Privacy Policy

Privacy Notice
Apex Chemicals (USA) LLC

Last updated: July 30, 2025

1. Introduction

Apex Chemicals (USA) LLC and its subsidiaries (“we,” “us,” “our”) respect your privacy. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data, along with your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act / Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA).

2. Contact Information

Controller: Apex Chemicals (USA) LLC
Mailing Address: 12427-A Cutten Road, Houston, Texas 77066, USA
Email: brandib@apexchemicals.us
Tel: +1 346 316 3715

3. Personal Data We Collect

We process the following categories of personal data:

Contact Data: name, job title, email, phone, company affiliation
Application Data: resume, cover letter, language skills
Technical Data: IP address, browser, cookies
Other Data: any information you submit via forms or recruitment portal

Sources: Directly from you; publicly available sources (e.g. LinkedIn); internal systems.

4. Purposes & Legal Basis

We collect personal data for the following purposes:

4.1 Customer & Supplier Management

Purpose: Contract administration, billing, support
Legal Basis (GDPR): Contract necessity or legitimate interest
Retention: Contact data retained up to five years after business relationship ends

4.2 Marketing Outreach

Purpose: Sending promotional emails or newsletters
Legal Basis (GDPR): Legitimate interest, balanced with recipients’ privacy (processing only business contact data)
Retention: Up to one year unless consent or business relationship established

4.3 Recruitment

Purpose: Evaluating job applications
Legal Basis (GDPR): Consent or pre-contractual necessity
Retention: One year after recruitment concludes, unless you provide consent or accept an offer

4.4 Cookies & Analytics

Purpose: Website usability and performance
Legal Basis: Essential cookies (legitimate interest); marketing/analytics cookies (consent)
Controls: Users can decline non-essential cookies via banner or browser settings

5. Data Sharing & Transfers

We do not sell your personal information as defined under the CCPA/CPRA.
We may share data with internal entities or trusted service providers (e.g. IT support, HR, analytics) for purposes outlined above.
If we transfer personal data outside the EU/EEA, we will use appropriate safeguards such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses or rely on adequacy mechanisms.

6. Data Subject / Consumer Rights

Under GDPR:
You have the right to:

Access your data
Rectify inaccuracies
Erase data (“right to be forgotten”)
Restrict or object to processing
Obtain data portability
Withdraw consent at any time (for processing based on consent)

Under CCPA/CPRA:

Right to know what personal data we have collected, used, or shared
Right to request deletion of your personal information
Right to correct inaccurate personal information
Right to opt out of sale or sharing of personal data
Right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights

To submit a request:
Contact us at email brandib@apexchemicals.us. We may ask for identity verification to confirm your request. You may designate an authorized agent.