Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 29, 2025

Who We Are

PCE Companies and its affiliates (collectively, "PCE", "we", "us", "our") operate the website at www.pcecompanies.com and related pages (the "Site") and provide business-to-business services (the "Services").

SCOPE

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you use the Site or interact with us. This Policy does not apply to information collected offline in the context of providing advisory engagements that are subject to separate contracts.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1. Information you provide to us

• Identifiers and contact details: name, email address, phone, company, job title, postal address.
• Professional information: company size, industry, interests, and any details you include in messages or forms.
• Marketing preferences: newsletter subscriptions and communication choices.

2. Information collected automatically

• Internet or network activity: IP address, device and browser type, system settings, pages viewed, referring URLs, clicks, scrolls, session duration.
• Approximate location: derived from IP address.
• Inferences: segments or scores we or our vendors derive to personalize content and qualify business accounts.

3. Information from other sources

• Business-to-business data providers and data brokers, including ZoomInfo, that help identify business visitors and enrich profiles with associated contact and company information.
• Publicly available sources and social networks, consistent with your settings.

COOKIES AND ONLINE TRACKING

We and our partners use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies on the Site for:

• Strictly necessary purposes to operate the Site.
• Analytics and measurement, including Google Analytics 4.
• Personalization and advertising.

Visitor identification and account enrichment using services such as ZoomInfo WebSights, which may place third-party cookies to improve website visitor identification and provide associated contact and company information.

Manage cookies at any time using Cookie Settings [link in footer]. In jurisdictions that require consent (for example, EU and UK), we do not set non-essential cookies until you provide consent. In the United States, you may opt out of sale/share and targeted advertising as described below. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) and other recognized universal opt-out signals.

HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use personal information to:

• Operate, maintain, and secure the Site.
• Respond to inquiries and deliver the Services you request.
• Send publications, newsletters, and marketing communications (you can unsubscribe at any time).
• Analyze Site performance and improve content and user experience.
• Personalize pages, offers, and sales outreach.
• Identify and qualify business accounts and contacts, including through ZoomInfo WebSights and similar services.
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.

HOW WE DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We disclose personal information to:

• Service providers that process information on our behalf, including hosting, security, analytics, advertising, visitor identification, email delivery, CRM/marketing automation, and customer support.
• Partners that help identify business visitors and enrich profiles, including ZoomInfo and its partners.
• Professional advisers, regulators, and law enforcement when required by law or to protect rights and safety.
• Successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.

We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own marketing independent of PCE without your permission.

SALE, SHARE, AND TARGETED ADVERTISING DISCLOSURES (UNITED STATES)

Some of our use of cookies and visitor-identification services may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information or "targeted advertising" under certain state laws (for example, California). You may opt out at any time by using Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information [link in footer] and by sending a GPC signal, which we honor. We do not knowingly sell or share personal information about individuals under 16 years of age. If you believe we collected personal information about a minor, contact us and we will take appropriate action.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on your location, you may have some or all of the following rights:

• Access/Know: request details about the personal information we collect and how we use and disclose it.
• Delete: request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal exceptions.
• Correct: request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Portability: request a copy in a portable format.
• Opt out: opt out of sale/share of personal information and targeted advertising.
• Limit use of sensitive personal information: where applicable by law.
• Appeal: if we deny your request, you may appeal.

How to exercise your rights:

Email: ddomroski@pcecompanies.com with your request and enough information to verify your identity.

Cookies and opt-outs: use Cookie Settings and Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information in the Site footer. We also honor Global Privacy Control signals automatically.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law. We will verify your request and respond within the time required by applicable law. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

NOTICE AT COLLECTION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Categories collected: identifiers and contact details; internet or network activity; approximate location; professional information; inferences. Sources: you, your devices, cookies and similar technologies, service providers, business-to-business data providers such as ZoomInfo, and public sources. Purposes: as described in Section 5. Disclosure: to service providers and partners as described in Section 6. Sale/share: our use of third-party cookies and visitor-identification services may be considered a sale or sharing; you may opt out as described in Section 7. Retention: see Section 10. Sensitive personal information: we do not knowingly collect or use sensitive personal information for inferring characteristics.

DATA RETENTION

We keep personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, including to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When no longer needed, we will delete or de-identify information consistent with our data retention practices.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

The Site is intended for business audiences and not for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 16 years of age. If you believe a child provided personal information to us, contact ddomroski@pcecompanies.com and we will take appropriate action.

SECURITY

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. If you have reason to believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, contact us immediately.

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

If you access the Site from outside the United States, your personal information may be processed in the United States and other countries that may not provide the same level of data protection as your home country. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers.

GLOBAL PRIVACY CONTROL, DO NOT TRACK, AND UNIVERSAL OPT-OUT

We recognize and honor Global Privacy Control signals for applicable opt-out rights. Industry standards for Do Not Track are not yet uniform, so we do not respond to DNT browser signals. We will honor other recognized universal opt-out mechanisms where required by law.

MANAGING COOKIES AND CONSENT

Cookie Settings: manage or withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time using Cookie Settings [link in footer].

Regional rules: in the EU and UK we require opt-in consent before setting non-essential cookies. In the US, we provide opt-out options and honor GPC.

Do Not Sell or Share: exercise state opt-out rights via the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link in the footer.

THIRD-PARTY SITES, EMBEDS, AND SOCIAL FEATURES

The Site may include links to third-party websites or embeds (for example, maps or videos). Those third parties may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Policy from time to time. The "Effective date" at the top indicates when the latest changes took effect. If we make material changes, we will provide additional notice as required by law. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the updated Policy.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Questions or requests about this Policy or our privacy practices:

Email: ddomroski@pcecompanies.com
Subject line suggestion: Privacy Request - PCE Companies

APPENDIX A - CATEGORIES, PURPOSES, AND DISCLOSURES (SUMMARY)

A1. Categories of personal information

Identifiers and contact details: name, email, phone, company, job title, postal address.

Internet or network activity: IP address, device and browser information, pages viewed, actions on pages, referring URLs.

Approximate location: derived from IP address.

Professional information and inferences: company information and segments derived from interactions.

Sensitive personal information: not sought; if provided inadvertently, we limit its use.

A2. Sources

You and your devices.

Cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.

Service providers and partners.

Public sources and social networks.

Business-to-business data providers such as ZoomInfo.

A3. Purposes of use

Site operation and security.

Communications and marketing.

Analytics, personalization, and advertising.

Visitor identification and account enrichment.

Legal compliance and protection of rights.

A4. Disclosures for a business purpose

Hosting, security, analytics, advertising networks, visitor identification vendors (including ZoomInfo), email service providers, CRM/marketing automation providers, professional advisers, and as required by law.

A5. Sale/share and targeted advertising

Our use of third-party cookies and visitor-identification services may be considered a sale or sharing of personal information or targeted advertising in certain states. Opt out via Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information and by using GPC.