Privacy Policy
Central Distributor LLC respects the privacy of customers, prospective customers, website visitors, suppliers, business contacts, and other individuals who interact with our website, products, and services.
This Privacy Policy explains how Central Distributor LLC (“Central Distributor,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) may collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information in connection with our website, commercial accounts, quotations, orders, communications, and other business activities.
By using our website, submitting information, requesting a quotation, creating an account, placing an order, or otherwise communicating with Central Distributor LLC, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending upon how you interact with Central Distributor LLC, we may collect information including:
Identification and Contact Information
Name
Business name
Job title
Department
Billing address
Shipping address
Business address
Email address
Telephone number
Account Information
When you establish an online or commercial account, we may collect:
Username
Account identifiers
Customer number
Account preferences
Authorized-user information
Purchase history
Saved addresses
Communication preferences
Passwords and similar credentials should be maintained through appropriate security controls and may be stored in encrypted, hashed, or otherwise protected form depending upon the systems used to operate our website.
Transaction and Procurement Information
Information associated with quotations and purchases may include:
Products requested or purchased
Manufacturer part numbers
Quantities
Purchase-order numbers
Invoice information
Shipping instructions
Delivery locations
Contract or project references
Order history
Return information
Tax-exemption documentation
Resale certificates
Commercial account information
Payment Information
Payment information may include:
Payment method
Billing details
Transaction identifiers
Payment authorization status
Limited payment-account information provided by payment processors
Payment-card transactions may be processed through independent payment service providers. Full payment credentials may therefore be transmitted directly to or processed by authorized payment processors rather than retained within Central Distributor LLC's primary business systems.
Commercial Credit Information
Where customers apply for payment terms or commercial credit, we may request or obtain information such as:
Company details
Trade references
Credit references
Accounts-payable contacts
Banking information where necessary
Commercial credit history
Credit-limit information
Payment history
Such information is used for legitimate commercial credit assessment, account administration, fraud prevention, and collection purposes.
2. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically.
This information may include:
Internet Protocol address
Browser type
Operating system
Device information
Referring website
Pages visited
Products viewed
Search activity
Date and time of access
Session information
Approximate geographic location derived from technical information
Website interaction data
Cookie and similar technology identifiers
This information helps us operate, secure, analyze, troubleshoot, and improve our website.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Central Distributor LLC may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, analytics technologies, and similar mechanisms.
These technologies may be used to:
Maintain website sessions
Enable shopping-cart functionality
Remember preferences
Authenticate users
Protect against fraud
Analyze website performance
Measure traffic
Understand product interest
Improve navigation
Diagnose technical problems
Support marketing and advertising where applicable
Some cookies are necessary for website operation.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies may be activated only after appropriate consent or may be managed through available cookie-preference controls.
4. How We Use Personal Information
Central Distributor LLC may process personal information for legitimate commercial and operational purposes, including to:
Process and fulfill orders
Prepare quotations
Respond to product inquiries
Establish and administer customer accounts
Process purchase orders
Verify transactions
Process payments
Arrange shipping and delivery
Communicate order status
Manage returns and warranty inquiries
Provide customer service
Source products from manufacturers and distributors
Evaluate commercial credit
Maintain accounting and tax records
Prevent fraud and unauthorized transactions
Protect website and information-system security
Comply with legal obligations
Conduct business analytics
Improve our catalog and services
Maintain customer relationships
Resolve disputes
Enforce commercial agreements
5. B2B Customer Information
Central Distributor LLC principally operates within a business-to-business environment.
We may process information relating to employees, representatives, procurement personnel, officers, purchasing agents, contractors, and other individuals acting on behalf of organizations.
B2B contact information may be used to:
Respond to procurement requests
Prepare quotations
Establish purchasing accounts
Communicate about transactions
Provide product information
Manage contractual relationships
Support continuing commercial relationships
6. Quotations and Product Sourcing
When you request a quotation or sourcing assistance, information relating to your request may be communicated to relevant manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, logistics providers, or other commercial partners where reasonably necessary to:
Verify availability
Obtain pricing
Register a project
Confirm configuration
Determine freight
Obtain manufacturer support
Process the transaction
Only information reasonably required for the applicable procurement activity should be disclosed.
7. How Information May Be Disclosed
Central Distributor LLC may disclose personal information to service providers and commercial partners where reasonably necessary for business operations.
Recipients may include:
Manufacturers
Authorized distributors
Product suppliers
Payment processors
Financial institutions
Shipping carriers
Freight companies
Warehouses
Fulfillment providers
Tax service providers
Accounting providers
Information technology providers
Website hosting providers
Cybersecurity providers
Analytics providers
Fraud-prevention providers
Customer-service systems
Professional advisers
Collection agencies
Legal counsel
Such disclosures are limited to legitimate operational, transactional, compliance, security, or professional purposes.
8. Manufacturer and Distributor Fulfillment
Certain orders may be shipped directly from a manufacturer, distributor, warehouse, or authorized fulfillment partner.
Where this occurs, necessary customer information such as recipient name, shipping address, telephone number, email address, product information, and order reference information may be provided to the applicable fulfillment party.
Such disclosure is necessary to process and deliver the applicable order.
9. Legal and Regulatory Disclosure
Central Distributor LLC may disclose information where reasonably necessary to:
Comply with applicable law
Respond to a lawful subpoena
Respond to a court order
Satisfy governmental requirements
Comply with tax obligations
Address regulatory inquiries
Enforce contractual rights
Protect customers
Prevent fraud
Protect property or systems
Investigate suspected illegal activity
Defend legal claims
10. Business Transfers
If Central Distributor LLC becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, financing transaction, corporate restructuring, sale of assets, reorganization, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by applicable law.
Any successor organization would remain subject to applicable legal requirements concerning the information it receives.
11. Sale and Sharing of Personal Information
Central Distributor LLC does not sell personal information for monetary consideration as part of its ordinary business model.
Certain advertising, analytics, or online tracking activities may nevertheless constitute a “sale,” “sharing,” “targeted advertising,” or similar regulated disclosure under particular state privacy laws even where no money is exchanged.
Where applicable law grants a right to opt out of such processing, eligible individuals may submit an applicable privacy request using the contact information provided below.
12. Marketing Communications
Central Distributor LLC may send business-related communications concerning:
Products
Quotations
Account activity
Orders
Relevant services
Promotions
Commercial opportunities
Where marketing consent is legally required, such communications will be sent in accordance with applicable requirements.
Recipients may opt out of non-transactional marketing communications through an available unsubscribe mechanism or by contacting Central Distributor LLC.
Opting out of marketing communications does not prevent necessary transactional communications relating to active orders, accounts, invoices, security, or contractual matters.
13. Data Security
Central Distributor LLC uses administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
Depending upon the applicable system, safeguards may include:
Access controls
Authentication mechanisms
Encryption
Secure network connections
Security monitoring
Restricted administrative access
Backup procedures
Fraud-detection controls
Security updates
Third-party security services
No electronic system, network, database, or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Accordingly, Central Distributor LLC cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted or stored electronically.
14. Data Retention
Personal and commercial information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to:
Complete transactions
Maintain customer accounts
Provide customer support
Maintain accounting records
Meet tax requirements
Process warranty matters
Manage contractual obligations
Resolve disputes
Prevent fraud
Satisfy legal obligations
Establish or defend legal claims
Retention periods may vary depending upon the nature of the information and applicable legal, accounting, contractual, regulatory, and operational requirements.
15. Privacy Rights
Depending upon your jurisdiction and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to request:
Confirmation of whether personal information is processed
Access to personal information
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of eligible information
A copy of certain information
Information concerning categories of disclosures
Opt-out from certain targeted advertising activities
Opt-out from certain sales or sharing
Restriction of certain processing
Withdrawal of consent where consent is the applicable legal basis
Not every right applies in every jurisdiction or circumstance.
Certain information may also be retained where required for legal, tax, contractual, fraud-prevention, security, or legitimate business purposes.
16. Verification of Privacy Requests
For security and fraud-prevention purposes, Central Distributor LLC may verify the identity and authority of an individual submitting a privacy request.
Verification may require information reasonably necessary to compare the request with existing records.
Authorized agents submitting requests on behalf of another person may be required to provide appropriate authorization where permitted by law.
17. California Privacy Rights
Where the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, applies to Central Distributor LLC and a particular individual, eligible California residents may possess additional statutory rights.
Depending upon applicability, these may include rights concerning:
Access
Correction
Deletion
Data portability
Categories of collected information
Categories of disclosed information
Opt-out of sale or sharing
Limitation of certain uses of sensitive personal information
Non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights
Nothing in this section represents that every provision of California privacy legislation necessarily applies to Central Distributor LLC at all times. Rights are honored where legally applicable.
18. Children's Privacy
Central Distributor LLC is a B2B supplier and its website is intended for business and professional purchasing activity.
Our services are not directed toward children under 13 years of age.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children for the purpose of establishing commercial purchasing relationships.
If we become aware that information has been collected from a child contrary to applicable law, reasonable steps may be taken to delete the information.
19. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to manufacturer websites, distributor resources, payment providers, shipping carriers, social media services, or other third-party websites.
Central Distributor LLC does not control the privacy practices of independent third parties.
When you leave our website, the privacy policy of the destination website or service governs the information collected by that third party.
20. Third-Party Product Content
Product photographs, specifications, documentation, manufacturer descriptions, technical data, videos, and related materials may originate from manufacturers, distributors, or specialized catalog providers.
Accessing third-party content or resources may subject the user to additional privacy practices maintained by those third parties.
21. Analytics
Central Distributor LLC may use website analytics technologies to understand:
Website traffic
Visitor navigation
Product interest
Browser characteristics
Device characteristics
Referral sources
Website performance
Conversion activity
Analytics data may be aggregated, pseudonymized, or otherwise processed depending upon the technology used.
22. Fraud Prevention
Information may be analyzed using manual or automated methods to detect transactions presenting indicators of:
Payment fraud
Identity fraud
Unauthorized account activity
Suspicious shipping arrangements
Account takeover
Reshipping fraud
Export-control concerns
Other transaction risks
Orders may be delayed, reviewed, rejected, or canceled where commercially reasonable fraud-prevention measures indicate material risk.
23. International Transactions
Where a customer requests international shipping or otherwise engages in a cross-border transaction, information may be transferred to parties located outside the customer's country, including:
Manufacturers
Distributors
Carriers
Customs brokers
Financial institutions
Regulatory authorities
Such transfers may be necessary to fulfill the applicable transaction and comply with import, export, customs, sanctions, and transportation requirements.
24. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” or similar privacy signals.
Because technical standards concerning these signals may vary, our website may not respond uniformly to every browser-based signal.
Where applicable law requires recognition of legally recognized universal opt-out mechanisms, Central Distributor LLC will endeavor to implement appropriate technical measures consistent with such requirements.
25. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Central Distributor LLC may revise this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in:
Business operations
Technology
Website functionality
Service providers
Data-processing activities
Regulatory requirements
Applicable law
The revised version will be published with an updated effective date.
Continued use of the website after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes acknowledgment of the revised policy to the extent permitted by law.
26. Contact Us
Questions concerning this Privacy Policy or requests relating to personal information may be directed to:
Central Distributor LLC
81 Erial Rd Apt B
Clementon, NJ 08021
United States
Phone: 856-283-0457
Email: sales@centraldistributor.com
Please include sufficient information in a privacy request for us to identify the nature of the request and respond appropriately.