privacy notice
Effective Date: 2/29/2024
Green Industrial Services LLC (“Green Industrial Services”) and its affiliates and subsidiaries understand the importance of your privacy. This Privacy Notice applies to all our interactions with you, including when you visit our website greenindustrialservices.net, request or receive professional services, participate in our educational or marketing events, request information from us, apply for a job, or when you otherwise provide information to Green Industrial Services (collectively, the “services”). Our Privacy Notice describes our collection of information during your interactions with our services, and the rights and choices you have regarding your information.
By using our website or any of our services, you agree with the terms of this Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use. Depending on your activities when visiting our website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.
Information Collection
Green Industrial Services collects data, including personal information, about you. “Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. In the previous twelve months, we have collected various types of information, including:
- Browsing Information. We collect browsing information automatically when you visit our website. This information includes: IP address, Browser type, browser settings, Device ID, Operating System, Cookie ID.
- Commercial Information. We collect commercial information when you become our client or vendor, or if you voluntarily provide it to us. The information includes business address, phone number, and email.
- Contact Information. We collect contact information when you provide it to us at an event, via email, online form and job application submissions, or through other means. The information includes name, contact details, home address, email, or phone number.
- Financial Information. We collect financial information when you pay us for any services, become an employee, or become a vendor. We may use third party vendors that collect this information on our behalf. Information includes payment card details and customer account information.
- Education & Employment Information. We collect education information when you apply for a position and complete interviews. Information includes school records and transcripts, resumes, reference letters, and information on previous employment.
We collect personal information from a variety of different sources, including:
- Website Visitors. We collect browsing information automatically from those who visit our website. We collect contact information, commercial information, and social media data from those who provide it voluntarily via contact forms, job applications, and email messages.
- Clients. We will collect commercial information, contact information, and financial information when you voluntarily become our client.
- Cookies and Trackers. We use cookies and other embedded tracking technology like web beacons, including from third parties such as which automatically collect users’ browsing information when they use our website. You will find other parties’ trackers on our website. Other parties like our analytics and advertising partners place code with cookies or web beacons embedded in them. These are called third-party cookies. Some third-party cookies are used to track a particular user’s activity.
- Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics tools on our websites. Google’s collection of data is governed by their own privacy policy, which can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US. To opt out of Google Analytics, visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Sensitive Information
Green Industrial Services does not knowingly collect, use, or process personal information, which is classified as sensitive information, under certain US or foreign legislation, such as information about a known child, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data or biometric data in limited circumstances. Do not provide Green Industrial Services with any sensitive information. If we find that sensitive information has been collected inadvertently, we will delete it upon discovery.
How We Use Collected Information
Green Industrial Services uses personal information for a variety of business purposes, as described below and within this policy. Specifically, this includes:
- Client Information. We may use your information to perform a contract we are about to or have entered into with you.
- Marketing. We may use your personal information to improve our products, develop new products or features, and conduct research. We may use your personal information to communicate with you about Green Industrial Services and other companies’ products and services, offers, promotions, upcoming events, and other information about our services.
- Employment. We may use your personal information to determine your eligibility for employment with our company or otherwise process your job applications. We may verify your references, qualifications, and/or conduct a criminal records check for certain vetting purposes, where permissible and in accordance with applicable law.
- Other Means.
- Legal, Security, and Safety Reasons. We may use your personal information for legal, security and safety reasons.
- Communications. We may use your personal information to provide information about the services you have requested, or alert you to updated information.
- Other Legal Means. We may use your personal information to carry out legitimate interests (or those of a third party) or other valid legal bases. We will comply with the laws that exist and apply when using your personal information.
How We Disclose Information to Others
We will only disclose Personal Information to third parties where required by law or to our personnel, or third-party service providers who require such information to assist us with administering the client/customer relationship, including third-party service providers who provide services to us or on our behalf.
We may also disclose Personal Information for the following additional purposes where permitted or required by applicable law:
- With Our Service Providers and Vendors. We transfer all or a portion of your information to our service providers who help us deliver our products and services to you and for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. These service providers are required by contract or law to only use or disclose the information as necessary to perform services on our behalf or as otherwise required by law. Although Green Industrial Services requires these third parties meet our privacy and security requirements, Green Industrial Services does not control the privacy or security policies of such third parties.
- For a Merger, Acquisition, Change in Ownership, or Reorganization. Personal information we have collected may be disclosed to a third party in the event of a merger, transfer of ownership or assets, bankruptcy, or other corporate reorganization.
- With our Affiliated Businesses. We transfer the information that we collect to other Green Industrial Services businesses, subsidiaries, and related affiliates acting on our behalf for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice.
- For Legitimate Interests. Green Industrial Services may disclose without your prior consent any information about you or your use of our website, if we believe disclosure is necessary, including to:
- Protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of Green Industrial Services, employees, other users of the website, or the public;
- Enforce the Terms of Use that apply to use of the website;
- Respond to a legally valid request from a competent governmental authority;
- Respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties;
- Correspond with law enforcement agencies, if we are required to do so; and
- Satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
- Disclosure of Aggregated Non-Personal Data. We may disclose aggregated, non-personal information received from providing the services, including information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. Green Industrial Services may share demographic information with business partners, but it will be aggregated and de-personalized, so that personal information is not revealed.
- For Data Analytics. We share your information with analytics service providers such as Google. Google may combine your browsing information, including information from your use of our website, to generate interest-based advertisements.
Cookies
To enrich your online experience, Green Industrial Services uses Cookies and similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer. Green Industrial Services uses cookies to help identify and track visitors, their usage of the website, and their website access preferences. Users visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies, with the drawback that certain features of Green Industrial Services websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies. By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you acknowledge and agree to Green Industrial Services’ use of cookies.
Sale of Data
Green Industrial Services does not generally sell information obtained from consumers to certain third parties in exchange for monetary or other consideration.
Transfer and Storage of Information
Information Green Industrial Services collects about you may be transferred, processed, and/or accessed by us in the United States, or another country where we or our service providers operate. Please be aware your personal information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state or country where privacy laws may differ from and may not be as protective as those where you live.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to allow us to collect information about you, please be aware that Green Industrial Services may transfer your personal information to the United States and process and store it there.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that we may transfer information to a country or jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, as disclosed in this Privacy Notice.
Security
When handling your personal information, we use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or loss. However, no internet transmission is ever fully secure, and we cannot guarantee that information transmitted via our website will remain confidential at all times.
Third Party Services
This Privacy Notice applies only to our website and other services. Our website may contain links to other websites. We have no control over the privacy practices or the content of any of our business partners, advertisers, sponsors, or other third parties we link to from our website.
Green Industrial Services does not endorse, approve, or certify these other websites, and we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of the information contained on those websites. You should check the applicable Privacy Notice of the website sponsor when linking to other websites.
United States Rights
Many states are passing laws right now that may apply to you. Consistent with these laws, Green Industrial Services gives you options to access, edit, or remove certain information, as well as choices about how we contact you. Although some of these rights apply generally, certain rights will only apply to limited individuals or circumstances. To the extent that these laws apply, you may exercise the following rights:
- Right to Know and Access Information. Note that much of the information you are entitled to know or access is disclosed in this Privacy Notice. With this said, you have the right to know about our information practices. You also have the right to access the categories of data we collect, with whom we share or sell that information, and, in some cases, what specific personal information we associate with you or your account.
- Right to Data Portability. If you request a copy of your specific information then we will provide it in an easily accessible format.
- Right to Deletion or Erasure. You may request that we delete the personal information we have collected about you. Depending on the applicable law, in some cases we are required or permitted to retain your information, even if you validly requested we delete or erase it.
- Right to Correct Information. You may request we correct or rectify inaccurate information we have collected about you.
- Right to Limit Use of Information for Advertising. You may opt-out of our use of your personal information for advertising purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent. You may withdraw your consent to our data privacy practices.
- Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right to not experience discrimination from us for exercising the rights listed in this section. What we mean by discrimination is denying you access to our services or limiting the quality of our services. However, limiting use of, or deleting, your personal information may restrict the purposes or uses that rely on that information. If you need further assistance, you can contact Green Industrial Services through one of the channels listed below under “Contact.”
To exercise any of your privacy rights, either:
- Call at 812-772-2025 OR
- Email Green Industrial Services at gis@greenindustrialservices.net
To exercise your right to opt out of the selling or sharing of personal information, please fill out our form at [OPT OUT].
Please include your email address, full name, and your specific information about your request(s) and, if applicable, specifically what information you do not want to receive. If you would like to update or correct your email address, street address, or other personal information with us, please include specific details about the information you wish to have updated or corrected.
For requests submitted by email, you must provide enough information that allows us to verify your identity. Only you or your authorized agent may make requests regarding your personal information. An authorized agent must have documentation that they are authorized to act on your behalf. Green Industrial Services will attempt to fulfill or reject your request within the amount of time required by law.
Do Not Track Signals
CalOPPA requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals. DNT is a privacy preference you can set in your web browser to indicate that you do not want certain information about your webpage visits collected across websites when you have not interacted with that service on the page. For details, including how to turn on DNT, see here. Because there currently isn’t an industry or legal standard recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we don’t respond to them at this time.
Nevada Privacy Rights
Nevada residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of their Personal Information by, emailing us (see our contact information below) and including “NV Sale Opt Out Request” in the subject line. Please note we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity and the authenticity of the request. We will respond to your request within sixty (60) days and, once verified, we will maintain your opt-out request in the event our practices change. Please note that this right does not apply to business-to-business customers, employment applicants, or independent contractors to us, or if the disclosure of Personal Information is for purposes consistent with the Nevada resident’s reasonable expectations, when considering the submission’s circumstances.
Age Restrictions
By accepting the Privacy Notice through your use of our website or services, you certify that you are 18 years of age or older. Green Industrial Services does not have actual knowledge of any personal information about individuals under the age of 18 whose information has been collected through our website or services. If we become aware that a person submitting information to us is a minor, we delete the information as soon as we discover it.
Changes to Privacy Notice
We may update or change this Privacy Notice from time to time. We will post the changes on our website and will indicate the effective date. Your continued use of our website or our services after the changes are effective constitutes your acceptance of the Privacy Notice.
Contact Us
Green Industrial Services has offices throughout the United States. Should you have any comments or questions about how we collect and use your personal information, communication can be directed to Green Industrial Services Office of General Counsel:
POSTAL ADDRESS
1134 Washington St., Tell City, IN 47586
EMAIL
gis@greenindustrialservices.net
