The Investment Casting Institute and INCAST (also referred to in this Privacy Policy with the terms “Institute”, “ICI”, “Company”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of all those who provide us with their contact information while using our websites, products, events, or services (“you” or “Users”). This Customer Privacy Policy covers the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information that may be collected by us anytime you interact with ICI, such as when you visit our web site, when you purchase the Company’s products and services online or at one of our event or offices, or when you call our sales or support associates. Please take a moment to carefully read the following to learn more about our information practices, including what type of information is gathered, how the information is used and for what purposes, to whom we disclose the information, and how we safeguard your personal information. Your privacy is a priority at the Company, and we go to great lengths to protect it.
A current list of the Investment Casting Institute websites covered by this Customer Privacy Policy (the “Sites”) can be found at www.investmentcasting.org.
A current list of the Investment Casting Institute websites covered by this Customer Privacy Policy (the “Sites”) can be found at www.investmentcasting.org.
Information We Collect
We may collect personally identifiable and/or anonymous information from you in the course of your use of our websites, products, events, or services (“Services”) as further described in this Privacy Policy. Personally identifiable information is information that can identify you, such as your full name, email address, postal address, telephone number, and fax number. In some cases, you may provide information to us, and in others information about you or your activities on our Services may be automatically collected, as further described below.
Information You Provide
We collect personally identifiable information that you provide to us when you initiate or renew your membership, subscribe to our magazines; sign up for email newsletters or promotions; enter a contest; participate in surveys; register for a website, webcast, mobile application, tradeshow or other online or in-person event; or otherwise communicate with us, use our Services or interact with the Sites. We also may receive information about you from other sources and add it to the information you have provided to us.
If you use a credit card to pay for an ICI product or service, your credit card information will be used solely for that one time purchase and will not be kept on file for future purchases. In instances where credit card information appears on hard copy (paper) permanent documents, such as membership applications or event registrations, we keep it secure and separate from other demographic information you may have given us.
If you use a bulletin board or chat room on our web site you should be aware that any information you share is visible to other users. Personally identifiable information you submit to one of these forums can be read, collected, or used by other individuals to send you unsolicited messages. The Company is not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums. For example, if you choose to make information, which was previously nonpublic, available by enabling certain user features, the Company will collect that information from your interaction and the information will become publicly available. To view or change your member profile, please access the Institute’s “Members Only” site on our webpage.
If you use a credit card to pay for an ICI product or service, your credit card information will be used solely for that one time purchase and will not be kept on file for future purchases. In instances where credit card information appears on hard copy (paper) permanent documents, such as membership applications or event registrations, we keep it secure and separate from other demographic information you may have given us.
If you use a bulletin board or chat room on our web site you should be aware that any information you share is visible to other users. Personally identifiable information you submit to one of these forums can be read, collected, or used by other individuals to send you unsolicited messages. The Company is not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums. For example, if you choose to make information, which was previously nonpublic, available by enabling certain user features, the Company will collect that information from your interaction and the information will become publicly available. To view or change your member profile, please access the Institute’s “Members Only” site on our webpage.
Information Collected Automatically and Our Uses of Such Information
As is standard practice on many corporate web sites, our web site uses “cookies” and other technologies to help us understand which parts of our web sites are the most popular, where our visitors are going, and how much time they spend there. We also use cookies and other technologies to make sure that our online advertising is bringing customers to our products and services. We use cookies and other technologies to study traffic patterns on our web site, to make it even more rewarding as well as to study the effectiveness of our customer communications. We also use cookies to customize your experience and provide greater convenience each time you interact with us.
As is true of most web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. The Company will not use the information collected to market directly to that person.
In some of our email messages we use a “click-through URL” linked to content on our web site. When customers click one of these URLs, they pass through our web server before arriving at the destination web page. We track this click-through data to help us determine interest in particular topics and measure the effectiveness of our customer communications. If you prefer not to be tracked simply avoid clicking text or graphic links in the email.
In addition we use pixel tags—tiny graphic images—to tell us what parts of our web site customers have visited or to measure the effectiveness of searches customers perform on our site. Pixel tags also enable us to send email messages in a format customers can read. And they tell us whether emails have been opened to ensure that we’re sending only messages that are of interest to our customers. We may use this information to reduce or eliminate messages sent to a customer. We store all of this information in a secure database located in [location] in the United States.
You may set your browser to block all cookies, including ours, while using our Services (in which case some aspects of the Services may not function properly), or you may set your browser to block third-party cookies and allow first-party cookies, which would allow us (but not third parties) to collect such information while you are on our Sites. In addition, some browsers may allow you to block certain web beacons and similar tracking codes. Please refer to your browser’s documentation if you wish to block some or all cookies, web beacons, and/or similar tools.
We use information gathered through these tools to improve the way our Sites work. By allowing us to understand how you use our Site over time, these tools can help us provide you with a better, more relevant online experience.
As is true of most web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. The Company will not use the information collected to market directly to that person.
In some of our email messages we use a “click-through URL” linked to content on our web site. When customers click one of these URLs, they pass through our web server before arriving at the destination web page. We track this click-through data to help us determine interest in particular topics and measure the effectiveness of our customer communications. If you prefer not to be tracked simply avoid clicking text or graphic links in the email.
In addition we use pixel tags—tiny graphic images—to tell us what parts of our web site customers have visited or to measure the effectiveness of searches customers perform on our site. Pixel tags also enable us to send email messages in a format customers can read. And they tell us whether emails have been opened to ensure that we’re sending only messages that are of interest to our customers. We may use this information to reduce or eliminate messages sent to a customer. We store all of this information in a secure database located in [location] in the United States.
You may set your browser to block all cookies, including ours, while using our Services (in which case some aspects of the Services may not function properly), or you may set your browser to block third-party cookies and allow first-party cookies, which would allow us (but not third parties) to collect such information while you are on our Sites. In addition, some browsers may allow you to block certain web beacons and similar tracking codes. Please refer to your browser’s documentation if you wish to block some or all cookies, web beacons, and/or similar tools.
We use information gathered through these tools to improve the way our Sites work. By allowing us to understand how you use our Site over time, these tools can help us provide you with a better, more relevant online experience.
Third-Party Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Certain third parties may also employ cookies, web beacons, and/or similar technologies on our Services. Information collected through such third-party tools is gathered directly by such third party, not by the Institute, and is subject to such third party's applicable privacy policy. The ICI has no control over such third-party tools. These third parties include but are not limited to analytics partners who help us better understand how our users are interacting with our Services and advertising, providers of widgets and other third-party applications that may appear in our Services, ad servers, ad networks, ad agencies, and advertisers. You may visit these third parties' sites to learn more about their privacy practices. In addition, as noted above, you may set your browser to block third-party cookies.
How We Use Your Contact Information
We may use your contact information to send you account notices, including subscription renewals or registration confirmation, and to provide you with information about products or services you’ve ordered or which we think may be of interest to you. We may also use your contact information to ask for your input to help in our research about our services, events, or products or to provide you with additional information about the Sites.
We may also send you e-newsletters with targeted, relevant content. Each e-newsletter will provide you with an opportunity to unsubscribe from that particular e-newsletter. Unsubscribing from one newsletter will not affect delivery of other e-correspondence.
We may use personally identifiable information for auditing, research, and analysis to improve our products. This information may be shared with third parties or in special circumstances as described elsewhere in this policy.
We may also send you e-newsletters with targeted, relevant content. Each e-newsletter will provide you with an opportunity to unsubscribe from that particular e-newsletter. Unsubscribing from one newsletter will not affect delivery of other e-correspondence.
We may use personally identifiable information for auditing, research, and analysis to improve our products. This information may be shared with third parties or in special circumstances as described elsewhere in this policy.
Information We Share with Third Parties
We may provide personally identifiable information to those acting as our agents in providing our products and services, including third-party companies we have employed to provide us with specialized services, including customer service, subscription fulfillment, research, statistical analysis, list cleansing, postal mailings, email and fax deployment, telemarketing, and other information services. In compliance with privacy laws, we also provide our opt-out lists to those third-party companies so that they can be suppressed from the communications those companies send on our behalf.
From time to time our sponsors wish to contact our subscribers and customers who have indicated an interest in the products, services or events provided by such sponsors. If you register for products or services offered by such sponsors or third parties, or for events sponsored in whole or in part by a third party, or otherwise opt-in to permit us to share your personally identifiable information, then you may receive communications directly from such third parties. If you provide information on a co-branded site or while using a co-branded service, you grant us permission to share the information you have provided with that service or site partner. Their use of your information is subject to their privacy policies and we urge you to read those policies and be aware of their privacy practices before registering.
In addition, we may share your contact information with sponsors who appear in a particular e-newsletter of ours if you click on their link in the e-newsletter.
The Institute also shares the information it gathers in a compiled format with advertisers and other partners. The compiled format does not include personally identifiable information.
From time to time our sponsors wish to contact our subscribers and customers who have indicated an interest in the products, services or events provided by such sponsors. If you register for products or services offered by such sponsors or third parties, or for events sponsored in whole or in part by a third party, or otherwise opt-in to permit us to share your personally identifiable information, then you may receive communications directly from such third parties. If you provide information on a co-branded site or while using a co-branded service, you grant us permission to share the information you have provided with that service or site partner. Their use of your information is subject to their privacy policies and we urge you to read those policies and be aware of their privacy practices before registering.
In addition, we may share your contact information with sponsors who appear in a particular e-newsletter of ours if you click on their link in the e-newsletter.
The Institute also shares the information it gathers in a compiled format with advertisers and other partners. The compiled format does not include personally identifiable information.
Content Quality Control
The Institute does not use a third party to monitor user-generated content posted on our websites. When you submit a comment on an ICI website, we may collect, analyze, and store information about you and the content you submit for anti-spam and quality monitoring purposes.
Information Transfer
The Investment Casting Institute is based in the United States of America. Any information you provide may be stored and maintained in a secure database in the United States or transferred to a secure database outside the United States. By providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.
In the case of a change of ownership or a merger involving the Institute or any business that is part of the ICI, your contact information associated with that business would be one of those transferred assets. Users should also be aware that courts of equity, such as U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, might have the authority under certain circumstances to permit personal information to be shared or transferred to third parties without permission.
In the case of a change of ownership or a merger involving the Institute or any business that is part of the ICI, your contact information associated with that business would be one of those transferred assets. Users should also be aware that courts of equity, such as U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, might have the authority under certain circumstances to permit personal information to be shared or transferred to third parties without permission.
How We Keep Your Information Secure
We use reasonable precautions, including appropriate technical, administrative, and physical measures, to protect your personally identifiable information against loss, theft, and misuse, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction..
When we contract with other companies to provide us with services, we only share personally identifiable information with those that we believe share our commitment to privacy and information security. However, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for the actions of these parties.
Our web sites use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption on all web pages where personal information is required and to make online purchases you must use an SSL-enabled browser in order to protect the confidentiality of your personal and credit card information while it’s transmitted over the Internet. You can help us by also taking precautions to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often using a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure web browser.
While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, due to the design of the Internet and other factors outside our control we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining your personal information.
When we contract with other companies to provide us with services, we only share personally identifiable information with those that we believe share our commitment to privacy and information security. However, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for the actions of these parties.
Our web sites use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption on all web pages where personal information is required and to make online purchases you must use an SSL-enabled browser in order to protect the confidentiality of your personal and credit card information while it’s transmitted over the Internet. You can help us by also taking precautions to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often using a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure web browser.
While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, due to the design of the Internet and other factors outside our control we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining your personal information.
Children's Privacy
The Investment Casting Institute’s Sites are not intended for use by children, especially those under the age of 13. No one under the age of 13 should provide any personal information or participate in any forums, chats, or online discussions..
Protecting children’s privacy is especially important to us. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 for marketing purposes, but because some information is collected electronically, it can appear to be the personal information of the Company purchaser of the product, and will be treated as such by this privacy policy. If a child under 13 submits personal information to the Company and we learn that that personal information is the information of a child under 13, we will attempt to delete the information as soon as possible. It is our policy to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. Therefore we restrict our web site to persons 18 years or older.
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THE COMPANY’S WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THE COMPANY’S WEB SITE FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THAT WEBSITE, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THAT WEBSITE FALLS WITHIN THE CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1998 AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
Protecting children’s privacy is especially important to us. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 for marketing purposes, but because some information is collected electronically, it can appear to be the personal information of the Company purchaser of the product, and will be treated as such by this privacy policy. If a child under 13 submits personal information to the Company and we learn that that personal information is the information of a child under 13, we will attempt to delete the information as soon as possible. It is our policy to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. Therefore we restrict our web site to persons 18 years or older.
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THE COMPANY’S WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THE COMPANY’S WEB SITE FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THAT WEBSITE, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THAT WEBSITE FALLS WITHIN THE CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1998 AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
California Privacy Rights
California law requires that we provide you with a summary of your privacy rights under the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“California Act”) and the California Business and Professions Code. As required by the California Act, this privacy policy identifies the categories of personally identifiable information that we collect through our web site about individual consumers who use or visit our web site and the categories of third-party persons or entities with whom such personally identifiable information may be shared.
Depending on the visitor’s activity at our web site, certain “personally identifiable information” (as that term is defined in the California Act) may be collected, in addition to information set forth in other sections of this document. For purposes of the California Act, the term “personally identifiable information” means individually identifiable information about an individual consumer collected online by us from an individual and maintained by us in an accessible form, and may include any of the following: (1) A first and last name; (2) A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town; (3) An email address; (4) A telephone number;
(5) A social security number; (6) Any other identifier that permits the physical or online contacting of a specific individual; and (7) Information concerning a user that the web site collects online from the user, and maintains in personally identifiable form, in combination with an identifier described within this privacy policy.
To request the above information in relation to any of the Sites, please contact us via email addressed to [email protected] or write to us at: Investment Casting Institute, Attn: Customer Service – Privacy, 136 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645, with a reference to California Disclosure Information. We will respond to such requests to information access within 30 days following receipt at the e-mail or mailing address stated above. If we receive your request at a different e-mail or mailing address, we will respond within a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 150 days from the date received. Please note that we are only required to respond to each customer once per calendar year.
Depending on the visitor’s activity at our web site, certain “personally identifiable information” (as that term is defined in the California Act) may be collected, in addition to information set forth in other sections of this document. For purposes of the California Act, the term “personally identifiable information” means individually identifiable information about an individual consumer collected online by us from an individual and maintained by us in an accessible form, and may include any of the following: (1) A first and last name; (2) A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town; (3) An email address; (4) A telephone number;
(5) A social security number; (6) Any other identifier that permits the physical or online contacting of a specific individual; and (7) Information concerning a user that the web site collects online from the user, and maintains in personally identifiable form, in combination with an identifier described within this privacy policy.
To request the above information in relation to any of the Sites, please contact us via email addressed to [email protected] or write to us at: Investment Casting Institute, Attn: Customer Service – Privacy, 136 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645, with a reference to California Disclosure Information. We will respond to such requests to information access within 30 days following receipt at the e-mail or mailing address stated above. If we receive your request at a different e-mail or mailing address, we will respond within a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 150 days from the date received. Please note that we are only required to respond to each customer once per calendar year.
Effective Date; Updates to Privacy Policy
The terms and conditions in this policy statement are effective as of the “last updated” date below. The Company reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy at any time and in any manner. When we change the policy in a material way a notice will be posted on our web site along with the updated privacy policy. Your use of our web site and any other services provided by the Company after such changes are implemented constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of these changes. Please consult this privacy statement prior to every use for any changes.
Consent to Use
By using any of our Sites, you consent to our use of your contact information as it is outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Disclaimer
The Investment Casting Institute reserves the right to access and disclose personally identifiable information: to comply with applicable laws, lawful government requests and court orders; to investigate alleged fraud or violations of the Terms of Use of Investment Casting Institute Sites; or when otherwise required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law.
Governing Law
All users, including those users who access the Sites from a country other than the U.S., agree that the laws of the State of New Jersey shall govern any dispute, including those arising from the Institute’s use of personal information or otherwise relating to privacy.
Commitment to Your Privacy
As we said, the Company takes protecting your privacy very seriously. To make sure your personal information is secure; we communicate these guidelines to our employees and strictly enforce privacy safeguards within the company. In addition, the Company supports industry initiatives, such as TRUSTe, to preserve privacy rights on the Internet and in all aspects of electronic commerce.
Links to Sites of Other Companies
Our web site has links to the sites of other companies. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies.
Further Questions Regarding Privacy; Opt-Out
If you wish to update your print magazine subscription contact information, please go to the magazine's home page.
If you have questions or concerns about the Company’s Customer Privacy Policy or data processing, or if you wish to opt-out of receiving email, faxes, or phone calls from any Investment Casting Institute business, please send an email to [email protected] or write/call us at:
Investment Casting Institute
136 Summit Avenue
Montvale, New Jersey 07645
201-573-9770
Last Updated: February 09, 2015
If you have questions or concerns about the Company’s Customer Privacy Policy or data processing, or if you wish to opt-out of receiving email, faxes, or phone calls from any Investment Casting Institute business, please send an email to [email protected] or write/call us at:
Investment Casting Institute
136 Summit Avenue
Montvale, New Jersey 07645
201-573-9770
Last Updated: February 09, 2015