Our business name is HDD Solutions OU. We are the owner of our web site, www.hddsondes.eu. All information provided in this Privacy Policy pertains to HDD Solutions OU and www.hddsondes.eu.
This Privacy Policy describes our collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of your personal information. It applies to any HDD Solutions OU site where this Privacy Policy appears in the footer, and to any HDD Solutions OU application, service, or tool (collectively "Services") where this Privacy Policy is referenced, regardless of how you access or use them, including through mobile devices. By using our Services and/or registering for an account with us, you are accepting the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, and you are consenting to our collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of your personal information as described in this Privacy Notice. Our Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of other companies and organizations who advertise our services, and who may use cookies, pixel tags and other technologies to serve and offer relevant ads.
I. General
A. HDD Solutions OU takes User privacy seriously and takes reasonable efforts to protect your privacy. We have created this Privacy Policy (“Policy” or “Policies”) in order to share with you our information collection and use practices. Please read these Policies carefully before sharing any personally identifiable information described below.
B. These Policies apply solely to the web site located at www.hddsondes.eu (“web site”) and do not otherwise affect, limit, or alter the Contract Documents between HDD Solutions OU and its customers. Since this is a growing web site and because Internet technologies are constantly evolving, these Policies are subject to change at any time and any changes will be posted on this page. To the extent there is a conflict between these terms/Policies and the Contract Documents, the Contract Documents shall control and govern.
C. These Policies work hand-in-hand with and incorporate by reference the Terms of Use, found elsewhere on the HDD Solutions OU web site.
II. Definitions
The following words used in these Policies shall have the following meanings:
1. "Personal Information" shall mean all data and/or information provided by and about User.
2. " HDD Solutions OU web site" shall mean all web sites on which HDD Solutions OU provides products, information and/or services (“Services”).
3. " HDD Solutions OU User" shall mean all registered Users and/or Customers of HDD Solutions OU.
4. " HDD Solutions OU Products, Information and Services" shall mean all products, information and/or services provided by HDD Solutions OU.
5. "Registration Information" shall mean the Personal Information Users are required to give to HDD Solutions OU in the registration process, in order to access our web site services.
As used in these Policies, (a) the word “or” is not exclusive, (b) the words “consent” and “approval” are synonymous, (c) the word “including” is always without limitation, (d) all monetary amounts are denominated in European union euros, (e) neuter words should be construed to include correlative feminine and masculine words, (f) words in the singular number include words in the plural number and vice versa.
III. What Personally Identifiable Information Does HDD Solutions OU Collect and How Is It Used?
A. In order to use the services provided by HDD Solutions OU, you will be asked for certain personally identifiable information such as name, e-mail address, shipping and billing address, credit card and other information. For example, when you create an account, the information you provide may be used by us to communicate with you.
B. If you provide us with your personally identifiable information, you are giving us permission to use that information for the specific purpose for which it is provided and for any other purpose described in this Privacy Policy, which are described in detail below. Users unwilling to provide personally identifiable information online can choose not to provide such information, and in some (but not all) situations users may be able to work with a sales representative or customer service representative to utilize our Services or other offerings without providing personally identifiable information. In addition, if you do provide us with your personally identifiable information, you have the ability to prevent us from sharing your information with third parties if you wish, as described below.
BC. HDD Solutions OU will not collect personally identifiable information from Users while you use the web site unless you voluntarily provide it to us or authorize us to collect such information. For example, if you purchase products or services, you will be required to provide information to complete the purchasing transaction.
CD. HDD Solutions OU may use or disclose User’s personally identifiable information to:
1. operate and manage the web site;
2. provide products/information/services that have been requested; or
3. respond to inquiries or requests.
DE. We may disclose personally identifiable information in the establishment or exercise of legal rights or defenses against legal claims, to comply with applicable laws or regulations, to comply with a valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order or to investigate suspected fraud or a violation of our Terms of Use. We will never sell User Information to any third party not affiliated with HDD Solutions OU, without consent, except in connection with the sale or merger of HDD Solutions OU or the division responsible for such services provided.
EF. HDD Solutions OU may also use such information for marketing their products and services to you ONLY IF you have 'opted in' to receive such marketing information from us.
FG. HDD Solutions OU may, from time to time, send or post surveys or requests for User feedback in order to help us make our web site and services better. Any responses we receive from Users will be used only to evaluate our web site and services and no personally identifiable information from respondents will be shared with any non-employees of HDD Solutions OU.
GH. HDD Solutions OU may, from time to time, send notices about special offers, promotions or contests. If you sign up to participate in these offers, promotions or contests, we will collect your e-mail address. If you are chosen for a promotion or as a winner in a contest, you give HDD Solutions OU permission to use your name, image and other information about you for marketing purposes.
I. If you participate in any online forum/communities, chat sessions and/or blogs, or otherwise post in any user comment field visible to other users of our Services, any information that you submit or post will be visible to and may be read, collected or used by others who use our Services. We are not responsible for any information, including personally identifiable information, you choose to submit in any such user comment field.
IV. What Non-Personally Identifiable Information Do We Collect and How Is It Used?
A. HDD Solutions OU does collect and track certain non-personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to, IP numbers and browser type, access times, domain names, usage habits and other information which does not specifically identify any individual.
B. HDD Solutions OU may use and disclose non-personally identifiable information for any number of reasons, including but not limited to, working with business partners and improving our web site and services.
V. Does HDD Solutions OU Have A Newsletter?
A. HDD Solutions OU regularly sends out newsletters or weekly status e-mails (collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Newsletter(s)") to all HDD Solutions OU Users (that 'opt-in'). In these Newsletters, we may inform you about new features from HDD Solutions OU and about the upcoming week's specials, if any.
B. From time-to-time, we may provide our e-mail lists (newsletters & special offers) to our service providers, which in turn provide us with specialized services, such as e-mail message deployment, merge-purge (identifying and removing duplicate addresses) of lists, statistical analysis and other data processing. Please be assured that the information you give us or that we collect about you in connection with your subscription to our electronic newsletters and/or special offers will not be shared with any third party, except with our service providers and then for the purposes stated in the above Privacy Pledge
BC. You may choose to unsubscribe from the Newsletter at any time by sending an e-mail to the link provided at the end of each Newsletter.
D. Commercial electronic messages that are sent from or accessed in Canada, including emails and text messages (“CEMs”), may be governed by Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (“CASL”). CASL requires that any CEMs sent to Canadian recipients in connection with our Services comply with certain consent and informational requirements. Consent may either be implied or express. Examples of implied consent to receive CEMs include (i) your having purchased something from us within the past two years, (ii) your subscription to our web site or (iii) your giving us your business card. You provide express consent when you affirmatively elect to receive CEMs in response to a clear solicitation to do so. When applicable, HDD Solutions OU will ask for your express consent to receive CEMs, and will respect your decision. Under any circumstances, however, you have the right to withdraw your consent by completing any provisions of the opt-out section below.
VI. Does HDD Solutions OU Use Cookies and Web Beacons?
A. Cookies are small text files that a web site can write to your computer. Web beacons are often-transparent graphic images, usually no larger than a 1x1 pixel that are placed on a web page or in an e-mail, used to monitor the behavior of the user visiting the web site or receiving the e-mail. HDD Solutions OU may use cookies and web beacons to identify you and allow you to log in once to our web site and search or post without having to log in again.
B. In order to better understand traffic patterns on any site owned and operated by HDD Solutions OU, we may analyze our site activity to obtain overall usage statistics. These usage statistics provide us with certain information obtained through the use of cookies and from data within the browser string (information contained in every user's browser). Information we may collect from the browser string includes domain name, browser type, operating system, geographic origin, referring domain and MIME type. Cookies allow us to track behavior on the site to determine content preferences and usage patterns. This information is for internal consumption and, if at all, is only shared with third parties on a statistically aggregated basis.
BC. Cookies are also used by our affiliates to identify you as a User of HDD Solutions OU.
CD. HDD Solutions OU does not use cookies or web beacons to store information such as credit card numbers, telephone numbers, or other information you provide. To maintain your privacy, you can disable your browser's ability to accept cookies.
E. Certain websites and other technology can track their users over time. Do Not Track (“DNT”) mechanisms allow internet users to control and/or prevent the tracking of their online activities. As DNT relates to your use of our Services, we cannot guarantee that our site has the capability to recognize or respond to web browser DNT signals and other similar mechanisms.
DF. Our advertisers and third-party partners may use cookies or web beacons on the HDD Solutions OU web site or an external web site. We have no access to or control over these cookies and web beacons, hence, we will not be responsible for their use or misuse by them.
EG. This Policy covers the use of cookies and web beacons by HDD Solutions OU. It does not cover the use of cookies or web beacons by any other third party or advertiser.
VII. Is My Information Private with HDD Solutions OU Merchants and Advertisers?
A. The HDD Solutions OU web site may contain links to various other third-party web sites and the external web sites of our advertisers and/or third-party partners. Each of these web sites may have a Privacy Policy that differs from that of HDD Solutions OU. The privacy practices of other web sites linked to us are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
B. The only information that may be shared between HDD Solutions OU and one of our partner web sites is that which pertains to information used in the furtherance of tracking an order and providing User with correct information regarding same.
C. Order information, including order numbers and amounts, may be available to HDD Solutions OU, affiliate merchants and third party affiliate program management companies, for accurate tracking purposes. This information will not be released by HDD Solutions OU to other parties unless requested by you.
VIII. What About Data Security?
A. HDD Solutions OU recognizes that any data provided by Customer to HDD Solutions OU is extremely important, and HDD Solutions OU shall therefore be particularly sensitive in handling such data. However, no data transmission over the internet or data repository can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while HDD Solutions OU strives to protect your personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction or inadvertent disclosure of your personal information. please Please be advised that the HDD Solutions OU website does not use (Secure Socket Layer-SSL) when transferring and receiving Customer/User data through our web site. Accordingly, please keep sensitive communications over the internet to a minimum and take appropriate steps to safeguard your personal information before sending HDD Solutions OU anything via our web site. HDD Solutions OU shall not be liable for any damages, claims or loss incurred by Customer/User resulting from the transfer of information via the HDD Solutions OU web site. Furthermore, Customer/User waives all damages, claims or loss arising out of or relating to the use, transfer or receipt of communications via the HDD Solutions OU web site.
IX. May I See the Information You Collect About Me?
Yes! You may request to review the information we have collected about you by sending an e-mail to Customer Support at info@hddsondes.eu. We will respond within 24 hours.
X. Can I Opt-out?
A. HDD Solutions OU gives you the option to remove your personally identifiable information from our list of active Users.
B. You may also choose to opt-out of certain communications from HDD Solutions OU, such as our Newsletter.
C. All requests for unsubscribing or opting-out should be made by sending an e-mail to Customer Support at info@hddsondes.eu. We will respond within 24 hours.
D. HDD Solutions OU is not responsible for removing your personally identifiable information from the lists of any third party partner or advertiser who has previously been provided your information in accordance with this Policy.
XI. Will There Be Changes to this Privacy Policy?
A. HDD Solutions OU reserves the right to amend these Policies at any time that this becomes necessary after their initial release, or in the event that it becomes necessary with respect to additional or amended services provided by HDD Solutions OU.
B. HDD Solutions OU will not personally notify you of any amendments to these Policies. Users are urged to check these Policies frequently in order to determine whether any changes have been made. Users understand and agree that continued use of the HDD Solutions OU web site assumes that they have read and accepted these Policies, as may be amended from time to time.
XII. Where Can I Access These Policies
These Policies are accessible from the Home Page of the HDD Solutions OU web site, under the link "Privacy Policy.”
XIII. Section Titles
The section titles used in these Policies are purely for convenience and carry with them no legal or contractual effect.
XIV. What is the Effective Date of These Policies?
This Policy was last updated on May 29, 2024.
