Sargent & Lundy understands the importance of protecting your personal information. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and safeguard your data. This privacy policy outlines our practices and explains your rights regarding the information you share with us. Please take a moment to review this policy and reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Overview
When visiting the Sargent & Lundy website, our servers automatically log information about visits to this website in the normal course of establishing and maintaining web connections. The server logs record statistical information, such as visitors’ IP addresses, the time and duration of the visit, and what web pages were visited. This tracking occurs in the form of a “cookie” or similar file. We track this information so we may continuously improve our website content and the quality of your visit. These statistics are recorded in aggregate form only. We do not link server log information to any other data in a way that enables us to identify individual visitors.
Thus, while we track this technology-related information on your visit, we do not identify who you are. You remain anonymous to our system unless you tell us who you are (e.g., by sending an email or providing your email to download a white paper). If you choose to identify yourself in these ways, then this information is kept confidential and disclosed only to those who may be able to help answer your question. We do not sell or otherwise disclose your personal information to other companies to sell their products or services to you.
Website Visitors
Sargent & Lundy collects non-personally identifying information that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Sargent & Lundy’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors use our website.
Sargent & Lundy also collects potentially personally identifying information like internet protocol (IP) addresses. Sargent & Lundy does not use IP addresses to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally identifying information, as described below.
Gathering of Personally Identifying Information
Certain visitors to sargentlundy.com choose to interact with our site in ways that require us to gather personally identifying information. The amount and type of information Sargent & Lundy gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we require your email address and the nature of your inquiry when submitting our Contact Us form. We also ask visitors who download a white paper to provide a username and email address.
Sargent & Lundy does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described below. Visitors can always refuse to supply personally identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from submitting a form on the website.
All the information that is collected on sargentlundy.com will be handled in accordance with GDPR legislation.
Protection of Certain Personally Identifying Information
Sargent & Lundy discloses potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information only to those project administrators, employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to respond to an inquiry or process a request, and (ii) have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations may be located outside your home country; by using sargentlundy.com, you consent to the transfer of such information to them.
Sargent & Lundy will not rent or sell potentially personally identifying or personally identifying information to anyone. Other than to project administrators, employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Sargent & Lundy discloses potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information only when required to do so by law, if you give explicit permission to have your information shared, or when Sargent & Lundy believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Sargent & Lundy, third parties, or the public at large.
If you have supplied your email address in order to download a white paper, Sargent & Lundy may occasionally send you an email.
If you send us a contact request, we reserve the right to retain it in order to respond to your request or for future marketing or outreach purposes. Sargent & Lundy takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally identifying information.
Use of Personal Information
We will not use the information you provide when you submit a form in any other way.
We will not sell or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Information
We rely on one or more of the following processing conditions:
- Our legitimate interests in the effective delivery of information and services to you.
- Explicit consent that you have given.
- Legal obligations.
Access to Data
You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all your personal information, please email us at legal@sargentlundy.com to request access to your data.
Retention of Personal Information
We will retain your personal information on our systems only for as long as we need to. We keep contact information (such as mailing list information) until a user unsubscribes or requests that we delete that information from our live systems. If you choose to unsubscribe from a mailing list, we may keep certain limited information about you so we may honor your request. If you would like to request deletion of your associated data, please email us at legal@sargentlundy.com.
Rights In Relation to Your Information
You may have certain rights under data protection law in relation to the personal information we hold about you. In particular, you may have a right to:
- Request a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Ask that we update the personal information we hold about you or independently correct such personal information you think is incorrect or incomplete.
- Ask that we delete personal information we hold about you from live systems or restrict the way in which we use such personal information (for information about deletion from archives, see the “Retention of Personal Information” section).
- Object to our processing of your personal information.
- Withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information (to the extent such processing is based on consent and consent is the only permissible basis for processing).
If you would like to exercise these rights or understand if these rights apply to you, please follow the instructions at the end of this privacy policy.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to other websites provided by third parties not under our control. When following a link and providing information to a third-party website, please be aware that we are not responsible for the data provided to that third party. This privacy policy only applies to sargentlundy.com, so when you visit other websites, even when you click on a link posted on sargentlundy.com, you should read their privacy policies.
Aggregated Statistics
Sargent & Lundy may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, sargentlundy.com may reveal how many times a particular white paper was downloaded or report on which blog posts are the most popular, based on data gathered by analytics. However, Sargent & Lundy does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described in this policy.
Cookies Set by sargentlundy.com
We use cookies for several different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons; some enable a personalized experience for visitors; and some allow the tracking of analytical data on how the website is used. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a particular action (e.g., clicking the “share” button on a post).
The different categories of cookies set by Sargent & Lundy are outlined below with specific examples detailed in the tables that follow. This includes their name and purpose. Certain cookies are only set for contact form and white paper download submissions, whereas others are set for any visitors, and these are marked below accordingly. Where a cookie only applies to specific subdomains, they are included under the relevant header.
Strictly necessary: These cookies are essential for sargentlundy.com to perform basic functions.
Functionality: These cookies are used to store preferences set by users, such as language.
Performance: These cookies collect information on how users interact with sargentlundy.com, including what pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. These details are only used to improve how the website functions.
Tracking: These cookies are set by trusted third party networks (e.g., Google Analytics) to track details, such as the number of unique visitors and page views, to help improve the user experience.
Third-party/embedded content: Sargent & Lundy makes use of different third-party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. These include social media platforms, such as LinkedIn and Facebook (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content from YouTube and Vimeo. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information collected by these cookies.
Privacy Policy Changes
Sargent & Lundy may update its privacy policy from time to time. We will notify users of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this privacy policy. If we have retained your email address, you will receive an email notifying you of any material or substantial changes to this privacy policy prior to them going into effect. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information we hold about you by emailing legal@sargentlundy.com.