HIWT
PRIVACY POLICY
HIWT
respects your personal privacy and is committed to adhering to
federal and state privacy laws and industry guidelines in order to
protect you and your identity.
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how we
handle the personal information that you provide to us on this web
site (“Web Site”). This
Privacy Policy applies only to the Hobart Institute of Welding
Technology Web Site not to any other HIWT, ITW or third-party web
sites that may be accessible from here.
After
reading this Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and is a
part of this Web Site’s terms
and conditions, you will know:
1)
what
information HIWT collects from you;
2)
how
HIWT uses your information;
3)
what
choices you have about how HIWT treats your information;
4)
how
HIWT protects your information;
5)
what
HIWT does about children visiting this Web Site; and
6)
how you
can contact HIWT.
Please be sure to read this Privacy Policy
before using this Web Site or submitting information to us.
Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and your
continued use of this Web Site is acceptance of such changes, so
please check this area periodically for updates to this Privacy
Policy.
1.
INFORMATION HIWT COLLECTS FROM YOU
Active
Information Collection
Like many other web sites, we actively
collect information from our visitors both by asking specific
questions on this Web Site and by permitting you to communicate
directly with us via e-mail.
Some of the information that you submit may be personally
identifiable (that is, information that can be uniquely identified
with you, such as your name, address, e-mail address, phone
number, etc.).
Remember, if you send us an e-mail
message, you provide us with your e-mail address.
If you make a purchase from a store on the HIWT Web Site,
we will collect your credit card number and the other information
necessary to fill your order.
Passive
Information Collection
As you navigate through a web site, certain
information can be passively collected (that is, gathered without
you actively providing the information) using various technologies
and means, such as navigational data collection.
Like most web site operators, we track IP addresses, domain
names, access times and state or country of origin, use both
session and persistent cookies, and assign Internet tags.
Our system also automatically gathers information about the
areas you visit on this Web Site and collects operational
information about the technology you use, such as your browser,
type of computer, operating systems and Internet service
providers.
We passively collect information to
understand what areas of this Web Site are most popular, which
areas may require improvement and what technologies are being used
by our visitors. This
information helps us to update and improve this Web Site.
We also use this information for security purposes, to
detect and to block security breaches and to provide you with a
safe online environment.
HIWT uses your personal information to enhance the operation
of this Web Site and allow you to use all of its features.
HIWT may contact you about new features or products in
which it believes you may be interested. HIWT does not disclose your personal information, with the
exception of your credit card information which is passed along to
reputable banks that are restricted from using the information for
any purpose other than helping us to provide you with products and
services. HIWT may provide aggregate statistics about our customers,
sales, online traffic patterns and related information to
reputable third parties, but these statistics will not include any
personally identifying information.
HIWT also will disclose any information that it is required
to disclose by law or by an appropriate government authority.
Some of our advertisers may display ads on this Web Site
that solicit, or contain technology to collect, information about
our users. This
information is collected and used by our advertisers, and is
outside of our control. If
you have any questions about a banner advertisement, you should
contact the responsible advertiser directly.
3. CHOICES YOU HAVE ABOUT HOW HIWT USES YOUR INFORMATION
We strive to provide you with as many choices
and as much control as possible regarding the personal information
you provide to us. We
have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control
over your information:
You may modify the personal information that
you are providing to us at the time that you submit it
by making changes in the “Information Request Form”
prior to its submission.
To correct or delete information previously submitted,
please call us at 1-800-332-9448 or (937) 332-5300 or send us an
e-mail message at hiwt@welding.org,
or contact us by U.S. mail at 400 Trade Square East, Troy, Ohio
45373, Attn: Marty Baker.
If you do not
wish us to collect cookies, you may set your browser to refuse
cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent.
If you do so, please note that some parts of this Web Site
may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
You should review this Privacy Policy carefully, because if
you do not agree with our practices, your ultimate choice is not
to use this Web Site. Remember,
by using any part of this Web Site, you accept and agree to our
privacy practices. If
we update this Privacy Policy, your continued use of this Web Site
(following the posting of the revised Privacy Policy) means that
you accept and agree to the terms of the revised Privacy Policy.
4.
HOW HIWT PROTECTS YOUR INFORMATION
We work hard to protect your personal
information. We use
both technical and procedural methods to maintain the integrity
and security of our databases, including SSL encryption for data
transfer, firewalls, restricted access to data, employee training,
etc.
The safety and security of your information also depends on
you. If you have
access to password-protected features, never share your password
with anyone else, notify us promptly if you believe your password
security has been breached, and remember to log off of this Web
Site before you leave your computer.
We further urge you to be careful about giving out personal
information in public areas of this Web Site like chat rooms or
bulletin boards. When
you provide information in these forums you do so at your own
risk. The information
you share may be viewed by any user of this Web Site.
This Web Site contains links to other web sites operated by
third parties that may be of interest to you.
We cannot control these third-party sites, which may
collect personal information from you.
When you follow a link and leave this Web Site, you do so
at your own risk.
5.
WHAT HIWT DOES ABOUT CHILDREN VISITING THIS WEB SITE
This Web Site is not intended for children under the age of
13. We will not
knowingly collect information from Web Site visitors in this age
group. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their
use of the Internet and the information they disclose online.
6.
HOW
YOU CAN CONTACT HIWT
If
you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy
Policy or the information practices of this Web Site, please
contact us at:
Hobart
Institute of Welding Technology
400 Trade Square East
Troy, Ohio 45373
1-800-332-9448, ext. 5603 or (937) 332-5603
hiwt@welding.org
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