Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to http://www.hayescompany.net and Hayes & Company, Inc. and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Hayes & Company, Inc. include http://www.hayescompany.net and Hayes & Company. The Hayes & Company website is a Business site. By using the Hayes & Company website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use our services available on the Site such as sending us an email message. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Hayes & Company does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Hayes & Company may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Hayes & Company, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Hayes & Company 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 Hayes & Company or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Hayes & Company; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Hayes & Company, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior

Hayes & Company may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Hayes & Company, in order to determine what Hayes & Company services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Hayes & Company to customers 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 Hayes & Company. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Hayes & Company website.

Use of Cookies

The Hayes & Company website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. 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 Hayes & Company pages, or register with Hayes & Company site or services, a cookie helps Hayes & Company to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Hayes & Company website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Hayes & Company 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 Hayes & Company services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Hayes & Company secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Hayes & Company uses the following methods for this purpose:

– SSL Protocol

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Children Under Thirteen

Hayes & Company 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.

Changes to this Statement

Hayes & Company 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 sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or 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

Hayes & Company welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Hayes & Company has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Hayes & Company.