KCC Companies ("KCC") is committed to providing excellent service to all of our customers and visitors to the KCC Website, including respecting your concerns about privacy. This privacy policy applies to information KCC collects, receives and holds relating to individuals, including information provided by visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy applies to KCC's corporate website (www.kcccompanies.com) and all websites controlled by KCC.

 

This Policy should answer your questions about:

 

• The types of information we collect        

• How information is used by KCC and shared with others

• What security measures we take to safeguard information

 

TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT

In order to facilitate interactions with KCC and manage the business operations of KCC and its related entities, KCC may collect and maintain information about individuals from different sources, including, for example:

 

• When you voluntarily provide us with information from your browser

• When you visit our Web sites and your browser interacts with our site

• Your transactions with KCC, including the use of KCC's products and services or other sources, in connection with the processing of sales orders or service agreements.

 

"Personally Identifiable Information" (also referred to as "Personal Data") is any information that identifies you personally, either alone or in combination with other information available from KCC. Personally Identifiable Information ("PII") does not include information that does not identify an individual. On some KCC sites, you may be able to register for and/or order KCC products or services, participate in surveys, request information, or apply for a position, which may require that you provide PII.

"Non-personally identifiable information" includes data that does not identify a specific individual. For example, when you use KCCC's web sites, we may collect non-personally identifiable information such as your browser type, Internet Protocol (IP address) the type of operating system you use, the name of your Internet Service provider and pages visited on our site. This information is collected for site administration purposes such as to monitor and evaluate how visitors use the sites, analyze usage trends and statistics, and enhance the functionality and usability of the site to better tailor the site, products and services to visitors' needs. KCC may use a third-party tracking service that uses cookies and other technologies to track such non-personally identifiable information about visitors to the site. Non-personally identifiable information may be aggregated for reporting about KCC websites' usability and effectiveness. We may also use information collected at this site to personalize the content, improve the content, and/or to provide product or service offers.

 

COOKIES

Cookies are identifiers which a web site can send to your browser to keep on your computer to facilitate your next visit to that websites. You can set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the option to decide whether or not to accept it. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you've visited, but the only PII a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie cannot read hard disk or read cookie files placed by others. KCC uses cookies on its websites and may place ads on other websites that may use cookies. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any PII you submit on our site. The information collected by cookies helps us develop customized content for the site, and also allows us to statistically monitor how many people are using our site and for what purpose.

 

ADVERTISING

KCC Companies (KCC) occasionally uses third-party advertising networks, such as Google Ads, to collect visitor information on our site then serve targeted display ads to you on other sites. Google Ads uses technology such as pixel tags and cookies to collect this information. For more information or to opt-out of this type of advertising, please visit the Google Ads Privacy Policy.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

KCC Companies (KCC) occasionally uses third-party advertising networks on social media platforms—such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram—to collect visitor information on social media platforms to then pass over visitor information to KCC. Visitor information is used for KCC communications, including but not limited to email, further advertising and direct mail. For more information or to opt-out of this type of advertising, please visit the various social media platforms.

 

INDIVIDUALS UNDER 13

KCC does not knowingly collect PII from children under the age of 13 and KCC does not target its Web sites to children under 13.

 

HOW INFORMATION MAY BE USED

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) received or collected by KCC is used primarily to complete transactions, fulfill requests, and also to facilitate performance of contracts between KCC and participants in KCC's programs and services or as otherwise required by KCC's business practices or needs. PII is made available to KCC employees in the customary exercise of their duties. Additionally, KCC may contract with third party service providers, contractors and suppliers to conduct surveys or provide products, services, event registration, or other customer solutions to you based upon and using the information KCC gathers and receives. KCC contractors may have access to PII in the course of assisting in KCC's business operations and providing services to you. KCC endeavors to limit access to Personally Identifiable Information by such third parties to that which is necessary for the contractor to perform its designated functions. Although we use all reasonable means to ensure that the information you provide is not used by such third parties for purposes other than described in this policy, KCC is not responsible for any improper use of PII that is beyond our reasonable control.

transaction and the carrier) are likely to arise and with respect to which PII associated with the transaction will continue to be relevant. KCC also prepares and publishes aggregated or consolidated transactional data.

 

KEEPING INFORMATION SECURE

To reduce the likelihood of unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of information, to maintain data accuracy, to safeguard and secure the information in the database, KCC has put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures that KCC believes to be reasonable. KCC currently uses the Secure Socket Layers (SSL) protocol to help protect information in transit over the Internet. KCC employs firewalls to reduce the likelihood of unauthorized access via the Internet.

You can also help to keep information secure. Create secure passwords (i.e., difficult for someone else to figure out). Use a combination of special characters, number and upper- and lower-case letters. Change passwords frequently and do not share usernames and passwords or give your password to anyone.

 

DISCLOSURE OF PII FOR LEAGAL REASONS 

We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process such as a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in situations such as the following: response to law enforcement agency's requests, compliance with government order, or matters relating to national security and/or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, to comply with legal requirements, or as otherwise required by law.

 

LINKS TO NON-KCC WEB SITES 

KCC websites may provide links to third party companies' websites for your convenience and information. If you access such links, you leave KCC's website. KCC does not control such sites or their privacy policies or practices.

 

CHANGES

KCC reserves the right to change this policy at any time and will notify users of any material changes by updating the policy here. Visitors to the site are responsible for consulting this posting for any changes. The effective date will be noted to indicate the last time modifications were made.

 

CONSENT

Your use of the KCC site and its services indicates you understand this policy and agree to the collection and use of the information discussed herein.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

KCC Manufacturing

2716 Grassland Drive

Louisville, KY 40299

 

Last Revised April 5, 2019