Privacy Policy
Our Commitment To Privacy
This notice describes our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy is designed to advise you about how we collect, use, and protect the personal information you provide. By visiting this site, you accept the practices described in this Policy.
What Information Is Collected
We collect both information that you explicitly give us by filling out a form on our site and information that you implicitly give us merely by visiting our site. The former category includes the name, address, and other billing information that you must provide in order to make an online purchase, as well as any names and addresses that you store in our online convenience store Address Book.
The latter category includes the information that you necessarily disclose when you visit a website, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and the time of your visit. For customers who make a purchase, this category includes information regarding which pages are accessed at our site.
Note that you can view our web pages without revealing any other personal information about yourself. Although our site automatically recognizes the Internet service provider through which you access the site, it cannot identify you as an individual.
Our site may use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred to your computer from a web server. Most browsers are set up to accept cookies, but you can change your settings to have your browser notify you when you receive a new cookie or to refuse to accept cookies from our site.
Children
Hilmar Cheese Company does not intentionally collect any personal information from children under 13. By creating an account or subscribing to an e-mail list, you are verifying that your age is 13 years or more
How And When The Information Is Used
We use this information to improve your overall shopping experience. We also keep track of information volunteered during the order and registration processes – and we keep this information confidential. The information we collect is also used for administering our business activities. Occasionally, we may use the information to notify you about changes to our website, new services, or special offers. Your registration allows you to select if you wish to be receive special offers and information regarding Hilmar Cheese Company.
We may contact you by e-mail, phone or mail regarding your order.
How We Protect Your Information
The privacy and protection of your information is important to us. Your information is not shared without your permission. Your access to some services and content is password protected. We advise that you do not disclose your password to anyone. In addition, we recommend that you sign out of password-protected services at the end of your session.
We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving your personal information. On the Internet, when you see either a solid key icon or a locked padlock icon at the lower portion of your browser window, this indicates that the site is secured through Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Pages requesting personal information should always have one of these icons. If you do not see one of these icons, please contact us to complete your transaction over the phone by calling 800.577.5772.
Who Has Access To Your Information
Information about our users is important to us. We will not disclose any individually identifiable information to any third party without first receiving that user’s permission.
We do not share information.
We do not partner with or have special relationships with any advertisement server companies.
Hilmar Cheese Company’s website may occasionally contain links to other sites. Hilmar Cheese Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites not operated by us. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of every web site that collects personally identifiable information.
Browser Requirements
To fully enjoy all of the features of the Hilmar Cheese website, you should be using a current browser.
We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving your personal information. On the Internet, when you see either a solid key icon or a locked padlock icon at the lower portion of your browser window, this indicates that the site is secured through Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Pages requesting personal information should always have one of these icons. If you do not see one of these icons, please contact us to complete your transaction over the phone by calling 800.577.5772
Consent
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy.
Changes To Privacy Policy
If our Privacy Policy or procedures change, we will immediately post those changes to our website. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated in the change.
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