Protecting your private information is our priority. This Privacy Policy applies to HailstoneCommunications.com and Hailstone Communications and guides our data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Hailstone Communications include HailstoneCommunications.com. By using the Hailstone Communications website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

 

Collection of your Personal Information

You may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain functions or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering to receive updates by email, phone or mail or (b) sending us an email message. We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to Hailstone Communications activities and updates. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

 

Use of your Personal Information

Hailstone Communications collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and organization.

 

Hailstone Communications may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other updates, services, news and services from Hailstone Communications and its affiliates.

 

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Hailstone Communications may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external partners about particular news that may be of interest to you. Hailstone Communications may also share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email, postal mail or phone communications and fulfill service requests. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Hailstone Communications, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

 

Hailstone Communications may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Hailstone Communications or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Hailstone Communications; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of HailstoneCommunications.com, staff, clients or the public.

 

Tracking User Behavior

Hailstone Communications may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within HailstoneCommunications.com in order to determine what features are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content within the Site to users whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

 

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Hailstone Communications. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used to maintain content quality, for the operation of the organization, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Hailstone Communications website.

 

Use of Cookies

Like many businesses, the Hailstone Communications website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

 

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Hailstone Communications website pages, or register with the site or services, a cookie helps Hailstone Communications to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information. When you return to the same Hailstone Communications website pages, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features that you customized.

 

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Hailstone Communications services or websites you visit.

 

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

 

Children Under Thirteen

Hailstone Communications does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

 

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of Hailstone Communications by contacting us here: HailstoneCommunications.com/contact.

 

E-mail, Phone & Mail Communications

From time to time, Hailstone Communications may contact you via email, phone or postal mail for the purpose of providing updates, announcements, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Hailstone Communications or click on a link therein.

 

If you would like to stop receiving updates via email from Hailstone Communications, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE link in the email.

 

To stop receiving postal mail, contact us at HailstoneCommunications.com/contact.

 

To stop receiving phone communications, reply “STOP” to any text messages, or contact us at HailstoneCommunications.com/contact to stop receiving automated and/or live calls.

 

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by trusted third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

 

Changes to this Statement

Hailstone Communications reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

 

Contact Information

Hailstone Communications welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that Hailstone Communications has not adhered to this Policy, please contact Hailstone Communications at: HailstoneCommunications.com/contact.

 

Effective as of January 1, 2023.