Learn how FX PCB collects, uses, protects, and stores your personal information, engineering files, and confidential project data in accordance with our Privacy Policy & Agreement.
At SFXPCB, we are committed to protecting your privacy, engineering files, and intellectual property. This Privacy Policy & Agreement outlines how we protect your information and the responsibilities that apply when using our PCB manufacturing services.
Our commitment to protecting customer information includes the following principles:
For safety, legal compliance, and export regulations, SFXPCB does not manufacture certain products. We do not manufacture and don’t accept PCB products such as various weapons and equipment and military equipment.
Customers are responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable export control regulations before submitting design files.
“International Traffic in Arms Regulations” which govern the export of weapons and weapons-related technology from the United States.
Please indicate whether your board design data is ITAR-controlled or not.
Go to
https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public?id=ddtc_search&q=itar
for more information.
You represent and warrant that Your uploaded data (including PCB files, 3D CAD data and drawings), Your Order and/or the production, shipping, sale and use of the Parts or tooling by us doesn’t contain any weapons.
Firearms, firearm component parts, or ammunition.
This includes:
Bladed weapons.
This includes knives designed to cause bodily harm and any part or component thereof.
A bladed weapon includes:
This includes:
This includes:
Accessories, parts or components to any weapon if that accessory, part, or component contributes to the functioning of the weapon and/or attaches to the item.
For example, this includes scopes, mounts and knife handles because they are attached to a weapon, but would not include a knife case or holster because they are neither attached to nor contribute to the functioning of the weapon.
SFXPCB supports responsible sourcing and expects suppliers to comply with internationally recognized standards.
Conflict Metal means metals of gold (Au), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), cobalt (Co), tin (Sn) and so on are derived from or sourced from mines in conflict areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), or illegally taxed on trade routes, either of which are controlled by non-governmental military groups, or unlawful military factions.
SFXPCB banned to use conflict metals and expects our suppliers to comply with the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) Code of Conduct and to only source materials from environmentally and socially responsible suppliers and require all vendors purchase and use conflict-free metals, and priority source from smelters listed in EICC-GeSI Conflict-Free Smelter (CFS).
Therefore SFXPCB will commit to the sourcing of “Conflict Free Minerals” through our suppliers to comply with the regulations with Conflict minerals
a) By providing data to SFXPCB, You grant SFXPCB an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid up, worldwide, transferable and sub-licensable right and license to use, copy, modify, reproduce, distribute and display the data (including PCB files, 3D CAD data and drawings), documentation, drawings and specifications You provide for manufacturing the Parts:
You hereby irrevocably waive (and agree to cause to be waived) any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to Your data.
(b) By placing an Order, You authorize SFXPCB to use Your trademarks, logos, name or signs for marketing purposes.
This means that SFXPCB may mention You as a customer of SFXPCB on our website and in other promotional material such as:
We will not use Your name if You are a natural person, and the substantive content provided by You continues to be governed by the confidentiality clauses in these Privacy Policy & Agreement.
You represent and warrant that You have the right authority and capacity to enter into these General Terms of Sale (on behalf of Yourself or the entity that You represent) and that You are authorized to place an Order.
You represent and warrant that You are 18 years or older and are able to conclude legally binding agreements.
You represent and warrant that You have the full right and authority to provide us with all data (including PCB files, 3D CAD data and drawings), documentation, drawings and specifications.
You further represent that:
You also represent and warrant that You will use Parts in strict accordance with all applicable state, federal and local laws and requirements.
You understand that SFXPCB does not accept Export Controlled Data.
“Export Controlled Data” is defined as data which is controlled for export under United States (“U.S.”) law.
This includes (technical) data and/or end Parts that are:
You understand that by uploading Your data to the SFXPCB website, You are exporting data to another country.
SFXPCB maintains operations outside of the U.S., employs non-U.S. persons, and has non-U.S. manufacturing partners.
You certify that You understand that it is Your responsibility to determine and provide the appropriate export classification for the products and related technology and software to be provided to SFXPCB and to comply with prohibition on Export Controlled Data provided herein.
3D Hubs relies entirely on You to provide accurate information for purposes of compliance with applicable export control laws.
The export classification indicates:
An incorrect classification could result in export control violations, which could in turn lead to significant fines and other sanctions.
You represent and warrant that You will not, directly or indirectly:
At SFXPCB, protecting your personal information is one of our highest priorities. The following section explains our commitment to safeguarding your data and maintaining your trust.
At SFXPCB, we put our top priority on protecting your personal information.
Fully acknowledging the fact that your personal information belongs to you, we do our best to securely store and carefully process the information you share with us.
We place our highest value on your trust. We hence collect a minimal amount of information only with your permission and use it solely for its intended purposes.
We do not provide the information to third parties without your knowledge.
We at SFXPCB devote best efforts to ensure your data protection including technical data security and internal management procedures as well as physical data protection measures.
We strive to improve your lives by offering inspiring and fascinating digital experiences.
In order to do so, your trust is paramount and thus, we will do our best to protect your personal information.
Thank you for your continued interest and support.
This section explains the types of personal data we collect when you use SFXPCB’s website, products, and services.
Personal data is information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you.
Personal data also includes anonymous data that is linked to information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you.
Personal data does not include data that has been irreversibly anonymized or aggregated so that it can no longer enable us, whether in combination with other information or otherwise, to identify you.
If you register an account with SFXPCB.com, we’ll have access to your e-mail address and any additional contact information you choose to provide us.
If you place an order, we retain a record of:
If you browse SFXPCB.com, with or without a login, we know for a limited time that a user at your IP address has visited pages on the site.
We collect data on what products and content you browse in order to offer better value to you through personalized email, and to see which products/content are the most useful to you.
We are committed to maintaining the security of our website, services, and customer information through responsible data processing and protective measures.
We abide by the principles of legality, legitimacy, and transparency, use, and process the least data within a limited scope of purpose, and take technical and administrative measures to protect the security of the data.
We use personal data to help verify accounts and user activity, as well as to promote safety and security, such as:
Such processing is based on our legitimate interest in helping ensure the safety of our products and services.
Here is a description of the types of personal data we may collect and how we may use it.
We collect the personal data you provide when you use our products and services or otherwise interact with us, such as when you:
If you make a purchase, we collect personal data in connection with the purchase.
This data includes:
When you visit our websites, we may collect data about:
Where available, our services may use GPS, your IP address, and other technologies to determine a device’s approximate location to allow us to improve our products and services.
We use personal data to deliver our services, improve your experience, communicate with you, and maintain the security of our platform.
Generally speaking, we use personal data to:
We use personal data to help us provide, improve, and develop our products, services, and advertising.
This includes using personal data for purposes such as:
Such processing is based on our legitimate interest in offering you products and services and for business continuity.
If you enter a contest or other promotion, we may use the personal data you provide to administer those programs.
Some of these activities have additional rules, which may contain further data about how we use personal data, so we encourage you to read those rules carefully before participating.
Subject to your prior express consent, we may use personal data to:
If you no longer wish to receive email communications for marketing purposes, please contact us to opt out.
We also may use your data to process and respond to your requests when you contact us.
Subject to your prior express consent, we may:
Note: For any of the uses of your data described above that require your prior express consent, you may withdraw your consent by contacting us.
We send mail to users when orders are placed, shipped, or ready for local pickup.
We may also contact you when:
We will notify users if we believe their privacy has been compromised, if it is within our power to do so.
For example:
We may occasionally send you an email that you did not request or trigger with an action of any kind in order to promote a certain aspect of our site, products, or services.
To monitor website performance, improve user experience, and maintain security, SFXPCB records limited website log information.
In order to understand traffic to SFXPCB.com and diagnose technical problems, we log individual web requests.
These logs include:
We may retain these logs for up to 60 days, although individually identifying information will be obscured after one week.
To prevent fraud and detect malicious behavior, we log IP addresses for specific actions, including:
This information is automatically deleted after no more than 60 days.
Except in the case of malicious traffic, we will not share log data with any third party unless compelled by legal process to do so.
This section explains how cookies help us provide, improve, and protect our website and services.
We use cookies to provide, protect, and improve our products and services, such as by:
Please note that the specific cookies we may use vary depending on the specific websites and services you use.
To deliver your orders efficiently, SFXPCB works with trusted third-party shipping providers.
We offer shipping through third parties such as:
We pass delivery addresses, phone numbers, and invoices to these companies to the extent required for:
Certain events beyond our reasonable control may affect production or delivery schedules.
SFXPCB shall not be responsible for any delay or failure in delivery or performance of any of its duties under any Order due to events beyond its reasonable control or acts or omissions or any other occurrence commonly known as force majeure, including but not limited to:
SFXPCB may suspend performance under an Order for so long as such performance is delayed by such occurrence or cancel the Order at its sole discretion, in which case SFXPCB is not liable for any resulting damages.
Payments made through SFXPCB are processed using secure third-party payment providers.
Payments for buying PCBs at SFXPCB.com are processed through PayPal.
When using PayPal on SFXPCB.com:
If you do not have a PayPal account, credit card data including:
are sent to PayPal via an API for processing.
Details regarding orders are not sent to PayPal.
Each transaction is logged by retaining:
No credit card data is stored at any point on SFXPCB’s servers.
Your credit card information is immediately tokenized the first time it is processed.
Only the encrypted token is stored for future payments.
SFXPCB may process, transfer, or disclose personal data where required by applicable law or for legitimate business purposes.
Due to the mandatory laws of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the country in which the user lives, certain legal obligations may require the processing of personal data.
For residents of the EEA, processing of personal data is justified pursuant to Article 6(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where consent is required.
We may share personal data with our affiliated companies.
In the event of:
personal data may be transferred to the relevant third party.
We may also disclose personal data where reasonably necessary to:
Personal data may be disclosed where required by:
We may also disclose personal data where necessary for:
Our services are intended for adults.
Our products and services are intended for adults.
Accordingly, we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose data from children under the age of 16.
If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16, we will delete the information as soon as possible.
Please contact us immediately if you believe a child under 16 has provided personal data.
You have several rights regarding the personal data that SFXPCB collects and processes.
You have the right to:
To protect your privacy and security, we may request additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.
Where permitted by law, we may refuse requests to provide or delete certain personal data.
We will respond to requests within a reasonable timeframe and, in any event, within 30 days.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services.
We are not responsible for:
This Privacy Statement applies only to data collected by SFXPCB.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party website before using their services.
We implement appropriate safeguards to protect the information we collect.
We use reasonable:
to help prevent unauthorized access and ensure the proper use of personal data.
Personal data will be retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Statement unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
This Privacy Statement may be updated from time to time.
We may periodically change this Privacy Statement to keep pace with:
Your continued use of our products and services after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Statement.
If you do not agree with the revised Privacy Statement, please discontinue using our services and contact us to close any account you may have created.
If you have questions, concerns, or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy & Agreement, please contact us.
If you have any questions or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy & Agreement, including if you feel SFXPCB or someone within the SFXPCB community has violated it, or if you are concerned about SFXPCB’s general philosophy toward user privacy, please contact us at:
Email: info@sfxpcb.com
