Privacy Policy
Hurford Hardwoods USA, a DBA of Oak Wise Inc (the “Company”), is committed to protecting the privacy of users of this website. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service. Unless otherwise indicated below, this Privacy Policy applies to any website that references this Privacy Policy, any Company website, as well as any data the Company may collect across partnered and unaffiliated sites.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Service” refers to the Company’s service which can be accessed via our website at www.hurfordhardwoods.com or through our mobile application. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of Service. “Web Hosting Platform” refers to the web hosting company ("Weebly") on which the "Web Design Company" that we use (Winchester Arts Management) has built and runs our website online.
I. CONSENT
By accessing our Service, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, by using our Service, or services across partnered and unaffiliated sites, you are accepting the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit our website, or use the Service, and any time you voluntarily provide us with information, you agree that you are consenting to our collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of client relationship with us, this Privacy Policy applies to all users of the website and the Service.
II.i. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect both “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” about you.
Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks.
Personal Information includes information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address and email address.
We may also track information provided to us by your browser or by our mobile application when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We use this information for, among other things, the operation of the Service, to maintain the quality of the Service, to provide general statistics regarding use of the Service and for other business purposes.
This is done using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal Information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. If you choose to disable cookies entirely in your browser settings, some areas of the Service may not work properly. Mainly, it might affect any available online purchasing of items from this site.
Our Web Hosting Platform (Weebly) has installed both session cookies and persistent cookies by default. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser help file directions.
II.ii. PRIVACY AND PERSISTENT COOKIES: To the best of our understanding, persistent cookies associated with our site are automatically created by default by the Weebly Web Hosting Platform (see Item VI below) on which this website is built. This practice is widely used across the entire internet. Persistent cookies enable our site to recognize your computer and browser when you return to look again. More information is at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/cookies/persistent-cookies-used-for.html .
If you wish to counteract the pervasive effect of persistent cookies, we list the following informal suggestions for your use here and across the wider internet.
Privacy and Web Browsers: To shepherd one’s own privacy across the entire internet, we really like DuckDuckGo and Firefox for desktop and mobile browsing. DuckDuckGo forgets your browsing the instant you quit the application and Firefox can be configured to permanently browse privately and erase all browsing data when the browser is closed. The mobile versions of these browsers - DuckDuckGo mobile app and Firefox Focus for mobile - also erase all your browsing history data when you close them. You can also use the browser add-on https Anywhere and Privacy Badger to ensure privacy in other or older browsers. Both are available at the Electronic Frontier Foundation . Apple desktop users can delete persistent cookies from the Safari browser by going to Finder and choosing "Go To Folder" in the drop-down menu, then entering ~/Library/Safari/Databases in the resulting search field. Persistent cookies may appear as a folder called "IndexedDB". Drag that folder to trash and empty trash to remove it from your computer. If you use other browsers like Microsoft's Edge or Google's Chrome, you can custom set privacy settings in the browser.
We strongly feel that everyone needs non-tracking browsers or browser privacy add-ons to avoid being dehumanized into a 'product' or 'commodity' whom the big guys see as merely a thing to be monetized. For more information about, and rankings of, how companies track you around the internet to make money off you/ your data, take a look at "Terms of Service Didn't Read" Organization - it's an illuminating read. So is "Don't Track Us" and The Electronic Frontier Foundation.
A special note about Google and our Web Hosting Platform: 75% of web sites on the internet have Google Ad Trackers in them designed to follow you online. Our Web Hosting Platform (Weebly) uses a number of Google products by default, including Google Ad services or Google Analytics and some of these may be installed by default on sites hosted on their platform. Click this link to obtain the browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics . Please read Weebly's privacy policy to identify any other potential tracking companies that they may employ.
NOTE: We have no affiliation with any of these browser companies and privacy entities or organizations, and we merely volunteer these suggestions in our confirmed belief that privacy matters.
III. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION
Personal Information:
In general, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share your Personal Information with vendors and other third-party providers who are performing services for the Company - for example, payment processing or shipping companies. In general, the vendors and third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide for the Company. For example, when you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery, or return a purchase, you consent to our collecting and using such personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for the Company.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors and shipping companies, have their own privacy policies in respect of the information that we are required to provide to them in order to use their services. For these third-party service providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so that you can understand the manner in which your Personal Information will be handled by such providers.
In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or if you violate our Terms of Use.
Non-Personal Information:
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns of the Service. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our sole discretion.
IV. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
V. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the Settings section of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy and changes in our contact details.
VI. WEB SITE PLATFORM
Our Service is built on and hosted by Weebly, Inc. (“Weebly”). Weebly provides us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to provide the Service to you. Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through Weebly’s servers. By using the Service, you consent to Weebly’s collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information in accordance with Weebly’s privacy policy available at https://www.weebly.com/privacy. Weebly’s privacy policy provides information on how to opt out of any of e.g. the services that they use for analytics. Weebly’s privacy policy, while similar to ours, also has some key differences which are under Weebly’s sole direction and over which we have no control. Accordingly, we urge you to also read their policy.
VII. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
VIII. AGE OF CONSENT
By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age.
IX. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post these changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Any such modifications become effective upon your continued access to and/or use of the Service five (5) days after we first post the changes on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications. It is your sole responsibility to check this website from time to time to view any such changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this website. If you have provided your email address to us, you give us permission to email you for the purpose of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
X. MERGER OR ACQUISITION
In the event we (or Weebly) undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our (or Weebly’s) assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes here so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check this Privacy Policy periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
XI. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS & OPTING OUT
By contacting us, you consent to receiving a reply by email and/or by telephone. (However, we may elect not to reply if your inquiry is beyond the scope of our ability to provide.) We will send you Service-related announcements on occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if we are processing your purchase or transaction of products from us, or our Service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, or a new enhancement is released, which will affect the way you use our Service, we might send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. Based upon the Personal Information that you provide us, we may communicate with you in response to your inquiries to provide the services you request and to manage your transaction/s. We will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes. We may also use your Personal Information to send you updates and other promotional communications. If you no longer wish to receive those email updates, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each update or communication.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Service” refers to the Company’s service which can be accessed via our website at www.hurfordhardwoods.com or through our mobile application. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of Service. “Web Hosting Platform” refers to the web hosting company ("Weebly") on which the "Web Design Company" that we use (Winchester Arts Management) has built and runs our website online.
I. CONSENT
By accessing our Service, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, by using our Service, or services across partnered and unaffiliated sites, you are accepting the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit our website, or use the Service, and any time you voluntarily provide us with information, you agree that you are consenting to our collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of client relationship with us, this Privacy Policy applies to all users of the website and the Service.
II.i. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect both “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” about you.
Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks.
Personal Information includes information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address and email address.
We may also track information provided to us by your browser or by our mobile application when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We use this information for, among other things, the operation of the Service, to maintain the quality of the Service, to provide general statistics regarding use of the Service and for other business purposes.
This is done using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal Information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. If you choose to disable cookies entirely in your browser settings, some areas of the Service may not work properly. Mainly, it might affect any available online purchasing of items from this site.
Our Web Hosting Platform (Weebly) has installed both session cookies and persistent cookies by default. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser help file directions.
II.ii. PRIVACY AND PERSISTENT COOKIES: To the best of our understanding, persistent cookies associated with our site are automatically created by default by the Weebly Web Hosting Platform (see Item VI below) on which this website is built. This practice is widely used across the entire internet. Persistent cookies enable our site to recognize your computer and browser when you return to look again. More information is at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/cookies/persistent-cookies-used-for.html .
If you wish to counteract the pervasive effect of persistent cookies, we list the following informal suggestions for your use here and across the wider internet.
Privacy and Web Browsers: To shepherd one’s own privacy across the entire internet, we really like DuckDuckGo and Firefox for desktop and mobile browsing. DuckDuckGo forgets your browsing the instant you quit the application and Firefox can be configured to permanently browse privately and erase all browsing data when the browser is closed. The mobile versions of these browsers - DuckDuckGo mobile app and Firefox Focus for mobile - also erase all your browsing history data when you close them. You can also use the browser add-on https Anywhere and Privacy Badger to ensure privacy in other or older browsers. Both are available at the Electronic Frontier Foundation . Apple desktop users can delete persistent cookies from the Safari browser by going to Finder and choosing "Go To Folder" in the drop-down menu, then entering ~/Library/Safari/Databases in the resulting search field. Persistent cookies may appear as a folder called "IndexedDB". Drag that folder to trash and empty trash to remove it from your computer. If you use other browsers like Microsoft's Edge or Google's Chrome, you can custom set privacy settings in the browser.
We strongly feel that everyone needs non-tracking browsers or browser privacy add-ons to avoid being dehumanized into a 'product' or 'commodity' whom the big guys see as merely a thing to be monetized. For more information about, and rankings of, how companies track you around the internet to make money off you/ your data, take a look at "Terms of Service Didn't Read" Organization - it's an illuminating read. So is "Don't Track Us" and The Electronic Frontier Foundation.
A special note about Google and our Web Hosting Platform: 75% of web sites on the internet have Google Ad Trackers in them designed to follow you online. Our Web Hosting Platform (Weebly) uses a number of Google products by default, including Google Ad services or Google Analytics and some of these may be installed by default on sites hosted on their platform. Click this link to obtain the browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics . Please read Weebly's privacy policy to identify any other potential tracking companies that they may employ.
NOTE: We have no affiliation with any of these browser companies and privacy entities or organizations, and we merely volunteer these suggestions in our confirmed belief that privacy matters.
III. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION
Personal Information:
In general, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share your Personal Information with vendors and other third-party providers who are performing services for the Company - for example, payment processing or shipping companies. In general, the vendors and third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide for the Company. For example, when you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery, or return a purchase, you consent to our collecting and using such personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for the Company.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors and shipping companies, have their own privacy policies in respect of the information that we are required to provide to them in order to use their services. For these third-party service providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so that you can understand the manner in which your Personal Information will be handled by such providers.
In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or if you violate our Terms of Use.
Non-Personal Information:
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns of the Service. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our sole discretion.
IV. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
V. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the Settings section of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy and changes in our contact details.
VI. WEB SITE PLATFORM
Our Service is built on and hosted by Weebly, Inc. (“Weebly”). Weebly provides us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to provide the Service to you. Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through Weebly’s servers. By using the Service, you consent to Weebly’s collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information in accordance with Weebly’s privacy policy available at https://www.weebly.com/privacy. Weebly’s privacy policy provides information on how to opt out of any of e.g. the services that they use for analytics. Weebly’s privacy policy, while similar to ours, also has some key differences which are under Weebly’s sole direction and over which we have no control. Accordingly, we urge you to also read their policy.
VII. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
VIII. AGE OF CONSENT
By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age.
IX. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post these changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Any such modifications become effective upon your continued access to and/or use of the Service five (5) days after we first post the changes on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications. It is your sole responsibility to check this website from time to time to view any such changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this website. If you have provided your email address to us, you give us permission to email you for the purpose of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
X. MERGER OR ACQUISITION
In the event we (or Weebly) undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our (or Weebly’s) assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes here so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check this Privacy Policy periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
XI. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS & OPTING OUT
By contacting us, you consent to receiving a reply by email and/or by telephone. (However, we may elect not to reply if your inquiry is beyond the scope of our ability to provide.) We will send you Service-related announcements on occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if we are processing your purchase or transaction of products from us, or our Service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, or a new enhancement is released, which will affect the way you use our Service, we might send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. Based upon the Personal Information that you provide us, we may communicate with you in response to your inquiries to provide the services you request and to manage your transaction/s. We will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes. We may also use your Personal Information to send you updates and other promotional communications. If you no longer wish to receive those email updates, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each update or communication.
XII. CONTACT US & WITHDRAWING CONSENT
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, or wish to withdraw your consent for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information, please contact us by sending us an email.
Last Updated: This Privacy Policy was last updated on Mon May 21 2018.
Site credits and site content ownership are at www.hurfordhardwoods.com/site-credits.html
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, or wish to withdraw your consent for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information, please contact us by sending us an email.
Last Updated: This Privacy Policy was last updated on Mon May 21 2018.
Site credits and site content ownership are at www.hurfordhardwoods.com/site-credits.html
