Last updated: 9/24/2025

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 10/20/2025

At Fostoria Bushings (“we”, “us”, “our”), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or use our products and services (collectively, the “Services”).

By using our Services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Type of Information	Purpose / Use	Source
Personal Identifiers & Contact Info (name, email, address, phone)	Respond to inquiries, process orders, provide customer support, billing, communication	You or your authorized representative
Business & Professional Info (company name, role, purchase history, account info)	Manage your account, support your use of Services, internal analytics	You / your organization
Transaction Data (products purchased, payment info, billing/shipping address)	Process orders, returns, refunds, invoicing	You / payment processor
Technical & Usage Info (IP address, browser, device, pages visited, timestamps)	Operate, maintain, and improve website; security; analytics; fraud detection	Automatically collected via cookies or similar technologies
Cookies & Tracking Technologies	Personalize user experience, recognize devices, track usage	Automatically collected

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to:

Provide, operate, maintain, and improve our Services

Process and fulfill orders, requests, or quotes

Communicate with you about your account or orders, service updates, and promotional messages (where permitted)

Personalize your experience

Analyze usage patterns, trends, and performance metrics

Detect, prevent, and investigate fraud or technical issues

Enforce our Terms & Conditions and other policies

Comply with legal obligations

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable (e.g., GDPR), our legal bases for processing your personal data may include:

Consent – when you explicitly provide it

Performance of a contract – e.g., to fulfill an order

Compliance with legal obligations

Legitimate interests – e.g., improving Services or preventing fraud, provided your rights are not overridden

4. Sharing & Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers / Vendors: Payment processors, shipping companies, hosting providers, analytics, marketing platforms.

Affiliates / Subsidiaries: For internal business purposes.

Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, sale, or reorganization.

Legal Requirements: To comply with law, protect rights, safety, or property, or enforce agreements.

Anonymized / Aggregated Data: For research, marketing, or analytics, without identifying you personally.

5. Cookies, Tracking & Third-Party Technologies

We use cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies to collect usage data, recognize devices, and personalize your experience.

You can control or reject cookies through your browser, but some features may not work if cookies are disabled.

Third-party services (analytics or advertising networks) may also use cookies on our site.

6. Data Retention: We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described above or as required by law. When no longer needed, information is securely deleted or anonymized.

7. Security: We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

8. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

Access your personal data

Correct inaccurate or incomplete data

Delete your personal data (subject to exceptions)

Restrict certain processing

Object to processing (e.g., marketing)

Portability – receive your data in a portable format

Withdraw consent – if processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, contact us at the details below. Verification may be required.

9. International Transfers : If you are outside the U.S., your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the U.S. or other jurisdictions. By using our Services, you consent to such transfers.

10. Children: Our Services are not directed to children under 16 (or other applicable age). We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If discovered, we will delete such information.

11. Links to Other Websites: Our website may contain links to third-party sites not controlled by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites. Please review their privacy policies separately.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy: We may update this policy occasionally. Material changes will be posted with an updated “Last Updated” date. Continued use of our Services indicates acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact Us: For questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, contact:

Fostoria Bushings
602 S Corporate Dr W, Suite D
Fostoria, OH 44830, United States
📧 Email: ContactUS@fostoriabushings.com
📞 Phone: (419) 435-7514