Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Impel Sourcing ("Impel Sourcing", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through https://impelsourcing.com/ and through communications or business inquiries associated with our website, unless a separate privacy notice applies.

Our website may be accessed by visitors in Bangladesh, the United States, and other countries. This policy describes our general approach to personal information and is intended to provide transparent information about our privacy practices.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may receive information that you voluntarily provide, such as:

• Name and company or organization name.
• Email address, telephone number, or other contact details.
• Country, business location, or sourcing requirements.
• Product, manufacturing, sourcing, or inquiry information.
• Information included in messages, forms, emails, or other communications.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, depending on the website configuration and services we use. This may include:

• IP address or approximate geographic location derived from an IP address.
• Browser type and version.
• Operating system and device type.
• Pages visited and approximate time spent on pages.
• Referring website or page.
• Date and time of website access.
• General website interaction and diagnostic information.

We do not intend to collect sensitive personal information through the website unless you voluntarily provide it and there is a legitimate reason for us to process it.

3. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through the website or through business communications for purposes such as:

• Responding to inquiries and requests for information.
• Communicating with potential or existing business partners.
• Understanding sourcing and product requirements.
• Providing, maintaining, and improving our website.
• Understanding website usage and improving content and user experience.
• Protecting the website against fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, and security threats.
• Maintaining business records and complying with applicable legal obligations.
• Managing legitimate business, administrative, and operational activities.

4. Cookies & Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, tags, or similar technologies. These technologies can help the website function, remember preferences, understand traffic, and improve website performance.

Types of Cookies

• Essential cookies: May be necessary for basic website functionality.
• Analytics cookies: May help us understand website traffic and usage.
• Preference cookies: May remember settings or preferences.
• Marketing technologies: If used, these may help measure advertising or marketing performance.

You can generally control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

5. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party providers to operate, secure, analyze, host, or improve our website and business communications. Depending on the services actually installed on the website, these providers may process limited technical or contact information on our behalf.

Examples may include website hosting providers, analytics platforms, email or communication providers, security services, content delivery networks, and other technology providers.

Third-party services may have their own privacy policies and terms. We recommend reviewing those policies when you interact with a third-party service.

6. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not intend to sell personal information for money. We may, however, share information when reasonably necessary for legitimate business or legal purposes, including:

• With service providers that help us operate our website or business.
• With professional advisers where reasonably necessary.
• When required by applicable law, regulation, court order, or lawful government request.
• To protect the rights, property, safety, security, or operations of Impel Sourcing, our users, or others.
• In connection with a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, or sale of assets, where applicable.

Where appropriate, we seek to limit third-party access to information to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to inquiries, maintaining business records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, protecting our services, and meeting legal or accounting requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, why it was collected, and applicable legal or business requirements.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, server, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should avoid sending highly sensitive information through ordinary website forms or unsecured communications.

9. International Data Transfers

Impel Sourcing may work with service providers or business partners located in countries other than the country where you live. As a result, information may be processed or stored across borders, including between Bangladesh, the United States, and other countries.

Where applicable, we seek to use reasonable safeguards for international transfers and handle information in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.

10. Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights can vary by jurisdiction and may be subject to legal exceptions.

U.S. Residents

Certain U.S. states provide residents with additional privacy rights. Depending on the state in which you reside and whether the applicable law covers our business, those rights may include access, correction, deletion, portability, or the ability to opt out of certain types of processing. We will handle verified requests in accordance with applicable law.

Bangladesh Residents

Individuals in Bangladesh may have rights and protections under applicable Bangladeshi laws and regulations concerning personal information and privacy. We aim to handle personal information responsibly and respond to legitimate privacy requests in accordance with applicable requirements.

To make a privacy request, please contact us using the contact information provided on this page. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request, where reasonably necessary to protect personal information.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website and business services are intended for businesses, professionals, and general audiences rather than children. We do not knowingly request or intentionally collect personal information from children where prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

12. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. Those websites have their own privacy policies and practices, and we are not responsible for their content, security, or privacy practices.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before submitting personal information.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technologies, business practices, or applicable legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically for the latest information.