CedarElectronics.com Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 2, 2026
Introduction
Cedar Electronics Holdings Corp., together with its subsidiaries, including Cobra Electronics Corporation and Escort, Inc. (collectively, “Cedar,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process Personal Information (defined below) through our Website at https://cedarelectronics.com/ (collectively, the “Website”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means, or by any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries) through websites, applications, or services that do not link to this Privacy Policy. We may provide additional or supplemental privacy notices specific to certain features, services, or activities, which will supplement or, where indicated, control over this Privacy Policy. By using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
Updates to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy based upon evolving laws, regulations and industry standards, or as we may make changes to our business, including the Website. We will post changes to our Privacy Policy on this page and encourage you to review our Privacy Policy when you use our Website to stay informed. If we make changes that materially alter your privacy rights, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. If you disagree with the changes to this Privacy Policy, you should discontinue your use of the Website.
Children
You must be at least 18 years old to use the Website. The Website is not directed to or intended for use by minors. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information through the Website. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at the information included in the Contact Us section.
Personal Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you visit our careers page, located here, you may apply for an open position by submitting your resume on the LinkedIn platform. Personal information collected via LinkedIn is subject to LinkedIn’s own privacy policy, which can be reviewed here. Resumes submitted to LinkedIn may be provided to us and saved in our systems. Therefore, we may collect and process the following categories of Personal Information in connection with your job application:
• Identity and Contact Information: name, email address, postal address, telephone number, and other identifiers you provide when submitting a job application.
• Employment Application Information: resume or curriculum vitae, cover letter, employment history, educational background, professional qualifications, references, and any other information you choose to include in your application materials.
We may collect the following data, which may include Personal Information, when you use the Website:
• Technical and Usage Data: internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, time zone setting, referring URLs, pages viewed, and other information collected automatically when you access the Website.
• Communications Data: records and content of correspondence when you contact us in connection with employment opportunities, including inquiries submitted through the Website, to the extent they include any Personal Information.
Sensitive Data
We collect some Personal Information that may be considered sensitive in nature depending on applicable law. Sensitive personal information may include racial or ethnic origin, data concerning health, data relating to criminal convictions, and government issued identification numbers (such as passport numbers, ID numbers or other government-issued identification numbers). We only process sensitive personal information to process your job application and only provide this information to service providers that assist us with processing your application.
Information We May Automatically Collect
When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, and time zone by using cookies and similar technologies. We may also collect information about the individual web pages and services that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to our Website and information about how you interact with the Website. We use the following to automatically collect this information:
• “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
• “Log files” track actions occurring on the Website, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
• “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Website.
We use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your device until you delete them). Your consent is required before non-essential cookies are placed on your devices. To make it easier for you to understand why we need them, the Cookies we use on our Website can be grouped into the following categories:
• Essential Cookies: These Cookies are necessary for the Website to work properly. They include any essential authentication and authorization Cookies for our Website.
• Functional: These Cookies enable technical performance and allow us to remember the choices you make while browsing our Website, including any preferences you set. They also include sign-in and authentication Cookies and IDs that enable you to return without additional sign-in.
• Performance/Analytics: These Cookies allow us to collect certain information about how you navigate the Website running on your device. They help us understand which areas you use and what we can do to improve them.
• Targeting: These Cookies are used to deliver relevant information related to our Website to an identified machine or other device (not a named or otherwise identifiable person) which has previously been used to visit our Website. Some of these types of Cookies on our Website are operated by third parties with our permission and are used to identify advertising sources that are effectively driving customers to our Website.
Cookies can be controlled, blocked, or restricted through your web browser settings. Information on how to do this can be found within the Help section of your browser. All Cookies are browser specific. Therefore, if you use multiple browsers or devices to access websites, you will need to manage your Cookie preferences across these environments.
Find out how to manage Cookies on popular browsers:
• Google Chrome, available at https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
• Mozilla Firefox, available at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
• Microsoft Edge, available at https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
• Opera, available at https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
• Apple Safari, available at https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your Personal Information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable law. The bases upon which we rely include:
• To take steps at your request prior to entering into a potential employment relationship, including evaluating your job application and communicating with you regarding employment opportunities;
• Where processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate business interests, including evaluating candidates, managing the recruitment process, improving our hiring practices, and ensuring the security of the Website; and
• Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, including applicable employment and equal opportunity laws.
Purposes of Processing
We use your Personal Information for the following purposes:
• to evaluate your job application and assess your qualifications for employment;
• to communicate with you regarding your application, including scheduling interviews and providing updates on the status of your application;
• to verify the information you have provided, including contacting references where applicable;
• to improve and administer our recruitment processes and the careers page on the Website;
• to comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations, including equal employment opportunity reporting requirements;
• to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;
• to detect, prevent, and address fraud, unauthorized access, and other illegal or harmful activities; and
• to optimize our Website.
| Activity | Type of Personal Information Collected | Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest | Categories of Third Party Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manage recruitment processes and assess applicant’s suitability for employment. | (a) Identity and Contact Information (b) Employment Application Information (c) Communications Data | Necessary for our legitimate interests | Service providers responsible for assisting with job application processing (e.g. background checks, identity verification) |
| To prepare candidates’ job offer and employment contracts | (a) Identity and Contact Information (b) Employment Application Information (c) Communications Data | Performance of a contract with you | Service providers responsible for assisting with job application processing (e.g. background checks, identity verification) |
| To comply with our legal obligations | (a) Identity and Contact Information (b) Employment Application Information | Necessary to comply with a legal obligation | Service providers responsible for assisting with job application processing (e.g. background checks, identity verification) |
| To enable candidates to apply to other Cedar job openings | (a) Identity and Contact Information (b) Employment Application Information (c) Communications Data | With your consent | Service providers responsible for assisting with job application processing (e.g. background checks, identity verification) |
Data Sharing and Disclosures
We do not sell your Personal Information. We may share your Personal Information with the following categories of recipients:
• Service Providers: vendors and providers who assist us in the recruitment process, including applicant tracking system providers, background check providers, website hosting providers, and IT service providers. Such service providers are contractually obligated to process your Personal Information only on our instructions and in accordance with applicable law.
• Affiliates: companies within the Cedar corporate group, including Cobra Electronics Corporation and Escort, Inc., for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
• Legal and Regulatory Authorities: where disclosure is required by applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or where we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
• Business Transfers: in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, acquisition, sale of assets, financing, or transfer of all or a portion of our business to another entity, your Personal Information may be transferred to the acquiring or successor entity.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect your Personal Information against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. These measures include, but are not limited to, encryption of data in transit and at rest, access controls, firewalls, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your Personal Information.
Third Party Websites and Links
Our Website may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on these sites. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, including information you share on third-party social networking platforms may also be viewable by other users of the Website and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators, except as disclosed on the Website.
Data Retention
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to evaluate your application and to satisfy any legal, regulatory, or reporting requirements. If your application is unsuccessful, we may retain your Personal Information for a reasonable period thereafter to consider you for future employment opportunities, unless you request that we delete it. Upon expiration of the applicable retention period, we will securely delete or anonymize your Personal Information in accordance with applicable law.
Use of Artificial Intelligence Services
We may use artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning tools and services to help us process your Personal Information. These AI tools may summarize, analyze, and aggregate data derived from your Personal Information for internal business purposes including reporting and trend analysis. AI tools will not be used to determine your eligibility for employment, and these tools are not used to make any material determinations without human review and oversight. Any AI service providers that process your Personal Information on our behalf are bound by contractual obligations to maintain the confidentiality and security of such data and to process it only in accordance with our instructions and applicable laws.
California ‘Shine the Light’ Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users of our website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of the information you provide through the website to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at the information included in the Contact Us section.
Notice To European and UK Applicants
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”), as applicable, provide you with certain rights in relation to your Personal Information. These rights may include:
· Right of Access – the right to access the Personal Information we process about you;
· Right to Rectification – the right to request that we amend or update your Personal Information where it is inaccurate or incomplete;
· Right to Erasure – the right to request that we delete your Personal Information;
· Right to Restrict – the right to request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your Personal Information, to the extent permitted by law;
· Right to Object – the right to object to any processing of your Personal Information carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests. Where we process your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes or share it with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes, you can exercise your right to object at any time without having to provide any specific reason for such objection;
· Right to Data Portability – the right to request transferring your Personal Information to another controller, to the extent possible; and
· Right Not to be Subject to Automated Decision-Making – the right to not be subject to a decision based solely on automated decision making, including profiling, where the decision would produce legal effects. Automated decision-making currently does not take place on our Website.
· Right to Withdraw Consent – where we rely on your consent as the legal basis for processing your Personal Information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the jurisdiction in which you reside or in which an alleged infringement of applicable data protection law has occurred. For individuals in the United Kingdom, the relevant supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which can be contacted at https://ico.org.uk. For individuals in the European Economic Area, you can find a list of national data protection authorities here https://www.edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en.
For the purposes of the GDPR and the UK GDPR, Cedar (located at 1701 Golf Road, Tower 3, Suite 900 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008) is the data controller responsible for your Personal Information. To exercise these rights, you may email us at contactus@cedarelectronics.com. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month and will contact you if we need additional information from you in order to honor your request. Occasionally it may take us longer than one month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests, in which case we will notify you and keep you updated.
Please note that we may transfer, store and process your Personal Information outside the country you live in to the United States. If we transfer your Personal Information out of Europe, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms like the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, or any equivalent contracts issued by the relevant competent authority of the UK, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our processing of your Personal Information, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights under the GDPR, please contact us at:
Cedar
Attn: Data Protection Officer
1701 Golf Road, Tower 3, Suite 900, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
[contactus@cedarelectronics.com]
[800-964-3138]
