Internet Privacy Statement

At Wescast, your privacy is important to us.  This statement sets out our privacy practices with respect the collection, use and disclosure of personal information on this Web site.

Personal information is information that is personally identifiable to you.  Personal information may include your name, email address and mailing address, as the case may be.  Visitors of this Web site are not requested to reveal any personal information.  However, on a voluntary basis, you may provide and disclose personal information to us in using certain features of our site, such as the Investor Relations or Career Choices sections.

1.  Links

This site may contain links that take you to other web sites. This privacy statement does not extend to the data collection practices of third parties and Wescast does not assume any responsibility for the privacy practices, policies or actions of third parties.  You should read the individual privacy policies of such sites and make an informed decision as to whether or not you wish to use these sites based on their privacy practices.

2.  Registration Forms

Our Web site has registration forms requiring users to give us contact information.  Contact information from these registration forms are used to provide information about our company, provided they have indicated they would like to receive such material. Users may opt-out of receiving future email alerts by unsubscribing to the email alert when received.

3.  Information Sharing

Wescast will never disclose, sell or lease to any third party, either free of charge or for remuneration, any personal information that you provided without your permission, unless we are required to do so by law.  Notwithstanding this, the Investor Insights section of this site is activated and hosted by CCBN Inc.  Accordingly, the personal information provided to us through the Investor Insights section will be available to CCBN Inc. its affiliated companies and authorized sub-contractors for the limited purposes of hosting and administering this particular section.

4.  Cookies

In some cases, we collect information about you that is not personal information.  Examples of such information include the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, or your language preference.  This is done through the use of standard technology called cookies.  Cookies are small data files that are downloaded and stored on your computer when you visit a particular Web site.  If you would prefer, you can set your browser to reject cookies.

5.  Inquiries

If you submit an email inquiry to this Web site, any personal information you might submit at the same time will only be used by Wescast employees who need to have access to it in order to respond to your inquiry.  When your personal information is no longer required for the purpose it was initially collected or in accordance with other statutory requirements, the information will be destroyed within the next twelve (12) months.

HOWEVER, YOU MAY ACCESS, CORRECT AND DELETE YOUR OWN PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED BY WESCAST INDUSTRIES INC. and CCBN INC. BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO MEDIAINFO@WESCAST.COM.

Wescast utilizes various methods to ensure the protection of your personal information.  While these methods are considered to be effective, this does not guarantee that such information will not be lost, used unlawfully or modified in a fraudulent manner since no data transmission over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely confidential.  Consequently, we bear no liability for the use that may be made of the information by you or any third party.

Wescast reserves the right to change this privacy statement as it sees fit and without prior notice.  However, we will ensure that any change is in compliance with the laws in effect in Canada with regard to this subject matter and posted on this page.

If you have any comments or questions about this privacy statement or practices, please contact Wescast’s Corporate Secretary at corp.secretary@wescast.com or in writing at Wescast Industries Inc., 150 Savannah Oaks Drive, Brantford, Ontario, Canada N3T 5L8.