California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Disclosure
California law requires companies to disclose their efforts to address the issues of slavery and human trafficking in supply chains for tangible goods offered for sale. HBD Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (together herein referred to as “HBD”) manufacture industrial products. All HBD manufacturing facilities are located in the United States. HBD Industries and its companies maintain a strict Business Ethics and Corporate Compliance Procedure. All employees are required to review and acknowledge the procedure upon hire, and any employees who are involved in purchasing functions are required to certify compliance with applicable requirements on an annual basis. The Business Ethics and Corporate Compliance Procedure requires compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and reporting of suspected violations. Engaging suppliers that do not produce goods in accordance with applicable law is contrary to HBD policy and HBD contract terms. HBD conducts regular assessments of its suppliers. Audits and assessments are not independent or unannounced, and do not include verifications of supply chains to evaluate risks of human trafficking and slavery. HBD terms of purchase require suppliers to adhere to all applicable laws, which would include compliance with all laws pertaining to slavery and human trafficking. HBD’s Business Ethics and Corporate Compliance Procedure contains internal accountability standards and procedures. Employees involved in procurement activities are regularly evaluated and are required to certify, annually, their understanding of and compliance with these standards and procedures. The accountability standards and procedures and employee training do not specifically address slavery and trafficking, and HBD does not require direct suppliers to certify that materials incorporated into their product comply with human trafficking and slavery laws of the country or countries in which they are doing business.
Website Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS: By accessing, browsing or using this or other sites of HBD Industries, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries, you agree to all of these Website Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”), including amendments and modifications, which govern your use of the site. Do not use or access the site if you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use. Amendments or modifications to the Terms of Use may be made by us from time to time and will be effective when posted. Please check this website page periodically for changes. Your continued use of any of our sites following the posting of such changes means you accept those changes. These Terms of Use include any rules and terms that apply to any special products or services offered on this or other websites we operate or sponsor. As used herein, the terms “HBD”, “we” and “us” refer to HBD Industries, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
ACCESS DISCLAIMER: We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the site. We may alter, augment or terminate the site in whole or in part at any time, and may modify, deny or suspend your access to the site at any time without notice to you. The information we obtain from you will be subject to our Privacy Policy, below, which is made a part of these Terms of Use.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: Certain features or functions may be password-protected and additional terms and registration may apply. Upon completion and approval of your registration (if required), you will receive a password and user ID for access to secure portions. You agree that you will be responsible for maintaining your password as confidential and for any activity that occurs as a result of your enabling or permitting another person or entity to use your password. You agree to immediately notify us in writing in the event that (i) your password is lost or stolen, or (ii) you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or (iii) you become aware of any other breach of security that might affect this site. We are not responsible for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: USE OF THE SITE AND ANY FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES CONNECTED WITH THE IT ARE SOLELY AT YOUR RISK. ALL INFORMATION, MATERIALS, DATA, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. WE DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE OR ANY INFORMATION, MATERIALS, DATA, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, CURRENT, ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR ERROR-FREE. IN NO EVENT SHALL HBD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RELATING TO THE USE OF THIS SITE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE. SEPARATE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE (SEE LINK TO THOSE TERMS) ARE APPLICABLE TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE OR PRODUCTS, WHETHER ACQUIRED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE OR OTHERWISE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY DEFECT IN OR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE OR ANY INFORMATION, MATERIALS, DATA, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE IS TO CEASE TO USE THE SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, DATA LOSS, OR OTHER LOSSES OR DAMAGES (EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY INFORMATION, MATERIALS, DATA, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE.
LINKS TO THIS SITE: Any link to this site must be approved in advance in writing by us. We may at any time revoke permission to link to this site, in which case the link is to be immediately terminated.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES: This site may provide links to other websites or apps (“Linked Sites”). Linked Sites are provided for your convenience and do not reflect any endorsement by us of the operator of such Linked Site or of the quality, reliability or any other characteristic or feature of such Linked Site or any information, content, goods or services offered on such Linked Site. We are not a party to any transaction you enter into with any Linked Site and we are not responsible for any loss or injury you suffer for any matter associated with the Linked Site. YOUR USE OF ANY LINKED SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Your use of or acquisition of goods or services through any Linked Site is subject to the terms and conditions, including privacy policies, applicable to that site.
CONTENT YOU OR OTHERS PROVIDE: If the site allows you to place content or information on the site, you will be responsible for all content that you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit to or place on the site. Content that infringes or violates the rights of others; that is illegal, threatening, offensive or misleading; that is unauthorized advertising or promotional material, including any “Spam” or “Junk Mail”, or that disrupts or interferes with the operation of the site is prohibited. While we retain the right, in our sole discretion, to monitor, refuse and remove any content, we assume no responsibility to screen or review content you or others provide. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ASSUME ALL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ANY AND ALL CONTENT ON THE SITE. You agree that we have the unrestricted right to copy, reproduce, publish, create derivative works from and use any content you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit to or place on the site. You agree that we shall have no liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages, communications or other content.
TRADEMARKS: Trademarks displayed on the site are owned by us or by third-parties, as indicated. You agree not to use or display trademarks without the prior written consent of the owner of such trademark.
COPYRIGHT: The site and all content is owned by HBD and/or third parties and is protected under copyright law. The site and its content may not be copied, displayed, used to create a derivative work, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without our prior written consent, except that, subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, we authorize you to view and download site content solely for purposes of conducting business with us and for promoting, selling and using HBD products, provided that you keep intact all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices. Modifications of site content or use of site content for any other purpose is not permitted. Nothing herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right under any copyright, patent, trademark, or other proprietary interest.
TERMINATION OF USE: You acknowledge and agree that we may at any time terminate your passwords, if any, and/or other access privileges, and remove and discard any site content without notice to you for any reason, including without limitation, if: (i) you do not use the site for what we, in our sole discretion, deem to be an extended period of time; (ii) we believe that you have violated any of these Terms of Use, or (iii) you have otherwise acted in any manner we deem objectionable. You agree that any termination of your access to the site shall not result in any liability or other obligation to you or any third party in connection with such termination.
INDEMNITY: You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and our officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any loss, damage, claim, action or demand, including without limitation, reasonable legal fees, resulting from or in connection with your violation of these Terms of Use.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE: You agree that these Terms of Use and their enforcement will be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without respect to its conflict of law provisions and that venue with respect to any dispute arising out of or in any way related to these Terms of Use will rest exclusively in the courts of Franklin County, Ohio and the federal district court for the Southern District of Ohio.
MISCELLANEOUS: These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to your use of the site. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use third party content or services available through the site. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. Any failure on our part to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or condition. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the site or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose. HBD reserves the right to change these Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy, from time to time. These Terms of Use were last modified and revised on the date set forth below.
PRIVACY POLICY: At HBD Industries, Inc. and our subsidiaries (“HBD”), the privacy of our employees, customers and others who interact with us is important to us. We are committed to protecting, in accordance with applicable law, the personal information we gather from you on any of the HBD websites. We ask that you not submit any personal or private information unless it is necessary for the conduct of business transactions with us.
What Information Is Collected from You and How It is Used: When you log on or register on one of our sites, or otherwise in the course of conducting business or interacting with us, we may acquire certain information, including personal information, from you or other parties. Personal information may include your name, email address, phone number, credit card information, bank account information, and mailing and billing addresses that can identify you as a specific individual or entity. For example, as part of the credit approval process, you may submit financial information and credit references. We may also collect geolocation data, information about your hardware and software, and other logged data such as IP addresses in connection with computer system protocols.
All of this information helps us verify your status as a customer, supplier, employee or other third party approved to conduct business and interact with us, and it allows us to contact you directly and more efficiently conduct transactions. It can help us to guide your experience on our sites more appropriately, for example by displaying content that may be of particular interest to you or to notify you of certain special offers from our business partners. We also may ask for additional information as we continue to add new features and services to our sites. We may keep a record of communications with you, including email, live chat or more standard means of communication. We may also, from time to time, send you information about our products or special offers through standard mail, email or other means. We may use acquired information for system security, legal compliance, product support, analytics, advertising, site upgrades, and other uses as permitted by law.
For your convenience, we may provide links on our sites to other sites of potential interest. However, we do not review or endorse the content of these other sites, or guarantee that they will abide by HBD’s Privacy Policy. Your use of such linked sites is subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies of those sites. When you leave one of our sites, you should read the privacy statements of each website that collects information, including personal information.
Anonymized Data: Certain data collected may be anonymized so that it cannot be used to identify or relate to a particular individual. Such anonymized data may be aggregated and analyzed and used for various purposes including marketing, website development, product design and development and other uses.
What Cookies Are and How We May Use Them on Our Sites: HBD’s website uses both cookies it has placed and cookies a third party may have placed on our site. A cookie is a small identifier text file that is stored on your computer’s hard drive and allows us to collect information about the way you navigate through our sites. Session cookies operate only during your browser session and are deleted when you close the browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device even after the browser session ends. Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be refused or turned off, and do not store any personal information. Performance cookies generally aggregate information to see how users use our site and allow us to monitor performance of the site. Functional cookies are used to enhance your experience on the site, for example, by personalizing it to your preferences such as language, pages that interest you, etc. Targeting cookies are used to determine your interests and develop advertising targeted to you. HBD sites do not use targeting cookies. The following information may be gathered when you visit our sites: IP addresses, your device or operating system, date, time and pages you visit. Unless you refuse cookies, you are consenting when you visit our site to having some or all of the cookies described above installed on your device. You can refuse or disable the cookies at any time. This can be done through your browser’s privacy settings. Doing so may reduce functionality of our site and prevent you from accessing or using certain functions on the site.
With Whom We Share Your Information: We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose your personal information to third parties that perform services for us, as required by law, or to prevent harm to HBD or others. Your personal information may be outside your country.
Security Precautions We Take to Safeguard Information You Provide to Us: While we strive to protect your personal information, the Internet is not fully secure. Consequently, HBD cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. We do, however, take measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the personal information gathered on the site. If you have an account, your account information and profile are password-protected to help protect this information. There are some simple measures that you can take to promote the protection of your information. Do not share your password with others. Also, please remember to ‘log off’ or ‘log out’ after using any of our online services.
Supplemental California Privacy Notice: This Supplemental California Privacy Notice applies to California individual residents (“Covered Individuals”) under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The sections “Categories of PI We Collect and Why We Collect It” and “PI Disclosed to Third Parties” provide additional information that would generally apply to non-California individuals as well.
NOTICE OF COLLECTION – CALIFORNIA (December 2022)
This Notice of Collection – California (“Notice”) is to inform California individuals who are Company job applicants, employees, officers, owners, directors or contractors, including customers, suppliers or contractors (“Covered Individuals”) about the categories of Personal Information (“PI”) we may collect or have collected in the past 12 months, our purposes for collecting this PI, PI we may have disclosed to third parties, how long we retain PI, and your rights with respect to your PI we have collected.
This Notice is to be provided at or before the point of collection of PI. In this Notice, the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to a Covered Individual.
CATEGORIES OF PI WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT
PI does not include information that is deidentified or aggregated such that it cannot be associated with a particular Covered Individual. We do not provide financial incentives for you to provide your PI; however, if you choose not to provide your PI, we may not be able to provide certain employee benefits, such as direct deposit payroll, or benefits non-employee Covered Individuals, such as credit terms.
Employment PI. Below are examples of PI we may collect about Covered Individuals for employment-related purposes:
Identifiers, such as name, home address, telephone number, visual information, email address, Social Security numbers and other government-issued ID numbers;
Name, contact information, CV, education, employment history, credit reports, driving records, financial information, public social media;
Personnel records, performance evaluations;
Medical or health information, including conditions, treatment, histories for work accommodations, restrictions and benefit administration;
Job preference and work availability;
Race, ethnicity, sex identity, marital status, age;
Data for benefits and related administration services;
Professional or employment-related information, education and work history, information relating to references, background checks, drug test results, skills and experiences, human resources data;
Internet activity, e.g., browsing history.
Other PI We May Collect. We may also collect PI from third party Covered Individuals such as customers, suppliers, advisors, service providers and other contractors. This PI may include business addresses, job titles, telephone numbers, email addresses, tax identification numbers, credit card numbers, banking information, credit histories, domain name, browser type, and pages viewed. Please see our website terms of use for information regarding cookies. We would not collect Sensitive Personal Information of third parties except in rare circumstances.
Sensitive Personal Information. Sensitive Personal Information includes Social Security numbers and other government-issued ID numbers, account or card numbers together with any password or access code or credential giving access to an account, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, political or union membership, mail, email and text messages not intended for business use, genetic data, biometric data for uniquely identifying a natural person, health information, sex life or sexual orientation. Some the employment-related PI we collect will be considered “Sensitive Personal Information”.
Purpose and Use. The purposes for which such information is collected and which may be disclosed to third parties include: Employment application, contact applicants, job history, reference checks, I-9 form; Workforce management; Pay and administer wages, benefits, expense reimbursements; Monitor Company electronic and communications systems; Emergency contacts; Work accommodations; Affirmative action plans, EEO reports; Other, such as financial and benefit plan audits, legal requirements and compliance (e.g., export controls), quality, safety, risk and security control, fraud detection, legal, and litigation.
PI DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES
As stated above, we do not sell or share your PI. We may, however, disclose your PI to our affiliated companies and to third parties to the extent needed in connection with our ongoing relationship, transactions and business needs. Such third parties could include banks or other lenders, human resources service providers, benefit plan administrators and brokers, financial and plan auditors, payroll processors, communications providers, insurance companies and brokers, legal, actuarial, accounting and other professional advisors, and cloud service providers. PI may be disclosed as required or permitted under applicable law or in connection with any corporate restructuring, asset or stock sale, merger or other similar change of control. PI disclosed to third parties will be subject to the requirement that the third party keep the PI confidential and use the PI only for purposes consented to by you or other legitimate business purposes authorized by us.
DATA RETENTION PERIODS
Employment-Related PI. Subject to applicable law and to any applicable exceptions and exemptions, PI of applicants who are not hired will typically be retained for a maximum of 5 years following application, and PI of current and former employees will typically be retained for the period of employment plus a maximum of 7 years. PI but may be retained longer if it relates to benefit or other claims or other reasonable business needs.
Other PI.
PI of third parties outside the employment relationship will typically be retained for the duration of the relationship plus any relevant statute of limitations period. It may be retained longer in the case of reasonable business need.
COVERED INDIVIDUALS’ RIGHTS
Know (Data Portability). You have the right to know the PI the Company has collected about you.
Correct. You have the right to correct PI that is inaccurate.
Delete. You have the right to delete PI collected from you (as opposed to from others), subject to exceptions and exemptions such as retention for: completion of transactions, use consistent with the context for which the information was provided, debugging/repairing products, legal obligations, free speech rights and others. You may exercise this right no more than two times in any 12 month period. We will acknowledge your request within 10 days of receipt and will respond within 45 days of receipt. If we need more time (up to 90 days) we will inform you in writing as to why.
Opt Out of Sale or Sharing of PI. The Company does not sell your PI to any third parties in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration or share your PI with a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether or not for monetary or other valuable consideration. If and when the Company decides to sell or share your PI, you will be given the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your PI in accordance with applicable law.
Opt Out of Automated Decision-Making Technology. The Company does not use automated decision-making technology. If and when the Company decides to use such technology, you will have the right to opt out of automated decision-making technology in accordance with applicable law.
Limit on Use of Sensitive Personal Information. We will not use your Sensitive Personal Information, as defined above, to infer characteristics about you. If and when the Company decides to use such information to infer characteristics, you will be given the right to limit the disclosure and use and of such information, other than reasonably expected disclosure and use.
No Retaliation. You will not be retaliated against for exercising any of these rights.
You may request to exercise your rights above by contacting us at (855) 860-6110 or hr@hbdeo.com.
CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
We review this Notice at least annually and update it as needed to ensure its accuracy. The Company may add to the categories of PI it collects and the purposes for which it uses that PI. If you have questions regarding this Notice or our privacy policy please contact us at (855) 860-6110 or hr@hbdeo.com.
By using a site, you signify your assent to the Terms of Use, including this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your use of our sites following the posting of updated Terms of Use will mean you accept those changes. If for some reason you believe that HBD Industries, Inc. or its subsidiaries have not complied with this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, please contact us at (855) 860-6110 or hr@hbdeo.com.
Rev. December 2022
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