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SEL Online Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 20, 2026Effective Date: May 28, 2026Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., and its affiliates (collectively, SEL, we, us, or our) are committed to protecting personal information and using it responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how SEL collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you visit our websites, use our online services (including accounts such as mySEL), register for events or training, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with SEL.This Privacy Policy is intended to apply globally. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights that are described in this Policy. SEL is responsible for processing your personal data and is the Data Controller for relevant jurisdictions.

Scope and Contact Information

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by SEL in connection with our websites, online services, and business activities that reference this Policy.Privacy Contact:Data Protection Officer
Email: data_protection@selinc.com
Phone: +1.509.332.1890 Mail:
Data Protection
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
2350 NE Hopkins Court
Pullman, WA 99163 USA

Personal Information We Collect

SEL collects personal information that you choose to provide, information collected automatically when you use our websites and online services, and information obtained from other sources as described below. We seek to collect only what is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. Categories of sources include direct interactions with you, automated technologies, and service providers. SEL does not use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about individuals. In limited circumstances, SEL may process sensitive personal information where necessary to provide requested services, maintain security, manage employment-related processes, or comply with legal obligations. Examples include account login credentials, and government-issued identifiers in connection with employment processes. Where required by applicable law, SEL will provide additional notice and obtain appropriate consent.Categories of personal information that we collect include:
  • Identifiers, such as real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, or account name.
  • Personal information categories defined in the California Customer Records statute, such as name, address, and phone number.
  • Commercial information, such as information concerning products or services purchased or considered.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as information regarding interactions with an internet website, application, or advertisement.
  • Geolocation data (nonprecise).
  • Professional or employment-related information, such as job position, past positions, and career information.
  • Sensitive personal information, including account sign-in and password necessary to access your mySEL account, among others.
Specifically, we may collect your name, business contact details (such as email address, phone number, company name, and job title), mailing address, account credentials, preferences, communications with SEL, and information you submit through forms, registrations, surveys, contests, or support requests. If you purchase products or services, we may collect information necessary to complete the transaction and administer the relationship, such as billing and delivery details and records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered.Information collected automatically may include your internet protocol address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, pages viewed, links clicked, referral information, approximate location derived from your IP address, and information about your interactions with our websites and emails. We may use cookies and similar technologies, including third-party cookies, to support website functionality, measure and analyze usage, and understand broad demographic trends.Information from other sources may include publicly available information and information from service providers that help us operate our business, maintain security, or provide services you request.SEL does not use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about individuals. In limited circumstances, SEL may process sensitive personal information where necessary to provide requested services, maintain security, manage employment-related processes, or comply with legal obligations. Examples include account login credentials, and government-issued identifiers in connection with employment processes. Where required by applicable law, SEL will provide additional notice and obtain appropriate consent.

Purposes for Collecting Personal Information

SEL collects and uses personal information for the following purposes:
  • To provide and operate our websites and services, including creating and administering accounts, processing registrations, responding to inquiries, delivering requested content, and providing customer and technical support.
  • To conduct business operations, including billing, payment processing, delivery, maintaining business relationships, managing and fulfilling contractual obligations, purposes related to your employment and/or application for employment, and providing product support.
  • To communicate with you, including sending administrative or service-related messages and, where permitted, marketing communications about products, services, events, training, and updates. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism in the message or by contacting us.
  • To improve and protect our websites and services, including analyzing performance, maintaining functionality, preventing abuse, detecting and preventing fraud, and maintaining security.
  • For us to pursue our legitimate interests.
  • To comply with law and enforce agreements, including meeting legal, regulatory, audit, and reporting requirements and protecting the rights, safety, and property of SEL and others, among other legal obligations.
Where required by applicable law, SEL processes personal information on one or more legal bases, depending on the context and nature of the processing. These may include performance of a contract, legitimate interests such as operating and securing our business and improving services, consent including for certain cookies and marketing where required, and compliance with legal obligations.SEL does not use automated decision-making technology, including profiling, to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.SEL does not use personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described in this Policy without providing additional notice where required.

How We Disclose Personal Information

SEL does not sell personal information as that term is defined under applicable law. SEL does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising or targeted advertising.SEL may disclose personal information in the following situations:
  • Service providers and vendors. SEL may share personal information with third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, identity and access management, analytics, security monitoring, event management, payment processing, shipping, customer support, and professional services. These providers are permitted to use personal information only to provide services to SEL and are required to protect it.
  • Affiliates. SEL may share personal information within SEL subsidiaries for business operations, support, and consistent service delivery.
  • Legal and compliance. SEL may disclose personal information when required or permitted by law, regulation, or legal process or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect rights, safety, and security, investigate suspected wrongdoing, or enforce our agreements.
  • Business transactions. If SEL is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or asset sale, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to appropriate protections.
  • With your direction or consent. SEL may disclose personal information when you direct us to do so or provide consent where required.
  • Aggregated or de-identified information. SEL may disclose aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

International Transfers

SEL operates globally and may transfer personal information to the United States and other countries where SEL or its service providers operate. The data protection laws in these locations may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Where required by applicable law, SEL implements appropriate safeguards to protect personal information during cross-border transfers, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or other mechanisms recognized under applicable law.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

SEL and third parties may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, conduct analytics, and improve user experience. The following tracking technologies are used to support our analytics and marketing operations: LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and Microsoft Clarity.Where required by applicable law, SEL will obtain consent before placing nonessential cookies. You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, website cookie controls. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Data Security and Retention

SEL maintains technical, administrative, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and SEL cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a qualifying data breach, SEL will notify affected individuals and authorities as required by applicable law.SEL retains personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless SEL has a legal right or obligation to retain or use the data for a longer period or the data are necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of a legal claim.

Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live and the nature of your interaction with SEL, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to request access to personal information, correct inaccuracies, request deletion, request a copy in a portable format where applicable, object to certain processing, restrict certain processing, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. These rights are not absolute and are subject to various conditions under applicable data protection and privacy legislation and the laws and regulations to which we are subject.How to exercise rights. You can submit a request by contacting our Data Protection Officer. SEL may need to verify your identity and request additional information to process your request. Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law, subject to verification. SEL will respond to requests within timeframes required by applicable law. In certain circumstances, SEL may decline or limit requests as permitted by law.California residents. If you are a California resident, the following additional disclosures apply. The categories of personal information SEL has collected in the preceding 12 months are identifiers, commercial information, internet or electronic network activity information, geolocation data, professional or employment-related information, and account login credentials. These categories are collected from the sources described in this Policy. SEL may disclose identifiers, commercial information, and internet or electronic network activity information to service providers for the purposes described in this Policy. SEL does not sell personal information and does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You have the right to know what personal information SEL collects, including categories of information and sources, the purposes for collecting and using, the categories of third parties with whom your information is shared, the right to delete personal information, the right to correct inaccurate personal information, and the right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information to purposes necessary to provide the services you request. SEL will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under California law by denying goods or services, charging different prices, providing a different level of quality of goods or services, suggesting such, or retaliating against you.Brazil residents. If you are located in Brazil, you may have additional rights under the Lei Geral de Protecao de Dados, including confirmation of processing, access, correction, anonymization or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data, portability in certain circumstances, information about public and private entities with which personal data have been shared, information about the possibility of denying consent and the consequences of doing so, and withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent. SEL processes personal data of individuals in Brazil on lawful bases as required by the LGPD.EU, UK, and similar jurisdictions. If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA, which includes jurisdictions that have adopted protections similar to those in the General Data Protection Regulation), SEL processes your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and applicable local implementing legislation. Where SEL relies on legitimate interests as a legal basis, SEL has conducted a balancing assessment to ensure that its interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms. For transfers from the applicable jurisdiction, SEL relies on Standard Contractual Clauses or other approved transfer mechanisms. You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority. Australia residents. If you are located in Australia, SEL handles your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act of 1988. You have the right to request access to and correction of your personal information. If you are not satisfied with how SEL has handled your personal information, you may lodge a complaint with SEL using the contact details in this Policy, and if you are not satisfied with the outcome, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Children’s Privacy

SEL websites and online services are not intended for children under the age of 16, and SEL does not knowingly collect personal information from such individuals. If you believe a child has provided personal information to SEL, please contact us so we can take appropriate steps.
SEL websites may contain links to third-party sites or services. SEL is not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties. If you follow a link to a third-party site, you should review that site’s privacy practices.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

SEL may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. SEL will post the updated Policy on this page and update the Last Updated and Effective Date above. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically. Where required by applicable law, SEL will obtain consent for material changes to how personal information is processed.