Effective August 1, 2025

Introduction and Key Terms

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to Stecker Machine Co., Inc., a Wisconsin corporation ("we," "us," "our").

"Personal Data" or "Personal Information" means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual, as defined under the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), and other applicable state privacy laws.

"Sensitive Personal Data" means personal data that reveals an individual's racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health diagnosis, sexual orientation, citizenship or immigration status, genetic or biometric data, specific geolocation data, personal data collected from a known child, or precise geolocation data.

Personal Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped as follows:

  • Identifiers: This includes information such as your name (first and last), job title (including company name and company website), postal address, email address, telephone number, website interaction (visits, clicks, form interaction, email subscriptions), marketing email interactions, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, account name, or other similar identifiers. 
  • Financial Information: This includes bank account numbers, credit or debit card numbers, and other financial information.
  • Commercial Information: Sales won or lost, if any. 
  • Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information: This includes browsing history and search history.
  • Geolocation Data: This includes precise physical location or movements and travel patterns.
  • Professional or Employment-Related Information: This includes current or past job history.

How Your Personal Information Is Collected

We collect your personal information through various methods, including:

  • Direct interactions with you when you provide personal information by subscribing to our blog, filling in forms, corresponding with us, or using our products or services.
  • Directly from our B2B customer contacts.
  • Third party services, including rB2B, Apollo.io, and/or Google Search Ads.
  • Automated technologies or interactions, such as cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies as you navigate through our website or use our services.

Why We Use Your Personal Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, and improve our products and services, including to:

  • Process transactions and fulfill orders
  • Manage your account and provide customer support
  • Personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
  • Develop new products, services, and features

For marketing and advertising purposes, including to:

  • Send promotional communications about our products, services, and events
  • Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
  • Serve targeted advertisements based on your interests and browsing behavior

To protect the security and integrity of our business, including to:

  • Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
  • Enforce our terms of service and other legal rights
  • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes

To analyze and improve our business operations, including to:

  • Conduct data analytics and market research
  • Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
  • Improve the design and functionality of our products and services

To fulfill our contractual obligations to you and take steps at your request before entering into a contract.

For other legitimate business purposes, as permitted by applicable law.

Do we use 'cookies'?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember if you've previously filled out a form. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

We use cookies to:

  • Understand and save user's preferences for future visits
  • Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
  • We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since every browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, It won't affect you user experience.

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information.
When you visit or log in to our website, cookies and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with other personal information they or others have about you, including by association with your email. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout.

Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Google

Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. See https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/6008942 for details.
We have implemented the following:

  • Remarketing with Google AdSense
  • Google Display Network Impression Reporting
  • Demographics and Interests Reporting

We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.

Opting out:
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.

Your Rights Under State Privacy Laws and How to Exercise Them

Depending on your state of residence, you may have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

Right to Know/Access: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which that information was collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share the information.

Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.

Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.

Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a portable and readily usable format.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties or the sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes.

Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information to those uses necessary to perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected by an average consumer.

Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

To exercise your rights, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by contacting us at the address or phone number listed under the heading “Contacting Us” below. 

We will respond to verifiable requests within the timeframes required by applicable law. We may need to request specific information from you to help us verify your identity and ensure your right to access your personal information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

Categories of Personal Information We Share with Third Parties

We may share the following categories of personal information with third parties for business purposes:

  • Identifiers
  • Commercial Information
  • Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information
  • Professional or Employment-Related Information

We do not sell personal information or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes, as those terms are defined under applicable state privacy laws.

Who We Share Your Personal Data With

We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:

  • Our affiliates and subsidiaries
  • Service providers and contractors who perform services on our behalf
  • Business partners with whom we jointly offer products or services
  • Advertising and marketing partners
  • Analytics and search engine providers
  • Professional advisors, including lawyers, auditors, and insurers
  • Regulators, government agencies, and law enforcement
  • Entities involved in business transfers, such as merger, acquisition, or asset sale transactions

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with applicable laws. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

Data Security and Retention

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from accidental loss, unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information of a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information from our files as soon as possible.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Stecker Machine Co., Inc.
5107 County Road C
Manitowoc, WI 54220
United States
920-726-4526

Additional Information for Specific States

California Residents: In addition to the rights described above, California residents have the right to request information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes under California's "Shine the Light" law. To make such a request, please contact us using the information provided above. 

Nevada Residents: Nevada residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. However, we do not sell personal information as defined under Nevada law. If you have any questions, please contact us using the information provided above.

Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia Residents: Residents of these states have the right to appeal a decision regarding their consumer rights request. To submit an appeal, please contact us using the information provided above and include "Privacy Rights Appeal" in the subject line.

By using our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described herein.