Last updated: November 28, 2021.

Weldusa.org, is committed to protecting your personal information. We do not share your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. We use the information collected to provide our customer with services and this privacy policy explains how we collect and use this data. Please read this document in its entirety.

Weldusa.org is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-Weldusa.org websites to which this website or any other Weldusa.org website may link. Weldusa.org is not responsible for the privacy practices of the sites linked to weldusa.org. You should review the privacy policy and terms of use agreements of these linked sites. 

Please note that the practices of Weldusa.org, its affiliates, and agents (“WELD”), with respect to data collected and used by WELD in connection with this website and all other WELD affiliated websites, and its affiliates with links to this policy (collectively, the “Site”) and WELD services available or enabled via the Site (“Services”), are governed by this online privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) as periodically amended, and not the version of the document you may have read at the time the data was collected. Please review our Privacy Policy frequently. If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy, you have the right to stop using the Site and the Services enabled by the site.  

Changes in Privacy Policy

All personal information (“personal information” is defined as any information that identifies or can be used to identify the person to whom such information pertains) that may be collected and maintained by WELDusa.org will be subject to the updated version of this Privacy Policy. WELD may update this policy periodically and will provide notice of changes in this Policy on the privacy policy page of Weldusa.org. If at any time you want to change how WELD is allowed to use your personal information, you may follow the procedure described in the section entitled “Updating your personal information and privacy preferences.” You will be deemed to have been made aware of, and will be subject to, the changes to the Privacy Policy after such notice has been posted with the following exception: if at the time you provide personal information to WELD you limit how such information will be used to communicate with you, either by WELD or by third parties, WELD will not change your preference in this regard without your express consent. However, if WELD sells assets (or the assets of a division or subsidiary) to another entity, or WELD (or a division or subsidiary) is acquired by or merged with another entity, you agree that WELD may provide to such entity customer information that is related to that part of our business that was sold to or merged with the other entity without obtaining your further consent, but WELD will provide notice of such asset sales, acquisitions, or mergers on this Site.

Collection of personal information

We collect customer login information and information related to credit card transactions.  Our site is protected by an SSL certificate, the standard security technology for websites.  However, since no site can guarantee total protection of your information, so by using this Site, you agree and acknowledge that personal information collected through the Site or in connection with the services provided may be stored, transferred and processed across internet boundaries.

How your personal information is used

Your personal information is used by WELD to facilitate your participation with WELD and Weldusa.org. For example, your information enables us to give you access to use the Site in order to receive the benefits of being a WELD member or affiliate. Your personal information is also used to track your website preferences and keep you informed within unless you have opted not to receive such communications or such communications are prohibited by law.

The analytic information WELD may collect, such as the number of downloads and the number of daily visits will be done using a common third party service like Google Analytics®.  This type of services does not identify individual users. 

WELD may use this type of data for improving the Site and Services, to provide a better experience for the Site users and WELD membership. 

Updating your personal information and privacy preferences

You will be able to exercise your right to access and correct your personal information by writing WELD at the following physical mailing address:

WELD
752 N. State Street 
Suite 398
Westerville, Ohio 43082 
USA

You can also email us at info@weldusa.org.

Sharing personal information with third parties

By using this site you also acknowledge with respect to certain activities, your information may be collected, stored, processed and transferred by trusted third parties. WELD shares this information with third parties who help us provide the benefits or our services to you.  Examples of these third parties are credit card companies, web membership platforms and email distribution services.  Such third parties are bound by contract with WELD not to use your personal information for their own purposes or provide it to any third parties. Individuals who wish to opt-out of receiving our newsletters and other marketing material may do so by following the instructions on those emails.

We do not rent or share personal data with third parties who are not acting as our agents. If in the future, this policy changes, we will notify individuals within our privacy policy and provide an opt-out choice prior to the sharing of any data.

WELD may be required to disclose personal information in response to lawful requests by public authorities including to accommodate national security and law enforcement requirements.

Third party websites

Unless otherwise noted, information you provide on WELDusa.org will be subject to this Privacy Policy and information you provide while visiting third party sites will be subject to the Privacy Policy on that site.

Privacy complaints

WELD seriously considers the privacy concerns of all of its users. If you believe that WELD has not complied with this Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information, you may write us at the following address:

WELD
Attn: Privacy Complaints
752 N. State Street 
Suite 398
Westerville, Ohio 43082 
USA

You can also email us at info@weldusa.org.

Please provide as much details as possible in your letter regarding how you feel your information has not been protected according to our Privacy Policy. Our team will immediately investigate your complaint.

GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the European Union (EU). The GDPR sets out the principles of data management and the rights of an individual, while also imposing fines that can be revenue-based. The GDPR covers all companies that deal with data of EU citizens, so it is a critical regulation for corporate compliance officers at banks, insurers, and other financial companies. GDPR came into effect across the US on May 25, 2018.

Since WELD uses a third party provider (YM), we have made sure that our provider is compliant with the GDPR regulation. Our provider has made the following adjustments. We can enable these features. 

User Consent

A new feature is available allowing us to unequivocally capture consent from member and non-member users, allowing us to collect and process their personal data. If enabled, users must provide consent before entering information in any of the feature areas where personal data may be collected. Examples of these feature areas are new member signup, event registration, form submission and commerce checkout, among others. The date and and time in which the user consented will also be captured and visible to administrators. WELD has implemented this new feature.

Cookie Notice

An update to this existing feature allows customers to display a more prominent warning/overlay on the frontend of their website, notifying members and site visitors the website need to utilize browser cookies to function. WELD has implemented this feature.

Privacy Policy Statement

A new interface is available allowing us to explicitly input our organization's privacy policies. If enabled, we can link to this privacy statement page from anywhere on our website and include it on areas where user consent is required. WELD has implemented this feature.

Request for Data and Anonymization

New tools have been implemented allowing administrators to obtain all member-related personal data, if the request is given that by member. In addition, the ability to anonymize a member record will be available, if such a request is made. WELD will be able to grant anonymity, and we will also be able to give them their data upon request.