Privacy and Cookie Policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was last updated on: 10 September 2024

Introduction:

TDA Metals LLC understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Cookie”	means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 10, below; and
“Cookie Law”	means the relevant parts of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other U.S. state privacy laws;

2. Information About Us

Our Site is owned and operated by TDA Metals LLC, a limited liability company registered in United States under State incorporation number 35-2589947.

Registered address: 405 Bell St, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA

Email address: info@tdametals.com

3. What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

4. What Is Personal Data?

Personal data includes, but is not limited to by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other U.S. state privacy laws (collectively, “the applicable US privacy laws”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.

Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.

5. What Are My Rights?

Under the applicable US privacy laws, you have the following rights, which We will always work to uphold:

The right to be informed about Our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact Us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 11.
The right to access the personal data We hold about you. Part 9 will tell you how to do this.
The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by Us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact Us using the details in Part 11 to find out more.
The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask Us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that We hold. Please contact Us using the details in Part 11 to find out more.
The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
The right to object to Us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if We are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.
The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to Us directly, We are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask Us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.

For more information about Our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact Us using the details provided in Part 11.

It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data We hold about you changes, please keep Us informed as long as We have that data.

Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the California Attorney General.

If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint. We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns Ourselves, however, so please contact Us first, using the details in Part 11.

6. What Information Do We Collect?

Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect and hold some of the personal and non-personal data set out below. Please also see Part 10 for more information about Our use of Cookies and similar technologies. We do not collect any ‘special category’ or ‘sensitive’ personal data or personal data relating to children or data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences.

We may collect and process personal data regarding employment, administration of complaints or communication with you:

The processing of your personal data

The processing of personal data in the selection of job candidates and the administration of the database of candidates

If we have received your CV (curriculum vitae), recommendation letter, and/or other documents or data regarding an advertisement for a job offer on our website, or you have voluntarily submitted your CV to a recruiting agency your data will be processed for the selection of staff.

Your personal data will be processed until the selection ends, i.e. when it will be decided to accept a particular candidate for a job, end their probationary period or when it will be decided to complete the selection without the hiring of any candidate. This period should not exceed 4 months. After the selection, your personal data will be stored for 3 years, so that upon a vacancy, we can offer you a proposal, unless you oppose or object to such further data retention. If you do not agree with the storage of your data after the end of the selection period, please inform us on the Subject Access Request Form by email or in any other convenient way for you.

Your personal data will be processed based on your consent to participate in the selection of employees, as well as based on a legitimate interest and the exercise of rights or obligations provided in legal acts.

If you voluntarily submit your personal data to us so that we can keep it in the database of candidates and, contact you, if necessary, we will store your personal data for 3 years.

Please be advised that we may contact your previous employers and ask them for their opinions about your qualifications, professional skills, and business characteristics. However, your existing employer will not be asked without your explicit prior consent.

Administrating complaints, inquiries, or feedback

If you submit a complaint request or feedback by email or in any other way to us, your voluntarily submitted personal data will be processed for this complaint, request, or feedback.

If your complaint relates to a potential dispute, possible damage, etc., your personal data may be stored for a maximum period of 10 years. If personal data does not relate to a possible dispute, it will be deleted in a shorter period.

The processing of your personal data will be based on the expression of your consent, however, in certain cases, the basis for further storage of the complaint may become a legal right.

Communication by e-mail

According to the applicable US privacy laws, personal data is considered to be the content of correspondence by e-mail, even if the correspondents are employees of a legal entity. In this context, the content of the communication, as well as the email addresses, are subject to mandatory rules for the processing of personal data in accordance with the applicable US privacy laws.

The basis for the processing of your personal data is the expression of your consent to agree to communicate via e-mail and provide certain data. In addition, the processing of personal data may also be based on the performance of the contract and fulfillment of the statutory obligations.

Your email address, correspondence, and other related personal data will be processed in accordance with the principle of proportionality. These details will first be visible to the person you are directly emailing. However, in some cases, your correspondence may also be read by other employees, for example, an investigation into internal administration, possible violation of legal acts, or the violation of internal rules, etc.

Direct marketing

With your permission and/or were permitted by law, We may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email or telephone or post with information, news, and offers on Our services. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the applicable US privacy laws and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations, and you will always have the opportunity to opt out. We will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time.

We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless We reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If We do use your personal data in this way and you wish Us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact Us using the details in Part 11.

If We need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, We will inform you and explain the legal basis that allows Us to do so.

In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, We may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the applicable US privacy laws and your legal rights.

7. How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?

This means that your personal data will be fully protected under the applicable US privacy laws, and/or equivalent standards by law.

The security of your personal data is essential to Us, and to protect your data, We take a number of important measures, including the following:

limiting access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties with a legitimate need to know and ensuring that they are subject to duties of confidentiality;
procedures for dealing with data breaches (the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, your personal data) including notifying you and/or the relevant authorities depending on the state where We are legally required to do so;

8. When And With Whom Do We Share Personal Information?

We may share information in specific situations any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exceptions:

In order to fulfill your ordered services, we will only provide as much of your personal information to our partners, as it will be necessary for the particular service to be performed;
We may provide your personal data to our partners who carry out certain work and provide services (intermediaries who manage data to conclude and administer contracts with customers; IT companies that handle data to ensure the development, improvement, and maintenance of information systems; to our clients, who provide security and other services, including law, finance, tax, business management, personnel administration, and accounting services);
Your personal data may be provided to the court, law enforcement agencies or state institutions to the extent that such provision is provided by legal requirements (e.g. bailiffs, court orders, etc.);
Your personal data may be provided to other entities only with your individual consent if you would grant such consent on a case-by-case basis;

We may provide your personal data to other data processors not specified in this Privacy Policy who provide services (perform work) to us and handle the personal data of Customers and Data Subjects in our name. Data processors have the right to process personal data only following our given instructions and only to the extent necessary for the proper performance of the obligations established in the contract with you. With the help of data processors, we shall take all necessary steps to ensure that data processors have implemented appropriate organizational and technical security measures and maintain the confidentiality of your personal data.

If any of your personal data is shared with a third party, as described above, We will take steps to ensure that your personal data is handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the third party’s obligations under the law, as described above in Part 7.

If any personal data is transferred outside of the U.S., We will take suitable steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the U.S. and under the applicable US privacy laws, as explained above in Part 7.

If We sell, transfer, or merge parts of Our business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of Our business may continue to use your personal data in the same way(s) that We have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.

In some limited circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if We are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

9. Your Privacy Rights

If you want to know what personal data We have about you, you can ask Us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.

All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 11. To make this as easy as possible for you, a Subject Access Request Form is available for you to use. You do not have to use this form, but it is the easiest way to tell Us everything We need to know to respond to your request as quickly as possible.

There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover Our administrative costs in responding.

We will respond to your subject access request within less than one month and, in any case, not more than one month of receiving it. Normally, we aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date We receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of Our progress.

10. How Do You Use Cookies?

Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us . We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

Cookie List:

Necessary

These cookies are vital for our website to work and cannot be turned off. They are triggered by your actions, like setting privacy preferences or logging in. You can adjust your browser settings to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not function properly. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

Statistics

These cookies track your interactions with our website, recording the pages visited and links clicked. The data collected is aggregated and anonymized, preventing the identification of individual users. The cookies are solely intended to enhance website functionality, which may involve third-party analytics services.

Preferences

Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

Marketing

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

Unclassified

Unclassified cookies are those with undefined or undisclosed purposes. They might encompass cookies established by third-party services not accounted for within our current cookie categories.

Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. tracking technologies and cookies deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. These Cookies are shown in the table below. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below, but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.

The following first-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

Name of the Cookie	Description	Moment of creation	Expiry date	Data used
*_gat_gtag_UA_2757289_4*	Used in „Google Analytics“ to increase the request rate	When a specific content is selected	Session	Selected content.
*_gid*	A unique ID is registered, which is used to generate statistics when a visitor uses Our site.	When a link is clicked	Session	A unique code is generated.
*_ga*	A unique ID is registered, which is used to generate statistics when a visitor uses Our site.	When a link is clicked	2 years	A unique code is generated.
*PHPSESSID*	A Cookie that is essential for the functionality of the website.	When a link is clicked	Session	A unique code is generated.

In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently.

It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

11. How Do I Contact You?

To contact Us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details: