hoeke (“hoeke“) operates hoeke.info and may operate other websites. It is hoeke’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, hoeke collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. hoeke’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how hoeke’s visitors use its website. From time to time, hoeke may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.hoeke also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on hoeke.info blogs/sites. hoeke only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to hoeke’s websites choose to interact with hoeke in ways that require hoeke to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that hoeke gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at hoeke.info to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with hoeke are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, hoeke collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with hoeke hoeke does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
hoeke may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. hoeke may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, hoeke does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
hoeke discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on hoeke’s behalf or to provide services available at hoeke’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using hoeke’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. hoeke will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, hoeke discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when hoeke believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of hoeke, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an hoeke website and have supplied your email address, hoeke may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with hoeke and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. hoeke takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. hoeke uses cookies to help hoeke identify and track visitors, their usage of hoeke website, and their website access preferences. hoeke visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using hoeke’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of hoeke’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If hoeke, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that hoeke goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of hoeke may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy covers the use of cookies by hoeke and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, hoeke may change its privacy policy from time to time, and in hoeke’s sole discretion. hoeke encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its privacy policy. If you have a hoeke.info account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this privacy policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.