Privacy Policy
The Helping Hands Action Group (“we” “our” or “us”) is committed to advising you of the right to your privacy and strives to provide a safe and secure user experience. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, and use personal information provided by you on our website helpinghandsact.com (“Site”). It also explains how we collect and use non-personal information. By accessing and using our Site, you explicitly accept, without limitation or qualification, the collection, use and transfer of personal information and non-personal information in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and completely, as it affects your rights and liabilities under the law. If you disagree with the way we collect, use, disseminate, or process personal and non-personal information, please do not use this Site or any of the services (“Services”) we provide through our Site.
Information We Collect.
We collect the following types of information about you when you visit and use our Site
“Personal information” is information that can be used to identify you or any other individual to whom the information may relate. This is information which you are prompted to provide us. Such information may include your name, address, telephone number(s), mobile numbers and email address, or other unique information about you which you provide to us during the registration process, or through the course of communicating with us about the products and services provided on our Site.
“Demographic information” is information that may or may not be unique to you in the sense that it refers to selected population characteristics. Such information may include, but is not limited to, zip code, mobile phone carrier, age, gender, salary range, education and marital status, occupation, industry of employment, personal and online interests.
“Behavioral information” is information which is automatically collected pertaining to how you use our Site, the areas of our Site that you visit, the length of time you spend on our Site, what services you access, and information about your computer hardware and software, including your IP address, geographic location, browser preference, operating system type, domain names, times that you access the internet, and other websites you have visited.
“Web technology information” is information we automatically collect from you when you visit our Site. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. This information is collected from the use of cookies, Web beacons or JavaScript. This also includes information which is contained within the autofill functionality of your browser. This information may include Personal Information and Non-Personal Information.
No Information Collected from Children. We will never knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If we obtain actual knowledge that we have collected Personal Information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately deleted from our database. Because we do not collect such information, we have no such information to use. If you believe we may have unknowingly collected data from a minor without the consent or supervision of a parent or guardian, please let us know by contacting us at info@helpinghandsact.com so we can take appropriate action.
Cookies, Web Beacons, and JavaScript.
Generally, we use technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and java scripts to collect information. These technologies collect internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. This information is used to analyze trends, administer our Site, track user’s movements through our Site and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We may receive reports based on these technologies on an individual or aggregated basis.
“Cookies” are a feature in your browser software. If enabled, cookies store small amounts of data on your computer about actions you take on the pages of our Site including the placement of identifiers. Cookies assist us in tracking which of our features you visit most often, and what content you viewed on past visits. When you visit this Site again, cookies allow us to remember your settings and may be used for authentication. We may use cookies to keep track of the number of return visits, accumulate and aggregate statistical information generally pertaining to our Site, and deliver specific content to you based on your past viewing history. You can disable cookies, although our Site may not function properly for you. Your browser preferences can be modified to accept or reject all cookies or request a notification when a cookie is set. You may read more about cookies at http://cookiecentral.com. In order to use all of the features and functionality of our Site, you need to accept cookies.
Social Media Cookies/Plug-ins. Plug-ins for social media including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Windows and Google Plus, are integrated on our Site. By interacting with us through a social media plug-in, certain information will be transmitted to the social network, and you permit us to have continued access to information from your profile. Social media features are either hosted by a separate entity or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
Web Beacons. We use electronic images known as Web Beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs, clear gifs, or action tags) which allow us to collect information about your visit to our Site, measure and improve the effectiveness of advertisements and track delivery of advertising. Web Beacons collect only a limited set of information including a cookie number, time, and date of page view, as well as a description of the page on which the Web Beacon resides. We may also use Web beacons in email messages sent to you. This allows us to determine if you opened or acted upon the email messages. Because Web beacons are the same as any other content request, you cannot opt out or refuse them. However, they can be rendered ineffective by either opting out of cookies or changing the cookie setup in your browser.
JavaScript. We may also use JavaScript. JavaScript is a computer language that enhances the functionality of websites, particularly with respect to pictures. We use it to analyze and improve our Site’s functions. You may deactivate JavaScript through your browser settings or activate it the same way. If you disable JavaScript, you will not be able to use some of the functions of our Site.
How We Use Information Collected.
Providing Services and Products. We use the information we gather on our Site to provide you with the Services and or products you have requested.
Improving Our Site. We use the information we gather to respond to any inquiries you make, operate, and improve the functionality of our Site, and deliver the products and services advertised on our Site. Our services include the display of personalized products, content, and advertising, relating to your experience and interests.
Targeted Advertising. Based on User Information, we may customize and target advertising to an individual. In our discretion, we may combine information to target advertising to an individual on the Site, in email and/or through direct mail. Such advertising may relate to products or services that are different from the products or Services offered or promoted on our Site.
Commercial Email. We may use your email address to promote goods and services that may be of interest to you.
Direct Mail. We may use User Information to advertise, directly or indirectly to individuals using postal mail.
Mobile Marketing Text Messaging. We use the information you provided to send you mobile marketing and advertising text messages. Mobile originator and opt-in data will not be sold, rented, traded, or otherwise transferred for profit to any third parties. See our Terms of Service for the terms governing your agreement to receive mobile marketing and advertising text messages.
Information We Share With Third Parties.
We respect your Privacy. We will only share your personal information in the following ways:
Website Functionality. We share your Personal and Non-Personal information with companies and individuals we retain to perform technical functions on our behalf. Examples include analyzing our data, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service on our behalf.
Legal Process. We disclose and share your information if legally required to do so, or at our discretion, pursuant to a request from a governmental entity, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect our rights or property, or our affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.
Acquisition or Merger. We may disclose and transfer your information to a party who acquires any or
all our business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or
a substantial portion of our assets. In the event we become the subject of an insolvency proceeding,
whether voluntary or involuntary, we or our liquidator, administrator, receiver, or administrative
receiver may sell, license or otherwise dispose of, such information in a transaction approved by
the court.
Collection and Use of Information.
We collect and use information about you on or through our Site in the following ways:
Analytics. As described in detail above, we monitor, analyze and report on the traffic to, from and within our Site and email messages.
DISCLAIMER: We do not control the collection and use of any information collected by Third Parties. Please review their policies and terms before providing any information.
Information Security and Retention.
We use industry standard precautions to safeguard your personal Information from loss, theft and misuse including unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These precautions are technical, physical, and managerial. We have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of personal information under our control. The servers in which we store your information are kept in a secure physical environment. The servers have industry standard firewalls. Access to such servers is password protected and access by our employees is limited. Currently, we use Secure Socket Layer software (“SSL”) to protect data and to secure any transactions. SSL encrypts information including credit card number(s), and names and addresses, as they are transmitted over the Internet. Please be advised that, although we take commercially reasonable technological precautions to protect your data, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure from improper actions of websites not under our control; therefore, we cannot and do not warrant that your information will be secure. Any transmission of information through our website or through email communications is at your own risk.
We retain Personal Information for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose for which you provided the information and retain it thereafter for a period permitted by law. We retain Non-Personal Information indefinitely as the same is used by us for any proper purpose, including but not limited to analysis, development and improvement of our website, services, and products.
Changes to Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to make material changes to the substance of this Privacy Policy. We will post those changes through a prominent notice on the Site, so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through our Site after we make changes will constitute your acknowledgement of the changes to our Policy and your agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
GDPR and CASL Compliance.
Unfortunately, we are not able to accept clients who are not U.S. residents. The CASL and GDPR regulations provide certain rights to their citizens which are not the same as the United States. For this reason, we do not accept customers or referrals from any person residing outside the United States. Our services are specifically designed for United States residents and citizens. We have expunged all European Union Member and Canadian Citizens data to the extent we have been made aware of the same. If you are a European Union Member, Canadian or a citizen or resident of any country outside of the United States, please notify us at info@helpinghandsact.com and we will remove and destroy your Personal Information.
For California Residents.
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights regarding the Personal Information we
collect from and about you under the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA):
- Right to Ask: The right to ask us: (1) whether we are collecting, selling, or disclosing your
Personal Information; and (2) to identify the categories of Personal Information we collected
from and about you;
- Right to Access: The right to access the Personal Information we collected from you;
- Right to Deletion: The right to have your Personal Information deleted without undue delay in
certain circumstances;
- Right to Restriction: The right to restrict the sharing or sale of your Personal Information for
business purposes in certain circumstances.
- Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your Personal Information; and
- Right to Non-Discriminatory Treatment: You have the right not to be discriminated against for
exercising any of the rights listed above.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact: info@helpinghandsact.com
Revised Posting Date: 03/01/2024
