Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: Aug 31, 2021
HY Supplies Inc. values the users of our website (www.hysupplies.net). Your privacy and trust are essential to us. We recognize that you may be concerned about our collection, use, and disclosure of the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that we collect when you use the website and the products /services offered on the website (www.hysupplies.net). This Privacy Policy describes the information that we collect from you, how we collect this information, and what we do with it after we collect it.
By using the website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@hysupplies.com.
Does hysupplies.net ever make changes to its Privacy Policy?
We may make changes to the Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by emailing you, posting a notice on the website's home page, or posting a notice in your account when you first login after making changes. If you receive notification of a change in our Privacy Policy, you must carefully review the new Privacy Policy to make sure you understand our practices and procedures. You may not receive notices from us if your cookies are not set to accept and are disabled.
What types of information does hysupplies.net collect from me?
Personal Information. We collect Personal Information that you provide to us, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, credit card number, and financial information.
Non-Personal Information. We also collect non-personal information from you, such as your browser type, the URL of the previous website you visited, your ISP, operating system, and your Internet protocol (IP) Address ("Non-Personal Information"). Non-Personal Information is not in use to identify you personally.
How and when does hysupplies.net collect this information?
You are providing information to us. We collect Personal information from you when you provide it to us. For example, if you purchase a product sold through a shop, we may collect your name, mailing address, telephone number, credit card number, and email address. If you create a Business Partner, Sales Representative, Distributor, or Affiliate Account, we may collect your name, tax identification number, mailing address, email address, and other information. We may collect these details requests during the registration process and any information you provide on your www.hysupplies.net storefront. If you sign up to receive a newsletter, we will collect your email address.
Communications with Us. If you communicate with us regarding the Website or the HY Supplies Inc. services, we will collect any information that you provide to us in any such communication. Analytic and Reporting Technologies. Like most websites, we use analytic and reporting technologies to record Non-Personal Information such as Internet domain and host names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software, operating system types, click stream patterns, website dates and times, and the Hysupplies.net Services are accessed. We also contract with several online partners to help manage, monitor, and optimize our website and the HY Supplies Inc. services and to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising, communications, and how visitors use the website. To do this, we may use web beacons and cookies.
How does hysupplies.net use my information?
Personal Information. We use Personal Information primarily for our internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the HY Supplies Inc. services and the website, fulfilling requests for information, producing and shipping the products you order, and providing customer support. For example, if you create an Account, we will use the information that you provide us to communicate with you and pay you any commissions that you earn. Similarly, if you sign up to receive a HY Supplies Inc. newsletter, we will use the email address you provide to send you the newsletters. Non-Personal Information. We use Non-Personal Information to track the use of the website and the HY Supplies Inc. services and for other internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the HY Supplies Inc. services and the website.
When will hysupplies.net disclose my information to Third Parties?
Disclosure to Successors. We may disclose your Personal Information to any successor-in-interest of ours, such as a company that acquires us. A merger or acquisition with another company, sale of all, or a portion of our assets may include personal transfer information. We will notify you via email or by a notice on our website about a change in ownership or control of your Personal Information.
Disclosure to Unaffiliated Third Parties. We may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency, harm to respond to legal requirements, to protect or enforce our rights and policies, to protect or enforce the rights of a third party, or as required or permitted by law (including, without limitation, to comply with a subpoena or court order). In particular, if you are a Business Partner or Sales Representative, or Distributor, we may disclose your information to a third party that alleges that you have infringed their intellectual property rights through the products sold through your Shop. Similarly, suppose you allege that a Business Partner, Sales Representative, or Distributor infringes your intellectual property rights. In that case, we may disclose your information to that Business Partner or Sales Representative, or Distributor.
Disclosure to Third Party Service Providers and Online Partners. We may contract with various third parties who help us provide, maintain, and improve the website and the HY Supplies Inc. services. For example, we use a third party to process payments made to us and subcontract out production, fulfillment, analytics, reporting, or other operations. We also contract with several online partners to help manage, monitor, and optimize our website and the HY Supplies Inc. services and to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising, communications, and how visitors use the website. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent such third parties from disclosing your Personal Information, except to provide the services in question. We cannot guarantee that such third parties will not disclose your Personal Information.
Disclosure to Business Partner or Sales Representative or Distributors. If you purchase a product from HY Supplies Inc., www.hysupplies.net may provide your name and the city and state information provided by you to the Business Partner, Sales Representative, or Distributor. In our agreement with the Business Partner, Sales Representative, or Distributor Agreement, Hysupplies.net contractually obligates not to use or disclose the personal information for any purposes other than internal record keeping and for marketing their Shops. Only if you have opted in to receive marketing material directly from the Business Partner or Sales Representative, or Distributor, we cannot guarantee that all Business Partners, Sales Representatives or Distributors will comply with this obligation.
Disclosure of Non-Personal Information. We will disclose Non-Personal Information, in aggregate form, to potential strategic partners, advertisers, investors, customers, and others. You may not opt-out of the sharing of this information. However, it cannot easily use to identify you personally.
What about cookies and web beacons?
A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. Most websites use cookies. We use cookies to track your use of the website and the HY Supplies Inc. services, provide you with a more personalized user experience, and allow you to log in and begin use of the HY Supplies Inc. services automatically when you visit the website.
A web beacon is a transparent graphic image, usually no larger than a 1x1 pixel, placed on a web page or in an email used to monitor the user visiting the website or receiving the email.
Cookies and web beacons used in www.hysupplies.net and our online partners are not linked to Personal Information. Some of our Business Partners, Sales Representatives, or Distributors may use cookies or web beacons on their website to which we have no access to or control. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies and web beacons by HY Supplies Inc. and our online partners only. It does not cover the use of cookies or web beacons by any other third party, Business Partner or Sales Representative or Distributor, or advertiser.
Does hysupplies.net protect my Personal Information?
Personal Information. Whenever we obtain your Personal Information, we use commercially reasonable efforts to protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, we are not insurers of the security of your Personal Information. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any disclosure of data due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third-party access, or other acts of third parties, or acts or omissions beyond our reasonable control.
Website Content. The content that you store, post, or transmit on or through the website, such as message board postings, storefront pages, and images on your Products, may be accessed by other users, including people that you do not know. We are not responsible for the actions of others. Therefore, you should use care in communicating with other users and only disclose your Personal Information to other users that you know to be trustworthy. It would be best if you did not assume that your content will be kept private.
How can i review and make change to my Personal Information?
You can obtain a copy of and request that we correct your information errors by emailing us at privacy@hysupplies.com. For your protection, you will be required to provide proof of your identity to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. If your Information changes or you no longer want to use the HY Supplies Inc. services, you may correct, update or deactivate your Personal Information and your account through the account management screen. If you would like to deactivate or terminate your account, you can also contact Customer Service.
Tell-A-Friend
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about the website or the HY Supplies Inc. services, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the website. We store this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information such as a credit card number and social security number on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the Personal Information submitted to us, both during transmission and after receiving it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Does this Privacy Policy apply when i access Third Party Websites?
You may be able to access third-party websites directly from the website. This Privacy Policy does not apply when you access third-party websites. We cannot control how third parties may use the Personal Information you disclose to them. So you should carefully review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit before using it or disclosing your Personal Information to its provider.
What about children's Privacy?
Under Thirteen. The website hysupplies.net are intended for users ages 18 and older only. Accordingly, we will not knowingly collect or use any Personal Information from children we know under 18. In addition, we will delete any information in our database that we know originates from a child under the age of 18.
Thirteen to Seventeen. Prospective users between the ages of 13 and 17 can only use the HY Supplies Inc. services under their parents or legal guardian's supervision. Suppose you are between the ages of 13 and 17. In that case, you, your parent, or your legal guardian may request that we deactivate any of your Personal Information in our database and opt out from receiving communications from us. If you wish to do so, please get in touch with us at privacy@hysupplies.com.
Can i opt-out from receiving communications from hysupplies.net?
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of having your Personal Information used for specific purposes. For example, if you purchase a product/service but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us, you can indicate your preference on our order form.
Suppose you no longer wish to receive our newsletters and promotional communications. In that case, you may opt out by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at privacy@hysupplies.com. We also offer you an opportunity to opt out of certain communications through the account management screen. If you need assistance, you may contact us at privacy@hysupplies.com; Customer Service; or via mail sent to 7209 Exner Rd, Darien, IL 60561.
Suppose we disclose your Personal Information to a third party in a manner not outlined in this Privacy Policy. In that case, we will notify you to make an informed choice about sharing your Personal Information with that third party.
