Updated: August 24, 2022
Purpose of this statement
This privacy statement (this Statement) explains how and why Simmons Drums, processes personal information (called Personal Data under applicable data protection law and in this Statement) that we collect from or that are provided to us by people and organizations with whom we have contact as part of our business activities through our main website www.simmonsdrums.net (our Main Website).
Who we are
Simmons Drums can be contacted at P.O. Box 5111, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359-5111. Simmons Drums is the controller of and is responsible for your Personal Data. Consistent with our core values of Integrity and Partnership, we are committed to protecting and using fairly any Personal Data that we hold.
Terms we use in this Statement
This section explains three terms that we use in the rest of this Statement.
- Legitimate Interests means the interests of Simmons Drums in conducting their business activities. When we process your Personal Data based on our Legitimate Interests, we consider and balance any potential impact on you and your data protection rights. We will not use your Personal Data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted by law. You have certain rights when we process your Personal Data on this basis. For more on your data subject rights please see section 8 of this Statement.
- Performance of a Contract means processing your Personal Data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you or an organization with which you are connected is a party.
- Comply with Legal Obligations means processing your Personal Data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that applies to Simmons Drums.When do we process Personal Data?
We may process your Personal Data
- If you visit our Website. Please see the section ‘How Do We Share Your Personal Data?’ below for more on this.
- If you are a prospective, current or former employee of Simmons Drums. Please see the relevant section of this Statement for more on this.
- If we deal with you, or an organization with which you are connected, in the course of our business activities. Please see the relevant section of this Statement for more on this.
If you visit our Website
A. What Personal Data do we process about visitors to our Website?
We process Personal Data about visitors to our Website. This may include:
- The name of the domain and host from which you access the internet.
- The internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using.
- The browser software you are using.
- The operating system you are using.
- The date and time at which you access our Website.
Simmons Drums will also collect and process information about your interaction with our Website using cookies. For more information on how we use cookies, please see section 10 of this Statement or see our full cookie notice here.
B. What is the legal basis for this processing?
We rely on the following legal grounds for this processing:
C. Legitimate Interests, for example:
- Providing access to our Website and enabling their use.
- Protecting the security and integrity of our Website, IT systems and other systems.
- Providing, improving, monitoring and testing the effectiveness of our Website.
- Ensuring the content on our Website is presented in an effective, accessible and user-friendly format.
- Monitoring metrics such as numbers of visitors, traffic data and demographic patterns.
D. When do we share your Personal Data?
We may disclose some or all of the Personal Data we collect from you to certain trusted third parties, in accordance with contractual arrangements we have in place with them, including:
- IT service providers.
If you are a prospective, current or former employee of certain Simmons Drums
A. What Personal Data do we process about prospective, current or former employees of Simmons Drums?
We process Personal Data about prospective, current and former employees of certain Simmons Drums. This may include:
- Name.
- Qualifications and career history.
- Contact information such as home addresses and who to contact in an emergency involving existing employees.
- Special category Personal Data, for example on illness, disability or dietary requirements.
B. What is the legal basis for this processing?
We rely on the following legal grounds for this processing:
C. Legitimate Interests, for example:
- Considering applications for employment in Simmons Drums.
- Supporting existing employees in the development of their careers.
Performance of a Contract, for example:
Paying salaries and other employment benefits.
D. Comply with Legal Obligations, for example:
- Paying taxes.
- Meeting health and safety obligations.
E. Consent: where we process special category Personal Data, for example on illness, disability or dietary requirements.
How do we share your Personal Data?
We may disclose some or all of the Personal Data we collect from you to certain trusted third parties in accordance with contractual arrangements we have in place with them, including:
- Suppliers and service providers to whom we outsource certain employment services, including recruitment consultants, payroll providers, retirement advisors and insurance brokers and providers.
- IT service providers.
If we deal with you, or an organization with which you are connected, in the course of our business activities
A. What Personal Data do we process if we deal with you, or an organization with which you are connected, in the course of our business activities?
We process Personal Data about people we deal with in the course of our business activities. This may include:
- Name.
- Employer.
- Role or job title.
- Contact details, including address, email address and phone number.
- Details of visits to Simmons Drums and correspondence, communications and connections with our employees.
- Special category Personal Data, for example on disability or dietary requirements in connection with meetings at our premises.
- Publicly-available information.
- Information which is provided to us by you or by an organization with which you are connected.
B. What is the legal basis for this processing?
We rely on the following legal grounds for this processing:
Legitimate Interests, for example:
- Entering into a contractual relationship with the organization with which you are connected.
- Managing and administering your or your organization’s business relationship with us.
- Carrying out due diligence.
C. Performance of a Contract, for example:
- Executing the purchase of a new business.
D. Comply with Legal Obligations, for example:
- Meeting health and safety obligations.
E. Consent, where we process special category Personal Data, for example:
- Where visitors to our premises advise us of special dietary requirements.
F. How do we share your Personal Data?
We may disclose some or all of the Personal Data we collect from you to certain trusted third parties in accordance with contractual arrangements we have in place with them, including:
- Suppliers and service providers to whom we outsource support services.
- IT service providers.
Personal Data that you provide to us
It is your responsibility to ensure that all Personal Data you provide to us are complete, accurate, up-to-date, and not misleading.
You may provide Personal Data to us about yourself or about other people. If you provide us with Personal Data about another person, you must ensure that you are entitled to disclose the Personal Data of that other person to us and that we may process that Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Statement without having to take any further steps. It is your responsibility to ensure that the person concerned is aware of the content of this Privacy Statement.
How long do we keep your Personal Data?
We will keep your Personal Data for the longer of the following two periods:
- Any period required for the Performance of a Contract or to Comply with Legal Obligations.
- For as long as it is relevant to and useful for the purpose for which they were originally collected.
Changes to this Statement
We may amend this Statement on occasion, in whole or part, at our sole discretion. Any changes will be effective immediately. You should check this page from time-to-time and take note of any changes we make, as they will be binding on you. We will include the effective date on each version of this Statement that we issue.
If at any time we decide to use your Personal Data in a manner significantly different from that described in this Statement, or as otherwise disclosed to you at the time they are collected, we will notify you by e-mail or by telephone, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we use your Personal Data in the new manner.
Cookies and web beacons
We may collect information about your computer, including, where available, your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to collate aggregate information about how you browse our Website. We use Google Analytics on our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies and web beacons in connection with the services it provides.
Information about your general Internet use may be obtained by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. Web beacons may also be used. These facilitate the transfer of data from our Website to the Google Analytics website. Cookies and web beacons help us to improve our Website. They may be used to enable us to:
- Estimate usage numbers, patterns and related activity.
- Store information about how you accessed and use our Website and your preferences, and so allow us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
- Recognize you when you return to our Website.
Information collected may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the relevant setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website or be unable to avail of some services we provide. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, cookies will issue when you log on to our Website.
See our full cookie notice here
Security
The Site incorporates appropriate safeguards to protect the security, integrity, completeness, accuracy and privacy of the personal information we have collected, and we have put in place reasonable precautions to protect information from loss, misuse and alteration. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as required and only authorized individuals have access to the information you provide us. Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
You hereby acknowledge that neither Simmons Drums nor GTRC Services, Inc. is responsible for any intercepted information sent via the Internet, and you hereby release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.
External Links
The Site provides links to various Web sites maintained by third parties. When you click on one of these links, you will be transferred out of our Web site and connected to the Web site of the organization or company that maintains such site. Even if an affiliation exists between our Web site and a third party Web site, we exercise no control over linked sites. Each of these linked sites maintains its own independent privacy and data collection policies and procedures. If you visit a Web site that is linked to the Site, you should consult that site’s privacy policy before providing any personal information.
Children
The Site is not directed to children, and Simmons Drums does not knowingly solicit information from any child under the age of 13. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child (or a parent or guardian) to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information.
What Choices Do I Have About Simmons Collecting, Using, and Sharing My Information?
It is possible for you to use much of our site without giving us any personally identifiable information. Also, as mentioned above, there are ways to limit the information collected through technology–though some of our features won’t work if you decide to do this. For the safety of minors, we request that children under the age of 18 not fill out any personal information on our Web sites without first receiving the approval of a parent or guardian.
California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request and obtain from us a list of what Personal Data (if any) we disclosed to third parties for that third party’s direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year and the names and addresses of those third parties. Requests may be made only once a year and are free of charge. Under Section 1798.83, we currently do not share any Personal Data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If we do decide to share your Personal Data with third parties for their marketing purposes, you may opt-out of this disclosure at any time by submitting a request to:
Legal Department
Simmons Drums
P.O. Box 5111
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359-5111
It is important to note that this opt-out does not prohibit disclosures made for non-marketing purposes or for purposes of assisting us with our own marketing. Additionally, if you are a registered user under the age of 18 and a resident of California, you may request removal of content you have posted to our website or social media accounts. Please note that making such requests does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content. For example, we may retain the information for our own internal records, and it is also possible that a third party we do not own or control may copy the posting and re-post it elsewhere.
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at:
Simmons Drums
P.O. Box 5111
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359-5111