Last updated: September 13, 2026
Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
ToBMS – To BLDC Motor Source (“ToBMS”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share and protect information when you visit the ToBMS website (the “Website”) or use services and features provided through the Website (the “Services”).
By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, please discontinue use of the Website.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
You may provide information to us when you voluntarily use certain features of the Website, including:
submitting a product or manufacturer inquiry;
contacting us;
subscribing to newsletters or other updates;
applying for or discussing a manufacturer partnership; or
otherwise communicating with us.
Depending on the feature you use, this information may include your name, email address, company name, country or region, contact details, and the content of your inquiry or message.
You are generally not required to provide personal information to browse publicly available content on the Website. However, certain features, such as submitting an inquiry, may require information necessary for us to provide the requested service.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you use the Website, we may automatically collect limited technical and usage information, such as information about your device, browser, general website usage, and interactions with the Website.
This information may be collected through server logs, cookies, local storage, analytics tools, or similar technologies.
We use such information primarily to operate, secure, maintain and improve the Website and to understand general usage patterns.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through ordinary website browsing.
2. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies, local storage and similar technologies when you visit the Website. They fall into two groups.
Strictly necessary – always active. They deliver pages, keep forms safe from spam and bots, hold your session and store the cookie choice you make here. They are not used to build a profile and are never shared for advertising.
Non-essential – switched off by default, and split into three purposes you control separately:
Statistics – aggregated measurement of which pages are opened, how visitors arrive and where they leave.
Personalised advertising – campaign measurement and advertising platforms. No advertising tracker is active while this purpose is off.
Functional preferences – remembering interface choices such as your selected language, and allowing embedded manufacturer videos to play.
Nothing outside the strictly necessary group is loaded, executed or stored before you allow it. Until you make a choice, the scripts for those purposes are not requested at all, so no third-party tool is contacted on your behalf.
Your choice. A banner appears on your first visit with three equally prominent options: accept all, reject all, or set each purpose yourself. The same panel is available at any time through Cookie Settings in the footer of every page, and changing your mind is as quick as the first decision. Withdrawing a purpose takes effect immediately: we delete the cookies and stored values belonging to that purpose, stop loading the related scripts and reload the page so nothing keeps running in the background.
Where you allow a purpose that is delivered through our tag manager, we pass the matching consent signals to Google Consent Mode so the individual tags stay bound to your choice.
Consent records. We keep a record of each choice for audit purposes: the time it was made, the version of this policy it relates to, the purposes allowed or refused, the page you were on and where you arrived from. The record stores a one-way hash of your IP address rather than the address itself.
You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. If strictly necessary technologies are disabled, some parts of the Website may not work.
3. How We Use Information
We may use information collected through the Website to:
provide and operate the Website and Services;
respond to inquiries and requests;
forward inquiries to manufacturers or other parties selected or requested by you;
communicate with you regarding your inquiry or other interaction with us;
review and manage manufacturer partnership requests;
send newsletters or updates where you have subscribed to receive them;
understand Website usage and improve content, navigation, functionality and user experience;
monitor Website performance and security;
prevent spam, fraud, abuse or unauthorized activity; and
comply with applicable legal obligations.
We do not sell or rent personal information.
We do not use personal information for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.
4. Inquiries and Manufacturer Communications
A core function of ToBMS is helping users discover BLDC motor products and manufacturers.
When you submit an inquiry regarding a particular product or manufacturer, we may provide the information necessary to respond to that inquiry to the relevant manufacturer.
Depending on the information you provide, this may include your name, email address, company information, country or region, and the content of your inquiry.
Once information has been provided to a manufacturer, that manufacturer's handling of the information is subject to its own privacy practices and policies. We recommend reviewing the relevant manufacturer's privacy policy before providing information where appropriate.
5. Analytics and Statistical Information
We may use analytics, measurement and website performance tools to understand how visitors use the Website.
These tools may provide us with statistical or pseudonymous information relating to website traffic, content performance, user interactions, and general usage patterns.
The purpose of this information is to help us:
understand which content and products are useful to visitors;
improve Website structure and navigation;
identify technical or usability issues;
measure traffic and content performance; and
improve the overall quality of the Services.
We do not intentionally use website analytics to identify individual visitors for purposes unrelated to operating and improving the Website.
We may use aggregated or otherwise non-identifying statistical information for internal analysis, reporting, research, or presentation of general Website trends.
6. How We Share Information
We may share information in the following circumstances:
Manufacturers
When you choose to contact a manufacturer through the Website, we may share the information necessary for that manufacturer to respond to your inquiry.
Service Providers
We may use third-party service providers to support Website operations, such as hosting, email delivery, analytics, security, anti-spam, infrastructure, and other technical services.
These providers may process information on our behalf as necessary to provide their services.
Legal and Safety Requirements
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
comply with applicable law or legal process;
respond to lawful requests from public authorities;
protect the rights, property or safety of ToBMS, our users, or others; or
detect, prevent or address fraud, security or technical issues.
Business Transfers
If ToBMS is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by applicable law.
7. International Data Transfers
ToBMS and its service providers may operate or process information in different countries.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure that such transfers are handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws and appropriate safeguards.
8. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including providing Services, responding to inquiries, maintaining appropriate business records, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and protecting the Website.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.
Aggregated or non-identifying statistical information may be retained for longer periods where it can no longer reasonably be associated with an individual.
9. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
request access to personal information we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate information;
request deletion of certain information;
object to or restrict certain processing;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
unsubscribe from marketing communications.
To exercise applicable rights or ask questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the Website's contact page.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
Where information has already been provided to a manufacturer in response to your inquiry, that manufacturer's subsequent processing of the information may be outside our direct control. Where appropriate, we may forward your request to the relevant manufacturer.
10. Third-Party Websites
The Website may contain links to external websites, including manufacturer websites and other third-party resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content or policies of third-party websites. Your use of those websites is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.
Where links contain referral or attribution parameters, these may be used to understand traffic originating from ToBMS. Such parameters do not by themselves constitute a separate collection of personal information by ToBMS.
11. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
These measures may include encrypted connections, access controls, security monitoring, anti-spam measures and other appropriate safeguards.
However, no method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Children's Privacy
The Website is primarily intended for business and professional users.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where prohibited by applicable law. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, Services, technology, business practices, or applicable legal requirements.
The “Last updated” date at the beginning of this Policy indicates when it was most recently revised.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent for material changes.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact us through the contact page provided on the Website.