Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 4, 2026

791 Controls LLC (“791 Controls,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, shared, and protected when you visit or use 791controls.com, tools.791controls.com, and any related pages, tools, calculators, forms, downloads, or services provided by 791 Controls.

By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Purpose of This Website

791 Controls provides educational content, practical resources, and design-support tools related to industrial control panel design, electrical CAD, wiring practices, panel layout, design workflow, standards, compliance-related topics, and related resources.

The website is intended to share practical information, articles, downloadable tools, calculators, worksheets, and general guidance for designers, technicians, engineers, panel builders, automation professionals, and others involved with industrial control panels.

Information We Collect

We may collect information in the following ways.

Information You Provide Directly

You may choose to provide information when you:

  • Create an account
  • Log in to the website
  • Submit a question through the website
  • Contact us through a form or email link
  • Download a checklist, guide, worksheet, template, or other resource
  • Subscribe to email updates, if that option is available
  • Purchase, subscribe to, or access paid tools or resources
  • Use tools, calculators, forms, or interactive features
  • Send feedback, comments, or support requests

This information may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Company name
  • Job title
  • Account login information
  • Subscription or access level
  • Question, message, or feedback
  • Tool inputs or submitted form data
  • Any other details you choose to provide

Please do not submit confidential project information, proprietary customer details, sensitive company information, passwords, financial information, personal identification numbers, private employee information, or any information you are not authorized to share.

Account Information

If you create an account, we may collect and store information necessary to create, manage, authenticate, and secure your account.

This may include your name, email address, password credentials, verification status, subscription status, access level, account activity, and related information needed to provide access to free or paid website features.

Passwords are intended to be stored using appropriate security practices, but you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login information and for activity that occurs under your account.

Payment and Subscription Information

If paid tools, subscriptions, memberships, downloads, or other paid features are offered, payment processing may be handled by a third-party payment processor such as Stripe.

We may collect or receive limited payment-related information necessary to manage subscriptions, access levels, invoices, receipts, refunds, cancellations, or customer support. This may include payment status, billing email, customer ID, subscription ID, transaction status, plan type, and related payment metadata.

We do not intend to directly store full credit card numbers on our own website servers. Payment information may be collected and processed by the payment processor according to its own privacy policy and terms.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain information may be collected automatically, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Referring website
  • Approximate location
  • Date and time of visit
  • General website usage data
  • Log data
  • Security and performance data

This information helps us understand how visitors use the website, improve content and layout, monitor website performance, prevent misuse, and maintain website security.

Tool and Calculator Usage Data

When you use online tools, calculators, worksheets, or interactive features, we may collect information related to how those tools are used.

This may include:

  • Inputs entered into a tool or calculator
  • Generated results
  • Error messages
  • Usage activity
  • Saved calculations, if that feature is available
  • Account-related tool access information
  • Performance and troubleshooting data

Tool and calculator data may be used to provide the requested result, improve the tool, troubleshoot errors, develop future features, monitor misuse, and improve the user experience.

You should not enter confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, project-sensitive, or safety-critical information into website tools unless you are authorized to do so and comfortable submitting that information through the website.

How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information to:

  • Operate and maintain the website
  • Create and manage user accounts
  • Provide access to free and paid features
  • Process subscriptions, payments, cancellations, and account access
  • Respond to questions submitted through the website
  • Provide downloadable resources
  • Send email updates, if you have opted in
  • Improve articles, resources, tools, calculators, and website content
  • Create future educational content based on common questions or topics
  • Monitor website performance and security
  • Prevent spam, abuse, fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
  • Troubleshoot website errors or technical issues
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Enforce our Terms of Use

If you submit a question, we may use the general topic of your question to create future articles, guides, examples, tools, or educational content. However, we will not intentionally publish your name, company name, customer name, project-specific details, or confidential information without permission.

Website Forms and Submitted Questions

The “Ask a Question” feature and similar forms are intended for general control panel design, electrical CAD, wiring, layout, workflow, and standards-related questions.

Questions submitted through the website may be reviewed and used to identify topics for future content. Any published response, article, example, or resource based on a submitted question may be generalized, edited, or paraphrased to avoid revealing personal, company-specific, customer-specific, equipment-specific, or project-specific information.

We reserve the right not to respond to every question submitted.

Educational Content Disclaimer

Information provided by 791 Controls is for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional engineering judgment, formal design review, legal advice, code interpretation by the authority having jurisdiction, or review by a qualified professional.

Control panel designs, electrical systems, SCCR evaluations, UL 508A considerations, NFPA 70 / NEC requirements, NFPA 79 considerations, component ratings, and other standards-related topics may vary depending on the application, jurisdiction, equipment, customer requirements, and applicable codes or standards.

You are responsible for verifying information before applying it to a real project, design, control panel, machine, system, installation, or application.

Email Communications

If you choose to subscribe to email updates, create an account, purchase a subscription, or contact us, we may use your email address to send relevant communications.

These may include:

  • Website updates
  • Articles or resources
  • Account notices
  • Email verification messages
  • Subscription or billing notices
  • Product or tool updates
  • Customer support responses
  • Administrative or security notices

You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email, if provided, or by contacting us directly.

We do not sell email addresses.

Certain account-related, transactional, billing, security, or administrative emails may still be sent when necessary to operate the website or manage your account.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

791controls.com and tools.791controls.com may use cookies, analytics tools, log files, pixels, or similar technologies to support website functionality, account login, security, analytics, and performance monitoring.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites function properly and provide usage information.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Keep users logged in
  • Remember preferences
  • Support account security
  • Measure website traffic
  • Understand visitor behavior
  • Improve content and layout
  • Monitor performance
  • Prevent spam, abuse, or unauthorized access

You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or notify you when cookies are being used. Some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools to understand website traffic, visitor behavior, page performance, and content effectiveness.

Analytics information is typically used in aggregate and may include information such as pages visited, time on page, referring websites, browser type, device type, approximate location, and general usage patterns.

Analytics data helps us improve the website, create better resources, and understand which topics are most useful to visitors.

Third-Party Services

This website may use third-party services for functions such as:

  • Website hosting
  • Domain and DNS services
  • Analytics
  • Contact forms
  • Spam protection
  • Email delivery
  • Email subscriptions
  • Download delivery
  • Payment processing
  • Subscription management
  • Website security
  • Error monitoring
  • Embedded content
  • File storage
  • Authentication or account-related services

These third-party services may collect, process, or store information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security practices, or policies of third-party websites or services.

Links to Other Websites

791controls.com may include links to external websites, manufacturers, standards organizations, software providers, tools, articles, or other resources.

We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, security, availability, or privacy practices of external websites. Visiting those websites is subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

We may share information only when reasonably necessary to:

  • Operate the website
  • Provide requested services or communications
  • Manage user accounts
  • Process payments or subscriptions
  • Use trusted third-party service providers
  • Respond to customer support requests
  • Monitor security and prevent misuse
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Enforce our Terms of Use
  • Protect the website, users, 791 Controls, or others from misuse, harm, fraud, or unauthorized activity

Data Retention

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

For example:

  • Account information may be retained while your account remains active
  • Billing and transaction records may be retained as needed for accounting, tax, legal, or business purposes
  • Submitted questions may be retained to manage responses, identify future content topics, or improve website resources
  • Website logs may be retained for security, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring
  • Email subscription information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to legal or operational requirements

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information submitted through the website. However, no website, email system, form, hosting platform, payment system, database, or internet transmission is completely secure.

You should avoid submitting sensitive, confidential, proprietary, project-critical, or safety-critical information through website forms, email, or online tools.

If you believe your account or information may have been compromised, please contact us.

International Visitors

791 Controls is operated from the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that information may be collected, processed, stored, or transferred in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws in your location.

Children’s Privacy

791controls.com and tools.791controls.com are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Your Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided.

You may also be able to:

  • Update your account information
  • Unsubscribe from email communications
  • Request deletion of submitted information
  • Disable or limit cookies through your browser settings
  • Contact us with privacy-related questions

To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the information below.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

Do Not Submit Confidential Information

The website, forms, emails, downloadable resources, and online tools are not intended to receive confidential project information, proprietary customer information, controlled technical data, passwords, financial account information, sensitive personal information, or information you are not authorized to share.

By submitting information, you confirm that you have the right to provide it and that it does not violate any confidentiality obligation, contract, law, policy, or third-party right.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how information is handled, please contact:

791 Controls LLC
Website: 791controls.com
Email: contact@791controls.com