Privacy Notice

Last updated: [December, 2025]

  1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Thayer Scale (“we,” “us,” or “our”).
Our website address is: https://www.thayerscale.com/

This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data in connection with our business activities and our website.

  1. Scope of This Notice

This notice applies primarily to business contacts, including customers, prospective customers, suppliers, distributors, and other professional contacts. It also applies to individuals who visit or interact with our website.

  1. Personal Data We Collect

Business and Commercial Information

We may collect and process personal data such as:

  • Name
  • Business email address
  • Business phone number
  • Job title and company affiliation
  • Business correspondence and communications
  • Records of interactions related to sales, quotations, contracts, and customer support

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data through our sales, CRM, or website systems.

Website Interactions

When you visit or interact with our website, we may collect:

  • Information you provide through contact forms or inquiries
  • Comments and metadata if you leave comments on the site
  • IP address and browser user agent string for security and spam detection
  • Cookies and similar technologies as described below

  1. How We Use Personal Data

We use personal data for legitimate business purposes, including:

  • Managing customer and prospect relationships
  • Responding to inquiries and requests
  • Preparing quotations, proposals, and contracts
  • Providing products, services, and support
  • Managing accounts and commercial relationships
  • Operating and improving our website
  • Maintaining security and preventing fraud or misuse
  • Complying with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

  1. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data where:

  • It is necessary for legitimate business interests related to our commercial activities
  • It is necessary to take steps prior to entering into a contract or to perform a contract
  • It is required to comply with legal obligations
  • Consent has been provided where required by applicable law

  1. Data Storage and Cross-Border Transfers

Personal data we collect may be stored and processed in countries outside the country where the individual is located, including the United States, where our customer relationship management and other business systems are hosted.

When personal data is transferred internationally, we take reasonable precautions and due diligence measures to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place. These may include contractual protections, security controls, and organizational measures designed to protect personal data in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

  1. Cookies and Website Functionality

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

If you have an account and log in to this site, we set temporary cookies to determine browser compatibility and additional cookies to save login and display preferences. Login cookies last for up to two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected). Screen option cookies last for up to one year.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser indicating the post ID. This cookie expires after one day.

  1. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves as if the visitor has visited the originating website.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content in accordance with their own privacy policies.

  1. Comments and Media

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After comment approval, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may be able to extract this information.

  1. Data Sharing

We may share personal data with:

  • Service providers supporting our business operations (including IT, CRM, cloud hosting, and website services)
  • Professional advisers (legal, accounting, compliance)
  • Business partners or distributors where necessary to support customer relationships
  • Authorities or regulators where required by law

All such parties are expected to handle personal data responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

  1. Data Security

We maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Access is limited to individuals who require it for legitimate business purposes.

  1. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When personal data is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymized.

  1. Individual Rights

Depending on applicable law, individuals may have rights relating to their personal data, including the right to:

  • Request access to personal data
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Request deletion of personal data
  • Object to or request restriction of certain processing activities

Requests will be handled in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

  1. Updates to This Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The most current version will always be available on our website.

  1. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Notice or how we handle personal data, please contact:

Privacy Contact
Thayer Scale – Corporate Controller
accounting@thayerscale.com