Hoffmann Brothers (“we” or “our”) takesyour privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use,protect, and process Personal Information we collect from or about you whenyou visit websites or use mobile apps we operate and control, communicatewith us, or otherwise interact with us in your capacity as a consumer. Werefer to these interactions collectively throughout this Privacy Policy asusing our “Services.” We provide this Privacy Policy to inform you of thetypes of information we collect when you use our Services, and how we useand disclose that information. Please review this Privacy Policy carefullyto understand these terms and your rights and options.
This Privacy Policy is subject to change. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by means of a notice placed onour website prior to the change becoming effective and will update the date above accordingly. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy. By using our Services, you agree to the terms and conditions in the most updated Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
“Personal Information” is any information that could beused to identify you as an individual, either directly (for example, yourname) or indirectly (such as an IP address or other unique identifier), orany other information that relates to, describes, is reasonably capable ofbeing associated with, or could reasonably be linked to a particularindividual or household.
Information You Provide
We collect Personal Information that you voluntarily provide to us (or athird-party provider acting on our behalf), automatically when you visit ourwebsite, and from other third parties. The categories of information we havecollected from individuals in the last 12 months includes:
- Identifiers, such as your name, contact information, address, telephone number, and online identifiers.
- Commercial information, such as records of appliances or services purchased, billing details, and information about previous transactions.
- Internet or other similar network activity, such as information about your interactions with our Services or advertisements.
- Geolocation data, such as the physical location of you or your device that accesses our Services.
- Inferences we derive from the information that we collect to create profiles reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
- Information categories listed in state statutes, including information listed under by California Civil Code Section 1798.80, subdivision (e), such as name and contact information.
- Social media profile information, when you share it with us or use it to contact us.
- Device information and unique device identifiers, such as your IP address.
- Preference information, including your mode of communication preferences.
- Sensory information, when we collect audio recordings of sales and service calls to enhance and improve our Services.
- Any other Personal Information you choose to provide to us .
- Any other Personal Information you consent to the collection of at the time of collection .
How We Use Your Personal Information
We process your Personal Information with your consent to perform ourcontractual obligations, to provide you with our Services, where it is inour legitimate interest to process such information, and where we have alegal obligation to do so. Any of the Personal Information we collect aboutyou may be used for the following business purposes, including to:
- Provide you with Services, provide and operate our website, and support your business or engagement with us.
- Communicate with you when you request information or assistance from us, and regarding services or appliances you purchase from us or information you request from us.
- Market our products and services to you and understand the effectiveness of our marketing communications.
- Provide information about upcoming events that may be of interest to you.
- Invite you to participate in surveys or provide feedback to us about your experience in working with us.
- Operate, improve, and enhance our business, products, and service offerings, and identify trends in our product and service offerings.
- Personalize your experience when you interact with us, including on our website.
- Ensure continuity of service to you if we sell, assign, or transfer part of our business or enter into a relationship with a successor or partner entity.
- In connection with our legal obligations, including to comply with our contractual obligations, court orders and requests, subpoenas, regulatory obligations, to enforce our rights, to defend ourselves in litigation, and to detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be fraudulent or illegal.
- Any other purpose you consent to or instruct us to.
We may aggregate and de-identify the Personal Information in our databaseand create reports that do not personally identify any individuals. We mayalso combine Personal Information we receive from or about you from onesource with Personal Information we receive from or about you from othersources, or across various interactions with you.
How We Disclose Your Personal Information
We disclose Personal Information we collect for a business purpose to thecategories of third parties and for the purposes outlined below:
- Corporate affiliates, to provide and maintain our Services and for administrative purposes.
- Service providers, to perform functions on our behalf such as but not limited to service scheduling, website hosting, marketing automation, analytics, site optimization, and payment processing. There are limited circumstances in which the service provider collects data directly from you, in which case their privacy policies may also apply.
- Social media platforms, when you choose to interact with us through social media features on our website. Such interactions typically allow the social media platforms to collect some information about you through cookies and similar tracking technologies they place on your device. In some cases, the social media platforms may recognize you through its cookies even when you do not interact with their application. Please visit the social media platforms’ respective privacy policies to better understand their data collection practices and controls they make available to you.
- If we sell all or part of our business, make a sale or transfer of assets, or are otherwise involved in a merger, restructuring or business transfer, including as part of the due diligence and transaction process.
- Under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence to comply with subpoenas and other legal processes.
- To pursue available remedies or limit damages we may sustain.
- To protect our operations.
- To protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of us, you and others.
- To enforce our terms and conditions.
- For any other purpose you direct us to, or consent to.
Cookies and Automatic Data Collection
“Cookies” are a feature of web browser software that allowsweb servers to recognize the computer used to access a website. They aresmall text files that are stored by a user’s web browser on the user’s harddrive. Cookies can remember what information a user accesses on one websiteto simplify subsequent interactions with that site by the same user or touse the information to streamline the user’s transactions on relatedwebsites. A number of cookies we use last only for the duration of your websession and expire when you close your browser. Other cookies last longerand are used to recognize your computer when you return to our website.Cookies are designed to make your online experience easier and morepersonalized. They can only be read by the server that placed them and areunable to execute any code or virus.
Web server logs are files that store the activity on a certain website.
How Do We Use Cookies?
We rely on partners to provide many features on our website using datacollected through cookies and similar tracking technologies. Our websiteuses Performance cookies, Functional cookies, and Advertising cookies. Weuse these cookies and similar tracking technologies for the followingpurposes:
- Site Operations: Enabling features that are necessary for providing you our Services on our website, such as managing your login session, tracking content views, and remembering your preferences in order to continually improve the website and better serve the needs of our users.
- Analytics: Allowing us to understand how our Services are being used, track site performance, and make improvements.
- Social Media: Enabling the sharing of content from our Services through social networking and other sites, including through third party pixels that allow us and social media companies to monitor your behavior on our website and across the Internet.
- Targeted advertising: Allowing us to show content about us and our Services to website visitors and Internet users we believe may be interested in our content, and to personalize content to our website visitors and Internet users.
Specifically, for analytics providers, we use Google Analytics which is aweb analytics service offered by Google. Google Analytics uses the datacollected to track and monitor the use of our website. Google Analyticsshares this data with other Google services. Google may use the collecteddata to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertisingnetwork.
Can I Opt-out?
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You can change your browsersettings to notify you of the cookies being set or updated, and to blockcookies. Please note that if you have turned off all cookies, some featuresof our website may not be available to you or otherwise function asintended. To learn more about how to manage cookies on different types ofbrowsers, you can visit the website www.allaboutcookies.org.
To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, youmay install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by clicking here. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Links to Third Party Sites
Our website contains hyperlinks or embedded links (“Links”) to websites run and controlled by third parties (“Third Party Sites”). These Links are provided as a convenience and service to our users. SomeLinks may take you to Third Party Sites containing information that may beuseful or of interest to you.
We do not control the means by which your Personal Information is collectedthrough the Third Party Site or the software used to collect it, nor do wecontrol the security implemented by the third party that controls any ThirdParty Site. All Third Party Sites are operated independently from us. Youunderstand and agree that, when you Link to any Third Party Site, thisPrivacy Policy and the practices that we follow under this Privacy Policywill cease to apply. Rather, the privacy policy offered by the Third PartySite will apply to the Personal Information you provide through that ThirdParty Site. Please review the privacy policies listed on every Third PartySite that you visit.
We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed onany Third Party Site or for the privacy practices of any third party. Wewill not, and are under no obligation to, investigate, monitor or check theThird Party Sites for accuracy or completeness, or for any obscene,scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, indecent, profane, defamatory orunlawful content or materials. Inclusion of any Link to a Third Party Sitedoes not imply approval or endorsement of the Third Party Site.
Information Retention and Security
We retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill thepurpose(s) for which it was collected as outlined in this Privacy Policy,unless a longer retention period is required by law or is needed in order tofulfill our legal obligations.
We have put in place reasonable physical, electronic, technical, andmanagerial procedures to safeguard and secure Personal Information fromunauthorized use or disclosure. However, due to the open communicationnature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that your Personal Informationwill be 100% secure, and free from accidental or unauthorized use,disclosure, or access.
Children Under the Age of 13
This website is provided for and targeted to adults and is not intended tobe used by children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collectPersonal Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe wehave been provided Personal Information from or about a child under 13,please contact us at the email below. If we have stored any such PersonalInformation in our database, we will delete it as soon as reasonablypracticable after receiving notice from you.
Your Rights and Choices
In addition to the foregoing, depending on the jurisdiction in which youreside, you may have the following additional rights and choices regardingyour Personal Information. While we use the term Personal Informationthroughout this Privacy Policy, we intend for this to include “personalinformation” and “personal data” where that is the term used underapplicable law. If you have questions about whether you live in ajurisdiction that affords privacy rights, please contact us using one of themethods listed below.
Right to Request Access or Right to Know
You may have the right to request that we disclose information to you aboutour collection and use of your Personal Information over the past 12 months.You have the right to request the following:
- The categories of Personal Information we collected about you.
- The specific pieces of Personal Information we collected about you.
- The categories of sources for the Personal Information we collected about you.
- The business or commercial purpose for collecting your Personal Information.
- The categories of third parties with whom we have disclosed your Personal Information in the preceding 12 months.
- The categories of Personal Information we sold or shared about you, and the categories of third parties to whom the Personal Information was sold or shared by category of Personal Information.
Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we willprovide you with the information you request unless an applicable exceptionapplies.
Right to Portability
After you make a request to access or know your Personal Information, youmay have the right to request to obtain a copy of this information in aportable, readily usable format that allows you to transmit the informationto another party, to the extent it is technically feasible. You may alsohave the right to request that we transfer your information to anotherorganization, under certain circumstances.
Right to Deletion or Right to Erasure
You may have the right to request that we delete any of the PersonalInformation that we collect or retain about you, subject to certainexceptions. After we receive and verify your request, we will delete (anddirect any of our service providers that hold your Personal Information onour behalf to delete) your Personal Information from our records, unless anexception applies. We may deny your deletion request if retaining yourPersonal Information is necessary for us or our service providers, aspermitted by law.
Right to Opt-Out of the Sale or Sharing of Personal Information, or the Use of Personal Information for Targeted Advertising
You may have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your PersonalInformation. Information about our practices that may constitute a “sale” or“sharing” of your Personal Information as defined by law are noted in theabove section titled “Sale of Personal Information and Right to Opt-Out.”You may exercise your right to opt-out by following the instructions setforth in this section of this Privacy Policy titled “Exercising YourRights.” Please note you may also need to update your preferences in thecookie consent tool on our website in order to fully opt-out.
In some states, this right is known as the right to opt-out of the use ofyour personal data for the purposes of targeted advertising, the sale ofpersonal data, or profiling in furtherance of certain decisions.
Right to Limit Certain Uses and Disclosures of your “Sensitive Personal Data”
You may have the right to limit our use and disclosure of your “SensitivePersonal Data,” as that term is defined in applicable statutes, where wehave collected it to use as necessary to perform the services or provide thegoods reasonably expected by you, and as otherwise authorized by the statuteand regulations. We believe we only use your Sensitive Personal Data in waysthat you would reasonably expect are necessary to perform the services or toprovide you with the Services you request. For details on how we use yourSensitive Personal Data, please review the information above.
We do not “sell” or “share,” as those terms are defined, Sensitive PersonalData.
Right to Correct Personal Information if the Information is Inaccurate
If you believe or discover that Personal Information we have collected aboutyou is inaccurate, you may contact us to request that we correct and updatethe information so that it is accurate.
Right to Withdraw Consent
If you have previously consented to the use of your Personal Information fordirect marketing or targeted marketing, you may withdraw your consent at anytime.
Right to Restrict or Object to Processing
You may have the right to restrict certain processing of your PersonalInformation, or to object to certain processing of your PersonalInformation, including where our legal basis for the processing is yourconsent, where the processing involves Special Category Personal Informationor Sensitive Personal Data, as these terms are defined in applicablestatutes, or where it involves automated decision making technologies. Thisright is subject to certain restrictions.
Right to Appeal
If you are a resident of certain jurisdictions, you have the right to filean appeal with us if we deny your request to exercise your rights. Requeststo appeal can be communicated through the same means by which your requestwas submitted. If we deny your appeal, you may have the right to appeal toyour state regulator. We will provide you the information of the applicableregulator if we deny your appeal.
In addition to the above rights, you also have the right to:
- Appoint an individual to exercise your rights on your behalf, or to exercise rights on behalf of your minor child, if we have collected their information
- Access information about automated decision making (as applicable)
- Opt-out of automated decision making (as applicable)
- To not be discriminated against for exercising your rights
Exercising your Rights
If you believe you reside in a jurisdiction that affords broad consumerprivacy rights to its residents and you wish to exercise any of the rightsdescribed above, please submit a request to us by one of the followingmethods:
- Calling us at (314) 664-3011
- Emailing us at [email protected]
- Writing to us at:
1025 Hanley Industrial Ct,
Brentwood, MO 63144
Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make averifiable consumer request related to your Personal Information. You mayalso make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or dataportability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer requestmust:
- Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected Personal Information or an authorized representative.
- Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.
We will take steps to verify your consumer request, including that you arethe person making the request, or you have authority to make the request onbehalf of the individual the request relates to. We cannot respond to yourrequest or provide you with Personal Information if we cannot verify youridentity or authority to make the request and confirm the PersonalInformation relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does notrequire you to create an account with us. We will only use PersonalInformation provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify therequestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
Response Timing and Format:We endeavor to respond toverifiable consumer requests within 45 days of receipt. If we require moretime (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension periodin writing. We will deliver our written response by mail or electronically,at your option. Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-monthperiod preceding the verifiable consumer request’s receipt. The response weprovide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, ifapplicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format toprovide your Personal Information that is readily useable and should allowyou to transmit the information from one entity to another entity withouthindrance.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumerrequest unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If wedetermine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made thatdecision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing yourrequest.
Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against youfor exercising any rights you have under applicable law. Unless permitted byapplicable law, we will not:
- Deny you goods or services.
- Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
- Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
- Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by statelaw that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Anypermitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to yourPersonal Information’s value and contain written terms that describe theprogram’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive programrequires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
If you are visually impaired, have another disability or seek support inother language, you may access information regarding Your Rights and Choices by emailing [email protected] or calling (314) 664-3011.
Sales and Sharing of Personal Information, and Use of Personal Information for Targeted Advertising and Right to Opt-Out
We disclose or make available Personal Information to third parties in orderto receive certain services or benefits from them, such as in connectionwith cookies that third parties we partner with may have collected on ourwebsite.
In the last 12 months, we have sold, shared or used for targeted advertisingPersonal Information including identifiers, commercial information, internetor similar network activity, inferences, and geolocation data, and we havesold or shared these categories of Personal Information with providers ofadvertising and analytics services, network advertisers, and partners whoassist us with target audience creation. This sharing and disclosure isconsidered a “sale” or “sharing” of Personal Information for the purpose oftargeted advertising under some state laws.
If you are a resident of certain jurisdictions, you have the right toopt-out of the sale of your Personal Information to third parties asdescribed in the above section titled “Right to Opt-Out of the Sale orSharing of Personal information or Use of Personal Information for TargetedAdvertising.” To exercise the right to opt-out of the sale of your PersonalInformation, you (or your authorized representative) may submit a request asoutlined in the section titled “Exercising Your Rights.” Please note thatyour right to opt-out does not apply to our sharing of Personal Informationwith service providers, with whom we work and who are required to use thePersonal Information only on our behalf.
If you wish to authorize a third party to make a request on your behalfthrough an authorized representative, you must provide a valid power ofattorney or comparable documentation of written permission from you andverification of your identity.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy relatedto our website, please feel free to contact us at the following email,telephone number or mailing address.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (314) 664-3011
Mailing:
Hoffmann Brothers, LLC
1025 Hanley Industrial Ct,
Brentwood, MO 63144