Privacy Policy
(Effective October 1st 2006).
The GCR
Corporation is committed to protecting any personal information that you
may provide with us. In particular, we believe it is important for
you to know how we treat information about you that we may receive from
this Web site.
Attn:
Privacy Compliance Officer
GCR Corp.
955 Pratt Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007
Information Collected
Use of Collected Information
Links to Other Sites
Security of Collected
Information
Access to Collected Information
Contacting Us
Changes
to this Policy
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Information
Collected
In general, you can visit this Web site
without telling us who you are or revealing
any information about yourself. Our web
servers collect the domain names, not the
e-mail addresses, of visitors. Our web
servers also seek (as many Web sites do) to
place a "cookie" (a small data file) on your
computer's hard drive which allows the
server to determine the computer when it
visits again, in order to track statistical
information about navigation to and
throughout certain areas of our site, and to
GCR promotions on other sites. This cookie
is not used to obtain your name or any
personal data, and the information that is
tracked is used only for internal purposes,
such as to improve site navigation and to
measure the effectiveness of our promotional
placements, and is not shared with anyone
other than GCR affiliates and contractors
who assist GCR in these efforts and are
bound to confidentiality. However, if you
prefer not to accept cookies, you can set
your browser to reject them or to alert you
before one is placed.
In
addition, there are portions of this Web
site where we may need to collect personal
information from you for a specific purpose,
such as to provide you with certain
information you request. The information
collected from you may include your name,
address, telephone, fax number, or e-mail
address. For electronic access to annual
reports and proxy statements, we collect
your tax identification number to verify
your shareholder status. For our supplier
diversity site, we necessarily collect
information about gender and ethnicity, such
as whether your business is female-owned.
This Web site is not intended for persons
under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly
solicit or collect personal information from
or about children, and we do not knowingly
market our products or services to children.
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Use of Collected Information
When other information is collected from you, such as your name and
e-mail address, we generally let you know at the time of collection how
we will use the personal information. Usually, we use the personal
information you provide only to respond to your inquiry or to process
your request (such as to receive electronic annual reports or to be
added to our supplier diversity database). This information may be
shared with other GCR businesses, but only if necessary to fulfill your
request or for related purposes.
We may share the personal information
you provide with other companies we have hired to provide services for
us. These companies - our vendors - are contractually bound to use
personal information we share with them only to perform the services we
have hired them to provide. We do not share, sell, or lease personal
information about you to any third-parties for their marketing use. We
will release information about you if you direct us to do so, if we are
required by law to do so, or in other legally limited circumstances (for
example, to protect your account from fraud).
If you register with one of GCR's business units online, they may use
this information to provide you with custom information about GCR's
offerings in support of your business needs. They may also seek to place
a "cookie" (small data file) as discussed above in order to provide you
with tailored information. You should review the privacy policy
associated with that GCR business' Web site for further information
about that GCR business' privacy practices.
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Links to Other Sites
GCR's Web site may contain links to other sites such as GCR distributors
and sales affiliates. While we try to link only to sites that share our
high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the
content, security, or privacy practices employed by other sites.
Security of Collected Information
We maintain strict physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards
to protect your personal information from unauthorized or inappropriate
access. We restrict access to information about you to those GCR workers
who need to know the information to respond to your inquiry or request.
Workers who misuse personal information are subject to disciplinary
action.
Access to Collected Information
You may review and update the information that you provide to us through
this Web site by contacting us as described below.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please use the
Contact Us page.
We welcome your questions and suggestions about our privacy policy.
Changing to this Policy
Please check this privacy policy periodically to inform yourself of any
changes. Although we reserve the right to modify or supplement this
privacy policy, we will provide notice to you on this Web site of any
major changes for at least 30 days following the change.
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E-mail: privacy@gcrcorp.com