Privacy Policy

Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 49 (SMWLU49) is committed to protecting your privacy. This page explains how the SMWLU49 staff gathers and handles information from visitors to this website, and reflects our dedication to securing the information you entrust with us.

Personal Information

The only personal information SMWLU49.org collects is what you voluntarily provide through online registration forms, purchases or e-mails. This information may include your name, e-mail address, street address, phone number, membership status and local union affiliation.

We do not store sensitive personal information on this website. The information you provide is used only to communicate with you (if you grant permission to do so) more effectively. Other information you submit through online forms is kept confidential. It will not be sold or shared with unaffiliated third parties, such as mass marketers.

SMWLU49.org provides personal information on a secure and confidential basis to third parties that have contracted with SMWLU49 to offer services that it cannot offer on its own, such as selling merchandise, offering travel services or sending e-mail alerts. These third-party providers are required to protect the privacy of SMART members and site visitors. They must safeguard your information and can use it only to complete the purchases or tasks you’ve authorized.

In accordance with the Children’s Online Protection Privacy Act (COPPA), SMWLU49.org does not knowingly collect, use or distribute personal information on children to any third party.

Secure Transactions

Agreements with third-party vendors require they use secure servers and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption to protect the transmission and processing of payments and financial information. These agreements state that the vendors may store your information in order to make future purchases easier. Review the privacy policies of each SMWLU49 partner for more details. SMWLU49 also has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information collected from visitors to this web site.

Visitor Tracking

SMWLU49.org also collects non-indentifying information to help us monitor and analyze website usage patterns and web traffic, including the name of your Internet service provider, the browser you are using, the web site that referred you, the pages you visited while on the site and the date and time of your visits. We use this information on an aggregate basis to generate statistics that help us improve the usefulness of the site.

Use of “cookies”

Cookies are very small files downloaded to your computer that contain information about the website user. Cookies can be “persistent,” downloading to your hard drive and saved indefinitely, or “session,” downloading to a temporary folder and erased when you close your browser. SMWLU49.org uses only session cookies to help facilitate a few tasks on the site. The site does not use cookies to track other online activity. Likewise, SMWLU49.org does not partner with or have special relationships with any ad server companies.

When you log in to the Member-only areas of this website, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. If you select “Remember Me,” your login cookie will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Opting out of Emails

SMWLU49.org will only send email that you have signed up to receive. If you wish to stop getting email from us, choose the “opt out” link in the message. SMWLU49.org does not send unsolicited email nor does it send emails requesting personal or financial information. Delete emails you believe to be suspicious.

Off-Site Links

SMWLU49.org contains links to other sites. SMWLU49 is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other web sites. Be aware when you leave our site and review privacy statements before divulging your personal information. This privacy policy applies solely to SMWLU49.org.

Policy Changes

Technology is always advancing. So SMWLU49 reserves the right to change this privacy policy, to change the information we collect from visitors to our webpage, and to change the way in which we use that information.

Mobile Terms and Conditions

There is no fee from SMWLU49 to receive text messages. Message and data rates may apply- this can be checked with your mobile service provider. Charges are billed and payable to your mobile service provider or deducted from your prepaid account. Consent is not a requirement for purchase.

Data obtained from you in connection with this SMS service may include your mobile phone number, your carrier’s name and the date, time and content of your messages. We may use this information to contact you and provide the services you request from us. Alerts sent via SMS may not be delivered if the mobile phone is not in range of a transmission site, or if sufficient network capacity is not available at a particular time. Even within a coverage area, factors beyond the control of the wireless operator may interfere with message delivery, including the customer’s equipment, terrain, proximity to buildings, foliage, and weather. Wireless operators do not guarantee message delivery and will not be held liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

For information on data collection and us, please read our full Privacy Policy on this page.

We will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS message as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your network operator.

Comments

When visitors leave comments or sumbits on our site, we collect the data shown in the form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam. If you choose to use Gravatar, an anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service. Please refer to the Gravatar service privacy policy for more information.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. This embedded content functions in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, eliminating the need for moderation. For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users have the ability to see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also access and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have submitted data to this site, you can request the erasure of any personal data we hold about you. Please note that this does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments and contact form submissions may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information is of utmost importance to us. By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices, please feel free to contact us at info @ smartlu49jatc.com.