Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how mfgiq ("mfgiq", "we", "us") handles information when you visit our website and use our free, informational manufacturing tools, material and process comparisons, and guides. We have tried to keep this policy plain and honest. mfgiq is an informational and tools website; we do not sell your personal data, and we collect only what we need to run the site and respond to enquiries.

Information we collect

We collect two broad categories of information:

• Information you give us. If you fill in our contact or quote/RFQ forms, we collect the details you choose to submit — typically your name, email address, company, and the message, part specifications, quantities or files you send so we can respond. You decide what to share; you are not required to use the forms to browse the site.
• Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we collect basic technical and usage data through server logs and analytics — for example your approximate location (derived from IP), browser and device type, referring page, the pages you view, and the dates and times of visits. This is used in aggregate to understand traffic and improve content.

Cookies and similar technologies

We use a small number of cookies and similar technologies. These may include strictly necessary cookies that keep the site working and analytics cookies that help us measure how the tools and pages are used. You can control or block cookies through your browser settings; blocking analytics cookies will not stop you using the tools, though some preferences may not be remembered.

How we use information

• To operate, secure and improve the website and its tools and content;
• To respond to messages, quote requests and other enquiries you send us;
• To understand, in aggregate, which materials, processes and comparisons are most useful so we can prioritise updates;
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues, abuse or fraud.

We do not use the details you submit through our forms to send unrelated marketing without your consent, and we do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

Third-party services

We rely on a limited set of reputable third-party services to run the site. These may include a website analytics provider, a web font provider used to render the site's typefaces, and our hosting and infrastructure providers. When these services load or process requests, they may receive technical data such as your IP address as part of normal operation. Each provider processes data under its own privacy terms. We choose providers we consider reasonable for a static informational site and limit what is shared to what is necessary.

Data retention

We keep the messages and quote details you send us for as long as needed to handle your enquiry and for a reasonable period afterwards for our records, then delete or anonymise them. Aggregated analytics data is retained according to our analytics provider's standard retention settings. We do not keep personal data longer than we have a genuine reason to.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• Request deletion of your data;
• Object to or restrict certain processing, and withdraw any consent you have given.

We will respond to genuine requests within a reasonable time. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.

How to make a privacy request

To exercise any of the rights above, ask a question about this policy, or request access, correction or deletion of your data, please reach us through our contact page. Tell us what you would like us to do and we will help. As mfgiq is an online informational and tools service, the contact page is the best route for all privacy enquiries.

Children's privacy

mfgiq is a business-to-business engineering and manufacturing resource intended for professional and adult users. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the site or to the services we use. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Significant changes will be made clear on this page. Please review it periodically.