WESCO Distribution, Inc. ("WESCO"), operates the website www.WESCODirect.com, a website providing for the sale of electrical, data communications and utility products and services direct to you the customer (the "Website").  WESCO respects your privacy and we want you to be confident in sharing your information with us. We are committed to complying with all laws applicable to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.  This privacy notice is designed to inform you of the types of information we collect from our customers, how we use that information, and the circumstances under which we will share it with third parties.  Please read this privacy policy – it governs our use of your personal information, and by submitting any such information you are agreeing to its terms.

The Information We Collect

First, we passively collect information that is automatically sent to us by your web browser. This information typically includes your domain name (the site after the @ in your e-mail address). It may also contain additional information. The amount of information sent depends on the settings you have on your web browser; please refer to your browser to learn what information it sends.

Second, we may actively obtain site usage information about you by installing a “cookie” on your computer. Cookies are computer-generated, unique identifiers. By providing each user a unique identifier, we are able to recognize repeat visitors and compile data on how our site is used.  Your computer can be specially configured to reject cookies; please refer to your browser for more information.  Our cookies generate only limited information, as described in this notice; they do not, in general, tell us where you go on the Internet.

Third, we collect personal information you submit pursuant to the registration and purchasing processes of our site.   If you e-mail us, you are voluntarily releasing information to us. 

In addition, we may have collected similar information from you in the past. By using our site you are consenting to our continued use of any such information.

If you would like to know what personal information we have collected about you, or would like us to delete the personal information we have collected about you from our database, please send an e-mail to ecommhd@wescodist.com.

How We Use Information

We use the information we automatically receive from your web browser, and the information generated by cookies, to see which pages you visit within our site, which site you visited before coming to ours, and which site you visit after you leave.  WESCO can then develop statistics that are helpful to understanding how our site is used, and how we can continue to improve it.

We use information consistent with your expectations.  Usually, the personal information you send us is used to respond to your inquiries, to process your orders or to allow you to access specific account information.  We DO NOT sell, rent or give your personal information to any non-affiliated third parties, except as described in this notice.  We may share personal information collected at this website with any of our affiliates or subsidiaries.  We may also transfer your personal information to companies that perform services on our behalf.  We require businesses to which we may transfer personal information, whether affiliates, subsidiaries, business partners or service providers, to agree to comply with our privacy and information security standards.

Occasionally, we may make the e-mail addresses, of those who provide information, available to other reputable organizations whose products or services we think you may find interesting. In these cases, you will always be offered an opportunity to limit access to your information.

We may also use any information you submit to investigate security breaches or cooperate with authorities pursuant to a legal matter. We may also remove all the personally identifiable information and use the rest for historical, statistical or business planning purposes.

Additional Information 

When you submit personal information at our website, it goes to WESCO in the United States.  If you are outside of the United States, by submitting personal information to this site, you are consenting to send that information to the United States for the purposes described in this notice.  If you are outside the United States, please note that the United States may have different laws concerning the privacy of personal information than your country of residence.

You may access or change the personal information you have submitted to WESCO by logging into your account.  Please note that we can only provide access to information you have submitted at the site, and that is still in our possession.  We cannot identify cookie, browser, or site usage data that you may have generated by visiting the site.  Also, we have no obligation to retain any personal information you submit and we may destroy or delete it at any time.

In the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or acquisition of WESCO, information WESCO has collected about you may be sold or otherwise transferred with the company. However, this will only happen if the party acquiring the information agrees to be bound by the terms of WESCO's privacy policy.

For your convenience, this site contains hyperlinks to other websites outside WESCO. While WESCO has adopted this privacy policy, we can make no promises or guarantees regarding data collection on the hyperlinked pages and sites that are not owned by WESCO.  While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites.  We therefore recommend that you read the privacy policy/ statement for each site you visit.

At times we conduct online surveys to better understand the needs and profile of our visitors. When we conduct a survey, we will try to let you know how we will use the information at the time we collect information from you on the Internet.

We use physical and technical security measures to protect the information you submit at our website from unauthorized use or access.  These measures include limited access to our computer facilities.

We reserve the right to change this policy.  WESCO may change this policy at any time, based on the needs of our business or the evolution of our website.  Please check the date at the top of this page to see when the policy was last revised.

If you are concerned about our use of your personal information, or would like to contact us concerning our use of personal information at this site, please send an e-mail to ecommhd@wescodist.com.