Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to:

• Visitors to the BEA website.
• Individuals who contact BEA through the website, email, telephone, or other business communications.
• Authorized BEA personnel who use WOManage.
• LinkedIn members who authorize BEA’s internal publishing application.
• Information processed when BEA creates, reviews, approves, or publishes content to the BEA LinkedIn company page.

This policy does not replace the privacy policies of LinkedIn or other third-party websites and services.

Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Name.
• Company or organization name.
• Job title.
• Email address.
• Telephone number.
• Mailing or service address.
• Information included in inquiries, requests, forms, emails, or other communications.
• Information necessary to provide estimates, services, support, or project-related communication.

Website and Technical Information

When you visit our website, our systems may automatically collect limited technical information, including:

• Internet Protocol address.
• Browser type.
• Device type.
• Operating system.
• Date and time of access.
• Pages requested.
• Referring website.
• Server, security, and error-log information.

We use this information to operate, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot the website.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website and internal systems may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for:

• Website operation.
• User sessions.
• Authentication.
• Security.
• Remembering authorized-user settings.
• Preventing unauthorized access.

BEA does not use the WOManage LinkedIn publishing integration to create advertising profiles or track individuals across unrelated websites.

BEA operates an internal application that allows authorized personnel to draft, review, approve, and publish posts to the BEA LinkedIn company page.

When an authorized LinkedIn member connects this application, we may receive or process:

• The member’s LinkedIn identifier.
• The member’s name and basic account information made available through the approved LinkedIn permissions.
• The member’s authorization status.
• LinkedIn company-page identifiers.
• The member’s administrative or content-management relationship to the BEA company page.
• OAuth access tokens and related expiration information.
• Content submitted for publication.
• LinkedIn post identifiers and publication results.
• API responses, status codes, and error information.
• Dates and times of authorization, publication, and related actions.

BEA does not request or store the member’s LinkedIn password.

We may use collected information to:

• Respond to inquiries and requests.
• Provide industrial electrical, automation, engineering, integration, troubleshooting, and related services.
• Prepare estimates, proposals, reports, and project communications.
• Maintain customer, vendor, and business relationships.
• Operate and secure the BEA website.
• Authenticate authorized users.
• Detect misuse, fraud, security incidents, and technical problems.
• Maintain internal business records.
• Comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, accounting, insurance, and safety obligations.
• Draft, review, approve, and publish content to the BEA LinkedIn company page.
• Verify whether a LinkedIn member is authorized to act for the BEA company page.
• Maintain a history of content drafts, approvals, publishing attempts, and publication results.
• Troubleshoot errors involving the LinkedIn API.
• Improve the reliability and operation of WOManage and related BEA systems.

We will not use information received through LinkedIn for purposes that are materially different from those described in this policy without providing appropriate notice or obtaining authorization when required.

BEA may use automated software or artificial-intelligence-assisted tools to help prepare draft business or social-media content.

These tools may process:

• Publicly available articles and webpages.
• Vendor or manufacturer announcements.
• Product information.
• Text supplied by authorized BEA personnel.
• Previous drafts.
• Editing or rework instructions.

Automated tools do not independently approve or publish content to LinkedIn. An authorized BEA user must review and approve content before it is published through the WOManage LinkedIn integration.

LinkedIn authorization credentials and access tokens are not intentionally provided to the content-generation workstation or artificial-intelligence content-generation process.

BEA may disclose information in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers

We may use service providers that support:

• Website hosting.
• Email.
• Data storage and backup.
• Cybersecurity.
• Software maintenance.
• Business operations.
• Professional services.

These providers may access information only as reasonably necessary to perform services for BEA and are expected to protect it appropriately.

LinkedIn

When an authorized user approves publication, BEA sends the approved post and related media or link information to LinkedIn.

Information submitted to LinkedIn is also governed by LinkedIn’s own privacy policy, terms, settings, and platform controls.

Legal and Safety Requirements

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or legal process.
• Protect the rights, property, systems, or safety of BEA, our personnel, our customers, or others.
• Investigate suspected fraud, misuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity.
• Enforce agreements or protect legitimate business interests.

Business Transfers

Information may be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, financing, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, subject to appropriate confidentiality and legal protections.

BEA does not sell personal information received through the BEA website or the WOManage LinkedIn integration.

BEA does not provide LinkedIn member data to data brokers or use it for unrelated third-party advertising.

BEA uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information from:

• Unauthorized access.
• Unauthorized disclosure.
• Loss.
• Misuse.
• Alteration.
• Destruction.

LinkedIn application credentials and authorization tokens are restricted to the systems and personnel that require them. Tokens may be encrypted when stored.

No website, network, database, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. BEA cannot guarantee absolute security.

BEA retains information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including:

• Providing services.
• Maintaining business and project records.
• Maintaining accounting, warranty, safety, and legal records.
• Securing and troubleshooting systems.
• Maintaining an audit history of approved and published company communications.
• Complying with contractual, regulatory, insurance, and legal obligations.
• Resolving disputes.

LinkedIn authorization information may be retained while the integration remains connected and for a limited period afterward when necessary for security, auditing, or legal compliance.

Published-post records may be retained as part of BEA’s permanent business and communications history.

An authorized user may revoke the application’s LinkedIn access through applicable LinkedIn account or application settings.

BEA may also provide an internal WOManage function to disconnect the LinkedIn integration.

Disconnecting the application will prevent future API access after the revocation takes effect. It may not automatically:

• Delete information previously retained for legitimate business, security, or legal purposes.
• Delete content that was already published to LinkedIn.
• Delete records maintained by LinkedIn under LinkedIn’s own policies.

A published LinkedIn post must be separately deleted or modified through an authorized LinkedIn or WOManage function when available.

You may contact BEA to request:

• Information about personal information we maintain about you.
• Correction of inaccurate information.
• Deletion of information, when applicable.
• Disconnection of LinkedIn authorization.
• Additional information about how your information is used.

Requests should be sent to:

Email: CustomerService@go-bea.com
Mail: Britton Electronics & Automation Inc., 290 Derby St, Pekin, IL 61554

We may need to verify your identity and authority before completing a request.

Certain information may be retained when necessary to:

• Complete an existing transaction.
• Maintain required business records.
• Comply with law.
• Protect system security.
• Prevent fraud or misuse.
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If BEA discovers a security incident involving personal information, we will investigate the incident and provide notifications when required by applicable law.

The BEA website and WOManage systems are intended for business and professional use. They are not directed to children under 13, and BEA does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through these systems.

A parent or legal guardian who believes a child has provided personal information may contact us to request its removal.

The BEA website and published content may include links to LinkedIn, manufacturers, vendors, news sources, customers, or other third-party websites.

BEA does not control the privacy, security, availability, or content of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policy of each third-party service you use.

BEA may update this Privacy Policy as its website, systems, integrations, or legal obligations change.

The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Material changes may also be communicated through other appropriate means.

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Britton Electronics & Automation Inc.
290 Derby St, Pekin IL 61554
Email: CustomerService@go-bea.com
Website: www.go-bea.com