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Sturdi Steel Privacy Policy

Introduction

Effective Date: 4-18-2025

Last Updated: 4-18-2025

At Sturdi Buildings Incorporated (“we,” “our,” or “us”), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website, mcguiresbuildings.com, and any associated forms or digital tools.

We are committed to maintaining transparency and ensuring that any information you provide is used solely for legitimate, clearly stated purposes related to our business operations. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties under any circumstances.

1. Information We Collect

We collect both personal and non-personal information when you use our website. This includes:

a. Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you fill out forms on our website—such as contact forms, quote requests, or application inquiries—we may collect:

Full name

Email address

Phone number

Physical address (if voluntarily provided)

Details related to your inquiry or request

b. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may use cookies or similar technologies to gather non-identifying data about your browsing experience, such as:

IP address

Browser type and version

Pages visited

Time and date of your visit

Referring website

Device and operating system information

Cookies help us improve our website performance and user experience. You may choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect site functionality.

2. How We Use Your Information

The information collected is used strictly for the purpose of conducting business with you and improving our website and services. Specific uses may include:

Responding to contact form submissions or quote requests

Following up on applications or service inquiries

Providing customer support

Sending updates related to your inquiry, product availability, or project status

Analyzing website traffic and performance to improve usability

We do not use your data for unsolicited marketing purposes unless you have explicitly opted in.

3. Sharing of Information

Sturdi Buildings Incorporated does not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.

We may share your information under limited circumstances, such as:

With trusted service providers or vendors who assist with our website, hosting, or communication tools (under confidentiality agreements)

When required by law, court order, or to comply with legal obligations

To protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, our customers, or others

We are not responsible for the privacy policies of third-party vendors whose services you may access through links on our website, such as financial institutions. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing personal information.

4. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of storage is 100% secure.

If you believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately.

5. Retention of Information

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by applicable law. When no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize the data.

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

Request access to any personal information we hold about you

Request corrections or updates to your information

Withdraw consent (where applicable)

Request that we delete your personal information from our systems

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable laws.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are intended for users age 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we discover that a child has submitted personal data, we will take immediate steps to delete that information.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the “Effective Date” updated accordingly. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, please Contact Us .

Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time. Under applicable regulations, we will keep records containing client personal data, account opening documents, communications and anything else as required by applicable laws and regulations.

We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.

Cookies

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services.

A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services.

The Site uses the following types of cookies:

a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed;

b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in;

c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

Third party collection of information

Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

We may use a third-party advertising technology to serve advertisements when you access the Site. This technology uses your information with regards to your use of the Services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing third-party cookies on your web browser).

[Add information regarding opt-out options from personalized advertisements, such as:] You may opt-out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). For more information about this practice by NAI and DAA members, and your choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/ .

Marketing

We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.