Last Updated: January 4, 2023
This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for LIN Depot and its related sub-domains, sites, services and tools, or any successor site (“Website”). This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) describes the ways in which we collect, store, use and protect the information collected due to your use of Website. By providing us with your information you expressly consent to us processing your personal information in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy. By visiting this website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Your name, address, phone number, email address, user name, password, billing and credit card information, order history, feedback, IP address and location, digital device name, type and configuration, the URL from which you accessed the Website, demographic information, and other such ‘Personal Information’.

II. GENERAL INFORMATION:

We also receive more general information from you as a result of your visits to, and use of, the Website. This general information does not identify you personally, and can include information such as your IP address, the length of time you spend on the Website, your browsing history, cookies, and other such ‘General Information’.

III. TREATMENT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:

1. LIN Depot collects your Personal Information to enable us, amongst other things, to provide the Website and our Services to you. We take all steps reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure or destruction of Personal Information. If LIN Depot is sold to a third party, or LIN Depot otherwise becomes subject to a merger, consolidation or acquisition, it would become necessary for us to transfer your Personal Information to a third party, and in such case LIN Depot would require that the third party handles your Personal Information with no less care than taken by us.

2. The email address you provide for order processing will only be used to send you information and updates related to your order. It may also be used to respond to your enquiries and requests. If you decide to opt-in to our mailing list, you’ll receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. You can unsubscribe from our email list at any time by following the instructions included at the bottom of each email, or by contact us at [email protected].

3. Other than as may be required in order to operate the Website, or as otherwise described in the Website Terms and Conditions or these Terms, we disclose your Personal Information to third parties only as reasonably required to protect the rights and safety of ourselves and Website users or as required by law enforcement authorities. LIN Depot operational purposes include, without limitation:
a. LIN Depot use of other companies and/or individuals to perform functions on its behalf (e.g. processing credit card payments, providing customer service, data hosting services), and in such circumstances these companies or individuals will be provided access to only such Personal Information required to fulfill their functions (and only on the agreement that they not use your Personal Information for any other purposes); and
b. Purposes intended to deliver publications to you, verify your account information, verify access to publications, determine whether you meet the minimum system requirements for use of the Service, provide you tailored content and instructions, targeted promotions, provide customer support, and seek your input regarding LIN Depot and the Website.

4. To keep your Personal Information safe, we ensure that sensitive and private data exchanges between you and LIN Depot happen over a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-secured communication channel, and are encrypted and protected with digital signatures. SSL-secured communication channels are specially designed to protect personal and sensitive information (payment details), which is sent over the internet.

5. Apart from aforesaid, we may use third party service providers to help us operate our business, the Site, or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We will only share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes if you’ve given us your permission to do so.

6.You may review or update the Personal Information that LIN Depot holds in respect of your account by contact us at [email protected].

IV.TREATMENT OF GENERAL INFORMATION:

LIN Depot also collects your General Information to allow us, amongst other things, to better understand our users and improve the layout and functionality of the Website. LIN Depot may use and disclose anonymous information, including aggregate anonymous information derived from your Personal Information, to inform publishers, partners, trusted affiliates, advertisers, and other interested parties as to the usage habits or characteristics of LIN Depot customer base, and to serve any other business purposes.

V.COOKIES:

LIN Depot may use cookies, or other technologies, to remember Personal Information or General Information when you use the Website. Cookies are small files or records that LIN Depot may place on your web browser for collecting information about your activities on the Website, preparing reports, assessing trends, and otherwise monitoring the way in which the Website is being used. This is intended to enhance convenience for you, and to assist LIN Depot to run an efficient operation. By accepting these Terms, you confirm your consent to LIN Depot use of cookies, and other such technologies, for these purposes.

VI.LIABILITY LIMITATIONS:

In no event will LIN Depot or its parent, affiliates, licensees or any party involved in creating, producing or delivering the site or its products or services be liable in any manner whatsoever for any incidental, consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages arising out of your access, use or inability to use the site, or in connection with any failure or performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure (including loss of profits, loss of business or data, business interruption, and damages that result from inaccuracy of the information or inconvenience, delay, or loss of the use of the site). The foregoing limitations apply whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other basis, even if LIN Depot or its affiliates or any other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

VII.DISPLAY ADVERTISING (GOOGLE ANALYTICS):

LIN Depot is committed to respecting the privacy of its customers. We do not and will not share your personal information with any other website under any circumstances. We have enabled Google Analytics (Remarketing, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting and Double Click Campaign Manager Integration) on this site to help Google display our ads and content based on your buying preferences, ads you want to see and actions you want to take on the internet. To prevent your cookies from being collected and stop receiving interest-based ads from us on other websites, opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising by clicking here.

VIII.CHILDREN PRIVACY INFORMATION:

LIN Depot is a general audience website and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We will never knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent. If you are under the age of 13, please do not provide us with personally identifiable information of any kind whatsoever. If we become aware that a user is under the age of 13 and has submitted Personal Information without verifiable parental consent, we will remove his or her personally identifiable information from our files. We understand that children may not fully understand all of the provisions of this Privacy Notice or make informed decisions about the choices that are made available to adult users of the Site. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to be familiar with the websites they visit. LIN Depot does not sell products to persons under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, you are required to seek the consent of your parent or guardian to purchase products from the Site.

IX. THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES:

Please be aware that LIN Depot is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites not operated by LIN Depot, and cannot guarantee the security of any of your Personal Information collected there. LIN Depot encourages you to read the privacy statements of each and every third party website that collects your Personal Information.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website, please feel free to contact us at the following email, telephone number or mailing address.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone Number: 214-296-9333
Mailing Address: LIN Depot, 800 E Arapaho Rd, Richardson, Texas 75081-2241, United States of America