Privacy Policy

Tectonics™ respects your privacy. This Privacy Statement informs you of our privacy practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online and how that information is used. This statement is readily available on our home page and in the bottom right navigation.

Tectonics is committed to protecting your privacy. Pursuant to this Privacy Policy (the Policy), information collected via the website www.tectonics.com (the Site) is used only in the manner and for the purposes described below. This Policy discloses the privacy practices governing our knowing collection, use, and disclosure of information. Capitalized terms shall have the meaning designated in the applicable Site Terms of Service, or other applicable contract or license. Click any of the links below to skip to a specific section of this statement:

Definitions
Questionnaires and Surveys
Children
Cookies
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Information Collected
Use and Transfer of Information
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
Linked Internet Web Sites
Sale of Assets
Sites Covered by this Privacy Statement
Your Choices and Selecting Your Privacy Preferences
Subscription Communications
Contacting Us

Definitions

The term Personal Information means information about you that is personally identifiable, such as your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available. The term Non-Personal Information means information that does not personally identify you and cannot be used to contact you or identify you (for example, information about your computer configuration, Software/Site usage, etc.) The term Information means both Personal Information and Non-Personal Information.

Questionnaires and Surveys

From time to time, we may ask you to complete questionnaires or surveys, which we use to obtain additional demographic information about our users, to measure and improve the quality of our products and services and to better assess your interests and needs. If we ask you to complete a survey or questionnaire, we will explain how we intend to use the information that you provide to us. You always have the option of not responding to any questionnaire or survey.

Children

Our Site is not directed towards children 13 years of age or under and we do not knowingly collect any information from children 13 years of age or under through the site.

Cookies

We use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Tectonics may change this Policy at any time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat your Information by placing a prominent notice on the Site.

Information Collected

We collect and store Non-Personal Information, including for example site referral information, browsing patterns, technical information (e.g., browser type and version, downloads, and operating system), and general Site use information through standard Internet protocols and logging.

On some Tectonics web pages, we ask you to provide personal information. For example, when you request more information, a quotation, upload information to us, or subscribe to receive marketing periodicals, we will ask you to provide personal information to complete these requests. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, ZIP code, telephone number, email address, user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, credit card information, product and service preferences and contact preferences.

We do not collect Personal Information via the Site without your knowledge. If you do send us Personal Information (for example, by utilizing a feedback function on the Site where you provide your email address or send us email from your email program), we may retain such Personal Information for purposes of responding to your email or inquiry, informing you about updates and changes to the Site, and otherwise contacting you regarding the Site.

Use and Transfer of Information

We use Non-Personal Information to better understand the use of the Site, improve and revise the Site based on usage, and for customer support purposes. We also use Non-Personal Information to track product interest and/or downloads.

The information Tectonics collects to understand your needs and interests helps Tectonics deliver a consistent and personalized experience. For example, Tectonics may use your information to assist you in completing a transaction or order; communicate with you about products and services; provide service and support; update you on new services and benefits; provide personalized promotional offers; select content to be communicated to you.

We will give you the opportunity to choose your privacy preferences regarding the communications we send.

Credit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Credit card information and other sensitive personal information required to process a credit decision is not used for any other purpose by our financial services providers or Tectonics and will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services, unless you ask us to retain your credit card information for future purchases.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

We may share aggregated Non-Personal Information about our Site with our business partners or the general public. For example, we may share Non-Personal Information regarding the daily number of unique users to our Site with potential corporate partners or others.

We reserve the right to disclose your Personal Information as required by law or in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to identify or contact you.

We ensure that these entities do not use your Personal Information for any other purpose, and that they have agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the Personal Information they obtain from us.

The Tectonics website may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the Tectonics website. Tectonics does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from Tectonics practices. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to provide to or that is collected by these third parties is not covered by the Tectonics Privacy Statement, and we expressly disclaim any and all liability related to such collection, use, or disclosure. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.

Sale of Assets

In the event that another company acquires all or substantially all of the assets related to the Site or other business of Tectonics, we reserve the right to include Information among the assets transferred to the acquiring company.

Sites Covered by this Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement applies to all Tectonics websites, web pages and domains.

Your Choices and Selecting Your Privacy Preferences

At certain times, Tectonics gives you the choice of receiving a variety of information that complements our products and services. You can subscribe to receive certain product- and service-specific information and also choose to receive Tectonics general communications.

You can make or change your choices about receiving either subscription or general communications at the data collection point or by using other methods, which are listed in the following sections. This option does not apply to communications primarily for the purpose of administering order completion, support, product information, or other administrative and transactional notices.

The email communications that you receive from Tectonics will be provided in accordance with this statement. Some email communications may utilize automatic data collection tools.

Subscription Communications

Subscription communications include email newsletters, product information, etc. that may be expressly requested by you. After you request such communications, you may opt out of receiving them by selecting the “opt out” or “unsubscribe” link, or follow the opt-out instructions included in each subscription communication.

Contacting Us

We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy statement, please send them to the Tectonics Privacy Office:

By E-Mail: info@tectonics.com
By Phone: 248-597-1600
By Mail: Tectonics Privacy Office, 1681 Harmon Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326