BL Companies values your privacy. The following Privacy Policy is designed to protect any personal information that you may share with BL Companies online.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data BL Companies collects from you, including information collected on blcompanies.com and any other websites this statement is linked to. This Privacy Policy also explains how BL Companies uses the data collected. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully prior to using these websites. By using our website and/or providing information to BL Companies, you expressly agree and consent to this Privacy Policy.

This site is owned and operated by BL Companies, Inc. with corporate headquarters located in Meriden, Connecticut.

The Information We Collect
Most of the information BL Companies collects is information which you directly provide. BL Companies also retrieves some data through pixels (see below). BL Companies also obtains data from third-party sources, including service providers who supplement the site usage data BL Companies collects. BL Companies collects personal information from you only when you complete a form on our website. This may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, mailing address, or phone number. For site analysis, we may also collect your URL and IP address, but you will remain anonymous.

This information is voluntarily provided to us by website visitors and is used by us for the purpose of responding to user submissions and fulfilling requests for further information about our services. An example is when you use our “contact us” feature. Information provided by users to our job applicant site is held by a third-party dedicated career organization on BL Companies’ behalf. We will not share information with non-affiliated third parties without your consent.

You have choices about the data we collect. When asked to provide your personal data, you may decline. If you choose not to provide data that is necessary to certain features, you may not be able to use that feature. You may withdraw your consent to our using your personal data at any time by contacting us, in writing. Please refer to the contact information below.

The data we collect may include the following:

• Aggregate User and Tracking Information: This information gives us insights on how website visitors use our site. This data is anonymous and does not contain any personally identifiable information. We use this information so that our website, emails, and marketing efforts continue to appeal to website visitors and clients.
• Professional Information: This information includes your employment background, job description, and related information.
• Internal Protocol (IP) Addresses: This number is identified and logged automatically whenever you visit the site, along with the time(s) of your visits(s) and the page(s) you visited.
• Demographic and Location Data

 We do not knowingly collect or process data from anyone under the age of thirteen (13) years old. If we discover that we have collected or received data from anyone under thirteen (13) years old without verification or parental consent, such information will be deleted. Please contact us if you believe we may have collected or processed data from or about anyone under the age of thirteen (13).

How This Information Is Collected and How You Can Opt-Out
We use Google Analytics to generate reports on site usage and web traffic. Google may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect or receive information from this website to provide other services and ads. You may prevent your information from being used by Google Analytics by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On. For more information on Google Analytics, consult their Analytics Overview and their Privacy Policy.

How We Use Information
We will use your personal data (a) to provide you with services or information you have requested; (b) to respond to your questions and requests in connection with certain information and services; (c) to provide you with information about services we think may be of interest to you; (d) to notify you about changes to our services, as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure and to provide content from our site to you to be presented in an effective manner for you and for your computer; and (e) to measure and understand the effectiveness of content and information that we provide to you and others. We will not sell your personal data to any third parties.

If you are based in the European Union, we will only use your personal data for electronic marketing purposes if we are permitted to do so by law or if we have your consent. If you agree to our providing you with marketing information, you can always opt out at a later date. If you would rather not receive marketing material from us, please let us know at any time by contacting us using the contact details at the end of this Privacy Policy.

Reasons We May Share Personal Data
We may share your personal data among BL Companies-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries. We may share personal data with service providers and trusted partners who work on our behalf for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Examples of the above uses include companies that host BL Companies’ web servers, analyze data, and provide marketing assistance. These companies will have access to and may use your personal information as necessary to perform their functions (for example, to help us communicate with you about our services) but they may not use that data for any other purpose, they do not have any independent right to share this information, and they will be subject to compliance with appropriate confidentiality measures.

We may also disclose personal data as part of a corporate transaction. Your personal data will remain subject to this Privacy Policy.

We may also disclose personal data if we believe that we are required to do so for any of the following reasons:

• to comply with applicable law or respond to requests from governmental, regulatory, or public authorities
• to protect our clients, for example to prevent spam, attempts to defraud or other criminal offenses
• to operate and maintain the security of our systems, including to prevent or stop attacks on our systems or networks
• to protect the rights, interests, privacy, security, property, business, or safety of BL Companies, our partners and our employees, the users of the site, or the public
• in connection with actual or possible litigation

Use of Cookies/Pixels
We use cookies/pixels, small files that are stored on your computer (unless you block them), to enable our site to recognize the pages you have visited, and to compile and aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can improve the usability and performance of our website. You may disable cookies through your individual browser options. Please consult the help function on your internet browser or visit aboutcookies.org, where the procedure for controlling cookies in most browsers is explained step by step. If you choose to block cookies, our site will continue to be accessible.

Where We Store and Process Personal Data
The personal data BL Companies collects may be stored and processed in your region, in the United States, and in any other country BL Companies, its affiliates, or service providers operate. These parties may be engaged in, among other things, the fulfillment of your information requests, meeting your requests, and the provision of support services. Typically, the primary storage location is in your region or in the United States. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing, and/or processing.

How We Protect Your Information
To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, and to provide the proper use of information, we have put into place reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information BL Companies collects online. BL Companies uses encryption technology when collecting or transferring sensitive data.

While we believe the measures we have implemented to reduce our vulnerability to security problems are appropriate to the type of data we hold, no system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee its absolute security and BL Companies expressly disclaims any such obligation or ability.

Links to Other Websites
Please note that our site may contain links to third parties’ websites whose privacy practices are different from BL Companies’. Any personal data you provide to any third-party website is governed by their privacy statement or policy and BL Companies is not responsible for others’ privacy practices or the content of these other websites. Please carefully read any privacy policies on those links or websites before either agreeing to their terms or using those websites.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy
BL Companies reserves the right to update our Privacy Policy. Any changes will be posted on this page. Your use of our site following such revision constitutes your acceptance of the contents of the Policy as revised or amended by BL Companies. You should therefore return here regularly to view our most current Privacy Policy. You may also wish to print a copy for your records.

Acknowledgment
By completing forms BL Companies provides and providing personal information through this website, through any means, and by using this website and services contained herein, you hereby represent and warrant that:

• You have read, understand, and agree to BL Companies’ Privacy Policy;
• You are an actual person of at least eighteen (18) years of age, you have the right to provide the information that you submit to BL Companies, and the information you submit is accurate, complete, and truthful; and
• If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, then do not provide your information to BL
• Companies through any means. If you do so, BL Companies is automatically relieved of any obligations, to the extent any exist.

Jobs and Internships
The BL Companies jobs opportunities and internship content can be accessed via our Careers page(s). This Privacy Policy governs all information BL Companies collects, through whatever medium or source, related in any way to potential employment/employment, and/or internships.

Contact Information
If you wish to contact us regarding this Privacy Policy, you may use the form on our Contact Us, call us at 800.301.3077, email us at marketing@blcompanies.com, or mail:

BL Companies, Inc.
355 Research Parkway
Meriden, CT 06450

Attention: Legal Department