LAST UPDATED: May 24, 2018
Your privacy concerns are important to us at Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company ("Hamilton Beach Holding"), and we are committed to protecting your privacy. Please read the following Privacy Policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you use this Web Site. When you use this Web Site, you consent to the use of your personal information by Hamilton Beach Holding in the manner specified in this Privacy Policy. This policy may change periodically, so please check back from time to time. For your information, the date of the last update to this Privacy Policy is stated at the top of this document. Use of the Web Site after this policy is updated indicates your consent to the changed terms of this policy.
This policy will explain:
- What Information We Collect From You, and How We Use That Information
- How We Protect Your Information
- Your Control of Your Information
- Hamilton Beach Holding Ownership of Information
- Questions About the Privacy Policy
1. What information we collect and how we use that information
Hamilton Beach Holding does not collect any personally identifiable information from you (e.g., name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or IP Address) unless you voluntarily choose to disclose such information. We will not sell, trade or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. Your information may be used for research on usage patterns, product development, online site customization, targeted marketing, customer satisfaction surveys, customer purchasing habits or other purchasing information. If you do not want your personally identifiable information collected, do not submit it to us.
Use of Cookies: Hamilton Beach Holding may use "cookies" on this website to make your visit to our Web Site more enjoyable and meaningful to you. Cookies are text information files that your web browser places on your computer when you visit a website. Hamilton Beach Holding may use such "cookie" technology to obtain information from you as an online visitor. Cookies flag information about your activity on our Web Site. This information helps us improve our site and make it friendlier and easier to use. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but can be configured not to accept them or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. We never use cookies to save passwords or other highly confidential information. Please see our "Cookies Notice" for more information on our use of and your options with regard to cookies.
Information from Children: Hamilton Beach Holding does not direct its Web Site to children under thirteen (13) years of age. No information should be submitted to this Web Site by persons under 13 years of age, and persons under the age of 13 are not allowed to register for information or other activities. Individuals under eighteen (18) should consult with their parent or guardian about the use of this Web Site for their benefit. When appropriate, Hamilton Beach Holding may ask you to indicate your age to verify compliance with these policies.
Hamilton Beach Holding does not knowingly collect information from our guests under 13 years of age or provide any personally identifying information from such guests to any third party for any reason whatsoever.
Monitoring, Enforcement and Legal Requests: Hamilton Beach Holding has no obligation to monitor the Web Site or the use of the Web Site, or to retain the content of any user session. However, Hamilton Beach Holding reserves the right at all times to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request or to cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities in investigating a claim of illegal activity. We may use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to protect our service, Web Site, visitors, or others.
Change of Ownership or Control: In the event that Hamilton Beach Holding becomes owned or controlled by other individuals or entities, the information we have collected may be transferred to such party or parties. In this case, such individuals or entities will follow this Privacy Policy in the place of Hamilton Beach Holding's current owners.
Other Sites: Except as otherwise expressly discussed in this Privacy Policy, this policy only addresses Hamilton Beach Holding's use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent that you disclose personal information to other sites, you are subject to the privacy customs and policies of these other sites. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose any personal information.
Hamilton Beach Holding has and may add links to third party sites. Because such linked sites are not under the control of Hamilton Beach Holding, we are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements contained on any such linked sites. Access to any other Internet site linked to this Web Site is at your own risk. Hamilton Beach Holding has not reviewed all of the sites linked to this Web Site. Hamilton Beach Holding provides these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply an endorsement by Hamilton Beach Holding of such third party sites or any goods or services offered by such third parties.
2. How we protect your information
Transmission Errors or Unauthorized Acts: Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Hamilton Beach Holding cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Hamilton Beach Holding will not be liable for disclosures of your personal information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties. However, once we receive your transmission, we do our best to ensure its security on our systems by making reasonable efforts to protect the information. Security: Any information provided to Hamilton Beach Holding is treated with care and discretion. When information is shared, Hamilton Beach Holding will take a proactive approach to ensure the information is kept private and not misused.
3. Your control of your information
Your Choice: Hamilton Beach Holding respects your decisions about the collection and use of your information. Based on this choice, you may receive information from Hamilton Beach Holding or a trusted third party. Every such communication we send to you will contain instructions on how to cancel receiving similar information in the future. By accessing and using this Web Site, you consent to the use of your personal information by Hamilton Beach Holding in the manner specified in this Privacy Policy.
Update Information: If you have given Hamilton Beach Holding information in the past and now wish to change or delete such information, please contact us at: Attn: Webmaster, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, 4421 Waterfront Drive, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. Or you can contact us by telephone at 1-877-474-1122 (US) or (804) 273-9777. Although Hamilton Beach Holding will make reasonable efforts to make the changes you have requested, we may be unable to update other types of information provided to us, such as aggregate or cookie information or information that has been stored in our system.
4. Hamilton Beach Holding's ownership of information
All opinions, ideas, suggestions, and other feedback submitted to this Web Site, may be used by Hamilton Beach Holding without any restriction and free of charge, and nothing contained in this policy shall limit or otherwise affect this.
Questions about the privacy policy
Privacy and security is important to us all. We pursue a full-disclosure approach to responsibly care for the information you have entrusted with us, and we depend on information sharing as our principal means to best serve you. This is why we are committed to building a trusting relationship with you. We will continually monitor customer feedback and seek to improve our services to meet your needs. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Web Site, or your dealings with the Web Site, or would like to provide comments, you can send us an e-mail at customerservice@hamiltonbeach.com, by mail to Attn: Webmaster, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, 4421 Waterfront Drive, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. Or you can contact us by telephone at 1-877-474-1122 (US) or (804) 273-9777.
Last Updated: May 24, 2018