Privacy Policy

Engineering Services Online, Privacy Policy


Engineering Services Online (ESO) respects and makes every effort to protect the privacy of individuals and companies that use our site. The following key objectives define our approach to privacy:

  • Information ESO obtains about individuals or companies will not be sold, traded or otherwise disclosed to third parties.
  • ESO does not collect any unique information about you (such as your name, email address etc) except when you specifically and knowingly provide such information to us.
  • ESO will take all reasonable steps to ensure that personal information provided is safeguarded against loss, unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure.
  • ESO will provide the ability to change, modify or remove personal information when and if required.
  • The information that ESO collects is used directly for the business activities that ESO undertakes in providing a functioning and useful website.

The following sections describe each area of the ESO website and detail the particular points of interest in relation to your personal privacy:

 

Engineering Suppliers

The supplier search facility offers users the ability to find suppliers of specified engineering equipment and or engineering services quickly and easily using ESO Supplier Search.

ESO Supplier Search

  • The information presented as search results will consist of companies and contact details for a specific contact person which the company in question has provided.
  • Information in relation to the person who performed the search will not be stored or tracked.
  • Suppliers have password protected access to their details and may change or update details via the website at any time.

Supplier Rankings

The supplier ranking facility offers the user the ability to rank a supplier in a number of key areas and enter text based comments.

  • The information gathered will be presented to users in the rating section of the supplier search results.
  • No reference to the individual who entered the ranking will be displayed unless the user does so of his/her own accord.
  • ESO will store the individual user’s details in relation to the ranking but this is for internal auditing and tracking purposes only.

 

Engineering Blog

The ESO Blog provides the opportunity for engineers from all disciplines to correspond, network and learn.

  • Personal information relevant to users will be kept entirely confidential and will not be disclosed to third parties.
  • Individual information in relation to the identity of the person viewing the Forum will not be stored or tracked.

 

Engineering Equipment

This part of the website provides the ability for users and suppliers to buy or sell new or second hand engineering equipment.

ESO Equipment Search

The ESO Equipment Search facility offers users the ability to find specified new or second hand engineering equipment items.

  • No personal information will be displayed in this section except information that is entered directly by the seller of the equipment item.
  • Individual information in relation to the identity of the person viewing the equipment will not be stored or tracked.

Equipment Sales

This section of the ESO website is used by equipment suppliers or individuals who wish to sell specific equipment items.

  • When the supplier or individual requests to sell an equipment item, they will be asked to provide information in relation to themselves and the specific sale.
  • Information in relation to the equipment item and how to contact the seller will be made available on the ESO website.
  • Sellers have password protected access to their advertisements and may change or update details via the website at any time.
  • Personal information collected in the process of posting the advertisement will be used for internal data collection only and will not be displayed or disclosed to any outside sources.

 

Engineering Jobs

ESO Jobs provides the ability to advertise or apply for engineering jobs.

ESO Job Search

The ESO Jobs search facility offers users the ability to find specified engineering jobs.

  • No personal information will be displayed in this section except information that is entered directly by the person or company advertising the job.
  • Individual information in relation to the identity of the person viewing the jobs will not be stored or tracked.

Advertise Jobs

This section of the ESO website is utilised by companies or individuals who wish to advertise specific employment.

  • When the company or individual requests to place a job advertisement, they will be asked to provide information in relation to themselves and the specific job advertisement.
  • Information in relation to the job advertised and how to contact the potential employer will be made available on the ESO website.
  • Personal information collected in the process of posting the advertisement will be used for internal data collection only and will not be displayed or disclosed to any outside sources.

 

Information Tracking

As part of the process of continuous improvement and to provide useful feedback to our suppliers and advertisers, ESO will undertake some general information tracking.

  • ESO will track the number of times suppliers, advertisements, jobs, key words and other specific pages of the site are viewed.
  • Individual information in relation to the identity of the person viewing particular pages will not be stored or tracked.
  • We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
  • Cookies are used on the ESO website, however they are in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.

 

How to update your personal details

You may update or change your personal details at any time by logging onto the ESO Website and clicking the “Members Login”. This will allow you to update or modify all of the personal information you have provided to ESO.