Privacy Policy
The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our website users. This policy applies only to the information we collect on this website and not to any other information collected from you or your employer by MRC or its affiliates. Questions regarding our website privacy policy should be directed to info@mattressrecyclingcouncil.org.
Collection of Personal Information
The type and amount of personal information we receive about you depends entirely on how you use our site. For instance, you may read and download information provided on the site without providing any personal information at all.
Personal information including name, location, e-mail address, company affiliation, telephone number, etc. is provided on a voluntary basis only. We use this information to manage our relationship with you (notably to respond to inquiries and requests for further information).
The legal basis for such processing is your consent. You are informed that you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time (without calling into question the processing previously carried out), by writing to info@mrc-us.org.
Cookies
When you access this website, we use “cookies” that automatically track certain information about your activity on the site. Cookies are data files that contain information created by a web server that can be stored on a user’s hard disk for use either during a particular session or for future use. MRC uses cookies only to support your interaction with our site, to store and track passwords and to keep the site running efficiently. This information includes: the browser you are using (such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, etc.); your operating system (such as Windows, etc.); your IP address; and the referring URL and all MRC URLs you visit.
We do not use cookies to disseminate personally-identifiable information about you over the internet or to analyze any such information that you have knowingly or unknowingly provided.
We also do not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personally-identifiable information about MRC website users to unaffiliated third parties without your permission or as permitted by law.
Information We Collect
Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), MRC has chosen to voluntarily disclose the categories of information we collect through the MRC website. Terms used but not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the CCPA.
| Category | Examples | Collected |
| A. Identifiers. | A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number or other similar identifiers. | YES |
| B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). | A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number or any other financial information, medical information or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. | YES |
| C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. | Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status and genetic information (including familial genetic information). | NO |
| D. Commercial information. | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained or considered, other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | NO |
| E. Biometric information. | Genetic, physiological, behavioral and biological characteristics or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as fingerprints, faceprints and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait or other physical patterns and sleep, health or exercise data. | NO |
| F. Internet or other similar network activity. | Browsing history or search history information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application or advertisement. | NO |
| G. Geolocation data. | Physical location or movements. | NO |
| H. Sensory data. | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory or similar information. | NO |
| I. Professional or employment-related information. | Current or past job history or performance evaluations. | NO |
| J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). | Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information or student disciplinary records. | NO |
| K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. | Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities and aptitudes. | NO |