Privacy Policy

Last modified: July 20, 2021

1. Introduction

C.H. Babb Co., Inc. (“Company”; “we”; or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”).

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you access or use www.babbco.com and www.tunnelovens.com (collectively, the “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect:

• On this Website; and
• In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it.  If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website.  By accessing this Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time (see Paragraph 12, below).  Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be an acceptance of those changes. Please check this Privacy Policy periodically for updates.

2. Children Under the Age of 16

Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age.  No one under age 16 may provide any information to or on the Website.  We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.  If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address.  If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.  If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at www.babbco.com/contact.

3. Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

• By which you may be personally identified, such as your name, e-mail address, or telephone number;
• That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as your usage of the Website, including pages visited and information downloaded; and/or
• About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.

We collect this information:

• Directly from you when you provide it to us; and
• Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies.

1. Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect on or through our Website may include:

• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website such as the “contact us” form; and
• Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.

1. Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

• Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data and location data; and
• Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

• Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer.  You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser.  However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.

4. Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Some applications on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers and application providers.  These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website.  The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services.  They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used.  If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.  For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from many providers, see Paragraph 7, below.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

• To present our Website and its contents to you;
• To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us;
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
• To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it;
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
• For any other purpose with your consent.

6. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or that you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:

• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business;
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Company’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Company about our Website users is among the assets transferred;
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; and
• With your consent.

We may also disclose your personal information:

• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request;
• To enforce or apply our terms of use found at Terms of Use or our terms of sale; and
• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of our Company, our customers, or others.

7. Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us.  We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

• Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent.  If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
• Promotional Offers from the Company. If you do not wish to have your email address/contact information used by the Company to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by sending us a message stating your request using the contact form located at www.babbco.com/contact.  If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions.  This opt out does not apply to information provided to the Company as a result of a product purchase, warranty registration, product service experience, or other transaction outside of the Website.

We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising.  However these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way.

8. Accessing and Correcting Your Information

To access, change, or delete any personal information provided to us, you may send us a message stating your request using the contact form located at www.babbco.com/contact.

9. Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information.  To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa.

10. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.  All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website.  Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.  We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

11. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page.  The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.

12. Contact Information

To ask questions or submit comments about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, you can contact us at: www.babbco.com/contact.