Privacy Policy

THIS PRIVACY POLICY WAS LAST UPDATED ON APRIL 31, 2022

Since your privacy is a high priority for Olympic Steel, Inc., its subsidiaries, and its affiliates (together, “Olympic Steel,” “our,” “us,” or “we”), we’ve made it a policy to safeguard the information you share with us. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how we gather, use, maintain, protect and disclose information that is shared with us and collected offline or when you visit https://olysteel.com/ or any other websites that link to this Privacy Policy (each, a “Site” and collectively, the “Sites”).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our Sites, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Sites or otherwise provide us with personal information. Your use of the Sites is also subject to our Terms of Use.

To improve the Sites’ design, functionality and usefulness.
To provide services pursuant to our business purposes.
To communicate with you, including to respond to your inquiries when you contact us via the contact information provided on the Sites.
To notify you, with your permission, of Olympic Steel news that may be of interest to you.
To comply with applicable federal and state laws or regulations and to enforce our Terms of Use.
As described to you when collecting your Personal Information.
For any purpose where you have given your consent (where legally required).

Cookies. A cookie is a small text file placed on the hard drive of your computer. Information regarding how you access the Sites (e.g., browser type, access times and IP address) and your hardware and software is automatically collected through the use of cookies or other technologies or tools. This information is used to improve website performance and for our business purposes. You may opt in to accept cookies automatically by changing the settings on your browser. If you opt out of certain cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of the Sites. You may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information about types of cookies, how they are used and how you manage your cookie preferences.

Web Beacons. Pages of our Sites and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

Website Analytics. We use third-party web analytics services on the Sites such as Google Analytics. These service providers help us analyze how visitors use the Sites. The information obtained for this purpose (including your IP address and other information collected by automated means) may be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers. To provide this service, Google Analytics may collect certain information about you from your computer, including through the use of cookies. Such information may include information regarding your visit (such as the pages you visit and the length of your visit), information about your device (such as your IP address), how you got to the Sites, and other information about you. You can learn more about Google Analytics and how it collects and processes data (including how to control the information sent to Google) by visiting: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available here.

Information that you provide to us. When you register on the Sites to receive email alerts, apply for an open job, request a price quote from us, contact us or otherwise communicate or interact with us we collect information such as your name, email address, phone number, postal address or any information you voluntarily provide us;
Information we collect about your from others. We may receive certain information about you from third parties that provide us with such information as a part of their relationship with us;
Information we collect by automatic means. When you access the Sites, we collect certain information about you automatically such as the details of your visits to our Sites (e.g., length of time spent on the Site, access times and pages accessed while visiting the Sites), and information about your device and internet connection (e.g., Internet Protocol (IP) address, operating system, host domain and browser type).

Children

The Sites are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13 years of age. If we determine upon collection that a user is under this age, we will not use or maintain his/her Personal Information without the parent/guardian’s consent. If you believe that we have collected Personal Information about your child and want to request access to it, or have it changed or deleted, please contact us at the information provided in “Contact Us” below.

Third-Party Sites

Our Sites may contain links or references to other websites outside of our control. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to these websites. Olympic Steel encourages you to read the privacy statements and terms and conditions of linked or referenced websites you enter. These third-party websites may send their own cookies and other tracking devices to you, log your IP address, and otherwise collect data or solicit Personal Information. Olympic Steel does not control and is not responsible for what third parties do in connection with their website, or how they handle your personal information. Please exercise caution and consult the privacy policies posted on each third-party website for further information.

To third parties, affiliates, and service providers who require such information to assist us with establishing, maintaining and managing our business relationship with you, including parties that provide services to us or on our behalf and parties that collaborate with us in the provision of services to you.
To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by Olympic Steel about our users is among the assets transferred.
To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
To any other parties with your consent.
If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect and defend our rights, property, or assets.

Data Retention

We will retain Personal Information collected from you only as long as we need it to fulfill the purposes for which we have initially collected it, unless otherwise required by law. Because these needs can vary for different data types in the context of different services, actual retention periods can vary.

When determining the retention period, we take into account various criteria, such as the type of services requested by or provided to you, the nature and length of our relationship with you, the impact on the services we provide if we delete some Personal Information from or about you, and mandatory retention periods provided by law.

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time and for an reason, or no reason, in our sole discretion, without notice, by updating this Privacy Policy. Accordingly, users are strongly encouraged to review our Privacy Policy regularly. Please take a look at the LAST UPDATE legend at the top of this page to see when this Policy was last revised. Any changes to this Policy will become effective when we post the revised Policy on this Site. Your use of this Site following these changes means that you accept the revised Policy. If you object to any of the changes to this Privacy Policy, please stop accessing the Site.

Information We Collect And How We Use It

Disclosure of Your Personal Information

Children

Data Security

Third-Party Sites

Cross-Border Transfer – Notice To E.U. Data Subjects

Do Not Track

Data Retention

Updates to This Privacy Policy

Contact Us

Choices About How We Use And Disclose Your Information