Hilltop Marine Privacy Policy

We know that you care how your personal information is used and we appreciate your trust that we will use it carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting us, you are accepting the privacy policy described below.

1. What Personal Information Do We Collect?

• Information You Provide:

  We receive and store information you enter. Such information may include your name and email address (if you subscribe to our newsletter, comments you may provide for public viewing or submit when filling out an enquiry form); your physical address (if required or provided for certain services); and any other information which you may volunteer. You may elect not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of some of our features.

• Cookies:

  Like many websites, we use "cookies". Cookies are small files that are written to your hard drive, which allow us to recognize you and to provide you with a customized website experience. If you do not want us to use cookies, you can easily disable them by changing the cookie options of your particular web browser. (Follow the instructions that will prevent the browser from accepting cookies, or set the browser to inform you when you receive a new cookie.)

• Other Information:

  Every computer has an IP (Internet Protocol) address to which it is associated. The IP addresses of computers used to visit this site are noted. In addition, we automatically collect other information such as browser type, operating system, and the URL addresses of sites clicked to and from this site. These data help provide a more pleasant viewing experience for the majority of visitors.

• Information from Other Sources:

  We may receive information about you from other sources. For example, this may include updated address information from our shippers or other sources so that we can correct our records.

2. How Do We Use Your Information?

• Email Addresses:

  Rest assured that any email address you may provide (real or otherwise) will be utilized only for the purpose of contacting you about your enquiry or comment. Your email address will never appear on the Hilltop Marine website.

• Comments:

  You may elect to provide a comment on the Hilltop Marine website, which becomes a part of the public record. These comments are viewable by website visitors and you are encouraged to refrain from including any personal information. Because this is family-oriented website, we may edit such comments. We may edit to remove foul language or other objectionable content. We may edit to correct spelling and/or grammar. We may delete comments that our editors determine are inflammatory, off-topic or do not add value to the article in which they are attached. We do not tolerate SPAM messages.

• Agents:

  We may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, processing credit card payments or managing our website database. Such companies or individuals may require access to personal information in order to fulfill their job function, but the information shall not be used in any other way.

• Subscriptions and Requests:

  You may elect to receive subscriptions from Hilltop Marine or submit a query, using an online form. In doing so, your email address and other personal information may be required in order to complete the subscription or query. This personal information will never be shown on the website and will only be used to contact you - to send you the subscription materials or answer your questions. We do not publish your information or sell it to third parties.

• Acquisition:

  In the unlikely event that Hilltop Marine is sold or is acquired, customer and website information may be transferred.

• Law Enforcement:

  If we receive a lawful court order to release account or other personal information, then we must comply with the law. We may also release information if we deem it necessary or essential in protecting the life, safety or property of others. This may includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

3. How Do We Protect the Security of Your Information?

• Website Display:

  We will never display your email address or physical address on the Hilltop Marine website.

• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL):

  If we collect any credit card information via the website, it will be done utilizing Secure Sockets Layer technology, which encrypts information you input.

• Encryption:

  If password information is required, we shall utilize encryption to protect such information contained in our customer database.

• Firewall:

  We use a firewall to protect against unlawful intrusion.

• Compartmentalization:

  We limit access to your personal information on a “need to know” basis.

• Due Diligence:

  While no computer system can guarantee absolute security, just as the finest lock can not guarantee physical security, we take every reasonable precaution to assure that any personal data is secure.

4. Other Websites

Various Web sites may be linked on the Hilltop Marine wesite. If you link to another site, your privacy depends upon the privacy policy of that site. We strongly urge you to check their privacy policy. Not all sites guarantee that they will not share your personally identifiable information with others. You may also wish to consult privacy guidelines such as those recommended by the Online Privacy Alliance (www.privacyalliance.org).

5. Contact Us

If you would like to learn more about our privacy policy, or to access your personally identifiable information contained on our website, you may contact us. You will be required to provide identifier information to assure that this information is not released to others. We reserve the right to modify this policy in the future. If we do so, notice will be posted on this page.