Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 22, 2025
1. Introduction
This Privacy Notice ("Notice") explains how Tidewater Electrical Industry - JATC Local 80 ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information about you when you visit our website, https://www.tidewaterjatc80.com/ (the "Website"). This Notice is designed to comply with the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) and other applicable privacy laws.
2. Personal Information We Collect
2.1 Categories of Personal Information
We may collect the following categories of personal information about you:
a) Identifiers: Such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and unique online identifiers (e.g., IP address, device ID).
b) Financial Information: Such as your payment card number, bank account number, and other financial account information.
c) Commercial Information: Such as your purchase and transaction history, and records of products or services you have considered or purchased.
d) Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity: Such as your browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with our Website, mobile applications, and online advertisements.
e) Geolocation Data: Your precise physical location, derived from sources such as your device's GPS or IP address.
f) Demographic Information: Such as your age, gender, race, and citizenship.
g) Sensitive Data: Such as your racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, and biometric information (e.g., fingerprints, retina scans).
2.2 Sources of Personal Information
We collect personal information from the following sources:
a) Directly from you when you provide it to us, such as when you create an account, make a purchase, or contact our customer service.
b) Automatically when you visit our Website, such as through the use of cookies and similar technologies.
c) From third parties, such as data brokers, credit reporting agencies, and other sources.
3. How We Use Your Personal Information
3.1 Purposes for Processing
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
a) Providing and improving our products and services
b) Processing transactions and fulfilling orders
c) Communicating with you about your account, orders, and customer service
d) Personalizing your online experience and providing recommendations
e) Conducting analytics and research to enhance our business operations
f) Protecting the security and integrity of our systems and preventing fraud
g) Complying with legal and regulatory obligations
3.2 Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
We may use automated decision-making and profiling techniques to analyze your personal information and make decisions that may have legal or similarly significant effects on you. For example:
a) Credit Decisions: We may use automated systems to assess your creditworthiness when you apply for financing or credit.
b) Fraud Prevention: We utilize automated systems to detect and prevent fraudulent activities on our Website.
c) Personalized Marketing: We may use profiling techniques to tailor our marketing communications and product recommendations to your preferences and behaviors.
You have the right to opt-out of automated decision-making and profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects. To exercise this right, please contact our Privacy Officer using the information provided in Section 8.
4. Data Security and Retention
4.1 Security Measures
We implement and maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:
a) Encryption of sensitive data in transit and at rest
b) Multi-factor authentication for access to our systems
c) Regular security audits and penetration testing
d) Employee training on data protection and security best practices
e) Access controls and monitoring of our systems and networks
4.2 Data Retention
We retain your personal information for the duration necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Our retention practices include:
a) Regular review of stored data to identify and securely delete or de-identify information that is no longer needed
b) Retention of certain information to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements
c) Secure disposal of personal information using industry-standard methods
5. Sharing of Personal Information
5.1 Categories of Third Parties
We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties:
a) Our affiliates and subsidiaries
b) Service providers that perform business functions on our behalf, such as:
- Payment processors
- Cloud storage providers
- Customer relationship management platforms
- Marketing and analytics services
c) Third parties with whom you consent to us sharing your information
d) Credit reporting agencies, to the extent necessary to detect and prevent fraud
e) Governmental authorities, if required by law or to protect our rights
5.2 No Sale of Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
6. Your Rights Under the VCDPA
As a Virginia resident, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
a) Right to Access: Confirm whether we are processing your personal data and access that data.
b) Right to Correction: Correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
c) Right to Deletion: Delete personal data you have provided to us.
d) Right to Opt-Out: Opt-out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising, sale, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
e) Right to Data Portability: Obtain a copy of your personal data in a portable and readily usable format.
To exercise these rights, please contact our Privacy Officer using the information provided in Section 8. We will respond to your request within 45 days, as required by the VCDPA. If we require additional time to process your request, we will notify you and may extend the response period by up to an additional 45 days.
Appeals: If we deny your request, you may appeal by contacting our Privacy Officer. We will respond to appeals within 60 days.
7. Changes to this Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If we make material changes, we will notify you by:
a) Posting the updated Notice on our Website with a prominent "Last Updated" date
b) Sending an email to the address associated with your account, if applicable
c) Displaying a notice on our Website before the changes take effect
We encourage you to review this Notice periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Notice or our privacy practices, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
Attn: Privacy Officer
5315 Henneman Drive
Norfolk, VA 23513
Phone: (757) 480-2812
Email:
9. Examples of Data Practices
To illustrate how our data practices work in real-world scenarios, consider the following examples:
a) Account Creation: When you create an account on our Website, we collect your name, email address, and password. We use this information to authenticate your access to your account and personalize your experience on our Website.
b) Purchase Transaction: If you make a purchase, we collect your payment information and shipping address. This information is used to process your order, fulfill the shipment, and communicate order status updates.
c) Website Browsing: As you browse our Website, we may collect information about the products you view or add to your cart. We use this data to provide personalized product recommendations and to optimize our Website's user experience.
d) Customer Support: If you contact our customer support team, we may collect information about your inquiry and our interactions with you. This helps us resolve your issue and improve our customer service processes.
e) Marketing Communications: With your consent, we may use your email address to send you promotional offers or newsletters. You can opt-out of these communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in the email or contacting our Privacy Officer.
By providing these examples, we aim to enhance transparency and help you better understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in the context of our Website operations.