Privacy Policy

Effective May 10, 2011

Online Privacy Statement
This Online Privacy Statement describes how Belden Plastics, Inc uses, shares and protects the personal information we collect through Beldenplastics.com ( or “this site”). “Personal information” is information that identifies you personally, either alone or in combination with other information. Personal information may include, for example, your name, address, email address, credit card information, and transaction history. 

Your Consent to This Online Privacy Statement
By browsing or using beldenplastics.com, you are agreeing to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Online Privacy Statement. If you do not consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Online Privacy Statement, you should not use this site.

Questions Concerning Our Online Privacy Practices
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Online Privacy Statement or our privacy practices, please write to us at Belden Plastics 2582 Long Lake Road St. Paul, MN 55113.

Privacy Notices
This Online Privacy Statement may be supplemented or amended from time to time by “privacy notices” posted on this site. For example, certain pages of this site contain privacy notices providing details about the ways we use or share the personal information we collect on those pages.

This Online Privacy Statement May Change
We reserve the right to update or modify this Online Privacy Statement, at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version on this site. These changes will only apply to personal information we collect after we have posted the revised Online Privacy Statement on this site. Your use of this site following any such change constitutes your agreement that all personal information collected from or about you through beldenplastics.com after the revised Online Privacy Statement is posted will be subject to the terms of the revised Online Privacy Statement.

To alert you to changes to this Online Privacy Statement, we will provide a notice at the top of this Online Privacy Statement for at least 30 days after the new effective date of such changes and highlight the changes so that you can locate them easily.

You may access the current version of this Online Privacy Statement at any time by clicking on the link marked "Privacy Statement" at the bottom of each page of this site.

What Personal Information Do We Collect on beldenplastics.com?

Information You Give Us
We collect the personal information you knowingly and voluntarily provide when you use beldenplastics.com, for example, the information you provide when you register, sign-in, search, purchase products, apply for credit, participate in a contest or questionnaire, submit product reviews, sign up for our e-mail newsletters, or communicate with customer service. Depending on how you use this site, you may supply us with information such as your name, address, phone number, email address, or credit card information, or information about people to whom purchases will be shipped (for example, a gift recipient).

Information Sent to Us by Your Web Browser
We collect information that is sent to us by your Web browser, such as your IP address, the address of the Web page you were visiting when you accessed beldenplastics.com, the date and time of your visit, and information about your computer’s operating system. Please check your browser if you want to learn what information your browser sends or how to change your settings. The information provided by your browser does not identify you personally. We use this non-personal information primarily to create statistics that help us improve this site and make it more compatible with the technology used by our visitors. However, if you have created a user identity on one of your visits to this site or if you access this site by clicking on a link in an email we have sent you, we may combine the information provided by your browser to information that identifies you personally.

Information We Collect Using Cookies and Other Web Technologies
We use "cookies" and other Web technologies to collect information and support certain features of this site. For example, we use these technologies to collect information about the ways visitors use our site – which pages they visit, which links they use, and how long they stay on each page. Cookies and other Web technologies are also used to support the features and functionality of our site — for example, to track the contents of your shopping cart as you move from page to page. These technologies also permit us to keep a record of your previous choices and preferences so that we can personalize your shopping experience and save you the trouble of reentering information already in our database. Generally, the information we collect using these Web technologies does not identify you personally, however, it may be linked to information that does identify you personally, such as the information you provide when you make a purchase or register to use a special feature of our site. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. You may also delete our cookies as soon as you leave beldenplastics.com. Although you are not required to accept our cookies when you visit beldenplastics.com, if you set your browser to reject cookies, you will not be able to use all of the features and functionality of this site.

How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

• We may use the personal information we collect through beldenplastics.com
• to fulfill your order for Belden Plastics products or services;
• to provide you with the information, products and services you request or purchase;
• for security, credit or fraud prevention purposes;
• to register your purchase with the manufacturer or service provider for warranty or similar purposes;
• to provide you with effective customer service;
• to provide you with a personalized shopping experience;
• to display personalized advertising when you visit this site;
• to contact you with special offers and other information we believe will be of interest to you;
• to contact you with information and notices related to your use of this site or your purchases;
• to invite you to participate in surveys and provide feedback to us;
• to better understand the your needs and interests;
• to improve the content, functionality and usability of this site;
• to improve our products and services;
• to improve our marketing and promotional efforts; and
• for any other purpose we identify in a specific privacy notice.

With Whom Do We Share the Personal Information We Collect Through Beldenplastics.com?
We may share the personal information we collect through this site as described below and in any applicable privacy notices.

Our Corporate Affiliates
We may share your personal information with our subsidiaries and parent and sister corporations (our “corporate affiliates”), who may use this information to contact you with information and offers they believe will be of interest to you. The corporate affiliates’ use of your personal information shall be subject to this Online Privacy Statement.

Our Service Providers.
We may share your personal information with companies that perform services on our behalf. Our service providers are required by contract to protect the confidentiality of the personal information we share with them and to use it only to provide services on our behalf.

Business Transfers
Information submitted to Beldenplastics.com is an asset of Belden Plastics and will become part of our normal business records. Your personal information may be transferred to another company (either a corporate affiliate or an unrelated third party) that has acquired substantially all the stock or assets of Belden Plastics, one of our corporate affiliates, or one of our operating divisions, for example, as the result of a sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or liquidation. Belden Plastics.com shall provide notice of such transfer by sending you an email to the email address in your Belden Plastics account settings.

Government and Legal Disclosures
We may disclose the personal information we collect through BeldenPlastics.com when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law (or a court order or subpoena); to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to enforce the Terms of Use or other agreements that govern your use of this site; to protect the rights, property or safety of Belden Plastics, our users or others; or to protect your vital interests. If you have purchased products from us on extended payment terms, it may be necessary for us to file certain information about you with state or local government offices to perfect our security interest in those products or to provide certain information about you to collection agencies in the event of non-payment or a payment dispute.

What Choices Do You Have?
Belden Plastics respects your right to make choices about the ways we collect, use and disclose your personal information. We generally ask you to indicate your choices at the time that you register as a user of Beldenplastics.com or the time and on the page where you provide your personal information. You may browse Beldenplastics.com without providing any information that identifies you personally and may choose not to provide the information we request, although this may mean that you can not make a purchase or take advantage of other Beldenplastics.com features. When you register as a Beldenplastics.com user, you automatically start to receive information and product promotions periodically via e-mail. You may “opt-out” of receiving our promotional e-mails at any time by following the instructions contained at the end of the particular newsletter or e-mail. You may also manage your subscription and email preferences by clicking on “My Account” on Beldenplastics.com or by sending us an email\

How Can You Update or Correct Your Personal Information?
You may update your “account settings” information, including your name, contact information, credit card information, shipping and billing addresses, and subscription and email preferences at any time by clicking on “My Account” at Beldenplastics.com. Instructions for updating your information are provided under "My Account Settings." You can change your account settings at any time and as often as necessary. When you update your account settings, we usually keep a copy of the prior version for our records.

Security
Belden Plastics has industry standard measures in place to protect the security of the personal information we collect through Beldenplastics.com. For example, we use Secure Socket Layers (“SSL”) to encrypt your credit card information as it travels over the Internet. It is important that you understand, however, that no Web site or database is completely secure or “hacker proof.” You are also responsible for taking reasonable steps to protect your personal information against unauthorized disclosure or misuse, for example, by protecting your passwords.

Safety of Credit Card Transactions
Under the Fair Credit Billing Act, your bank cannot hold you liable for more than $50.00 of fraudulent credit card charges. If your bank does hold you liable for any of this $50.00, Belden Plastics will cover the entire liability for you, up to the full $50.00. We will only cover this liability if the unauthorized use of your credit card resulted through no fault of your own from purchases made while using Beldenplastics.com. In the event of unauthorized use of your credit card, you must notify your credit card provider in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures.

Links to Other Web Sites
Beldenplastics.com contains links to other Web sites operated by Belden Plastics and its corporate affiliates and service partners. It also contains links to Web sites that are owned and operated by unrelated third parties. This Online Privacy Statement applies only to personal information collected through Beldenplastics.com. It does not apply to personal information collected on any other Web site operated by Belden Plastics or its corporate affiliates, nor to any Web site operated by any third party. These Web sites have their own policies regarding privacy. We recommend you review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any personal information about yourself.

Children and Minors
Beldenplastics.com is not directed at nor targeted to children We do not use this site to knowingly solicit personal information from or market to children. If you are under 13 years of age, you should not submit any personal information to us.