Privacy Statement
Through our Web sites, Hodak Legal will not collect any personally-identifiable information about you (such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address, hereinafter referred to collectively as “Personal Information”), unless you voluntarily choose to provide it to us (for example by registration or survey), or unless otherwise permitted by applicable laws for the protection of personal information.
When you do provide us with personal information, we usually use it to respond to your inquiry, process your order or provide you access to quoted prices. Also, to support our customer relationship with you:
- we may store, process and share personal information with our worldwide affiliates to better understand your business needs and the way we can improve our products and services; or
- we (or a third party on our behalf) may use personal information to provide you with Hodak Legal’ orders in support of your business needs or to conduct online surveys to better understand your needs.
If you choose not to have your personal information used to support our customer relationship (especially direct-marketing or market research), we will respect your choice. We do not (and do not intend to) sell or provide your personal Information to third parties other than affiliates of Hodak Legal.
Purpose Limitation
Hodak Legal will collect, use or disclose personal information supplied by you online merely for the purpose disclosed to you, unless the disclosure:
- is a use of the personal information for any additional purpose that is related to the original purpose for which the personal information was collected; is necessary to prepare, negotiate and perform a contract with you;
- is required by law or the competent governmental or judicial authorities;
- is necessary to establish or preserve a legal claim or defense; or
- is necessary to prevent fraud or other illegal activities, such as willful attacks on Hodak Legal information technology systems.
Communication and Utilization Information
Through your use of telecommunication services to access our Web sites, your communication information (e.g. Internet protocol address) or utilization information (e.g. information concerning the beginning, ending and extent of each access, information on the telecommunication services you access) will be automatically generated and be included into your personal information. In case of mandatory requirement, the collection, processing and use of your communication or utilization information will be performed in accordance with the applicable privacy protection laws and regulations.
Non-Personal Information Collected Automatically
When you access our Web sites, we may automatically (i.e., not by registration) collect information that is not personally-identifiable (e.g., type of Internet browser and computer operating system used; domain name of the Web site from which you came; number of visits, average time spent, pages viewed). We may use this information and share it with our worldwide affiliates to measure the use of our Web sites and improve their content.
“Cookies” – Information Placed Automatically on Your Computer
When you view one of our Web sites, we may store some information on your computer in the form of a “Cookie” to automatically recognize you the next time you visit. Cookies can help us in many ways, for example, by allowing us to tailor a Website to better match your interests or to save your password so that you do not have to re-enter it each time. If you choose not to be recognized, please refer to your Internet browser to erase Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored.
Children
We will only collect or disclose personal information about a child to the extent permitted by law, to seek parental consent pursuant to applicable law and regulations or to protect a child. The definition of “child” or “children” should take into account applicable laws and regulations.
Security
To guarantee the security and accuracy of your personal information, protect it against accidental or unlawful loss, destruction, counterfeit, alteration or unauthorized disclosure or access, Hodak Legal will take relevant measures cautiously.
Links to Other Web Sites
Hodak Legal Web sites contain links to other Web sites. Hodak Legal shall not be responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other Web sites as well as privacy protection measures.
Questions and Comments
Hodak Legal will respond to reasonable requests to review your personal information and to correct, amend or delete any inaccuracies. If you have any questions or comments about Hodak Legal’s Data Privacy Protection Policy (for example to review and update your Personal Information), please feel free to contact us. Please insert “Privacy Protection Policy” in the subject line. We will publish any change to the current policy on the Web page, if such change is declared.