Privacy Statement
HomeTech takes your rights to privacy very
seriously. Our Privacy Policy describes the type of information
we collect from you and what we do with that information. This
Privacy Policy applies to all commercial web sites under
HomeTech management.
What personal information do we collect?
If you register a product, participate in a survey or contest,
or download software, you will be required to provide your name,
e-mail address, and country. If you purchase a product or
service you will be required to provide additional information
such as shipping/billing address, phone number, credit card
information, and other product data.
Attention children: If you are 17 or
younger, be sure to ask your parents or guardian for permission
before sending any personal information.
In addition, we collect general statistical and
demographic information, including times of access, browser
types, Internet addresses of referring pages, and pages visited
most often. When you visit our web sites we also recognize your
domain name, but not your email address.
How do we use the information it collects?
We uses the information it collects to improve its products,
services, and our Web sites. We also use this information for
our own marketing purposes; we send occasional e-mail updates
with information about new products or promotions. If you do not
want to receive e-mails from us, you may opt out when you
register or otherwise provide personal information. You may also
remove your name from our mailing list by notifying us via
email.
We will not sell your personal information to
any third party.
We will not reveal to any third party your personal information,
except in connection with processing your online order and
except to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws,
police investigations, or in legal proceedings where such
information is relevant. We may disclose demographic information
in aggregate form to third-parties.
We reserves the right to update this policy at
any time by posting a notice on this site.
Online Store Policy
Placing an order at the Online Store is fast, easy and safe. We
are committed to protecting your privacy and the security of
your personal information. The personal information you submit
with an order is treated as confidential information and it will
not be distributed, traded, sold, or rented to anyone except as
described in this policy.
What information do we collect and how is
your information used?
Shopping: We collect IP addresses for the purposes of
system administration, to gather broad demographic information,
and to monitor the level of activity on our Site. We collect
information from visitors to our Site regarding the referring
URL, your IP address, which browser you used to come to the
Site, the country, state, the pages of our Site that you viewed
during your visit and any search terms entered on our Site.
Ordering: When you order from the Online Store, we
will collect personally identifiable information from you. If
you order one of our products or services, the Online Store will
collect and maintain your name, e-mail address, mailing address,
telephone number, product selections, credit card number, order
number, referring URL, IP address and a password. Before
confirming your order, you will have the opportunity to review
the product order form and make changes and additions to the
information it contains and these changes will be automatically
kept for future use. The information you submit will only be
used to process your order and to provide a more effective and
personalized shopping experience. We may occasionally contact
you about special offers, new products, and important
functionality changes with our site and new services that may
benefit you.
Customer Traffic Patterns: We track customers' traffic
patterns throughout their online sessions, including which pages
a customer views while using the Site. This information is
ultimately stored in the form of store categories, and, in some
cases, specific URLs. We use your IP address to diagnose
problems with our servers and software and to administer our
Site.
We may share aggregated statistics about pages viewed on our
Site and sales and other shopping information with third
parties.
Cookies
Like many other commercial sites, we may utilize a standard
technology called a "cookie" to collect information about how
our site is used. A cookie is a small data text file, which a
Web site stores on your computer's hard drive (if your Web
browser permits) that can later be retrieved to identify you to
us. Cookies were designed to Customer services a Web site
recognize a user's browser as a previous visitor and thus save
and remember any preferences that may have been set while the
user was browsing the site. A cookie cannot be read by a Web
site other than the one that set the cookie. Cookies can
securely store a customer's password, personalize home pages,
identify which parts of a site have been visited or keep track
of selections, such as those selected in a "shopping cart." Our
cookies may collect your domain name and track your selections
through our site. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from
your hard drive, pass on a computer virus, or capture your
e-mail address. The cookies make your use of the Site easier,
make the Site run more smoothly and Customer services us to
maintain a secure Site.
To shop at the Online Store you need to have all cookies
enabled. Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer
when you visit certain web pages. We use cookies to keep track
of what you have in your basket and to remember you when you
return to our stores. Cookies cannot harm your computer and do
not contain any personal or private information.
Security Measures
The Online Store employs the industry-recognized information
technology to protect the security of the information you submit
to us. The importance of security for all personally
identifiable information associated with our customers is of
utmost concern to us. Our secure servers protect the information
using advanced encryption and firewall technology.
In order to most efficiently serve you, credit card transactions
and order fulfillment are handled by established third party
banking, process agents and distribution institutions. They
receive the information they need to verify and authorize your
credit card transactions and to ship your order. When collecting
credit card information for online purchases, we offer
secured-server transactions that encrypt your information in
transit to thwart someone from intercepting it and misusing it.
When you access your account information, the information is
kept on a secure server. Furthermore, all of the customer data
we collect is protected against unauthorized access by physical
security means.