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 when users register on our website, www.hawsco.com, 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 for drinking fountains and electric water coolers, as well as emergency equipment. 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. 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.
Encryption
All information received by Haws Corporation is encrypted using the HTTPS web encryption standard. This technology authenticates that you are visiting the correct website and protects the privacy and integrity of any exchanged data.
Third-Party Advertisers and Other Links
Haws Corporation does not participate with third party advertisers or any other links. Haws Corporation will never use our media properties to advertise on behalf of another company or entity.
Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit certain websites. We use a number of different cookies on the Haws website, including strictly necessary, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login and region selection). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another.
Another way we use cookies is to save information from one form submission to the next, including forms that contain personal data as described in the GDPR. We do this in order to save you time when submitting multiple forms. We also use Google Analytics and other third-party analytics providers listed below to help measure how users interact with our website content. These cookies “remember” what our users have done on previous pages and how they’ve interacted with the website. For more information on Google Analytics, visit Google’s information page. For instructions on how opt out of Google Analytics, see below.
Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor. We partner with third party publishers, advertising networks and service providers to manage our ads on other sites. Our third party partners may set cookies on your device or browser to gather information about your activities on other sites you visit, in order to provide you with Haws ads. For example, if you visit Haws and also use a social media platform, you may see a Haws ad in your social media newsfeed. Visitors from the European Union are asked to consent to our cookie policy before they are tracked.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as: www.allaboutcookies.org.
Opting Out
You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use the Haws website. You can also opt out of receiving interest-based ads from certain ad networks here. If you are located in the European Union, you can opt out here. At any time, you may request a copy of the information that we collect. You can amend the information at any time if it’s incorrect or incomplete. Finally, you have a “right to be forgotten” which allows you to request that we delete your data. If you wish to request that we delete your information, please email [email protected].
