Website Privacy Policy

This policy is effective as of April 19, 2024 (“Effective Date”).

Holt Logistics Corp. (“Company” or “We”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy and in compliance with all applicable privacy principle. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or you may provide to us when you visit the website https://www.holtlogistics.com/ (the “Website“) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information we collect: (i) on the Website; (ii) via email, text, and other electronic messages between you and the Website; (iii) through the options, functionalities and services accessible by the links in the Holt Connect section of the Website (https://www.holtlogistics.com/holtconnect/).

It does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means, including via any other website operated by us or by any third party, nor does it apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or through the Website.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. This policy may be revised from time to time.  Your continued use of the Website after any such revisions shall be deemed to be acceptance of those changes, therefore you are advised to review the policy periodically for updates.

Children Under the Age of 18.

Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age.  No one under age 18 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.  If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on the Website or through any of its features, nor use any of the interactive features of the Website.  If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18, we will delete that information.  If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us as indicated below.  California residents under 18 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information.  Please see your state’s privacy rights for more information.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

  • By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, social security number (if it is requested by the Website or its functionalities to have access to certain services/tools or other personal information or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (“personal information“);
  • That is about you but does not identify you individually, for example, including, but not limited to, your employer, the services/goods you provide, the job you do (to the extent such information does not directly or indirectly identify you), your customers, your employer’s customers, third parties, contractors; and/or
  • About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access the Website, and usage details.

We collect this information through the Website directly from you when you provide it to us, as well as automatically as you navigate through the Website.  Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies or other tracking technologies (if they are implemented and if applicable; see Cookie Policy).

Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect through the Website may include:

  • Information that you provide by completing forms or using the functionalities and tools on the Website. This includes information provided at the time of using the Website.  We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with the Website.
  • Records and copies of your communications (including email addresses), if you contact us.
  • Any other types of information the user provides through the Website not included in the categories above.

You also may provide information to be transmitted to third parties, with any inherent risks that could exist.  Although we use security standards and protect your privacy and information, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.  Additionally, we cannot control the actions of third parties with whom you may choose to share your information.  Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your information will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies 

As you navigate through and interact with the Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including: (i) details of your visits to the Website and (ii) information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include Cookies and, if applicable, web beacons as of the Effective Date.  See our Cookie Policy.

We do not collect personal information automatically, nor do we use cookies to collect personal information; however, we may associate some personal information with other personal information about you that we lawfully collect from other sources upon proper legal basis.

Third-Party Use of Cookies (and Other Tracking Technologies)

Some content or applications on the Website are served by third-parties, including content providers and services providers. These third-parties may use cookies, web beacons or other tracking technologies.  They may use this information and your personal information to track your online activities over time and/or to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.  We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used.  If you have any questions, you should contact the responsible provider directly. Please, see our Cookie Policy for more information.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you through the Website or that you provide to us, including any personal information: (i) to present the Website and its contents to you; (ii) to provide you with information or services that you request from us or from the Facilities or related to the Services on the Websitethrough the Website; (iii) to fulfill any other purpose for which you provide such personal information; (iv) to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts you enter with us or with the Facilities or related to the Services on the Website; (v) to notify you about changes to the Website or any services offered or provided through it; (vi) in any other way we may find necessary when you provide the information; and (vii) for any other purpose, provided that we have requested and you have consented.

We may also use your information to contact you about services provided by us or third parties that may be of interest to you.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restrictions.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy: (i) to the Facilities or providers of the Services identified on the Website; (ii) to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business; (iii) to a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about the Website users is among the assets transferred; (iv) to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it; (v) for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; and (vi) with your consent, if requested by us.

We may also disclose your personal information: (i) to comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request; (ii) to enforce or apply other agreements in place with you, your company, your employer or other relevant party, including for billing and collection purposes; and (iii) if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.

In disclosing personal information we shall apply the principles of proportionality, minimization and limitation.

We do not sell your personal information for money or for other consideration.  However, we may share personal information with third party analytics providers via cookies; see our Cookie Policy.

Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us.  We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

  • Tracking Technologies; see Cookie Policy
  • Promotional Offers or Marketing from us – in the event we carry out marketing activity using contact information you provided through the Website and you do not wish to have your contact information used by us for that purpose, you can send us an email stating your request using our contacts provided below.

We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising.  However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way.

Residents of certain states, such as California, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah and others according to their legislations may have additional personal information rights and choices.  Please see your state laws for more information.

Accessing and Correcting Your Information, and Your Privacy Rights.

Subject to applicable law, you may email us at the contacts provided below:

  • to request access to, or copies of, your personal data, together with information regarding the nature, processing and disclosure of your personal data;
  • to request rectification, correction or updating of any inaccuracies in your personal data;
  • to have certain personal data transferred to another data controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, without affecting their usability;
  • to request erasure of your personal data; in such case, upon receipt of your request, we will close your account and remove your personal data from our records unless a lawful reason exists for us to retain some or all of it; and
  • to object to our processing of your personal data.

Where we process your personal data on the basis of your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent, which we will honor, unless a lawful reason exists for us to retain some or all of it.  Note that in such a case, you may not be able to access all areas of the Website or receive services for which consent was required.  Such withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of any processing performed prior to the date on which we receive notice of such withdrawal and does not prevent the processing of your personal data in reliance upon any other legal basis.

You can decide not to provide your personal data to us. However, in such a case we may be unable to provide you with the full functionalities of the Website, apps or services.

You have the right to file complaints with any authority or Court, regarding the processing of your personal data by us, to the extent provided by law.

If you contact us for the purposes as outlined above, we may require specific information from you to help us confirm your identity as the data subject.  This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.  We may also contact you to ask for further information in relation to your request in order to speed up our response.

Specific State Laws information.

State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their personal information.  The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants certain rights to California residents.  To the extent the CCPA applies to our processing of your personal information, you would be entitled to the following rights:

Right to Access.  You have the right to request what personal information about you that we may have collected, used, disclosed and/or sold;

Right to Deletion.  You have the right to request deletion of your personal information that we collect, subject to certain exceptions;

Right to Opt-Out.  You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information to third parties.  We do not sell personal information of minors under the age of sixteen; and

Right to Non-Discrimination.  You have the right of protection against discriminatory treatment if and when you exercise your rights under the CCPA.

If you are a California resident and want to submit a request, please contact us at the email address provided below.  For requests submitted via email, you must provide us with sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify you are the individual about whom we collected the personal information and you must describe your request with sufficient detail to allow us to properly evaluate and respond to it.  If we are not able to verify your identity with the information provided, we may ask you for additional information.  Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a request related to your personal information.  If you are an authorized agent making a request on behalf of another individual, you must provide us with signed documentation that you are authorized to act on behalf of that individual.

Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah each provide their state residents with rights to:

  • Confirm whether we process their personal information;
  • Access and delete certain personal information;
  • Data portability; and
  • Opt out of personal data processing for targeted advertising and sales.

Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia also provide their state residents with rights to:

  • Correct inaccuracies in their personal information, taking into account the information’s nature processing purpose; and
  • Opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

To exercise any of these rights, or contest a decision regarding a consumer rights request please contact us as provided below and/or use any method as provided by the applicable law.

Nevada provides its residents with a limited right to opt out of certain personal information sales.  Residents who wish to exercise this sale opt-out rights may submit a request to our contacts/email address as provided below.  However, please know as of the Effective Date we do not sell data triggering that statute’s opt-out requirements.

International Transfers

Privacy laws differ across the globe. In the United States privacy laws may be different from those of your country. If it’s necessary for us to transfer your information for the purposes for which you have shared personal information with us, we will do so consistent with this policy and any applicable law. The Website is hosted in the United States and is intended only for United States visitors. If you are visiting from the European Union (EU) or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from United States law, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States and by providing your personal data you consent to that transfer, provided our compliance with Article 49 GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation).  When you provide personal data to us or our service providers or vendors, you consent to the processing of your data in the United States as the Website is operated in the United States.  Any transfer of your personal data from within the European Economic Area (EEA) to recipients located outside the EEA is based on an Adequacy Decision in force issued by the competent EU body and/or are governed by your consent as above, and we comply with Article 49 GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation) regarding the lawful basis of such transfer, including, without limitation, your informed consent, the transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us or the Facilities or related to the Services on the Website, or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at your request, or the transfer is necessary for the execution or performance of a contract entered into for your benefit between us and a third party, or the transfer is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or the transfer is necessary in order to protect your vital interests or of other persons, where you are physically or legally incapable of giving consent.

Data Retention Period

Your personal data will be retained only for the minimum period necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy.  The criteria for determining the duration for which we will keep your personal data are as follows: (i) we retain your data as long as we have an ongoing relationship with you; (ii) we retain your data while your account is active, to enable us to provide services to you; (iii) we retain your data for the duration of any period required by law to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights, or upon any legitimate interest of ours or for any other purposes required by law.

Data Security

We have implemented and will continuously improve measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. The safety and security of your information also depends on you.  Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.  Although we do our best to protect your personal information and we are committed to comply with any applicable law, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to the Website.  Any transmission of personal information involves risk. While we comply with any applicable law, we are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures of the Website.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, or to exercise your rights as indicated above, contact us at: privacy@holtlogistics.com