Privacy Policy

ITW provides this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to describe how we handle the personal information that we obtain about you on this company intranet site ("ITWconnect"). This Privacy Policy applies only to ITWconnect and not to any other company activities nor to any third-party sites that may be linked to or accessible from here.

ITWconnect is a resource to facilitate collaboration and information sharing between individual Business Units and ITW Corporate. This site is only accessible to ITW Business Units or their designates.

After reading this Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and is a part of ITWconnect's Terms and Conditions, you will know:

  1. What personal information ITWconnect collects about you
  2. How ITWconnect uses and discloses your information
  3. How you can access and correct your personal information
  4. How ITW protects the security of your personal information
  5. How we handle changes to the Privacy Policy
  6. How you can contact ITW with questions

Your Consent

By using ITWconnect or providing personal information to us, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information described in this Privacy Policy. If you are located outside of the United States, please note that your personal information is stored and processed on servers in the United States, a jurisdiction which may not provide a level of data protection equivalent to the laws in your home country, and your use of ITWconnect constitutes your consent to such data transfers.

If you do not wish to consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, do not use ITWconnect and contact your local human resources representative or otherwise contact ITW as described in Section 2 below.

1. INFORMATION ITWconnect COLLECTS ABOUT YOU

Active Information Collection

ITWconnect actively collects information by asking specific questions on this site for the purpose of registration and granting of access. ITWconnect uses this information for registration purposes to provide access to ITW information resources for use in collaboration.

Information may also be obtained and stored on ITWconnect that you or other users submit in connection with the information resources on the site. The use and disclosure of this information is the responsibility of the originator of that information resource and the participants, not that of ITWconnect.

Passive Information Collection

ITWconnect uses cookies. If you do not wish us to collect cookies, you may set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

2. HOW ITWconnect USES AND DISCLOSES YOUR INFORMATION

ITWconnect uses personal information for purposes of registration and granting access to the site, and for supporting the site’s collaboration features. We also use your name and certain contact information for purposes of publishing an internal organizational directory, namely your:

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Work Email Address
  • Job Title
  • Office Phone Number
  • Office Fax Number
  • Office Location Country
  • Office Location State/Province
  • Office Location City
  • Business Unit FRIDA Code
  • Employee Number

In connection with these purposes of use, ITWconnect may disclose to other users of the site and to other ITW employees and contractors worldwide, including transferring such data to jurisdictions that may not provide an equivalent level of data protection to the laws in your home country. ITWconnect may also disclose personal information to information technology service providers and subcontractors as necessary to support the site, and may otherwise disclose personal information as required by law or necessary in connection with ITW’s legitimate compliance or business requirements. ITWconnect will only use and disclose the information for these above stated purposes.

3. HOW YOU CAN ACCESS AND CORRECT YOUR INFORMATION

If you would like to request access to and the opportunity to correct your personal information, please click this link to make or request changes. Click Here 

4. HOW ITWconnect PROTECTS THE SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

ITW maintains reasonable security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access or use. Personal information is stored within a secured database that is not accessible outside of ITW-authorized personnel. ITWconnect is protected by hardware and software firewalls. Low-level access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel only.

ITW retains the personal information obtained on the site only as long as necessary to provide the information resources and other features on the site, to support the internal organizational directory, and to address other legitimate compliance and business requirements.

ITWconnect contains links to other web sites operated by third parties that may be of interest to you. We cannot control these third-party sites, which may collect personal information from you. When you follow a link and leave ITWconnect, you do so at your own risk.

5. CHANGES IN THE POLICY

ITW reserves the right to update or modify this ITWconnect Privacy Policy, at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Privacy Policy on ITWconnect. If we make material modifications to this Privacy Policy, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on this site with a link on the home page for 30 days prior to the implementation of the changes in the revised Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the site will constitute your consent to any such changes in the Privacy Policy except where otherwise required by applicable law. Should you wish your personally identifiable information removed from ITWconnect and to discontinue use please click the following link. Click Here

6. HOW YOU CAN CONTACT ITW

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the information practices of this site, please contact us at:

Illinois Tool Works Inc.
3600 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60026
Phone Number +1-847-657-4215

This Privacy Policy was last revised on November 30, 2012.