Last updated , April,7 th , 2021
INTRODUCTION
BOIX MACHINERY USA, LLC (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, www.boix.us, including any other mobile website, or mobile application owned by us and related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”) and when you provide personal information to us offline or by other means. This Privacy Policy also explains your rights with respect to such information. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Site or provide us with personal information offline or through other means.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy to our website and updating the “Last Updated” date on the Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy.
You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.
CONTACT US
The Site is operated by BOIX USA. If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy or if you would like to exercise your data rights under applicable laws, please contact us at:
BOIX USA
15024 Farm to Market Road 529
Houston, Texas 77095
Phone: +1 713 491 2820
Email: admin@boix.us
If you are a California resident please see the contact options in “California Residents’ Rights of Access, Data Portability and Deletion” below.
COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
Personal Data
The types of personal information we collect depend on the nature of your interaction with us. Generally, information is provided voluntarily and you may visit our Site without providing information about yourself; however, registering for our events may require disclosure of certain personal information.
Information that we collect from you may include the following categories, but some of these categories or examples may not apply to you depending on your use of the Site:
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Category |
Examples |
Collected? |
Business Purpose for Collection |
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A. Identifiers. |
A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. |
YES
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Site security, debugging/repair; performing services on behalf of BOIX USA; responding to inquiries; quality, safety maintenance and verification of a service or device; enabling or effecting a commercial transaction |
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B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). |
A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. |
YES
|
Site security, debugging/repair; performing services on behalf of BOIX USA; responding to inquiries; quality, safety maintenance and verification of a service or device; enabling or effecting a commercial transaction |
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C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. |
Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information).
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YES |
Site security, debugging/repair; performing services on behalf of BOIX USA; responding to inquiries; quality, safety maintenance and verification of a service or device; enabling or effecting a commercial transaction |
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D. Commercial information. |
Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. |
YES |
Site security, debugging/repair; performing services on behalf of BOIX USA; responding to inquiries; quality, safety maintenance and verification of a service or device; enabling or effecting a commercial transaction |
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E. Biometric information. |
Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. |
YES
|
Building and Site security; employee identification
|
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F. Internet or other similar network activity. |
Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. |
YES |
Site security, debugging/repair; performing services on behalf of BOIX USA; responding to inquiries; quality, safety maintenance and verification of a service or device; enabling or effecting a commercial transaction |
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G. Geolocation data. |
Physical location or movements. |
YES |
Site security, debugging/repair; performing services on behalf of BOIX USA; responding to inquiries; quality, safety maintenance and verification of a service or device; enabling or effecting a commercial transaction |
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H. Sensory data. |
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. |
NO |
N/A |
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I. Professional or employment-related information. |
Current or past job history or performance evaluations. |
YES
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Performing services on behalf of BOIX USA; responding to inquiries |
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J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). |
Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. |
NO
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N/A |
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K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. |
Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. |
YES |
Site security, debugging/repair; performing services on behalf of BOIX USA; responding to inquiries; quality, safety maintenance and verification of a service or device; enabling or effecting a commercial transaction |
Data Sources
We collect information through various categories of sources. For example, we collect and obtain information:
USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience and allows us to conduct our business. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:
Subject to applicable law, we may retain your information for as long as needed to provide you products or services that you have requested, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements. We may not remove your personal information when there is a legal storage requirement, such as accounting rules or when there are other legal grounds to keep the data, such as an ongoing contractual relationship.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
We do not sell your personal information to third parties; however, we do share personal information with third parties for other purposes. We may disclose your personal information to a third party for a business purpose. When we disclose personal information for a business purpose, we enter a contract that describes the purpose and requires the recipient to both keep that personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose except performing the contract. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, to respond to requests from public and government authorities, including authorities outside your country of residence and to meet national security or law enforcement requirements, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Online Postings
When you post comments, contributions or other content to the Site your posts may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Site in perpetuity, subject to applicable laws.
Sale or Bankruptcy
If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party.
Aggregate and De-Identified Data
We also collect, use, and share aggregated and de-identified data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose at our discretion. Aggregate and de-identified data could be derived from your personal information but will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. If we combine or connect aggregate or de-identified data with your personal information so that it could be used to directly or indirectly identify you, we would treat such combined data as personal information, which will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Disclosures of Personal Information for a Business Purpose
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we may have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose:
We disclose your personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:
TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Cookies and Web Beacons
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. By using the Site, you agree to the Site’s use of Cookies and other Tracking Technologies.
You should be aware that getting a new computer, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plug-ins, or settings.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Site.
SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
POLICY FOR CHILDREN
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION
Emails and Communications
We offer Site visitors a means to choose how we use the information provided. If you receive a marketing communication or promotion from us, you may opt-out of these communications at any time (i) by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the promotion (if sent by e-mail), or (ii) sending us an e-mail at the address noted in the Contact Information section above. If you are a California resident, please see the contact options in “California Residents’ Rights of Access, Data Portability and Deletion” below.
Access and Correction
You have the right to access and correct your personal information. If you want to review or correct your personal information, you can send us an e-mail at the address noted in the Contact Information section above.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS’ RIGHT OF ACCESS, DATA PORTABILITY AND DELETION
California residents have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:
Deletion Request Rights
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:
If you are a California resident to exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:
Calling us at +1 713 491 2820
E-mailing us at admin@boix.us
Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.
Response Timing and Format
We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.
If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that account. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option.
Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request’s receipt. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your personal information rights. Unless permitted by applicable law, we will not:
Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals and Third-Party Website Tracking under the California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA)
We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.
You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
We do not engage in the collection of personal information over time across third-party websites, and we do not permit third parties to gather information passively on our website for behavioral advertising purposes.
Your California Privacy Rights
Under California law, a California resident with whom we have an established relationship has the right to request certain information with respect to the types of personal information we have shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes (if any), and the identities of those third parties, within the immediately preceding calendar year, subject to certain exceptions. In response to a written request, we are permitted to provide a cost-free means to opt-out of such sharing.
Since we do not provide your personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes, it is not necessary for us to establish this procedure.
Nevada Privacy Rights
Nevada residents may opt out of the sale of their covered information, as those terms are defined in Nevada law, by submitting such request to our designated email address: admin@boix.us however, please note that we do not sell your covered information as defined by Nevada law.
WEBSITE LOCATION, TRANSFER AND PROCESSING
THE SITE IS OPERATED BY BOIX USA IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PRIMARILY STORED IN THE UNITED STATES. BY PROVIDING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO US, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE COLLECT, MAINTAIN, PROCESS AND TRANSFER SUCH INFORMATION IN AND TO THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR SUCH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, WHICH MAY PROVIDE LESSER PRIVACY PROTECTIONS THAN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA COUNTRIES, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR INFORMATION MAY THUS BE SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND TEXAS STATE LAW AND OTHER FOREIGN LAWS AND ACCESSIBLE TO U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, COURTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY AGENCIES. BECAUSE BOIX USA IS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES, THESE DATA TRANSFERS TO THE UNITED STATES ARE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE SITE AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO YOU AS SET FORTH IN THE TERMS AND TO OPERATE OUR SITE.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact admin@boix.us.