Privacy Policy for Bearing Headquarters Websites
At Bearing Headquarters, one of our main priorities is the privacy of visitors to our proprietary websites, accessible from www.BearingHeadquarters.com and www.BHQexpress.com. This Privacy Policy document highlights the types of information that is collected and recorded through our websites, and how we use that information.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our websites with regard to the information that they shared and/or collect on the Bearing Headquarters corporate or BHQ Express websites. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than direct access to these websites.
Consent
By using our websites, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Information we collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information. For example, the information required to complete a purchase on our website or set up an account.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, title, address, email address, and telephone number.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
• Manage your account
• Allow you to purchase products online
• Resolve disputes, collect fees, or troubleshoot problems
• Improve and expand our website
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
• Find and prevent fraud
Log Files
Bearing Headquarters follows a standard procedure of using log files for our websites. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, Bearing Headquarters websites use ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accesses or visits. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
Third-Party Privacy Policies
Bearing Headquarters does not share your data with any Third-Party sites. However, our websites may contain links to other websites that are not operated or managed by us. Bearing Headquarters’ Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we strongly advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of any third-party for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We recommend reviewing this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Children’s Information
Bearing Headquarters does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 18. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will employ our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Privacy Rights
(Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to the following. Please see Contact Us section below for instructions to submit such requests.
• Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
• Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
• Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following. Please see Contact Us section below for instructions to submit such requests.
• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Contact Us
If you have any questions pertaining to any items within this Privacy Policy, please contact us. All requests to update personal data must be communicated in written form via our website or through a direct mailing to our corporate offices. We will begin to act upon written requests 24 hours after receipt.