MTS Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT

(Effective Date: January 1, 2023)

Introduction

MTS Seating recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of your personal data, and we have prepared this Privacy Policy Statement to provide you with important information about our privacy practices. This Privacy Statement applies to the personal data collected by MTS via this website and for the data received in the normal course of business with customers, suppliers and other third parties, including applicants.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, MTS Seating is the controller of your personal data and is responsible for the collection and use of your personal data for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement. MTS Seating’s contact details can be found at the end of this document.

What is personal data?

In this Privacy Statement, personal data means information that allows us to identify you. Personal data could include your name, address, e-mail address, online identifiers or your information for an employment application.

What personal data do we collect?

We may collect the following personal data from you:

• Personal data you provide to us directly (e.g., by contacting us for business transactions, by submitting the on-line Contact Form, submitting your job application, etc.). The personal data we collect from you directly may include your:
  - contact details, such as your name, title, company/organization name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers and work address;
  - information about your company and job function; and/or
  - information from your employment application, resume, gender, race/ethnicity, disability and US veteran status (when required by law).
• Personal and professional data we collect when you use this website.

We (and third-party service providers acting on our behalf) use cookies and similar technologies to automatically collect personal data about you when you use this website. For example, we may collect your IP address, location by country, the type of web browser and operating system used to access our website, the time and duration of your visits, and information about the content and webpages you view and the features you access on our website. For more information, see the “Cookies” section below.

How do we use your personal data?

Subject to applicable law, we may collect, use, disclose or otherwise handle your personal data in pursuit of our legitimate business interests while maintaining appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the personal data. These interests include to:

• manage customer, supplier and vendor relationships;
• provide you with information regarding products that may be of interest to you, subject to applicable law;
• improve our security and administer our website; and improve our products and your experience on this website by:
  - analyzing our advertisements, products and services;
  - and evaluating the use of this website.

Where we have a contract with you, we process your personal data as necessary for performance of the contract. This includes to:

• create and maintain your company’s account to conduct business transactions;
• process a business order you made;
• and review and process your job application.

We also may use the personal data we collect to protect us against and prevent fraud, claims, and other liabilities and to comply with or enforce applicable legal and regulatory requirements, industry standards, and our policies and terms. We use personal data for these purposes when it is necessary to protect, exercise or defend our legal rights, or when we are required to do so by a law that applies to us. This includes to:

• verify your identity in certain instances;
• meet any legal and regulatory requirements;
• and protect against, identify and help prevent fraud, unauthorized activity, claims and other liabilities.

Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that personal data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you.

With whom do we share your personal data?

To the extent consistent with applicable law, we may share your personal data with:

• our business subsidiaries and affiliates;
• affiliated and third-party service providers, such as companies that provide us technical support, data hosting, and other services;
• other parties when required by law or as necessary to provide or protect our services, products, and other offerings. For example, we may need to disclose information with other parties to comply with the law or respond to legal process or a request for cooperation by a government entity or law enforcement; to prevent fraud or verify and enforce compliance with the policies and terms governing our website; and to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, or any of our respective affiliates, business partners, customers or employees;
• in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of a business or assets to a third party, such as in connection with a merger or in the event of a bankruptcy reorganization or liquidation; and
• when you or your company or organization consent to or request such sharing. We will not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. These service providers are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.

Cookies

We may use functional and analytical cookies and similar technologies on our website and in emails. These cookies collect information about how visitors interact with our website, such as what pages you visit and if any errors have occurred. The information is used to improve how our website function. These cookies also allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced and more personal features. They capture information such as the pages you have browsed or products you have viewed so that we can improve your browsing experience.

We use third-party vendors to generate statistical data on how visitors use our website:

We use Google Analytics for analytical services and for technical support. Click here to learn more about Google Analytics. We do not use other Google services in combination with Google Analytics cookies. You can opt out of Google services by clicking here.

How to manage cookies

You can manage cookies through your web browser. Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. You can find out how to do this for your particular browser by clicking “help” on your browser’s menu or by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all our website features.

Where do we transfer your personal data?

We may transfer your personal data outside of your country. Your personal data will be stored in the United States. We will comply with applicable legal requirements by providing adequate protection for the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to data recipients in countries outside of the European Economic Area. To the extent that these data recipients are in countries that have not been recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection, we ensure that appropriate safeguards aimed at ensuring such a level of data protection are in place, including by entering into the European Commission’s EU Standard Contractual Clauses with the data recipients, or ensuring that the data recipient has certified to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, or has implemented Binding Corporate Rules.

What rights do you have?

Depending on local laws and subject to our legal obligations, you may have the right to:

• request access to your personal data;
• request that we correct, rectify, update, restrict or erase your personal data;
• object to the processing of your data as well as a right to data portability (to the extent applicable); and
• withdraw consent you have previously given to our processing of your personal data at any time.

If you request that we erase your data or object to our processing, this may impact our ability to do business with you. If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, or to exercise your rights, you may contact us by:

• e-mail at: heathersocha@mtsseating.com
• mail at:
  MTS Seating
  7100 Industrial Drive
  Temperance, MI 48182

Individuals in the EU can lodge a complaint with their local Data Protection Authority if they are not satisfied with our response.

Retention Period

We will not retain personal data longer than necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it is processed in accordance with this Policy Statement and subject to any legal and regulatory requirements.

Updates to this Privacy Statement

We may change this Privacy Statement periodically at our discretion to reflect changes in our privacy practices or relevant laws. We will make changes to this Privacy Statement by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This Privacy Statement is effective from the date specified in the “Effective Date” section at the top of this page.

How to Contact Us

If you have questions about how MTS Seating handles your personal data or would like to exercise your rights, please reach out by emailing or writing to us at:

MTS Seating,
7100 Industrial Drive
Temperance, MI. 48182
Email: heathersocha@mtsseating.com

Terms of Use:

These Terms of Use apply to your access to and use of all or part of this website of MTS Seating. As used throughout this website (the “Site”), the term “MTS” and such terms as “the company,” “legal entity,” “the corporation,” “our,” “we” and “us” may refer to MTS Seating or to one or more or all of MTS Seating’s subsidiaries or affiliates, as applicable. By using this site, you agree to these terms of use and the conditions and disclaimers contained herein.

Notice and Disclaimer:

Although the information and any other material included on this Site (hereinafter, collectively, “Information”) are presented in good faith and believed to be correct. MTS Seating makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any Information. Information is supplied upon the condition that the persons receiving same will make their own determination as to its suitability for their purposes prior to use. In no event will MTS Seating be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon Information or any product to which Information refers. Nothing contained herein is to be construed as a recommendation to use any product, process, equipment or formulation in conflict with any patent, and MTS Seating makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, that the use thereof will not infringe any patent.

No Responsibility for Links

Any links on this Site to third-party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. MTS Seating is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. Thus, MTS Seating does not endorse nor make any representations about them, or any information or products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.

No Representations or Warranties

NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OF ANY OTHER NATURE ARE MADE HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION OR ANY PRODUCT TO WHICH INFORMATION REFERS.

No Obligation to Update

MTS Seating makes no commitment to update or correct the Information.

Applicable Law

MTS Seating and it’s partners controls and operates this Site from its headquarters in the United States of America and makes no representation that the materials or services represented on this Site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States, or that access to them will be available from territories where their contents are illegal or prohibited. If you choose to access this Site from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, including but not limited to export and import regulations. These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of Michigan for the resolution of all disputes arising from or related to these Terms of Use and/or your use of the Site.

Trademarks and Copyrights

MTS Seating shall enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent permitted under law. All product names, regardless of whether or not they appear in large print or with the trademark symbol, are trademarks of MTS Seating, its affiliates, related companies, or its licensors or joint venture partners, unless otherwise noted. The entire content of this Site, including any images or text, is copyrighted and may not be distributed, downloaded, modified, reused, reposted, or otherwise used except as provided herein without MTS Seating’s express written permission. The use or misuse of these trademarks, copyrights, or other materials, except as permitted herein, is prohibited and may be in violation of copyright law, trademark law, communications regulations and statutes, and other laws, statutes and/or regulations.

Revision of Terms

MTS Seating may revise these Terms at any time without notice by updating this posting. Your continued use of the Site after such modifications have been made will constitute your acceptance of such revised Terms.