Privacy Policy

Vernay Laboratories Inc. Privacy Statement

Effective Date: June 16,2017

Discover Vernay’s commitment to your privacy. Our Privacy Policy outlines how we handle and protect your personal data, ensuring transparency and security in compliance with legal standards.

This privacy policy statement applies to www.vernay.com (including its subdomains) owned and operated by Vernay Laboratories Inc. including all controlled affiliates.  Where Vernay Laboratories Inc. is mentioned hereafter, it shall include its controlled affiliates.  This privacy statement describes how Vernay Laboratories Inc. collects and uses the personal information you provide on our website: www.vernay.com (including its subdomains).  It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information.  Your right to privacy is a priority to us at Vernay Laboratories Inc. (“Vernay”).  Therefore, this statement is a corporate-wide guideline and is not limited to our online business.  We do not sell your information to outside organizations.  Our goal in gathering information is to consistently improve our relationship with you, our customer.  We use the following guidelines to protect the information we collect during your visit to our website, www.vernay.com; over thetelephone; at trade shows; or through any other interaction.  Because these guidelines affect you, please read them carefully and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

What information does Vernay gather online?

If you are within the European Union (the “EU”), you should note that the EU has deemed the United States to have inadequate data protection laws.  Accordingly, by providing this information, you are consenting to its transfer outside of the EU.  This information may include Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, the files viewed on our site (e.g., HTML pages, graphics, etc.), operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data to analize trends in the aggregate and administer the site.  You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level, but if you choose to disable cookies, it may limit your use of certain features or functions on our website or service.

Information Collection and Use

For some areas of our site, we ask you to provide additional information that helps us enhance your site visit, assists you with technical support issues, or permits post-visit follow-up.  You provide this information to us only once, by creating a “www.vernay.com” profile.  This information might include your name, email address, company information, mailing address, application information, product preferences, or contact preferences.  If you provide us personal information about others, or if others give us your information, we will only use that information for the specific reason for which it was provided to us.

How does Vernay use the information collected about me?

We use the information we receive from you to tailor your experience on our website and provide you with the specific information or services you are seeking.  This information remains confidential.  With the information you volunteer, we can process your purchases, confirm your orders, customize the page content andlanguage, notify you of updates to our site and products, ask you to participate in market surveys, and provide you with specific product and local event information.  We add any information you provide to our custom database.  Information added to our customer database is aggregated with other such information previously collected.  Without your prior consent, you will not receive periodic mailings, emails, or telephone calls from us about new products and services, discounts, special promotions, or upcoming events.

How can I update my information or remove myself from your customer database (Opt out)?

You can opt out at any time to the use of your personal information for direct marketing purposes via email, fax, telephone, or mail.  To remove yourself from certain provisions of this privacy statement you can send an email, fax, or letter with your request.  We will respond to your request within 15 days.  Upon request, Vernay will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your personal information.  We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services.  We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

How does Vernay use cookies?

By accepting cookies, we do not gain access to your computer or any personal information about you, other than the data you chose to share with us.  We do not store any personal information in the cookies we place on your computer.  This practice is strictly enforced.  To learn more about cookies, how we use them on www.vernay.com, and how you can view or delete them, refer to our Cookies Help page at https://www.vernay.com/Vernay/Cookie-Policy.aspx.  If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site will be limited.  Cookies are also set by our service providers.  We have invested time and resources to ensure that our online and internal security procedures help safeguard your information.

How does the Vernay privacy statement affect me outside the U.S.?

If you are located within the European Union, you should note that your personal information (i.e. name, title and department, company name and address, business telephone number and email address, and private address) will be stored at or transferred to Vernay Laboratories., located at 2077 Convention Center Concourse College Park, Georgia 30337, United States, for the purposes of contract management, accounting and data support, business assessment, and direct marketing.  Please note that the United States is deemed by the European Union (“EU”) to have inadequate data protection legislation.  We have made additional efforts to add adequate protection to our customers located in the EU.

For more information see: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/dataprotection/document/internationaltransfers/transfer/index_en.htm) to ensure adequate safeguards for data transfers to the USA.  By agreeing to this Privacy Statement you consent to the transfer and use of your data in accordance with the above.

Social Media Features

Our Web site includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook and LinkedIn buttons.  These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly.  Social Media Features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site.  Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy statement of the company providing it.   Third parties control the content of all third-party websites that are linked to our website, and are provided as a benefit to you.  If you submit personal information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy statements.  We encourage you to carefully read the privacy statements of any Web site you visit.

Notification of Privacy Statement Changes

We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes to our information practices.  We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

How can I contact Vernay Laboratories Inc.?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of our website, or your dealings with Vernay, contact:

Vernay Privacy Officer
PO Box 758
Griffin, GA 30224
Email: DPO@vernay.com