Trinseo PLC ("Trinseo", "we", "us" and "our") respects your privacy and is committed to helping protect it, as described in this Privacy and Cookies Policy (this "Policy"). This Policy describes how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process individually identifiable data about visitors to this Site (defined below) as well as contact persons for our customers, distributors, sales representatives, end users, and suppliers ("Personal Data"). This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Data that we collect through our public websites, mobile applications, and other online properties (each, a "Site"), as well as through events and offline means.
Please take a few minutes to review this Policy. By accessing or using this Site, to the extent permitted or required by applicable law, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Data as set forth in this Policy. Please also take a few minutes to review the Terms of Use section of our website
Collection | As a business to business ("B2B") organization, we collect name, contact details, and other Personal Data related to our commercial relationships. Click here to learn more. |
Use | We use Personal Data to perform transactions and respond to inquiries, to manage accounts and maintain business operations, toprovide relevant marketing, and to fulfill other business and compliance purposes Click here to learn more. |
Sharing | We share Personal Data as necessary to perform transactions and respond to requests, and to fulfill other business and compliance purposes. Click here to learn more. |
Marketing choices | You have control on how we use Personal Data for marketing. Click here to learn more. |
Cookies | We use cookies on our Sites, and provide choices on use of cookies, including third party targeting and advertising. Click here to learn more. |
Data subject rights | You have certain rights to request access, rectification, deletion, objection, or other actions regarding your Personal Data where required by applicable law. Click here to learn more. |
Data security | We maintain technical and organizational measures to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, alteration, or unintentional destruction of Personal Data. Click here to learn more. |
Cross-border data transfers | We provide appropriate protections for cross-border transfers where specified by law. Click here to learn more. |
Other issues | We provide other information in this Privacy & Cookies Statement about: (i) the legal basis for our collection and processing of Personal Data, (ii) the consequences for not providing Personal Data, (iii) automated decision-making, (iv)your use of special features or areas of our website, (v) do-not-track (DNT) signals, (vi) children's privacy (vii) data retention, (viii) links to third party websites, (ix) employee and contractor issues; and (x) changes to this Privacy & Cookies Statement. Click here to learn more. |
Contact us | Please contact us as detailed below with any questions. Click here to learn more. |
We collect the following categories of Personal Data about the categories of individuals described above:
The purposes for which we use Personal Data are as follows:
We share Personal Data with the following categories of recipients:
You have control regarding our use of Personal Data for directing marketing. If you no longer wish to receive any marketing communications, remain on a mailing list to which you previously subscribed, or receive any other marketing communication, you can choose to not receive such communications at any time. Please follow the unsubscribe link in the relevant communication or contact us as per below. Please note, however, that if you are a customer of Trinseo products, we may continue to send you non-marketing communications regarding health and safety, applicable regulations, or stewardship of our products.
We use and allow certain third parties to use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies (collectively, "cookies") on our Sites.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small amounts of data that are stored on your browser, device, or the page you are viewing. Some cookies are deleted once you close your browser, while other cookies are retained even after you close your browser so that you can be recognized when you return to a website. More information about cookies and how they work is available at www.allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to provide the Sites and services, gather information about your usage patterns when you navigate this Sites in order to enhance your personalized experience, and to understand usage patterns to improve our Sites, products, and services. We also allow certain third parties to place cookies on our Sites in order to collect information about your online activities on our Sites over time and across different websites you visit. This information is used to provide advertising tailored to your interests on websites you visit, also known as interest based advertising, and to analyze the effectiveness of such advertising.
Cookies on our Sites are generally divided into the following categories:
What are your options if you do not want cookies on your computer?
You can review your Internet browser settings, typically under the sections "Help" or "Internet Options," to exercise choices you have for certain Cookies. If you disable or delete certain Cookies in your Internet browser settings, you might not be able to access or use important functions or features of this Sites, and you may be required to re-enter your log-in details.
To learn more about the use of cookies for Google Analytics and to exercise choice regarding such cookies, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
To learn more about certain cookies used for interest based advertising by third parties, including through cross-device tracking, and to exercise certain choices regarding such cookies, please visit the Digital Advertising Alliance, Network Advertising Initiative, Digital Advertising Alliance-Canada, European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance or your device settings if you have the DAA or other mobile app.
This website uses cookies. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. For more information, please see our privacy and cookies policy.
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient.
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
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Cookie declaration last updated on 12/28/22 by Cookiebot:
Necessary (18)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
__cfruid | This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare - Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
__RequestVerificationToken | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
ASP.NET_SessionId [x2] | Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
CookieConsent | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
EL_PREF | trinseo.mpeasylink.com | Used in context with the language setting on the website. Facilitates the translation into the preferred language of the visitor. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
elPref | trinseo.mpeasylink.com | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
EMRK | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
Hm_ck_# | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
IDESSK | Pending | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
INTERFACE | Pending | 30 days | HTTP Cookie | |
LASTENTRYPOINT | Pending | 30 days | HTTP Cookie | |
mpel__init | mpeasylink.com | This cookie is used to determine the preferred language of the visitor and sets the language accordingly on the website, if possible. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
newsletter_signup_callout | Allows users the option to subscribe to email communications. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
rc::a | recaptcha.net | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
rc::c | recaptcha.net | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
SERVERID | This cookie is used to assign the visitor to a specific server - this function is necessary for the functionality of the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
trinseo-region2 | Pending | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
Preferences (2)
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
lang | Remembers the user's selected language version of a website | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
shell#lang | This cookie is used to determine the preferred language of the visitor and sets the language accordingly on the website, if possible. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
Statistics (6)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
_at.hist.# | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to store the user's usage history of the AddThis sharing widget | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
_ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 399 days | HTTP Cookie | |
_gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
_gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service. | 29 days | HTTP Cookie | |
SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE | Used by Sitecore Engagement Analytics to identify the visitor on repeat visits to the website. | 399 days | HTTP Cookie |
Marketing (27)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
__atuvc | Updates the counter of a website's social sharing features. | 13 months | HTTP Cookie | |
__atuvs | Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
_at.cww | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
_fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
at-lojson-cache-# | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
at-rand | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
bcookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
Hm_lpvt_# | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
Hm_lvt_# | Pending | 1 year | HTML Local Storage | |
HMACCOUNT_BFESS | Used to send data to Baidu about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 399 days | HTTP Cookie | |
i/adsct | The cookie is used by Twitter.com in order to determine the number of visitors accessing the website through Twitter advertisement content. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
lidc | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
loc | Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level). | 13 months | HTTP Cookie | |
muc_ads | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 399 days | HTTP Cookie | |
UserMatchHistory | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | 29 days | HTTP Cookie | |
uvc | Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user. | 13 months | HTTP Cookie | |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 179 days | HTTP Cookie | |
xtc | Registers the user's sharing of content via social media. | 13 months | HTTP Cookie | |
YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-cast-available | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-cast-installed | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-connected-devices | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-device-id | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-fast-check-period | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-session-app | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-session-name | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Unclassified (1)
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
cmp251877559 | trackcmp.net | Pending | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
Where required by applicable law, you have the right to obtain confirmation of the existence of certain Personal Data relating to you, to verify its content, origin, and accuracy, as well as the right to access, review, obtain a copy, port, delete, or to block or withdraw consent to the processing of certain Personal Data (without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal), by contacting us as detailed below. Additionally, you have the right to object to our use of Personal Data for direct marketing and in certain other situations at any time. Contact us below for more details. Please note that we need to retain certain Personal Data as required or permitted by applicable law.
We maintain technical and organizational measures to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, alteration, or unintentional destruction. However, no security measure can guarantee against compromise. You also have an important role in protecting Personal Data. You should not share your username and password with anyone, and you should not re-use passwords across more than one Site. If you have any reason to believe that your username or password has been compromised, please contact us as detailed below.
We implement security safeguards designed to protect your data, such as encryption. We regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks. Although we use encryption to safeguard the confidentially of Personal Data as it travels over the Internet, “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet and we cannot guarantee the safety of transmitting personal information over the Internet. There is no guarantee that data may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
We transfer Personal Data to various jurisdictions as necessary for the purposes described above, including to jurisdictions that may not provide the same level of data protection as your home country. We provide appropriate protections for cross-border transfers as required by law for international data transfers. With respect to transfers originating from the European Economic Area ("EEA"), we implement standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, and other appropriate solutions to address cross-border transfers as required by applicable law. Where required by such laws, you may request a copy of the suitable mechanisms we have in place by contacting us as detailed below.
(i) What is the legal basis of processing?
Some jurisdictions require an explanation of the legal basis for the collection and processing of Personal Data. We have several different legal grounds on which we collect and process Personal Data, including: (a) as necessary to perform a transaction (such as when we respond to your requests); (b) as necessary to comply with a legal obligation (such as when we use Personal Data for record keeping to substantiate tax liability); (c) consent (where you have provided consent as appropriate under applicable law); and (d) necessary for legitimate interests (such as when we act to maintain our business generally). With respect to legitimate interests, given that we are a B2B company, we typically collect and process limited Personal Data about customer contacts and other individuals acting in their business capacities, as part of our overall effort to reduce the privacy impact on individuals.
(ii) What are the consequences of not providing Personal Data?
You are not required to provide all Personal Data identified in this Policy to use our Sites or to interact with us offline, but certain functionality will not be available if you do not provide Personal Data. If you do not provide Personal Data, we may not be able to respond to your request, perform a transaction with you, or provide you with marketing that we believe you would find valuable.
(iii) Do we engage in automated decision-making without human intervention?
We do not use automated decision-making without human intervention, including profiling, in a way that produces legal effects concerning you or otherwise significantly affects you.
(iv) Your Use of Special Features or Areas of Our Website
Some of our websites include special features, such as surveys, licensed content; or an online store; or password protected areas, such as a customers-only area or a careers area. This Policy may be supplemented or amended from time to time by privacy statements that are specific to and appear on individual Trinseo Sites, including but not limited to our investor and career sites. Generally, these statements provide details about the Personal Data we collect or do not collect on particular pages or areas of a website, why we need that information, and choices you may have about the use of that information.
When you sign up to use a special feature or password-protected area, you may be asked to agree to special terms governing your use of the special feature or password-protected area. In such cases, you will be asked to expressly consent to the special terms, for example, by checking a box or clicking on a button marked “I agree.” This type of agreement is known as a “click-through” agreement. If any of the terms of a click-through agreement or another agreement between you and Trinseo are different than the terms of this Policy, the terms of that agreement will govern over this Policy.
(v) Does the Sites honor do not track ("DNT") signals sent via browsers?
Given the divergent practices of organizations that offer browsers and the lack of a standard in the marketplace, we generally do not respond to DNT signals at this time.
(vi) Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect information from children to sell or promote our products or services. We host educational programs in science for students and teachers in our communities, but we do not invite minors to contact us or manually provide personal information. Visitors must be 18 years of age or older to submit registration or survey information. If you believe a child under the age of eighteen has sent Personal Data to us, please contact us immediately and we will use reasonable efforts to promptly remove that information from our databases.
(vii) How long do we retain Personal Data?
We typically retain Personal Data related to marketing activities for as long as you accept marketing communications from us, and we will securely delete such data in accordance with applicable law upon request. For Personal Data that we collect and process for other purposes, we typically retain such Personal Data for no longer than for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy and as otherwise needed to address tax, corporate, compliance, litigation, and other legal rights and obligations.
(viii) Are third party websites governed by this Privacy and Cookies Policy?
These Sites contain links and references to other websites administered by unaffiliated third parties. This Privacy and Cookies Policy does not apply to such third party Sites. When you click a link to visit a third party website, you will be subject to that website’s privacy practices. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the privacy and security practices of the linked third party websites before providing any Personal Data on that websites.
(ix) How do we handle employee and contractor privacy issues?
Personal Data about our employees and contractors are addressed through internal Trinseo policies and procedures, and are outside the scope of this Policy.
(x) How will we handle any changes to this Privacy and Cookies Policy?
We may update this Policy from time to time as our services and privacy practices change, or as required by law. The effective date of our Policy is posted below, and your use of one of the Site following any such change constitutes, to the extent permitted or required by applicable law, your consent to the terms of the revised Policy. We encourage you to visit our Sites periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices. We will post the updated version of the Policy on our Sites, and ask for your consent to the changes if legally required.
If you have questions or comments regarding this Privacy and Cookies Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at the Trinseo Information Governance mailbox. You may also contact us via online form at https://www.trinseo.com/Contact.
Trinseo PLC
440 East Swedesford Road, Suite 301
Wayne, PA 19087
Attention: Privacy Focal Point
You may also have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
German entities only: Where applicable, you may also contact your local Data Protection Officer at:
TUEV SUED Akademie GmbH
DLDatenschutzDE(at)trinseo.com
Effective Date: December 1, 2022
Last Reviewed:March 7, 2024