What We Collect
We collect information from you and your devices. We also receive information about you from third parties. We collect two types of information about you: "Personal Information" and "Non-Personal Information."
"Personal Information" is data that can be used to uniquely identify or contact you. "Non-Personal Information" includes technical data that, alone, cannot be used to identify you and includes information about how you access and use our Websites. Please note that over time, non-personal information may become personal information due to regulatory developments, technological advancements, or the co-mingling of personal and non-personal information. Specifically, we collect the following information in the following ways:
- Registering with our Websites: We may collect personal information (which may include first and last name, home or other physical address, email address, telephone number, driver’s license number, account number(s) at a bank or financial institution, and job history information) about you or others when you voluntarily submit it to us, for example, as part of a job application or when you join a mailing list.
- Requests for information: If you submit feedback, questions, or requests for information about our products and services, we may request your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address in order to respond to your inquiries.
- Website browsing information: When you visit any website, including our Websites, your browser may automatically send certain information such as browser type, browser language preference, operating system, internet service provider, IP address, device identification number, geo-location data, and online browsing data.
- Tracking information: When you visit our Websites, automated collection tools such as "cookies" and "web beacons" may gather Non-Personal Information about your visit and your computer.
- Google Analytics — To help facilitate the delivery of relevant content, we may use Google Analytics and Google Advertising Features, including Remarketing, Impression Reporting, Demographics, and Interest Reporting.
- Adobe Analytics – We may also use Adobe Analytics.
We may tie non-personal information with personal information to provide you with customized recommendations, to help authenticate you or other data or information that you may provide, to prevent fraud, and to ensure that our Websites meet your needs. When we tie non-personal information with personal information, it is considered "personal information" for the purposes of this Privacy Statement.
Why We Collect Information About You
We collect information about you primarily to provide services through the Websites, but also for other purposes that include but are not limited to:
- Customize our communications with you and provide personalized content, offers, and advertising.
- Administrative purposes, such as to assist you with registration on our Websites and contact list or to respond to inquiries from you.
- Administer offers, promotions, and surveys.
- Communicate with you about industry-related issues.
- Operate, evaluate, and improve our business.
- Perform data analyses and other processing.
- Protect against, and identify, fraud and other criminal activity or to exercise our rights or defend legal claims.
- Comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
- For other legitimate business purposes.
With Whom Do We Share Information About You?
- Our Affiliates. We may share your information with Bloc’s affiliates, including other subsidiaries of Bloc.
- Partners & Other Third Parties. We may share your personal information with partner organizations and others with whom we work to provide our products and services.
- Others Working for Us. We may share your information with third parties that perform services on our behalf.
- Other Third Parties, as Required by Law.
- Corporate Restructure.
We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.
SMS / Text Messaging Communications
If you provide your mobile phone number and opt in through a registration or contact form on our Websites, Bloc may send you text messages related to your relationship with us. This section describes that program specifically and applies in addition to the rest of this Privacy Statement.
Consent. By checking the SMS consent box and submitting your mobile number, you expressly agree to receive text messages from Bloc at that number. This consent is not a condition of purchase or of becoming a dealer/franchise partner, and can be withdrawn at any time as described below.
Message Types. Depending on your relationship with us, you may receive: order, quote, and installation status updates; responses to customer service inquiries; dealer/franchise network operational updates; and, where you have separately opted in, promotional offers and discounts.
Frequency & Cost. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile carrier and plan.
Opt-Out & Help. Reply STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or QUIT to any message to opt out; you will receive a one-time confirmation and no further messages unless you opt in again. Reply HELP for assistance, or contact us using the information in "Contact Us" below.
Mobile information is not shared. No mobile information collected through our SMS text messaging program will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All other categories of use exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent — this information will not be shared with any third parties, except with service providers who support our SMS platform under confidentiality obligations, or as required by law.
How you can control your information
Opting-Out. You may opt out of receiving promotional or marketing material at any time by contacting sales@builtbybloc.com or by following the opt-out instructions included in the communications you receive. Your option not to receive promotional and marketing material will not preclude us from corresponding with you regarding your existing or past business relationships with us.
SMS Opt-Out. You may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message you receive from us, or by contacting sales@builtbybloc.com. See "SMS / Text Messaging Communications" above for details.
Your Browser Settings. Your browser may give you the ability to control cookies or other tracking tools.
Do Not Track Requests. Some browsers have "do not track" features. We do not currently respond to those signals.
How We Protect Your Information
We do not sell, lease or rent information about you to non-affiliated third parties or entities for their marketing purposes.
We recognize the importance of maintaining the security of your information. We have implemented technical, administrative and physical security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, use and modification.
Third-Party Websites
This Privacy Statement applies solely to information collected on our Websites. Our Websites may contain links to other Websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other Websites.
International Data Transfers
If you choose to provide us with information, we may transfer that information to our affiliates or to other third parties, across borders, and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world.
Choice
We do not have a process for you to review and request changes to your non-public personal information that is collected through our Websites.
How You Can Access or Correct Your Information
We do not have a process for you to view, update or correct your information.
Personal Information We May Receive from Third-Party Social Networking Websites
If you choose to access or use third-party social networking services, we may receive personal information about you that you have already made available to those services.
User-generated Content and Public Profile Features
Bloc Websites may contain interactive areas where users might submit comments or other content that may be posted on the Websites or otherwise published.
Former Customers' Information
If you have an inactive or closed account(s) with us, we will continue to adhere to the practices described in this notice.
Children's Privacy
Our Websites are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13.
Privacy Rights
Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83, Bloc confirms that it does not disclose any person’s Personally Identifiable Information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.
California “Do Not Track” Disclosures
We do not track your on-line activity across other websites, nor do we knowingly permit any third-parties to conduct online tracking of you while you are visiting our Websites.
Application of United States Laws
Our Websites are based on computers located in the United States, however, your Personally Identifiable Information may be stored both inside and outside of the United States.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement may be updated periodically and will be posted on our Websites, indicating when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Statement, please contact us at:
Bloc Blinds Manufacturing LLC
Building 2, 8352 Harmon Road, Fort Worth, TX 76131, USA
sales@builtbybloc.com | 682.747.3020