H&FCL is committed to protecting the privacy of our subscribers. This statement outlines our privacy and data protection policy.
Collection and Use of User Details
Personal details of users of H&FCL will be collected and processed upon registration to our Web site. All personal information is collected with the knowledge of H&FCL subscribers via the Web site registration page.
This information is collected for the following purposes:
- To notify subscribers when the Web site has been updated and special news items are posted
- To notify subscribers of special features, new products and items of relevance
- To notify users of promotional activities conducted by H&FCL
User information is retained for in-house research to:
- Improve our understanding of customer needs and product development
- Build marketing profiles
- Aid strategic development
- Manage our relationship with advertisers
All results of such research and analysis will be anonymised or aggregated information and will not reveal any personal facts about individual subscribers. Steps have been taken to ensure that consistently high standards of data protection are adhered to in all regional offices for all the forms of processing mentioned above.
User Choices
All registration, subscription, and order forms provide users with a series of choices with regard to further promotional activity, forms of communication and third-party processing. When filling out the registration form, indicate whether you are receptive to the use of e-mail to inform you of news updates and further promotional literature. If you wish to be kept informed of other services or publications as well as technical/functional developments related to our Web site, check the e-mail opt-in box. You may also indicate whether you wish to receive such information from other H&FCL businesses.
H&FCL will occasionally allow other similar but reputable organizations to contact you. If you do not wish to hear from these companies, please check the appropriate box on the order/registration form to opt-out of such activity.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file which is placed on your hard drive following a visit to H&FCL. This file subsequently allows you to move quickly and easily around our site by keeping a record of your previous visit(s). The cookie retains the name and IP address on your computer as well as anonymised statistics on demographic profiles for general research and statistics about our site. We do not associate this information with any personal data about our site visitors. Cookies can be deleted from your hard drive at any time. Further information on the use of cookies can be found on cookiecentral.com.
Security Policy or Security Guarantee
H&FCL will maintain appropriate measures to ensure that our site visitor’s personal details are not misused, accidentally destroyed, lost or altered with the H&FCL server environment. Occasions will arise when customer information is passed outside H&FCL to other data processors i.e. fulfillment bureau, database consultants, etc. but they will only act upon instruction from H&FCL in order to perform the services required.
Transfer of Personal Data Overseas
Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing H&FCL and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.
Updating Subscriber Details
It is important to H&FCL that we have your correct contact information so that you don’t miss out on further correspondence or experience problems with the delivery of products. You may make changes to your personal data at any time by using your name and password to log in to H&FCL and changing your information.
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