Scope of This Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting www.abbotandatlas.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy describes how Abbot & Atlas, Inc. (“ABBOT & ATLAS TEXTILES”) protects your privacy when you use the Site. This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference and is part of ABBOT & ATLAS TEXTILES Terms of Use. If you have not already reviewed the Terms of Use, please take a few minutes to do so.

Your Consent to This Privacy Policy

By using the Site, you are agreeing to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, you may not use the Site.

Privacy Notices

This Privacy Policy may be supplemented or amended from time to time by “Privacy Notices” posted on specific areas of the Site. For example, certain pages of the Site contain Privacy Notices providing details about the personal information we collect on those pages, why we need that information, and choices you may have about the ways we use that information.

Information You Provide to Us. We collect the personal information you knowingly and voluntarily provide when you use the Site, for example, the information you provide when you send us a question or comment and respond to an e-mail from us.

Personal information collected on the Site includes, but is not limited to, your name, mailing address, comments, email address, and other information you provide us.

Information Sent to Us by Your Web Browser. We collect information sent to us automatically by your web browser, such as cookies. 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. If you access the Site by clicking on a link in an e-mail we have sent you, we may link the information provided by your browser to information that identifies you personally.

We use these cookies to collect statistical information about the ways visitors use the Site – which pages they visit, which links they use, and how long they stay on each page. We analyze this information in statistical form to better understand our visitors’ interests and needs and to improve the content and functionality of the Site.

Information We Collect Using Web Beacons. In addition to cookies, we may also use “web beacons” and other web technologies to manage the Site and email. A web beacon is a small bit of computer code. Web beacons may be used to count how many people visit a web page or tell us whether an email has been opened. We may link the information we collect using web beacons and other web technologies to information that identifies you personally.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use the personal information you provide to us:

• To provide you information
• To provide you goods
• To provide you a personalized experience on the Site
• To invite you to participate in surveys or provide feedback to us
• To improve the content, functionality and usability of the Site
• To better understand your needs and interests
• For security, credit, or fraud prevention purposes
• For any other purpose we identify in a specific Privacy Notice

Please read further to learn more about the ways we use personal information we collect from you in specific situations.

Sharing Personal Information We Collect Through the Site

We may share the personal information we collect through the Site as described below and in any applicable Privacy Notices.

Our Service Providers. We may share personal information collected through the Site with companies and organizations that perform services on our behalf, for example, companies that provide support services to us (such as data storage and web hosting services) or that help us market our products and administer our services. When we share personal information with our third-party service providers, these service providers are required to use the personal information we share with them only to perform services on our behalf and to protect the confidentiality of your personal information.

Our Affiliates. We may share personal information collected through the Site with affiliates of ABBOT & ATLAS TEXTILES. 

Business Transfers. Information submitted to the Site is an asset of ABBOT & ATLAS TEXTILES and/or its affiliates and will become part of our normal business records. 

Government and Legal Disclosures. We may disclose the personal information we collect through the Site when we 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 the Site; to protect the rights, property or safety of ABBOT & ATLAS TEXTILES and its affiliates; our users or others; or to protect your vital interests.

Privacy Policy Changes

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy and any Privacy Notice, by posting the revised version of this Privacy Policy on the Site. These changes will only apply to personal information we collect after we have posted the revised Privacy Policy on the Site. Your use of the Site following any such change constitutes your agreement that all personal information collected from or about you through the Site after the revised Privacy Policy is posted will be subject to the terms of the revised Privacy Policy.

Unless the change is a minor change (such as a change in our contact information) or a non-substantive change (such as a clarification or reformatting of this Privacy Policy), to alert you to these changes, we will provide a notice at the top of this Privacy Policy for at least 30 days after the new effective date and highlight the changes so that you can locate them easily.

From time to time, for example, because of changes in the law or technology or the way we operate our business, we may ask your permission to use the personal information we have collected from you in new or different ways. We will do this by sending you a notice by e-mail or postal mail at the last e-mail or postal address you provided us, asking you to agree to the change. If you do not expressly agree to the change, we may, at our discretion, delete all or some of your personal information from our databases to avoid using your information in ways to which you have not consented.

You may access the current version of this Privacy Policy at any time by selecting the “Privacy Policy” link at the bottom of our website.

European Residents

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above.  Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

Links to Third Party Web sites

Our Site may contain links to web sites that are not operated by ABBOT & ATLAS TEXTILES. These links are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third party web sites. ABBOT & ATLAS TEXTILES does not control these web sites and is not responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any web site you visit before using the web site or providing any personal information about yourself.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed at nor targeted to children under the age of 13. We do not use the Site to knowingly solicit personal information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, do not provide us with any personal information. If we learn that someone under 13 has provided personal information to the Site, we will use reasonable efforts to remove such information from our databases.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is part of our Terms and Conditions and, as such, shall be governed under the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. All actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy shall be venued exclusively in state or federal court in New York. You hereby irrevocably consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of said courts for all such purposes.

Questions & Comments

We welcome your questions and comments regarding this Privacy Policy. Please contact us at hello@abbotandatlas.com if you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy.