Privacy Policy - HFE International

We take your privacy seriously, and we want you to know how we collect, use, share and protect your information.

What information we collect
How we use that information
How we may share that information
How we protect your information
Your choices regarding your personal information

Information We Collect / Information You Provide

We receive and may store any information you enter on our website. For example, we collect information from you when you place an order, create an account, call us with a question, create a Wish List, write a review, or use any of our services.

The information we collect from you includes:

Name
Mailing address
E-mail address
Phone number
Credit card number
Additional payment information

Information From Other Sources

We may also receive information about you from other sources, including third parties that help us update, expand and analyze our records and identify new customers.

Automated Information Collection

We collect information related to your interactions with our website and apps to create a superior, personalized shopping experience. This information includes your IP address, browsing behavior while on our site, browser and device characteristics, and referring URLs. This information is collected and stored using a variety of common technologies, including various types of cookies, web beacons, and tags. Our websites and mobile applications are not designed to respond to “do not track” requests from browsers.

To help us understand and enhance our interactions with you, we may permit web analytics and other providers to collect and process information on our websites using the technologies described above. We also may share personal information with those providers. We may have similar arrangements with interest-based advertisers. Interest-based advertising is covered in more detail below.

Location Information

Our website or mobile applications may collect certain information such as the type of mobile device you’re using or your specific location to help you search for one of our stores. To allow any application to identify your location, you must enable this functionality through your mobile device’s settings to allow the use of technologies such as Wi-Fi, GPS signals, cell tower position, or other technologies. HFE International has no control over your device’s settings.

Public Forums

Our website may offer publicly accessible blogs or community forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them.

How We Use the Information We Collect

We use the information we collect to:

Fulfill orders and requests for products, services or information
Process returns and exchanges
Track and confirm online orders
Deliver or install products
Market and advertise products and services
Conduct research and analysis
Establish and manage your accounts with us
Communicate special events, sweepstakes, promotions and surveys
Identify you on our websites and tailor advertisements and offers to you based on your online interactions with us
Facilitate interactions with HFE International and others, such as enabling you to e-mail a link to a friend
Operate, evaluate and improve our business

Data Retention

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

How We Share the Information We Collect

HFE International does not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with third parties to perform services on our behalf such as to:

Fulfill orders
Deliver packages
Send HFE International marketing communications
Fulfill subscription services
Conduct research and analysis
Process credit card payments

Sometimes we may be required to share personal information in response to a regulation, court order or subpoena. We may also share information when we believe it’s necessary to comply with the law. We may also share information to respond to a government request or when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property or safety of HFE International, our customers, or others; to prevent harm or loss; or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual unlawful activity.

We may also share personal information in the event of a corporate sale, merger, acquisition, dissolution or similar event.

How We Protect the Information We Collect

We use reasonable security measures to protect the confidentiality of personal information under our control and appropriately limit access to it. Unmanned Systems Source cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. We use a variety of information security measures to protect your online transactions with us. The HFE International websites use encryption technology, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), to protect your personal information during data transport. SSL protects information you submit via our websites such as ordering information, including your name, address and credit card number.

Your Choices Regarding the Information We Collect

You may choose to:

Stop receiving marketing or promotional e-mails, direct mail, phone and mobile marketing communications
Update and correct your personal information
Cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services
Request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum

To do any of these, let us know by one of these methods:
Call HFE International at (520)578-0818
Send an e-mail with your request and current contact information to: contactus@hfe.aero

Interest-Based Advertising

We use third-party advertising companies to display ads when you visit our website. These companies may collect personal and other information about your visits to this and other websites. We may also share personal information with these companies. In either case, the purpose is to provide ads about products and services that may be of interest to you.

Log Files

As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files include your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or Shaw Cable), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout our site.

Cookies and Web Beacons

We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. This could include only showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as forums.

Deleting cookies does not mean you are permanently opted out of any advertising program. Unless you have settings that disallow cookies, the next time you visit a site running the advertisements, a new cookie will be added.

Links to Other Websites

Our websites link to other websites, many of which have their own privacy policies. Be sure to review the privacy policy on the site you’re visiting.

Social Media Widgets

Our Web site includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button [and Widgets, such as the Share this button or interactive mini-programs that run on our site]. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

Privacy Policy Updates

We may need to update our Privacy Policy as HFE International and our customers grow and evolve. If we make material changes, including any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, we will notify you by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective, as well as inform you of any choices you may have with respect to these changes.