Privacy Policy
Last revised: November 5, 2010
In the normal course of business, the Haws Corporation receives information from customers and others with whom we communicate. These communications can be on a wide variety of levels, including internet and other electronic communications, as well as via traditional print means, such as advertising reader response cards and physical product orders. It is the purpose of this privacy policy to establish our respect for the trust placed in us by people providing their personal and/or business information and to delineate the specific uses and limitations of use we place on information entrusted to us.
Information Collected
The specific information collected by Haws Corporation is strictly limited to the information you knowingly provide. Contact information provided on our website is a good example. This information is used internally only, and is never sold or distributed in any manner to anyone outside of Haws Corporation. Our internal use is limited to efforts to assist you with obtaining information you might request from Haws Corporation, about our products and services.
Obviously, email communications you initiate with us will generate some internal data about how we might reply to you. Again, this information is used internally – only to the extent that will enable our response.
Web contacts and print publication leads, when generated by interested parties are followed up as a normal part of business operations. Once again, this information is held in the strictest of confidence.
Persons who contact us are sometimes asked to opt-in to our monthly e-newsletters. This opt-in authorization is used to communicate the requested information only and is ceased immediately in the event of a rescission of the opt-in authorization. E-newsletter recipient lists are treated with the same maximum security as all other customer and prospective customer information.
Last, but certainly not least, customer order information is strictly guarded, as well. In addition to Haws Corporation employees, customer order information might be shared with Haws authorized independent representatives and distributors. In these instances, the information shared is strictly limited to the information you provided that is essential to fulfill your order or other request.
Haws does not collect or accept customer or prospective customer information from any other sources.
Cookies
Haws Corporation does not use cookies to identify or track any visitor to our website unless the visitor has checked the “remember me with cookies” checkbox during the registration process. When a visitor logs out, the cookies are deleted. The cookies retain only enough visitor information to log the visitor into restricted website areas.
Encryption
Information received by Haws Corporation through our online store is encrypted with AES-256 bit connection encryption technology. Encryption makes it very difficult for unauthorized people to view information traveling between computers.
Third-Party Advertisers and Other Links
Haws Corporation does not participate with third party advertisers or any other links.
Opt-In Policy
If you change your mind, and do not wish to receive further marketing-related e-mails from us, you may opt- out of receiving such marketing-related e-mails by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any Haws marketing email or by directly emailing Haws at communications@hawsco.com. Please note that you may be given a choice as to whether you wish to cease receiving marketing messages from a particular product line as well as from Haws generally. We will endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.
Changing or Removing Your Personal Information
If you would like to review, correct, update or remove personal information that you have previously provided to us through the Site, you may do so by directly emailing Haws at communications@hawsco.com.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes, and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed therefrom.
| Clorox Privacy Policy For United States Consumers Our Privacy Policy for Canadian sites may be found here. Last Revised: October 1, 2007 The Clorox Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Clorox”) are committed to the protection and appropriate use of the information you submit to us online. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes how we collect, use and safeguard personal information obtained from individual consumers in the United States through this website (the “Site”). What Personal Information Do We Collect? Personal information is collected only for specific purposes and with the knowledge of the person providing the personal information. To access the Site you are not required to register or submit any personal information. The content of this Site is not directed to children and Clorox does not knowingly collect personal information from persons under eighteen years of age. Why Do We Collect This Personal Information? Sweepstakes and Contest Entries. From time to time, Clorox offers sweepstakes, contests and other promotions (each, a “Promotion”) that require online registration. Persons wishing to participate in those Promotions are asked to provide some personal information. Some of the information requested for this purpose is optional, but other requested information, such as the individual’s name and e-mail address, is mandatory because it will be needed to identify and notify winners. Also, some Promotions may require selection of a user ID and password by the individual. You should carefully review the rules, if any, of each Promotion in which you participate through the Site, as they may contain additional important information about Clorox’s use of your personal information. To the extent that the terms and conditions of such rules concerning the treatment of your personal information conflict with this Policy, the terms and conditions of such rules shall control. Coupon and Rebate Requests. Visitors to the Site may be offered the opportunity to apply for rebates or request discount coupons associated with Clorox products. Those visitors may be asked to provide certain personal information such as names, postal addresses and e-mail addresses in connection with those offers. “Contact Us” and “Write to Us” Features. Clorox encourages visitors to the Site to contact us with questions and requests. Clorox also offers e-mail news updates for visitors who expressly request that service. Personal information of persons using these features may be collected in order to facilitate our responses to those inquiries. Product Registration. Purchasers of certain Clorox products may want to register their purchases online so that they can take advantage of warranties, product updates and other benefits. Purchasers are asked to submit certain personal information such as names, postal addresses and e-mail addresses as part of the product registration process. Loyalty Program Registration. Clorox offers various “loyalty” programs that provide benefits to purchasers of Clorox products. The loyalty program online registration process requests personal information concerning the individual who signs up. Participants in loyalty programs also may need to provide personal information in order to redeem program benefits. Requests for Consumer Brochures and Videos. Clorox may offer product information, including brochures and videos, through the Site. Persons ordering those materials are asked to provide their name and postal address. What Other Information Do We Collect? Consumer Surveys. Clorox sometimes conducts online consumer surveys or asks for information from persons completing online forms. This information, such as household size, past purchases and household income, is provided voluntarily and is never required for participation in a sweepstakes, contest or loyalty program, to register a product or to obtain product information. When such information is not combined with any personal information, such information is considered to be non-personally identifiable information, as it does not personally identify you or any other user. Aggregated Information. Additionally, we may aggregate personal information in a manner such that the information does not personally identify you or any other user of the Site, for example, by using personal information to calculate the percentage of our users who have a particular telephone area code. Such aggregate information is considered non-personally identifiable information for purposes of this Policy. “Clickstream” Data. The Site automatically collects certain data concerning its interactions with visitors that facilitate Site operation, management and planning. Such data may include the IP address of your computer, the date and time of an online request, the type of browser and operating system used by your computer, the time required to download information you requested, and error codes generated while your browser is in contact with the Site. Cookies and Other Technologies. Cookies are small text files, placed on the hard drive of a visitor’s computer, that facilitate the operation of the Site and visitors’ use of the Site. As is standard practice on many corporate websites, the Site uses cookies and other technologies, such as pixel tags and web beacons, to help us understand which websites our visitors are coming from and what websites they go to when they leave our Site, which parts of the Site are the most popular, and how much time they spend on our Site. We also use cookies and other technologies to facilitate participation in our loyalty programs, as well as to customize your experience and provide greater convenience each time you interact with us. How Do We Use the Personal Information We Collect? From time to time, in our sole discretion, we may use your personal information to send to you important information regarding the Site, or changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. Because this information may be important to your use of the Site, you may not opt- out of receiving such communications. If you choose to opt- in, we may use your personal information to send you marketing-related e-mails from us or from the particular brands to which you opted- in. If you change your mind, and would prefer not to receive such marketing-related e-mails, please review the “Opt-In Policy” section below. We may also use your personal information for our internal business purposes, such as for data analysis, for audits, to improve our website, to analyze usage patterns and to improve our services. When Do We Disclose the Personal Information We Collect? If you choose to opt- in, Clorox may from time to time share your personal information with our affiliates, or with our business and promotional partners that offer products or services that we believe will be of interest to you. If you change your mind, and would prefer that we not share your personal information with our affiliates or with our business and promotional partners for their marketing purposes, please review the “Opt-In Policy” section below. Clorox will provide personal information to law enforcement authorities and other entities where Clorox determines that such disclosure is required by subpoena, warrant, court order or other applicable law or process. Additionally, Clorox may disclose personal information if we determine that such disclosure is required to enforce our Terms of Use; to protect our operations; to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of Clorox, you or others; and to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain. Although Clorox seeks to require companies with which it does business, and to which personal information is provided, to protect such personal information, Clorox cannot be responsible for third parties’ violations of this Policy or of any other rights of visitors or consumers that use this Site. Clorox may transfer personal information and other information, collected online from visitors and consumers, to a purchaser or successor entity in connection with the sale of Clorox, a subsidiary or affiliate or line of business associated with Clorox, or substantially all of the assets of Clorox or one of its subsidiaries, affiliates or lines of business. How Do We Use the Non-Personally Identifiable Information We Collect? In some instances, we may combine non-personally identifiable information with personal information (such as embedding e-mail addresses in cookies or where specific programs associated with this Site require a user ID and password, and you have the option of requesting that we save your user ID and password so that you will not have to reenter that information the next time you access the Site — this function is accomplished by placement of a cookie). If we do combine any non-personally identifiable information with personal information, the combined information will be treated by us as personal information hereunder as long as it is so combined. Third Party Links Security Opt-In Policy We will endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that if you opt- out as described above, we will not be able to remove your personal information from the databases of affiliates or business and promotional partners with which we have already shared your personal information (i.e., to which we have already provided your personal information as of the date that we implement your opt-out request). If you wish to cease receiving marketing-related e-mails from such affiliates or business and promotional partners on a going-forward basis, please contact such affiliates or business and promotional partners directly or utilize any opt-out mechanisms set forth in their respective privacy policies or marketing-related e-mails. Changing or Removing Your Personal Information Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes, and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed therefrom. We are not responsible for removing information from the databases of third parties with whom we have already shared your personal information. Offline v. Online Practices Changes to Privacy Policy Please note that Clorox may revise this Policy from time to time. You should bookmark and periodically review this page to ensure that you are familiar with the most current version of this Policy. You can determine when this Policy was last revised by checking the “Last Revised” legend at the top of the Policy. Use of the Site following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy then in effect. This Policy is the sole authorized statement of Clorox’s practices concerning the collection, use and protection of personal information through this Site. Any summaries of this Policy generated by third party software or otherwise (for example, in connection with the “Platform for Privacy Preferences” or “P3P”) shall have no legal effect, are in no way binding upon Clorox, and neither supersede nor modify this Policy. Questions? Please note that this Policy applies to our Sites hosted in the United States. Our Privacy Policy for Canadian sites may be found here. |
