Privacy & cookies

This notice describes how Engineering Product Design (“we”, “us”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our website at www.engineeringproductdesign.org and related web properties (the “Site”). It also explains how we use cookies and similar technologies.

By using the Site, you acknowledge this notice. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Site.

We may collect information you provide directly, such as your name, email address, company, and message content when you submit a contact or inquiry form.

We also automatically collect certain technical data when you visit the Site, including IP address, approximate location derived from IP, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and timestamps. This data helps us operate, secure, and improve the Site.

We use the information above to respond to inquiries, provide requested information about our services, operate and maintain the Site, analyze usage and performance, detect and prevent abuse or security incidents, comply with legal obligations, and enforce our terms.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects solely based on automated processing.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our service providers may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies for the purposes described below. You can control many cookies through your browser settings; blocking some cookies may affect Site functionality.

We share information with vendors who assist us in hosting, analytics, email delivery, and security, subject to appropriate contractual safeguards. We may disclose information if required by law, to protect rights and safety, or in connection with a business transaction subject to confidentiality obligations.

If data is processed in countries outside your own, we rely on lawful transfer mechanisms where required (such as standard contractual clauses or adequacy decisions). We retain personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above, unless a longer period is required by law.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal information, to object to certain processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent where processing is consent-based. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights or ask questions about this notice, contact us at info@engineeringproductdesign.org. We may need to verify your request before responding.

We may update this notice from time to time. The effective date at the top will change when we do. Continued use of the Site after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised notice, to the extent permitted by law.