Privacy Policy
Updated July 1, 2024
BlueLinx Corporation (alternately, "BlueLinx", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information that you entrust to us. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information we may collect about you, including how we collect it, how we use it, and with whom we may disclose it. This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected on our website located at https://bluelinxco.com/ (the "Website") as well as personal information collected in or through our operations, products, services, and programs, or otherwise through any commercial or individual interaction you have with us (collectively, together with the Website, the "Services").
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law. You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use our Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect, as indicated by the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.What Is Personal Information?
When using the term "personal information" in this Privacy Policy, we mean any information that can be used to identify a specific individual directly or indirectly.What Personal Information Do We Collect?
The categories of personal information BlueLinx collects depends on how you interact with us, our Services, and the requirements of applicable law. We collect information that you provide directly and information that we automatically collect when you access and use the Services, and information from other sources such as third-party services and organizations. For residents of certain jurisdictions, including California, additional disclosures about the personal information we collect is available in our supplemental disclosure below.Personal Information You Provide. You may provide personal information to us and our third-party service providers through the Services when you e-mail, call, or otherwise communicate with us, if you create an account or access it through the Website, if you attend a trade show or event that we participate in, as part of our business operations, business development activities, or in the course of participating in a strategic partnership with us. The types of personal information you provide differ depending on how you interact with us, but may include name, email, job title, company name, company address, phone number, and address. Details about how we handle your personal information if you apply for a job with, or are employed by, BlueLinx is explained in our Applicant and Worker Privacy Notice located at www. ____________________________________.
Information Collected Automatically. We and our third-party service providers may collect information automatically from you when you access and use the Services. Such information may include personal information and includes the following:
Usage Information. We may collect information about how you interact with the Services. This may include information such as the dates and time you visit the Services, the page you view, referring / exit URLS, your browser type, and the domain name of your internet service provider. In some cases, we may collect this information through cookies and similar technologies. To learn more about these technologies, please see the "Cookies and Similar Technologies" section below.
Device Information. We may collect information about the devices you use to access the Services, including your device make and model and IP address.
Cookies and Similar Technologies. We and other third parties that provide functionalities on our Services, may use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies ("Technologies") to automatically collect information through your use of our Services. A "cookie" is a text file that websites send to a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser. A "web beacon," also known as an Internet tag, pixel tag, or clear GIF, links web pages to web servers and cookies and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server. The information that we and our third party service providers may track with cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies may include the type of browser (such as Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer) and Internet-connected devices being used to access the Services, your IP address, your home domain or Internet service provider, your referrer URL (the URL for the website that you were viewing prior to visiting the Website), how you were directed to the Services, which specific pages you access on the Services, how long you view each page, the time and date you access our Services, and the total number of visitors to the Services and any portions thereof.
Categories of Technologies. Our uses of these Technologies fall into the following general categories:
Social Media Platforms. Our Services may contain social media buttons, such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn, which may include widgets such as the "share this" button or other interactive mini programs. These features may collect personal information such as your IP address, the page you are visiting on our Services, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Your interactions with these platforms are governed by the privacy policies and terms of the social media companies providing them.
Personal Information We Collect from Other Sources. We may obtain personal information about you from other sources, including through third-party services and organizations. For example, if you access our Services through a third-party application, such as a social networking site, we may collect personal information about you from that third-party application that you have made available via your privacy settings.
How Do We Use The Personal Information?
BlueLinx and our third-party service providers collect and use personal information for commercial, legal, and administrative purposes that include, but are not limited to:How Do We Disclose Personal Information?
We disclose your personal information to third parties for a variety of business purposes, including to provide our Services, to protect us or others, or in the event of a major business transaction such as a merger, sale, or asset transfer, as described below.We may disclose personal information with our affiliated entities or third parties, such as trusted business partners and service providers, to help provide the Services, deliver our products and services, process payments, perform statistical analysis, protect against potential fraud, or perform any other functions consistent with the operation of the Services. We may also disclose personal information with professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, bankers, and insurers, in the course of the professional services they render to us.
Through our Services, we may share your personal information with third-party advertising partners. These third-party advertising partners may set Technologies and other tracking tools on our Services to collect information regarding your activities and your device (e.g., your IP address, cookie identifiers, page(s) visited, location, time of day). These advertising partners may use this information (and similar information collected from other services) for purposes of delivering personalized advertisements to you when you visit digital properties within their networks. The categories of data we may share and may have shared for the purpose of providing targeted advertising include: online identifiers such as IP address, marketing id, device identifiers and characteristics; internet or other electronic network activity, such as browsing and usage information; and, inferences about individual preferences, characteristics, and behaviors.
We may also disclose personal information if we become subject to a subpoena or court order, or if we are otherwise legally required to disclose information. We may also use and disclose personal information to establish or exercise our legal rights, to assert and defend against legal claims, or if we believe such disclosure is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding actual or suspected illegal or fraudulent activities or potential threats to the physical safety or well-being of any person. It is possible that BlueLinx’s corporate structure or organization might change or that it might merge or otherwise combine with, or that it or portions of its business might be acquired by, another company. In any such transactions, personal information generally is, and should be expected to be, one of the transferred business assets. Also, if any bankruptcy, liquidation, or reorganization proceeding is brought by or against us, your personal information may be considered a BlueLinx asset that may be sold or transferred to third parties.
How Long Do We Keep Personal Information?
We retain personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services, or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws. Additionally, we endeavor to retain all such personal information in accordance with legal requirements.How Do We Protect Personal Information?
BlueLinx takes commercially reasonable measures to secure and protect personal information on the Services. Nevertheless, no system is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee that personal information that users of the Services transmit or otherwise supply will be secure.By using our Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our Services. If we learn of a security system’s breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on our Services, by mail, or by sending an email to you.
Third-Party Websites/Applications
For your convenience, some hyperlinks may be posted on the Services that link to other websites/applications and other websites/applications may reference or link to our Services These third-party services are not under our control. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen, or approve, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any of those websites or applications. You agree that if you elect to provide personal information to third-party websites or applications encountered on our Website or through our Services, you do so at your own risk.Children’s Information
Our Services are intended for a general audience and are not directed to individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information about children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us without your consent, please Contact Us as listed below. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of applicable law, we will delete any personal information we have collected, unless we have a legal obligation to keep it.Your Privacy Choices
The privacy choices you may have about your personal information are determined by applicable law and are described below:Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or to exercise privacy rights applicable to you, please:BlueLinx Corporation
Attention: General Counsel
1950 Spectrum Circle, Suite 300
Marietta, Georgia, 30067
Supplemental Notice for Residents of Certain U.S. States and California Notice at Collection
This Supplemental Notice is for residents of states that have adopted comprehensive privacy legislation and others that may come into effect from time to time (collectively, "Applicable State Laws"). The following table describes the categories of personal information we have collected and whether we have disclosed that personal information for a business purpose (e.g., to a service provider).Categories of Personal Information Collected About Consumers
In the 12-month period before the effective date this Privacy Policy, BlueLinx collected the following categories of personal information about consumers:
Categories of Sources from Which Personal Information is Collected
BlueLinx may have collected personal information about you form the following categories of sources:
Business or Commercial Purpose for Collecting Personal Information from Consumers
BlueLinx may have collected personal information for any of the business or commercial purposes set forth in the "How Do We Use Personal Information?" section of this Privacy Policy.
BlueLinx will only keep your personal information for so long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is permitted or required by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
Categories of Personal Information Disclosed to Third Parties
In the 12-month period preceding the date of this Privacy Policy, BlueLinx may have disclosed the categories of personal information that we collect to our service provider-vendors, such as web hosting services, IT outsourcing providers, marketing providers, our customers, suppliers, and any other third party described in the Privacy Policy.
States Rights
Under applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information (subject to applicable exceptions, in each case):
How to Exercise Your Rights
You can exercise any of your rights described in this Privacy Policy by Contact Us as described above. We will process your request in accordance with applicable laws.