Maxim Crane Privacy Notice

Effective Date: June 16, 2021 

Maxim Crane Works, L.P., (“Maxim Crane”) has created this privacy notice to explain how we use information that you may provide while visiting our site (https://www.maximcrane.com) (“Site”) and to demonstrate our firm commitment to information privacy. This privacy notice applies to our website, social media properties, E-mail and associated third parties. e. Maxim Crane may modify this privacy notice from time to time. We encourage you to check this page when revisiting this Site.  

For purposes of this privacy notice, personal information is information from which you as an individual can or would reasonably be expected to be identified. Personal information does not include any anonymized or otherwise deidentified information.  

California Privacy Notice

Information We Collect 

Maxim Crane is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. The Site collects only that personal information that you voluntarily choose to provide. Examples of the types of personal information that could be collected though the Site include your name, contact information and employment information.  

How We Use and Disclose Personal Information 

We may share information you provide us with our employees, consultants and vendors as appropriate to respond to your inquiry or other reason for providing us with your personal information. Additionally, we may disclose personal information as described in this privacy notice in connection with the following:  

  • Compliance with laws, government, and law enforcement: We may disclose personal information where we are legally required to do so in order to respond to or comply with any applicable law, regulation, subpoenas, court orders, legal process, or government requests, including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.  
  • Vendors, consultants, and other service providers: We use vendors, consultants, and other service providers to assist us in providing services to our clients and operating our business, and it may be necessary for us to provide access to your personal information (for example, IT vendors who support our systems, vendors providing assistance with hiring of employees and payment processors that facilitate online payment).  
  • Business transfers and corporate transactions: Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, that we decide to sell, buy, merge, or otherwise reorganize businesses. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers or the receipt of it from sellers.  
  • Vital interests and legal rights: We may collect and possibly share personal information and any other additional information available to us in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law, including without limitation to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We also may disclose your personal information when we choose to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.  
  • Personal information is subject to disclosure in response to judicial or other governmental subpoenas, warrants and court orders served on us in accordance with their terms, or as otherwise required by applicable law, which includes compliance with valid law enforcement requests. 
  • To process, complete or otherwise act upon or respond to your request or reason for submitting that information. 
  • To register and/or verify you in connection with your request. 
  • To communicate with you about your request or any other reason you may have for submitting that information. 
  • With affiliates who have agreed to maintain the privacy of the personal information. 
  • To our professional advisors (such as legal counsel). 
  • To provide additional information about our services. 
  • With your consent: We may disclose your personal information for other purposes with your consent. 

  

In addition, we may disclose deidentified information without restriction (unless prohibited by applicable law). 

We do not rent, sell, or trade any of our contact lists or personal information and disclose this information only in accordance with this privacy notice. There are limited circumstances when we share or otherwise disclose personal information, which are described in the bullet points above.  

Maxim Crane may aggregate certain elements of your personal information with the information of other users of our website to analyze the usefulness and popularity of various web pages on its website, such as which areas users visit most frequently. This information is used to improve the Site. 

Security 

Maxim Crane is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of measures to ensure that your personal information is protected from unauthorized access and improper use or disclosure. However, the Internet is an open system and we cannot guarantee personal information you submit will not be intercepted by others.  

Information We Collect Through Cookies and Other Automatic Collection Technologies 

Some information is automatically received and sometimes collected from you when you use the website. This information may include information such as the following, without limitation, (i) name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet, including the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using and the IP address of your Internet Service Provider; (ii) type and version of Internet browser software you use and your operating system; (iii) date and time you access the website the length of your stay; (iv) information about your mobile device, including the device’s unique device identifier, mobile network information and device’s telephone number; and (v) demographic information and the language used by the computer or mobile device.  

We may also collect general, non-identifying statistical information in connection with the use of the Site. To the extent that any such information collected through automatic collection technologies, such as an IP address, is or becomes identified to or otherwise associated with or capable of identifying you, such information will be treated as personal information. 

We use this information to monitor the usage of the website, assess performance, ensure technological compatibility, and understand the relative importance of the information provided on the website. We may also use this data to conduct statistical analyses. 

What are cookies? 

Cookies are simple text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier, website’s domain name, and some digits and numbers. 

What types of cookies do we use? 

Necessary cookies 
Necessary cookies allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our website and using its features.  

Functionality cookies 
Functionality cookies let us operate the site in accordance with the choices you make on the site including page visits, consumed content, time on site and other behavioral analytics. 

Analytical cookies 
These cookies enable us and third-party services to collect aggregated data for statistical purposes on how our visitors use the website. These cookies do not contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to help us improve your user experience of the website. 

How to delete cookies? 

If you want to restrict or block the cookies that are set by our website, you can do so through your browser setting.  

Contacting us 

If you have any questions about this policy or our use of cookies, please contact us. 

We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of our Site. Google Analytics collects information including how often you visit the Site and what pages you visit and what other websites you used prior to coming to and after leaving the Site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our website, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our website is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and Google’s Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to our website by disabling cookies on your browser or by opting out of Google Analytics. We also may use other analytical tools from time to time. 

Do Not Track Signals and Requests 

Do not track signals and requests are sent from your browser to websites you visit indicating you do not want to be tracked or monitored. Most often, you need to affirmatively elect to turn on the do not track signals or requests.  Websites are not required to accept these signals or requests, and many do not. Currently, we do not honor do not track signals or requests. 

Your California Privacy Rights 

If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information including the following rights: 

  • The right to know, by way of our privacy notice and any specific inquiries you direct to us, where personal information we have about you comes from, what we use that information for, whether it is being disclosed or sold, and to whom it is being disclosed or sold; 
  • The right to “opt-out” of our sale of your personal information to any third parties, in the event we sell information; 
  • The right, with some exceptions, to have your personal information deleted from our possession or control; and  
  • The right to receive equal service and pricing from us even if you exercise any of your privacy rights. 

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users of the Site who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. A California resident may also use an authorized agent to submit a right to access request or a request to delete. To make such a request, to learn more, or if you have any questions or concerns about your California privacy rights, please visit the Privacy Notice for California Residents. You may also contact us using the information below.  

Other Individual Rights 

Some jurisdictions (state, federal, national and international), provide individuals with certain rights regarding their personal information. Examples of these laws, (without limitation) are: Canada (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), and the European Economic Area (General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)). To exercise any rights your jurisdiction may provide, contact us by using the information at the bottom of this section.  Your rights will depend on the location in which you reside and what is personal information for which you have personal rights is also defined by applicable law. What is listed here are only examples, which are taken from PIPEDA and GDPR: 

  • Being informed about how we obtain and process your personal information; 
  • Viewing and obtaining a copy of the personal information we maintain about you; 
  • Amending or revising personal information we maintain about you; 
  • Having personal information we maintain about you erased or forgotten; 
  • Objecting to the use of your personal information for direct marketing; 
  • Restricting our use of the personal information we maintain about you; 
  • Transferring the personal information we maintain about you to another entity who will provide substantially similar services;  
  • Objecting to our use of personal information we maintain about you; 
  • Objecting to automated decision making based on your personal information; 
  • Objecting to automated profiling based on your personal information; 
  • Withdraw your previously provided consent (this right may only be available on a prospective basis); or 
  • Filing a complaint with us or the appropriate governmental entity. 

We may require that you verify your identity before exercising your individual rights. In most circumstances, individual rights are not absolute and where applicable law permits, we may choose to limit or deny a request. If we limit or deny a request, we will provide an explanation in writing.  

How to Contact Us to Exercise Your Individual Rights 

To exercise any of your individual rights, contact us by phone at (412) 504-0200 and request Ryan Gutwald, VP of Administration; by email at rgutwald@maximcrane.com; or by mail at Maxim Crane Works, L.P. 1225 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017, attention Ryan Gutwald. 

Links to Third-Party Websites 

The Site contains links to third-party websites. Some of these sites provide services on our behalf (such as applying for a job or making an online payment) and others are for your convenience (such as social media). Unless otherwise stated, Maxim Crane does not control, endorse, own or maintain these third-party websites or the entities that run them. If you click on links within the website (such as social media) that take you to third-party websites, you will be subject to the third parties’ privacy policies, practices and statements. We are not responsible for the actions or inactions of any third-party websites, the accessibility of any third-party website or the policies or practices of any third-party website.  

Website Not for Minors (Children) 

The website is targeted for use only by adults. Accordingly, we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. In the event that we discover that a child has provided information to us, we will delete that information to the extent technologically possible. If you believe we have received information about a child, please contact us using the information provided at the end of the Your Individual Privacy Rights (above).  

Users Outside of the United States 

The data protection and other laws of the United States may not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using the website as well as communicating with us, you consent to your information being used and processed in the United States, which is where the website is located and from which the services are rendered. Your use of the website is conditioned on the information being transmitted to the United States. 

Changes to Privacy Notice  

This privacy notice was last modified on the date written above. If we change this privacy notice, we will post those changes within the Site. You are responsible for visiting this privacy notice to check for any updates.  

Questions, Comments and Contact Information 

If you have any questions or comments concerning our Privacy Statement, please contact us by phone at (412) 504-0200 and request Ryan Gutwald, VP of Administration; by email at rgutwald@maximcrane.com; or by mail at Maxim Crane Works, L.P. 1225 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017, attention Ryan Gutwald.