The Internet is a powerful tool allowing its users to exchange information freely. As a recipient of information collected hwilliamsdesign.com (the “Site“), H WILLIAMS, LLC (“we“, “our” or “us“) have policies about how we use the information we collect. Categories of Information about you can be categorized as (a) personally identifiable information or (b) non-personally identifiable information. “Personally identifiable information” is information that can be used to identify you or contact you. “Non-personally identifiable information” is information that we collect from you that cannot be used to identify you, such as your Web site browsing patterns or demographic information. This Privacy Notice may be revised from time to time, so please revisit this page often to remain fully informed of our policies.
What Information We Collect. When you browse the non-password protected portions of the Site, you do so anonymously; no personally identifiable information is collected. If you choose to purchase any of our products via the Site, we request that you provide us at the time of such purchase your name, postal address, telephone number, fax number, email address, credit card information for such purposes as noted herein. Also, the Site permits you to register for an account via the Create and Account page on the Site. When you register for an account via the Site, you may be providing us with your name, email address, postal address, phone number and password. In addition, the Site permits you to contact us through our Contact form. Whenever you send an email through the Contact form on the Site, you may be providing us with your name, email address, phone number and any information you choose to include in the text of your message. For example, you may choose to provide your mailing address or other information necessary or helpful for us to address your query or other concern.
How We Use Your Personally Identifiable Information. We will use your personally identifiable information for customer service, such as to fulfill your orders, to provide you with information that you may request, to give you updates about the status of your orders, to notify you if you have won a prize and to customize your experience on the Site. We may also combine the information we have gathered about you with information from other sources, such as other Web sites operated by us, to better serve your needs. Unless you tell us not to, we may use your personally identifiable information to contact you about offers or promotions we think you would be interested in, and/or to send to you our newsletter. If you do not want to receive this information, indicate that we may not do so at the time you provide us your personally identifiable information. The email messages you receive from us will also provide you with an opportunity to opt-out of receiving this information. Please note that changes to your preferences may not be effective immediately.
To Whom We May Disclose Your Personally Identifiable Information. We do not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. We share your information only with our affiliates or service providers or as otherwise described herein in order to provide you with our products and/or services. It is important for you to understand, however, that we use third party contractors to help us operate our business, such as operating the server for the Site, performing delivery and shipping services, and sending postal mail and email, and may share your information with these contractors for those limited purposes. We require that our contractors do not disclose personally identifiable information or use it other than as necessary to perform services for us. Further, if you choose to purchase products via the Site, you may be required to provide personally identifiable information to PayPal or other third party online payment services providers for the purpose of facilitating the payment for your purchase. The privacy of such information is subject to the privacy policies and procedures of PayPal or such other third party online payment services providers. In addition, we will disclose information we maintain, including personally identifiable information, when required to do so by law, or may disclose such information in response to a request from a law enforcement agency or authority.
Because we care about your privacy, we will not give your personally identifiable information to third parties, such as marketers or retailers, for them to use to contact you about offers or promotions of their own (other than, of course, in connection with the sale of our business as described below), unless you allow us to. If you would like us to share your personally identifiable information with third parties so that you may receive these special offers and promotions, indicate that we may do so at the time you provide us such personally identifiable information. Please note that changes to your preferences may not be effective immediately.
Business Transfer. In the event that some or all of our business assets are sold to or acquired by another company, your personally identifiable information and/or technical information we obtain from you via the Site may be disclosed to any such potential or actual third party purchasers of such assets and/or may be among those assets transferred.
How We Collect Information. We will collect personally identifiable information from you when you actively give us the information. Examples of this may include when you order products, register for gifts, fill out online Site registration forms, enter contests or sweepstakes, request that we send you information, newsletters or catalogs, participate in community features, or respond to our surveys or other requests for visitor responses.
Technical Information. Like many other commercial Web sites, we collect non-personally identifiable information from you by “passive” means, in other words by tracking your use of the Site, often through the use of cookies. That information includes, among other things, the type of computer operating system and net browser that are being used and the domain name of your Internet service provider, as well as some of the information described in the section on cookies below. We use this information for internal purposes and to help us interact with visitors to the Site. We may also share this information in the aggregate form with third parties to illustrate trends and patterns.
Cookies. A cookie is a small data file that is placed on your computer’s hard drive that may contain information (such as a unique user ID) that a Web site may use to track certain things. We use cookies in order to improve your shopping experience. The cookie helps us track the pages of the Site that you visit, tells us whether you have been to the Site before and tells us which Web site you visited immediately before visiting the Site, but does not tell us about your use of any other Web sites. Sometimes advertisers and other third parties on the Site may also use cookies. You can keep us from using cookies by turning them off in your browser. However, if you turn off your cookies then you will not be enabled to make purchases from the Site or to access your account information.
Modifications to Your Information. We strive to maintain the accuracy of any personally identifiable information we may collect from you, and will use our commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to update our database when you tell us the information in our database is not accurate. It is your responsibility to ensure that such information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. You may obtain from us, by email, the information in our records. If you wish to make any changes to any personally identifiable information you have provided to us, you may do so at any time by contacting us at info@hwilliamsdesign.com.
Special Policies for Children Identifying Themselves as Under Age 13. This Site is not intended for use by children. In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-06 and 16 C.F.R. §§ 312.1-312.12, we will not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information submitted by visitors to the Site who are under the age of 13.
Links. The Site may reference or provide links to other sites, including, among others, those of advertisers, other third parties and companies whose trademarks may appear on the Site. Sometimes promotions, contests or sweepstakes advertised on the Site might be sponsored by third parties. The other sites and third parties maintain their own privacy policies that may be different from ours. Visitors using such links or pursuing or entering such contests or sweepstakes should consult the privacy notices associated with those links, promotions, contests or sweepstakes. We do not control, nor are we responsible or liable for, the privacy policies, information practices or actions taken by such third parties or their websites with regard to your personally identifiable information, and you should review the privacy policies posted on such sites. Our Privacy Notice does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond our control. Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online, for example, via message boards or chat rooms, such information can be intercepted and used by people you do not know
Security. Protecting your order information is important to us. We use the industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to protect the security of your online order information. SSL encryption is a method by which information is encrypted while being transmitted over the Internet. To check the security of your connection, look at the lower left-hand corner of your browser window after accessing the server. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending on your browser), then SSL is active. You can also double-check by looking at the URL line of your browser. When accessing a secure server, the first characters of the Site address should change from “http” to “https.” Some versions of browsers and some firewalls don’t permit communication through secure servers. In that case, you won’t be able to connect to the server and therefore won’t be able to place an order through an insecure connection. While no method is completely impenetrable, our SSL is verified by Thawte who is the industry security leader. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we are committed to protecting your personally identifiable information, we, along with our third party provider(s), cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.
Effective Date and Your Acceptance of These Terms. This Privacy Notice is effective as of October 1 , 2014, and is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the H WILLIAMS LLC Terms of Use. By using the Site and voluntarily providing your personally identifiable information, you indicate your agreement with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Notice. If you do not agree with this Privacy Notice, then do not use the Site. We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Notice at any time. Your continued use of the Site following any changes to this Privacy Notice will be deemed to constitute your acceptance of the modified Privacy Notice. Please check this page regularly for any changes.
In addition, if you are a resident of a country within the European Union, by using this Site and providing us your personally identifiable information you explicitly acknowledge and agree to (i) the transfer of your personally identifiable information to the United States and (ii) the collection and use of your personally identifiable information in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Contact Us. Please contact us with any questions or comments regarding the Site or our Privacy Notice at: Email: info@hwilliamsdesign.com.