Privacy Policy
Updated 31 January 2025
LECO Corporation respects your privacy. We handle your personal data responsibly and are committed to safeguarding your personal data. We act in your best interests and are transparent about personal data processing.
This Privacy Notice describes how LECO Corporation and affiliates handle your personal data: how we receive, why and how we process, and how we safeguard personal data. We tell you what rights you have, how to exercise those rights and how to contact us if you have questions or concerns. We tell you how to contact our data protection regulator.
Please read this policy carefully. Also, please read our Cookie Notice, which tells you how we use cookies and other similar tracking technologies.
This privacy notice applies to any kind of personal information we collect through our websites or by any other means, associated with:
- (potential) suppliers, customers, contractors, clients, and other relations of LECO Corporation;
- visitors to our websites and other;
- recipients of information from LECO Corporation;
- all other persons in contact with LECO Corporation.
We might amend this privacy notice, and the cookie notice from time to time, so we recommend visiting this page occasionally. If we communicate with you, we may notify you of significant changes to the privacy statement or processing activities. We will notify you before any significant changes to processing begin, such as if we plan to use automated processing or artificial intelligence for decision making.
Contact us at privacyteam@leco.com.
Our competent supervisory authority in the EU is the Dutch Data Protection Authority: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons.
Summary of Terms and Principles
LECO Corporation observes applicable privacy and data protection law in the markets we serve, when processing personal data. This includes European Union’s and United Kingdom’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), GDPR variations in the European Economic Area, US States’ privacy law and other data protection law as required.
Generally, personal data are data that can be directly or indirectly traced back to, and identify, a natural person, referred to as a “data subject.”
Personal data processing can refer to anything we might do with personal data, such as collecting, recording, organizing, structuring, storing, updating, or modifying, retrieving, consulting, using, providing by transmission, distributing, making available, aligning, combining, shielding, deleting, or destroying.
LECO Corporation observes core principles when processing personal data. The data:
- are processed lawfully, properly, and transparently;
- are processed only for the purpose for which they were collected (purpose limitation);
- are processed as little as possible (data minimization);
- are processed correctly (accuracy of data);
- will not be kept longer than necessary (storage and retention limitation);
- are transferred internationally under applicable international regulations;
- are processed with safeguards in technical and organizational controls to address security, integrity, and confidentiality; and
- are processed in systems, programs and services with privacy and security by design.
Collection And Processing
LECO Corporation is the personal data controller and defines the purposes and means of processing.
What personal data might we process?
LECO Corporation may process:
- personal data that you provide to us, such as:
- identity information and personal details;
- contact details;
- details as described in a curriculum vitae or employment history;
- personal data obtained through means of communication and interaction, such as our browsing our website, receiving newsletters, and sending and receiving emails:
- identity information and personal details
- contact details;
- information about the device with which you visited our website, such as an IP address;
- your browsing activity on our website, such as:
- which data/web pages you have viewed;
- how you navigated the website;
- whether you opened a newsletter or email and which parts did you click;
- the dates and times of your visit to the website;
- the operating system you are using;
- the Internet address of the website to which a link is made;
- the geo-location;
- the data sent to LECO Corporation; or
- the data downloaded from the website.
- Personal data obtained from other sources:
- data available from public sources such as, but not limited to, LinkedIn;
- data obtained from the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce and the Land Register;
- data available on public business websites.
Why do we process personal data?
LECO Corporation may process your personal data for the following purposes:
- to inform you about products and services of LECO Corporation;
- to contact you about newsletters, but only if you have opted-in;
- to measure the use of the website;
- to manage, secure, adapt and improve the website and related technologies;
- to verify your identity;
- for marketing purposes;
- for commercial contract purposes; or
- for employment recruitment and selection.
By what legal means do we process personal data?
LECO Corporation may process your data:
- if you have given us permission to process personal data for one or more specific purposes. We are transparent and inform you so you can grant or remove consent with genuine choice and control;
- if the processing is necessary for the performance of an agreement to which you are a party, or to take measures at your request prior to the conclusion of an agreement;
- if the processing is necessary for the legitimate interest of LECO Corporation or of a third party unless your rights and interests outweigh either our or the third-party’s legitimate interest;
- if processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation of the LECO Corporation;
- if the processing is necessary to protect your vital interests or those of another natural person;
- if the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in LECO Corporation;
Your Rights
You have rights.
You can ask us by any means, but sometimes under certain restrictions or conditions, to:
- provide access to personal data;
- restrict or object to processing;
- rectify errors or erase personal data; or
- receive a portable copy of personal data;
You can complain to a supervisory authority that is the data protection regulator.
You may exercise these rights by submitting your request in writing or by phone to us, adjusting preferences in myConsentChoice, or by sending an email to privacyteam@leco.com. We are required to verify your identity before your request can be met.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise below, LECO Corporation will respond to your request without undue delay, and within one month. In principle, your requests will be processed electronically (and will therefore be replied to by email), unless this is not possible, or you request otherwise.
In principle, LECO Corporation will not charge you for request processing, unless your requests are excessive, manifestly unfounded or if you request additional copies when exercising your right of access, and charges are subject to applicable data protection law.
Viewing and/or modifying data
You can ask us at any time, by any means, to indicate which categories of your personal data LECO Corporation holds or are being processed, for which purposes, from which data source, and what retention period(s) is(are) applied. In addition, you can ask us at any time to complete, correct or delete your data. We will correct incorrect personal data we have about you. If we have changed your personal data, we will notify you accordingly.
Limit the processing of your data
You can ask us to temporarily restrict, object to or withdraw consent to the processing of your personal data. We will tell you if we cannot honour your request and explain why.
Ask to transfer personal data
You can ask us to provide to you or a third party your personal data in a structured, common, and machine-readable form.
Right to be forgotten
You can ask us to delete your personal data. We will tell you if we cannot honour your request and explain why.
Exercising your rights does not affect processing that has already taken place, unless incorrect data has been used in previous processing and it can be reprocessed with correct data.
Third Parties And International Transfers
LECO Corporation may engage third parties who process personal data on behalf of LECO Corporation as controller. These third-party sub-processors act on our instruction under contract and under the same purposes and lawful bases set out in this privacy statement. These may be:
- (government) organizations;
- service providers (including occupational health and safety service); or
- contractors/suppliers, including but not limited to suppliers of IT services.
LECO Corporation remains accountable for personal data processing of our sub-processors as described in the privacy statement and under applicable data protection legislation.
We enter service agreements that include data processing addendums. The addendums include EU standard contractual clauses (SCC), UK international data transfer agreements or addendums (IDTA) or other contractual clauses and schedules as required by applicable data protection legislation.
LECO Corporation will not give or sell the data to any third party for its use in marketing or solicitation program.
The third party is a joint controller if LECO Corporation and the third party jointly define the purposes and means of processing. The third party is an independent controller if the third party defines the purposes and means of processing separately from us. The controller distinctions can vary depending upon data protection processing purposes and processing activities.
International Transfers
LECO Corporation is an international company with locations and activities around the world. We may need to transfer your personal data within our group of companies or to third parties established outside of designated areas of applicable data protection law, such as transfers outside the European Economic Area as described in the GDPR.
All international data transfers are subject to applicable data protection law. We follow the guidance and directives of those regulations, including the use of adequacy decisions by competent data protection supervisory authorities, SCCs, IDTAs and other contractual measures, and industry accepted technical and organisational measures. We have measures that apply across all processing and ones tailored for distinct personal data processing purposes and processing activities. We will only transfer your personal data if an appropriate level of protection is in place.
Specifically for international data transfers to the USA, we follow the March 2022 Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework between the EU and USA, and the related UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF), after the invalidation of EU-US Privacy Shield.
Notices for United States
Right to Access and Data Portability
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, or Nevada
You have an additional right to know the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you, including a description of the categories of sources from which we have collected that information, the business or commercial purpose for collecting or sharing that information, and the categories of third parties with whom we have shared that information. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf by submitting proof of written authorization along with your request.
Right to Deletion or Erasure
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, or Nevada
You have a right to ask that we delete your information subject to appropriate exceptions. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf by submitting proof of written authorization along with your request.
California Notice of Sale
We do not sell the personal information of California residents, nor have we sold California resident personal information in the past 12 months. We have no actual knowledge of selling the personal information of minors under the age of 16.
Notice of Sale to Residents of Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia
We do not sell any personal information we collect to any third parties. If we were to do so in the future, we will update this Privacy Notice (Statement) and provide residents with the opportunity to opt-out of the sale of their personal information.
Notice to Residents of California
If you are a California resident, California Data protection Law provides you with certain rights as described in California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amended the California Consumers Privacy Act (CCPA).
California permits you to opt out of the disclosure of your Personal Information by us to third parties for those third parties‘ direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose your personal information to third parties for the third parties‘ direct marketing purposes unless you affirmatively agree to it. You may opt-out of this disclosure by submitting your request to privacyteam@leco.com. We may need to verify your identity before we fulfill your request.
Notice to Residents of Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, Tennessee, or Utah
If you are a resident of Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, Tennessee, or Utah their respective data protection law contains certain consumer rights, including the rights of resident consumers to opt out of the Sale of Personal Data and the Processing of Personal Data for Targeted Advertising.
These States permits you to opt out of the disclosure of your Personal Information by us to third parties under a Sale of Personal Data or Targeted Advertising purposes. We do not disclose your personal information to third parties these purposes unless you affirmatively agree to it. You may opt-out of this disclosure by submitting your request to privacyteam@leco.com, or, for Colorado, by one of Colorado’s specified Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms (UOOM). We may need to verify your identity before we fulfil your request.
Notice to Residents of Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, or Virginia
If you are a resident of Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, or Virginia, their respective Data Protection Law contains certain consumer rights, including the rights of resident consumers to opt out of the Sale of Personal Data, the Processing of Personal Data for Targeted Advertising, and profiling in furtherance of solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
These States permits you to opt out of the disclosure of your Personal Information by us to third parties under a Sale of Personal Data, Targeted Advertising or Profiling for Automated Decisions purposes. We do not disclose your personal information to third parties these purposes unless you affirmatively agree to it. You may opt-out of this disclosure by submitting your request to privacyteam@leco.com. We may need to verify your identity before we fulfill your request.
Practices, Protection And Controls
LECO Corporation follows internal policy and applicable data protection legislation in its data protection compliance programme. Also, we have an information security management system (ISMS) and a personal information management system (PIMS) in place. Those management systems include industry accepted physical, administrative, organisational, and technical measures to maintain security, integrity, and confidentiality.
Measures and controls include:
- administrative controls for policy, guidelines and procedures, training, governance, periodic audit reviews and regularly testing, assessing, and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures
- administrative controls for contractual practices such as confidentiality agreements, data processing agreements, SCCs, IDTAs and specific mechanisms for certain countries
- measures for ensuring ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services
- measures for ensuring data minimisation
- measures for allowing data portability and ensuring erasure
- physical security controls where personal data are processed
- technical security controls
- user identification and authorisation
- conditional and role-based access
- pseudonymisation and data encryption at rest, in processing and in transit, when applicable and feasible
- system configuration, including changes to default configurations
- device controls, monitoring, auto management controls
- events logging and monitoring
- data disposition controls
- we do not store personal data for longer than is necessary, according to internal policy or after statutory periods associated with the purpose of the processing.
Contacting Us or the Data Protection Regulator
You can contact us by any means to enquire, comment, exercise rights, disclose a suspected or adverse data event such as a personal data breach, or complain.
If you suspect that there has been a breach of the security of your or others’ personal data that may expose those data to loss, compromise or unlawful processing, please contact us directly on the following telephone : +800-292-6141 or +269-985-5496 ; or by email: privacyteam@leco.com.
Other contacts details for LECO Corporation and LECO Europe B.V.:
LECO CORPORATION
Attn: Privacy Team
St. Joseph, MI 49085
United States of America: +800-292-6141 or +269-985-5496
LECO Europe B.V.
Attn: Privacy Team
Vouersweg 118
6161 AG Geleen
P.O. Box 1174 | 6160 BD Geleen
THE NETHERLANDS: +31 46 4747473
If you do not agree with LECO Corporation’s handling of your personal data, you can also submit a complaint to the proper authorities for your jurisdiction:
For EU/EEA, contact theDutch Data Protection Authority, at https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons.
For other relevant EEA judicial authorities. Contact details can be found at https://www.edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en.
For UK, contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://www.ico.org.uk. Complaints can be submitted at https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint.
Changes
LECO Corporation may modify or change this Privacy Notice.
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