Privacy Policy

Section 1 - What do we do with your information?

When you purchase anything from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. We do this in order to ship and bill your order as well as contact you in case of issues.

When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address, browser, OS, and some browser settings in order to provide us with information that helps us troubleshoot issues related to our website.

When you post to our forum/community we store the data that you provide so that we can respond to and improve customer issues.

When you send us an email or contact us electronically in any way we store the data so that we can respond to and improve customer issues.

Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.

Section 2 - Consent

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting information and using this information for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no. 

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us.

Section 3 - Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

Section 4 - Our Store

Our store is hosted on Amazon servers, using WordPress and Woocommerce. These services in combination provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
Your data is stored using systems that were designed by developers outside of NCD, including databases and the general Woocommerce application. We store your data on a secure server behind a firewall. 

Payment

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Authorize.net stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After the payment transaction has been captured, your purchase transaction information is deleted.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

For more insight, you may also want to read Authorize.net’s Terms of Service (https://www.authorize.net/company/terms/) or Privacy Statement (https://www.authorize.net/company/privacy/).

Accounting

If you choose to send or receive any monetary transactions with NCD, we are required by US regulations to keep records of all transactions.

All transaction records are maintained in Quickbooks and/or Quickbooks Online. These data are subject to the privacy policy of Intuit itself, you can learn more about it at: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/global/privacy/ and https://security.intuit.com/index.php/privacy.

Section 5 - Third Party Services

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.  For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

Links

When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

Google Analytics

Our store uses Google Analytics to help us learn about who visits our site and what pages are being looked at.

Authorize.net

Our store uses Authorize.net to allow us to process credit and debit card transactions.

PayPal

Our customers may use PayPal as the payment processor and the information of the transaction is shared with us to allow for capture or dispensation of funds.

Quickbooks Online

Our store uses Quickbooks online to store necessary and required transactional data for our records.

Shipping Service Providers

Information is shared with shipping service providers to the extent necessary to perform the service they provide or to resolve issues relating to a shipment.

Section 6 - Security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted and transmitted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

Section 7 - Cookies

Your web browser offers so-called “cookies” which, if you allow their use, store small amounts of data on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies assist us in tracking which of our features you like best. Therefore, cookies enable us to customize our content according to your preferences. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying your browser settings. Our site is viewable even if you disable the cookie function on your browser. However, if you disable cookies, some features will not be available to you. 

Section 8 - Age of Consent

By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

Section 9 - Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.

Questions and contact information

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Privacy Compliance Officer or by mail at:

National Control Devices
Attn: Privacy Compliance Officer
PO Box 455
Osceola, MO 64776
USA