Hawthorn River Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 31, 2020
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Hawthorn River, LLC (also referred to as “Hawthorn River,” “we” or “us”) collects, uses and shares any personally identifiable information that we obtain when you visit the Hawthorn River website. Our collection, use and sharing of information on this website is further subject to the Terms of Use for the website located at https://www.hawthornriver.com/website-terms-of-use. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using the website, whether on a computer, a mobile phone, or from any other device, you consent to the Terms of Use and our collection, use and sharing of information as described in this Privacy Policy.
2. What Information Do We Collect?
We collect any personally identifiable information that you provide when accessing or using this website. This may include your name, phone number, mailing address, email address, demographic and other personally identifiable information that you provide when you request that we contact you or post or submit content on this website.
3. How Do We Use This Information?
We use personally identifiable information for the purposes made apparent at the time of collection, as well as to communicate with you, provide you with our services, customize your website experience, monitor and improve the quality of our website and services, and as otherwise permitted or required under applicable law. We also may use and disclose this information in de-identified or anonymized form for the foregoing reasons or any other legally permissible purposes.
4. How Do We Share This Information?
We may share personally identifiable information with our affiliates, with individuals and companies that perform services on our behalf, such as vendors that provide website development, online hosting, advertising, marketing, data analytics, and other professional services, and with online advertising networks in which we participate. We also may share personally identifiable information when we believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law or to respond to a court order or subpoena; to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to protect the rights, property or safety of ourselves or others; and as otherwise permitted or required under applicable law.
5. Automatic Collection of Information.
Certain types of information may be collected automatically when you visit the website. For instance, we or the online advertising networks in which we participate may collect the URL of the Internet site from which you linked to the website; the type of browser you are using; and information regarding your visit to the website. We do not treat this information as personally identifiable information unless it is combined with your name or other information that personally identifies you.
6. Communication Preferences
You may be asked to express your communication preferences on the website or mobile application, such as the ability to send or receive notifications by phone, email, text message, or other means. You acknowledge that phone, data, text messaging, and other fees and charges may apply, depending on your particular device and service plan. You are solely responsible for those fees and charges. Although we strive to honor your communication preferences, we reserve the right to communicate with you by other means using the information that we have on file, consistent with our obligations under applicable law.
7. Cookies; Online Advertising
Like many Internet sites, this website may use session-based or persistent “cookies” or other tracking technologies to automatically collect certain information about you. We use this information to offer a more personalized browsing experience, including by tailoring content and offers that we, or the advertising networks in which we participate, display to you on the website and elsewhere online. For example, we may use Google Analytics to collect information about your visit to this website, to deliver advertisements when you visit other websites, and to share information about your visit to this website with Google and other Google Analytics program participants.
Some areas of the website may require cookies, and cannot be used without enabling cookies. If you are concerned about cookies or tracking technologies stored on your computer, we encourage you to follow your Internet browser’s guidance for deleting such items after completing a browsing session.
8. How We Respond to “Do Not Track” Signals
Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. There is no consensus among industry participants as to what “Do Not Track” means in this context. Like many websites and online services, we do not alter our practices when we receive a “Do Not Track” signal from a visitor’s browser. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit: http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
9. Privacy Practices of Third Parties
This website may contain links to or embedded functionality of Internet or mobile sites not owned or operated by Hawthorn River, including online advertising networks in which we participate, sites featuring organizations, services or news that may be of interest, and pages that we maintain on LinkedIn, Facebook or other social media platforms. You should review the privacy and other policies of other Internet and mobile site providers carefully, as these policies may be different than the policies of this website. We assume no responsibility or liability for any third party Internet or mobile site operator’s privacy practices.
10. Children
This website is intended for and directed to adults. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13 years of age. If you are under the age of 13, please ask your parent or legal guardian to visit this website on your behalf, and do not provide us with any personally identifiable information.
11. Online Security
Where applicable, we implement security measures designed to protect against the misuse, loss or unintended disclosure of sensitive, non-public personally identifiable information that we may collect through the website. However, please bear in mind that no website or data transmission over the Internet is totally secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your computer, the website, or the Internet generally.
12. Hawthorn River Customers and Business Partners
If you are a customer or business partner of Hawthorn River, you and we may have a separate legal contract that governs our relationship. Nothing contained in this Privacy Policy is intended or shall be construed to alter, supplement, or amend that legal contract, or to confer any additional rights or impose any additional obligations on either party under that contract.
13. Business Transfers
All personally identifiable information collected through the website is treated as a business asset, and may be transferred by us in connection with a sale or transfer of all or any part of our business or assets, including without limitation as the result of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, dissolution or liquidation.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, in our sole discretion, including without limitation as necessary to comply with applicable law. Any such amendments will be effective when posted by us on the website or otherwise made available to you.