Privacy Statement
Members.remancouncil.org is an information portal made available to members of the Remanufacturing Industries Council (RIC) to provide pertinent information for members. We appreciate your visit and participation in RIC and value the importance of protecting your privacy and personal data. To ensure transparency and security, this privacy statement will inform you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data processed by us.
What Information Do We Collect About You?
- Personal Identification Information
We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our site, fill out a form, respond to a survey, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our site. You may be asked for your name, email address, phone number, company name, job title, and biography as well as specific information related to various request we may ask from time to time, if applicable. You may, however, visit our site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from you only if you voluntarily submit such information to us. You can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent you from engaging in certain site related activities.
- Non-Personal Identification Information
We may collect non-personal identification information about you whenever you interact with our site. Non-personal identification information may include your browser name, the type of computer, operating system, Internet Service Provider, and other similar information which enables your access to our site.
How Will We Use the Information We Collect About You?
RIC collects and processes your personal data in order to:
- Provide you with the services that you seek from our websites
We collect information about you to manage your access to our website, and tailor content based on your interests. We may use your email address and/or phone number to respond to your inquiries, questions, and/or other requests.
- Carry out Membership Administration
Participating members will be asked to complete a profile including personal information such as name, company name, job title, bio, email address, and phone number, as well as provide a headshot image. This information can be edited at any time through the member portal. We use this information to provide you with your member benefits. We share this information with other members by posting it in the member portal to facilitate relationships between members. We may also share some of the information publicly, such as your photo, name, company name and job title on our list of Board members, if applicable. - Improve our websites and services and ensure the security of our websites
We use your information collected from the website to personalize your repeat visits to our website. We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our users, as a group, use the services and resources provided on our site and to improve our site design and functionality.
- Support and promote the remanufacturing industry
Company information that you provide may be stored in our comprehensive database of companies in the remanufacturing industry. No personal information (contact names, email addresses, etc.) will be kept for this purpose. This database helps us to identify the size and scope of the worldwide remanufacturing industry.
- And, if you consent to it, send you marketing emails
As a member of RIC, you are already enrolled in our monthly newsletter as well as our member communications list. If you opt in to other mailing lists (such as Reman Day or the annual conference mailing list), you will receive periodic communications related to those lists. We use an email marketing platform to manage our communications with you.
Beyond these purposes, we process your data only if you have granted express consent for its stated purposes. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third-parties. We do not share your personal information, except as provided in this Privacy Policy, or as identified at the time of a special request.
You may ask to be removed from our mailing list by clicking the Unsubscribe or Manage Preferences links at the bottom of every email we send, or by contacting us using any of the contact methods listed at the end of this page.
How We Use Cookies on This Site
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.
Some cookies enable the site to function as intended. Other cookies enable us to track visits to the pages on our website. This helps us to improve our content and also to deliver customized content to you when your interaction with our website indicates that you are interested in a particular subject area.
You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being set. If you do so, note that some parts of the site may not function as intended.
Access to Your Information and Correction
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please contact us via the contact methods at the bottom of this page.
We want to make sure your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.
Other Websites
Our content may link to other websites to provide relevant references. We are not responsible for such external content, which may contain separate privacy statements and data processing disclosures.
Changes to Our Privacy Statement
We regularly review our privacy policy. Any updates to the policy will be placed on this webpage. This privacy policy was last updated on January 10, 2020.
How to Contact Us
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy statement or information we hold about you:
- By email: info@remancouncil.org
- By mail: 150 Lucius Gordon Drive, Suite 105, West Henrietta, New York 14586