Hegewisch website found at www.hegewisch.net (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to next Website:
By using the Website and/or submitting or collecting any personal data via the Website, you accept and expressly consent and agree to our practices surrounding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent and agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you cannot, and we do not authorize you to, access, browse, or use the Website.
Information we collect
Information you voluntarily submit to the Website
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form. In addition, you are able to create a user profile, which allows you to create a username and password. We will store the username, but your password will not be visible in our records.
Automatically-collected information
We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies
We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
How your information may be used
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To provide you with user support;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-party use of personal information
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Advertising
Display ads
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
- Third party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to the Website.
- Third party vendors may use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on a user's visit to the Website and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings.
- Users may opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Affiliate program participation
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you about any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page. The Privacy Policy is hosted on next URL: https://www.hegewisch.net/privacy-policy
Contact us
If you have any questions or suggestions about the Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us via the Website's form: https://www.hegewisch.net/contact
Last updated: August 3rd, 2023.