Collection of Your Personal Information 

HSR collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. HSR also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. 

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by HSR. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by HSR for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the HSR site. 

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through HSR public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: HSR does not read any of your private online communications.  

HSR encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from HSR so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. HSR is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the HSR and HSR family of Web sites. 

Use of Your Personal Information 

HSR collects and uses your personal information to operate the HSR Web site and deliver the services you have requested. HSR also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from HSR and its affiliates. HSR may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. 

HSR does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. HSR may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, HSR may share data with trusted partners to help us 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 HSR, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. 

HSR does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. 

HSR keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within HSR, in order to determine what HSR services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within HSR to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. 

HSR Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 HSR or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of HSR; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of HSR, or the public. 

Use of Cookies 

The HSR Web site 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 HSR pages, or register with HSR site or services, a cookie helps HSR 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 HSR Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the HSR 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 HSR services or Web sites you visit. 

Security of Your Personal Information 

HSR secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. HSR secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. 

Changes to This Statement 

HSR will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. HSR encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how HSR is protecting your information. 

Contact Information 

HSR welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that HSR has not adhered to this Statement, please contact HSR at retire@howardsimon.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.