Privacy Policy
Our policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and how we use it to offer you a better experience when using our Site.
This website is owned and operated by Major Equipment Intl Ltd (referred to here as “we”, “us” or “our”). This notice applies across all websites that we own and operate and all services we provide, including online and mobile apps or services we may offer (for example, events or training). For the purposes of this notice, we’ll call them “services.”
What information about you do we collect?
When you visit our website we may collect and process the following data about you:
Information you provide
We collect information you provide when you subscribe to our newsletter, enter any information into our website, communicate with us, upload content, or otherwise use our Site.
Identification information: This includes your name, company name, phone number(s), email address, post address, or any username used to identify yourself.
Other information: Any other information which you choose to share with us including comments, ideas, and suggestions. We will only use this information for the specific reason for which it is provided.
Information we collect automatically
We use website browser software tools such as cookies and web server logs to gather information about browsing activities, so we can constantly improve our Site and better serve you. This may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, and the time spent at our Site. Such information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual. We use such information to continually improve our Site, content and services to better meet the needs of our users.
Cookies and other similar technologies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies help us collect important business and technical statistics. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used on our website and how visitors move from one page to another. Web server logs allows us to count how many people visit the Site and evaluate visitor capacity.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Information we get from third parties
The majority of information we collect are collected from you. Sometimes, we might collect data about you from other sources such as publicly available materials or trusted parties like marketing and research partners or a tradeshow database where you have opted in to your information being shared. We use this information to supplement the personal data we already hold about you, to better inform, personalize and improve our services, and to validate the personal data you provide.
How your information is used
We will only collect and use your personal data to provide you with any information or services you’ve requested, and to manage our relationship with you. Your information is processed where we have sensible and legitimate business grounds, and where you have consented for us to do so. Our legitimate interests are:
- To enable you to access and use the Site;
- To communicate with you, such as providing information you’ve requested from us, sending a confirmation email when subscribing to a newsletter or submitting a query. Where necessary and appropriate, we may also communicate changes to the website or services, security updates, or assistance with using our products and services. In accordance to your marketing preferences, we may also use your personal data to communicate products and exclusives which we think you may be interested in and display targeted advertising to you online – through our website or through third party websites and their platforms; and,
- To improve our site. We may use your personal information for demographic segmentation to help us understand what you might be interested in and for market research. We are always working to make a better Site for you and using your personal information in this way helps us to do this.
How your data is stored
We do our best to ensure the information you disclose to us is stored and processed in accordance to the highest standards of data protection. The information you provide is stored on computers in Ireland and we use strict procedural and security features to prevent unauthorized access. We may store your data within third party services such as software as a service programs used to send you emails and gather feedback, online data storage or cloud services such as accounting providers. By submitting your personal data you agree to this transfer, storing or processing.
We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorized persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. However, we cannot guarantee the security. By your using our Site you accept the inherent risks of providing information online and will not hold us responsible for any breach of security.
Disclosure of information to other parties
We may share the information you provide us with our dealers and trusted third parties, and use the information without restriction to process customer orders and improve or market our products and services. We will not share, sell or distribute your information you provide us without your consent. We may provide aggregate information about website traffic patterns and related website information to reputable third parties, but this information will not include personally identifying data.
Your rights
It’s your personal data and you have certain rights to it. With respect to marketing communications, you can opt out at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in the communication, or send your request in Contact Us.
You also have right to:
- Know what personal data we have about you, and to make sure it’s correct and up to date;
- Request a copy of your personal data, or ask us to delete or remove your personal information from our systems;
- Request to restrict processing your personal data or limit the way in which we use it; and
- Request that we move, copy or transfer your personal information
- Object to our continued processing of your personal data.
You can exercise these rights at any time by contacting us.
If you’re not happy with how we are processing your personal data, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] or write to us: FAO: Data Protection Office, Major Equipment Intl Ltd, Coolnaha, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, Ireland. We will review and investigate your complaint, and try to get back to you within a reasonable time frame. You can also complain to your local data protection authority. They will be able to advise you how to submit a complaint.
Links
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site, nor the information or content contained therein. We may provide links to other websites that we believe might offer useful information and services to Site users.
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Site to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link on our website, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before submitting any personal information or other sensitive data.
Retention
Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your personal information on our systems for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or until you request it is deleted. If, having registered for any of our services, you do not use them for a reasonable time (which may vary depending on the service(s) you’ve registered for) we may contact you to ensure you’re still happy to receive communications from us. Even if we delete your personal information it may persist on back-up or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.
Grant your consent
By using our Site you consent to our collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at our discretion. Please check back on this site as this Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time without notice. Where changes are significant, we may choose to contact you and get your consent where required by law. Changes posted on this page will become effective as soon as they are posted.
Notice of Non-Affiliation and Disclaimer
Any product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks or images featured or referred to within the Major Equipment Site (www.major-usa.com) and/or on any social media forum are the property of their respective trademark holders.
Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
We declare no affiliation, sponsorship, nor any partnerships with any registered trademarks. Major Equipment and/or major-usa.com stand independently.
Limitation of warranties
All the information provided on this Site is published “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. Major Equipment Intl Ltd makes no representations or warranties about the completeness, reliability and/or accuracy of this information.
Contact us
If you have a question or feedback for us on this notice, our websites or services, please get in touch.
Major Equipment Intl Ltd
Coolnaha
Ballyhaunis
Co Mayo
Ireland
We can be reached via e-mail at [email protected] or you can reach us by telephone at +353 (0)94 9630572.