting and storage, analytics, email delivery, marketing/advertising and database management services). These third parties may use your information only as directed by Company and in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy, and are prohibited from using or disclosing your information for any other purpose.
Third Party Payment Processing
For online payments, we use the payment services of Authorize.net (https://www.authorize.net/). The personal information collected is encrypted. We will share transaction data with our payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments, and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds. For more information on how payments are handled, or to understand the data security and privacy afforded such information, please refer to https://www.authorize.net/about-us/privacy/.
Professional Advisors
We may disclose your personal information to professional advisors, such as lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement; Protection and Safety
Company may disclose information about you to the government or law enforcement officials or private parties as required by law, and disclose and use such information as we believe necessary or appropriate to (a) comply with applicable laws and lawful requests and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities; (b) enforce the terms and conditions that govern the Service; (c) protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of you or others; and (d) protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity.
Business Transfers
Company may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of its business or assets, including your personal information, in connection with a business deal (or potential business deal) such as a merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets or in the event of bankruptcy, in which case we will make reasonable efforts to require the recipient to honor this Privacy Policy.
Third Parties Partners / Organizations
We may disclose your personal information to third parties in compliance with the applicable data protection laws.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties that act as agents, consultants, and contractors to perform tasks on behalf of and under our instructions. Such third parties must agree to use such personal information only for the purposes for which they have been engaged by us and they must either:
We also may disclose personal information to third parties when you have consented to or requested such disclosure.
We are liable for appropriate onward transfers of personal data to third parties.
However, such sharing may link to third-party websites and services that are outside our control. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of any information collected by these third parties, which operate pursuant to their respective privacy policies.
06. Your Choices
Access, Update, Correct or Delete Your Information
All Company Account holders may review, update, correct, or delete the personal information in their Account by logging into their Account. Company Account holders may also contact us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811 to accomplish the foregoing or if you have additional requests or questions.
Marketing Communications
You may opt out of marketing-related emails by logging in and changing your account settings, by clicking on a link at the bottom of each such email, or by contacting us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811. You may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails.
Testimonials
If you gave us consent to post ratings/comments or a testimonial on our Sites, but wish to update or delete it, please contact us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811.
Choosing Not to Share Your Personal Information
Where we are required by law to collect your personal information, or where we need your personal information in order to provide the Services to you, if you do not provide this information when requested (or you later ask to delete it), we may not be able to provide you with the Services and may need to close your account. We will tell you what information you must provide to receive the Services by designating it as required in the Services or through other appropriate means.
07. Security
The security of your personal information important to us. We take a number of organizational, technical, and physical measures designed to protect the personal information we collect, both during transmission and once we receive it.
These include but are not limited to
However, no security safeguards are 100% secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your information. We will comply with applicable laws and regulations requiring that we notify you in the event your personal information is compromised as a result of a breach of our security measures.
08. Children
Our Services not directed to children under 16. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 16, will delete such information from our files as soon as reasonably practicable.
09. Sensitive Personal Data
We ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any sensitive personal data (e.g., social security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, biometrics or genetic characteristics, criminal background or trade union membership) on or through the Site or otherwise to us.
If you send or disclose any sensitive personal data to us when you use the Site, you must consent to our processing and use of such sensitive personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to our processing and use of such sensitive personal data, you must not submit such sensitive personal data to our Site.
10. Other Important Privacy Information
Third Party Sites and Services
The Services may contain links to other websites and services. These links are not an endorsement, authorization, or representation that we are affiliated with that third party. We do not exercise control over third-party websites or services and are not responsible for their actions. Other websites and services follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personal information you submit to them. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites you visit and services you use.
User-Generated Content
We may make available on our Sites, or link to, features that allow you to share information online (e.g., on message boards, in chat areas, in file uploads, through events, etc.). Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online, that information becomes public and can be collected and used by others. We have no control over and take no responsibility for, the use, storage, or dissemination of such publicly-disclosed personal information. By posting personal information online in public forums, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties.
California Privacy Rights
We may share your personal information with third parties (and in some cases, affiliates) for their direct marketing purposes. Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83- 1798.84, California residents are entitled to request certain information regarding such disclosures within the immediately preceding calendar year. To make such a request, email us at privacy@ecotech.com. You must put the statement “Your California Privacy Rights” in the subject field of your e-mail or include it in your writing if you choose to write to us at the designated mailing address. You must include your name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code. We are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly or do not have complete information. BECAUSE WE DO NOT CONTROL THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OF THESE THIRD-PARTY COMPANIES, YOU SHOULD READ AND UNDERSTAND THEIR PRIVACY POLICIES.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS - YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
Access, Data Portability, Deletion Rights
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. You also have the right to request that we delete some or all of your personal information.
If requested as described below, we will disclose to you
To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by contacting us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811. You must put the statement “Your California Privacy Rights” in the subject field of your e-mail or include it in your writing if you choose to write to us at the designated mailing address.
You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information related to you. We are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly or do not have complete information. BECAUSE WE DO NOT CONTROL THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OF THESE THIRD-PARTY COMPANIES, YOU SHOULD READ AND UNDERSTAND THEIR PRIVACY POLICIES.
Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. However, we do consider requests made through your password-protected account sufficiently verified when the request relates personal information associated with this specific account.
We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make a request.
Nondiscrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
We may share the following personal information with third parties (and in some cases, affiliates): name, email address, mailing address.
11. International Transfer
Company is headquartered in the United States and has affiliates and service providers in other countries, and your personal information may be transferred to the United States or other locations outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction.
European Union users should read the important information provided below in Additional Information for European Union Users about transfer of personal information outside of the European Economic Area.
12. Additional Information for European Union Users
Personal Information
References to “personal information” in this Privacy Policy are equivalent to “personal data” governed by European data protection legislation.
Controller and Data Protection Officer
Company is the controller of your personal information for purposes of European data protection legislation. See the Contact Us section above for contact details.
Legal Basis for Processing
We only use your personal information as permitted by law. We are required to inform you of the legal basis of our processing of your personal information, which is described in the table below. If you have questions about the legal basis of how we process your personal information, contact us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811.
Use for New Purposes
We may use your personal information for reasons not described in this Privacy Policy where permitted by law and the reason is compatible with the purpose for which we collected it. If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the applicable legal basis.
Marketing Communications
By default, you should not receive marketing communications. If we want to send you marketing communication, you will need to first provide an expressed interest in “opting in” to communications. When you are filling out a contact or other form, if you click “Sign me up for the newsletter” when you sign up, you are opting into marketing communications emails. You can later opt in or out by editing your account information.
Retention
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
By law we have to keep basic information about our customers (including Contact, Identity, Financial and Transaction Information) for legal or regulatory requirements, this can include but is not limited to tax and audit purposes.
In some circumstances, we may anonymize your personal information (so that it can no longer be associated with you) in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Your Rights
European data protection laws give you certain rights regarding your personal information. You may ask us to take the following actions in relation to your personal information that we hold
You can submit these requests by email to dataprotection@ecotech.com or our postal address provided in Contact Us. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and process your request. Applicable law may require or permit us to decline your request. If we decline your request, we will tell you why, subject to legal restrictions. If you would like to submit a complaint about our use of your personal information or response to your requests regarding your personal information, you may contact us as described Contact Us or submit a complaint to the data protection regulator in your jurisdiction. You can find your data protection regulator here.
Whenever we transfer your personal information out of the EEA to countries not deemed by the European Commission to provide an adequate level of personal information protection, the transfer will be based on one of the following safeguards recognized by the European Commission as providing adequate protection for personal information, where required by EU data protection legislatio
We commit to comply with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States. We have certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov/
We commit to cooperate with EU data protection authorities (DPAs) and the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) and comply with the advice given by such authorities with regard to human resources data transferred from the EU and Switzerland in the context of the employment relationship.
We are subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You may have the possibility, under certain conditions to invoke binding arbitration.
In compliance with the US-EU and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Principles, we commit to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal information. EU and Swiss individuals with questions or concerns about the use of their personal information should contact us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811.
If your question or concern cannot be satisfied through this process, we have further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under US-EU Privacy Shield and Swiss-US Privacy Shield to an independent dispute resolution mechanism.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. If we make changes to this Privacy Policy we will post them on the Site and update the Last Updated date above. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy you will be notified via e-mail (if you have an Account where we have your contact information) or another manner through the Services that we believe reasonably likely to reach you. We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting of the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Service (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your continued use of the Service after the posting of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the terms of the modified Privacy Policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns at all about our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us at privacy@ecotech.com or +1 (479) 419-9811, or write to us at:
Ecotech™
603 Monitor Rd, Springdale, AR 72764
USA+1 (479) 419-9811