Who We Are
Your privacy is important to Sherwood Design Engineers. This privacy statement explains how Sherwood Design Engineers handles and uses your personal information when you contact us through our website. By providing your information to us through the website or via email, you consent to this privacy statement.
This privacy statement does not apply to third-party links on our website that may collect, use, or share data about you. Please read their respective privacy statements.
Personal Data We Collect
Sherwood Design Engineers (Sherwood) collect data to operate effectively and provide you with the best experience. Most of the information we collect is provided directly by you, such as when you contact us or send us an email. We also collect data through cookies (small text files that store website data on your computer) and obtain data from third-party sources, including service providers who supplement the site usage data we collect.
The data we collect may include the following:
- Contact Information: Name, job title, firm name, email, mailing address, and phone number.
- Professional Information: Employment background and related information.
- Responses to Surveys: Information you provide when responding to a survey.
- Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses: Identified and logged automatically whenever you visit the site, along with the time(s) of your visit(s) and the page(s) that you visited.
- Demographic and Location Data: Region, country, and state.
We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under the age of 13. If Sherwood discovers that data has been collected from an individual under the age of 13, that information will be deleted from our database. Please contact us at info@sherwoodengineers.com, if you believe Sherwood has collected information from individuals under 13 years of age.
How We Use Personal Data
We use information collected about you for the following purposes:
- Communications: To comply and respond to your inquiries, and send you newsletters, publications, or other information that you request.
- Business Operations: To conduct data analysis or audits that enable us to operate and improve the performance of our firm and tailor our website.
- Marketing: To contact you about matters that may interest you.
- Services: To contact you from time to time with product or service updates; provide the information, services, or support; manage our relationship with you; and carry out related administration.
We will retain your personal data only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy statement, or as required by applicable law, and then we will delete it.
Reasons We May Share Personal Data
We may share your personal data among Sherwood-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries. We may share personal data with service providers who work on our behalf for the purposes described in this statement. These companies will have access to and may use your personal information as necessary to perform their functions (e.g., to help us communicate with you about our services) but may not use that data for any other purpose and do not have any independent right to share this information.
We may also disclose personal data as part of a corporate transaction. Your personal data will remain subject to this privacy statement.
We may also use or disclose personal data if we believe we are required to do so for any of the following reasons:
- To comply with applicable law or respond to requests from governmental, regulatory, or public authorities.
- To protect our clients, such as to prevent spam, attempts to defraud, or other criminal offenses.
- To operate and maintain the security of our systems, including to prevent or stop attacks on our systems or networks.
- To protect the rights, interests, privacy, security, property, business, or safety of Sherwood, our partners and our people, the users of the site, or the public.
- In connection with actual or proposed litigation.
Please note:
- We do not share or sell consumer personal information – including the phone numbers we collect and the consent we receive – with any third party providers.
- No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties
- All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files that store website data on your computer. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to help collect data. To learn more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why:
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
| Visitor ID Cookies | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come from, the pages they visited, and how they use our site. |
| Google Analytics Cookies | These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including WordPress sites. We use the information to compile reports and improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited. |
You can adjust your cookie settings or delete cookies using your internet browser. Please consult the help function on your internet browser or visit www.aboutcookies.org for step-by-step instructions on controlling cookies. If you choose to block cookies, Sherwood’s website will remain accessible.
Security of Personal Data
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to guard against unauthorized or unlawful processing of your personal data and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage. While we believe the measures we have implemented reduce our vulnerability to security problems, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Where We Store and Process Personal Data
Personal data collected by Sherwood may be stored and processed in your region, in the United States, and in any other country where Sherwood or its affiliates, or service providers operate facilities. These parties may be engaged in, among other things, fulfilling your information requests, meeting your requests, and providing support services. Typically, the primary storage location is in your region or in the United States. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing, or processing.
How to Access and Manage Your Personal Data
Communications/Marketing Preferences: You can choose whether you wish to receive direct marketing communications from Sherwood. You can opt-out at any time and unsubscribe from these communications by following the unsubscribe instructions in the message.
Browser-Based Controls: There are browser-based controls for cookies, described in the Cookies section of this privacy statement, and for blocking tracking or third-party content.
Certain countries may grant you specific rights to access, correct, delete, or object to the processing of, or transfer your personal data. To make a specific request, please contact info@sherwoodengineers.com. You must provide your name and email address or other sufficient information to allow us to identify you. Once identified, we will respond to your request as appropriate.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
This privacy statement was last updated in August 2024. We may occasionally amend this privacy statement. We will reference the last updated in this section. Any new statement will automatically be in force when it is published on the website. Your use of our site following such revision constitutes your acceptance of the contents of the privacy statement as amended or revised by us. You should therefore return here regularly to view our most up to date information.