Hot Hardware, Inc. takes your privacy seriously. Our Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of the information we collect through our website HotHardware.com. This policy, together with our Terms of Use, and any other underlying agreements or terms, sets out the basis on which any data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. By using our website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
By using this website and providing your personal information to us through the website, you consent to the use of the information that you provide to us in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We encourage you to read our full privacy policy, below:
This information is used for system administration and for producing usage statistics. We do collect names and email addresses from individuals that wish to take advantage of special promotional offers and our mailing lists, but we do not sell, rent or disclose collected email addresses to third parties.
When you use our website and enter your email address on our website (either to log in, or sign up for a newsletter, or similar), we may share with solution providers and its group companies information that we collect from you, such as your email (in hashed, pseudonymous form), IP address, or information about your browser or operating system, with any of the following, acting as “joint controllers” (as applicable and defined in the GDPR).
When you use the search bar on our website, we may collect information related to your search queries, including the terms you enter and your interactions with search results. This information may be used to improve our website, analyze trends, and enhance your experience. We may also share search-related information with third-party service providers who assist us in processing and analyzing search queries or in delivering relevant content or advertisements. These third parties are required to handle your information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and our instructions. By using the search bar, you acknowledge and agree to this collection and sharing of information as described above. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.
Note that by submitting a telephone number or other contact information to Hot Hardware, you agree that Hot Hardware, and/or a representative acting on its behalf, can contact you at the telephone number you provide, potentially using automated technology (including texts/SMS messaging) or a pre-recorded message. Your consent is not an obligation to receive our products and/or services.
Essential Cookies or Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to the website in order for you to move around the website and to use its features. Without these cookies, certain features could not function. No information about your browsing habits is gathered by these cookies.
Functional Cookies: These cookies remember how you prefer to use the website and enable us to improve the way the website works. We can remember your settings and help provide you with ads. Functional Cookies are persistent cookies that the website remembers when your computer or device comes back to that website.
Analytics Cookies: Analytics Cookies allow us to improve our website by collecting information about your use of the website. We use these cookies to help improve how the website works. For example, Analytics Cookies show us statistics, which are the most frequently visited pages on the website, help us record any difficulties you have with the website, and show us whether our advertising is effective or not. We can’t identify you personally through the use of these cookies, but third parties who provide these cookies may be able to.
Behavioral Advertising Cookies: Behavioral Advertising Cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to users both on and off the website. We analyze what pages you visit on these websites, what products or services you view, and whether you view or click on ads that are shown to you. We may also use a cookie to learn whether someone who saw an ad later visited and took an action on the advertiser’s website. We use this information to send you interest-based ads and may also share this information with third parties. Similarly, our partners may use a cookie to determine whether we’ve shown an ad and how it performed, or provide us with information about how you interact with ads. We may also work with a partner to show you an ad on or off the website, such as after you have visited a partner’s website or application.
Third Party Cookies: Some of the cookies on the website are operated by third parties, such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Reddit, YouTube, Facebook or Comscore. Some of these third parties (for example third-party advertisers) may use cookies on the website, in emails or in our advertisements on other websites to allow them to deliver the services they are providing (e.g., targeted advertising). Some of the cookies operated by third parties may be used for analytics purposes, such as to monitor, analyze and prevent fraudulent traffic or other suspicious activities. In order to create a user-friendly experience, some of our third-party promotions and advertisements are designed to automatically transmit users’ information onto the third party’s landing page when you choose to “click” upon a third party’s advertisement or promotion. We do not control these third parties or their use of cookies. This Privacy Policy only covers the use of cookies by HotHardware, Inc. and does not cover the use of cookies by any third party. Some of these third party cookies are not session based and have varying expiry dates. Please check the websites of these third parties for details on how they use cookies.
Geo-Location Information: Some devices allow applications to access real-time location-based information (for example, GPS). Some photos or other content you place within the website may contain recorded location information. We may use this information to optimize your experience. Also, some of the information we collect from a device, for example IP address, can sometimes be used to approximate a device’s location.
Web Beacons
HotHardware, Inc. partners and third party contractors may collect information using web beacons (also known as pixel tags). Web beacons are electronic images that may be used on our website or in our emails. We use web beacons to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness or to tell if an email has been opened and acted upon.
We are not responsible for the effectiveness or compliance of third-party opt-out mechanisms or programs. Please note that if you remove your cookies or upgrade your browser after having opted out, you will need to opt out again. Your opt out is specific to the browser you are using and the device you use to access the website. Therefore, if you use multiple browsers or devices you will need to opt out on each browser or device. You can access the information on our website without enabling cookies in your browser, but disabling cookies may result in a diminished ability to take advantage of the services and related informational content on our website.
Our website provides you with the option to opt out of targeted advertising via its cookie preferences.
Our primary partners are the following and we encourage you to visit their privacy policies to see how they might use your data:
CMI Marketing, Inc. d/b/a Raptive
Google - Google Analytics Tracking, Google AdX Advertising, Google DFP Ad Serving
Mailchimp - Email/Newsletter Services
YouTube - Site Video Services
Amazon - Merchant Sales Services - As an Amazon Associate we earn a commission from qualifying purchases made on this site.
Commission Junction/Conversant Media - Merchant Sales Services
For more information about Internet-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit: https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp and https://www.aboutads.info/choices.
CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) is a service provider of this website for the purposes of placing advertising on the website, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement
For EU Users only: If you are located in countries that are part of the European Economic Area, in the United Kingdom or Switzerland, and publisher advertising services are being provided by Raptive, you were presented with messaging from our Consent Management Platform (CMP) around your privacy choices as a user in regards to digital advertising, applicable vendors, cookie usage and more.
• To provide you with information relating to our services and/or the products on the website.
• To fulfill or meet the reason you supplied the information to us.
• To send marketing communications (e.g., through email or text).
• To fulfill a legal requirement or respond to law enforcement requests, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or governmental regulations.
• To identify potential fraud or illegal activities.
• To third party service providers to facilitate our services to you (e.g., administrative services).
• To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our website users is among the assets transferred.
• To any affiliated business entities.
How Long Do We Keep Your Information
We keep your information for as long as it is needed based on the purpose(s) for which it was collected within the bounds of the applicable law(s) and regulation(s). It may also be necessary for us to keep your information due to a legal obligation.
Third Party Websites and Hyperlinks
By accessing third party websites through our website, you are consenting to the terms and privacy policies of those websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever as we have no control over them.
Security
To secure your information, we have put in place commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on our website. Nonetheless, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of data sent to us electronically, and the transmission of such data is therefore entirely at your own risk.
Users Age
Our website is designed and intended only for those who have reached the legal age of majority (18 years of age). By using this website, you affirm that you are at least 18 years of age or older. We are not liable for any damages that may result from any user’s misrepresentations of age. No one under the age of 13 is authorized to use our website or share any information with us. Under no circumstances may anyone under age 13 use the website. Parents or legal guardians of children under 13 cannot agree to these terms on their behalf.
Data Subject Rights for European Union Residents
Subject to applicable exemptions, EU residents may have the following rights regarding their personal data (as that term is defined under the GDPR):
To make a subject access request, you should send the request to us at the following address Hot Hardware, Inc. PO Box 6 Glocester, RI 02829 or via email at admin@hothardware.com. In some cases, we may need to ask for proof of identification before the request can be processed. We will inform you if it needs to verify your identity and the documents it requires. We normally will respond to a request within a period of one month from the date it is received. In some cases, such as where we process large amounts of an individual's personal data, it may respond within three months of the date the request is received. We will write to you within one month of receiving the original request to tell you if this is the case.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
Your personal data may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers. By using our website, you understand that your information may be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country and which may not be subject to an adequacy decision by the European Commission or other regulatory body.
For transfers of personal data to countries with data protection rules not considered adequate by the European Commission, we have put in place adequate measures, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission, to protect your personal data.
How this Privacy Policy May Change
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, and all changes will be effective at the time we post them. If we believe there is a material change to this Privacy Policy or our data collection and use practices, we will post a notice on our website that our Privacy Policy has changed. The then-posted version of the Privacy Policy supersedes all prior versions. Your continued access to or use of any of the Services shall be deemed your acceptance of the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the website.
Questions or Complaints About Your Data or This Privacy Policy?
We understand data privacy is important. If you still have questions or complaints after reviewing our Privacy Policy, please reach out to admin@hothardware.com, call us at 508-377-7575 and we will be happy to look into any questions, concerns or complaints that you have regarding your data privacy rights, or this website’s Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
Hot Hardware, Inc.
PO Box 6
Glocester, RI 02829
admin@hothardware.com
508-377-7575
We encourage you to read our full privacy policy, below:
Information Collected and the Sources of the Information
HotHardware.com does not directly collect any personally identifiable information about individuals, except when such information is voluntarily submitted by the user. However, HotHardware.com automatically logs certain non-personally identifiable information about visits to our websites.This information is used for system administration and for producing usage statistics. We do collect names and email addresses from individuals that wish to take advantage of special promotional offers and our mailing lists, but we do not sell, rent or disclose collected email addresses to third parties.
When you use our website and enter your email address on our website (either to log in, or sign up for a newsletter, or similar), we may share with solution providers and its group companies information that we collect from you, such as your email (in hashed, pseudonymous form), IP address, or information about your browser or operating system, with any of the following, acting as “joint controllers” (as applicable and defined in the GDPR).
When you use the search bar on our website, we may collect information related to your search queries, including the terms you enter and your interactions with search results. This information may be used to improve our website, analyze trends, and enhance your experience. We may also share search-related information with third-party service providers who assist us in processing and analyzing search queries or in delivering relevant content or advertisements. These third parties are required to handle your information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and our instructions. By using the search bar, you acknowledge and agree to this collection and sharing of information as described above. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.
Note that by submitting a telephone number or other contact information to Hot Hardware, you agree that Hot Hardware, and/or a representative acting on its behalf, can contact you at the telephone number you provide, potentially using automated technology (including texts/SMS messaging) or a pre-recorded message. Your consent is not an obligation to receive our products and/or services.
How We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We may automatically collect information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on your device’s hard drive by a website. Among other things, cookies and other tracking technologies help us improve our services and your experience. We use cookies to see which areas and features are popular and to count visits to our services. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services. We may also use cookies to provide personalized advertising related to your interests, such as recommendations and special offers. By continuing to browse the website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies, which may include data exchange and/or disclosure with third parties.What Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies Do We Use?
Below is a list of each category of cookies we use and why we use each cookie. First party cookies are our own cookies set by HotHardware, Inc., controlled by us and used to provide information about the usage of the website.Essential Cookies or Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to the website in order for you to move around the website and to use its features. Without these cookies, certain features could not function. No information about your browsing habits is gathered by these cookies.
Functional Cookies: These cookies remember how you prefer to use the website and enable us to improve the way the website works. We can remember your settings and help provide you with ads. Functional Cookies are persistent cookies that the website remembers when your computer or device comes back to that website.
Analytics Cookies: Analytics Cookies allow us to improve our website by collecting information about your use of the website. We use these cookies to help improve how the website works. For example, Analytics Cookies show us statistics, which are the most frequently visited pages on the website, help us record any difficulties you have with the website, and show us whether our advertising is effective or not. We can’t identify you personally through the use of these cookies, but third parties who provide these cookies may be able to.
Behavioral Advertising Cookies: Behavioral Advertising Cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to users both on and off the website. We analyze what pages you visit on these websites, what products or services you view, and whether you view or click on ads that are shown to you. We may also use a cookie to learn whether someone who saw an ad later visited and took an action on the advertiser’s website. We use this information to send you interest-based ads and may also share this information with third parties. Similarly, our partners may use a cookie to determine whether we’ve shown an ad and how it performed, or provide us with information about how you interact with ads. We may also work with a partner to show you an ad on or off the website, such as after you have visited a partner’s website or application.
Third Party Cookies: Some of the cookies on the website are operated by third parties, such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Reddit, YouTube, Facebook or Comscore. Some of these third parties (for example third-party advertisers) may use cookies on the website, in emails or in our advertisements on other websites to allow them to deliver the services they are providing (e.g., targeted advertising). Some of the cookies operated by third parties may be used for analytics purposes, such as to monitor, analyze and prevent fraudulent traffic or other suspicious activities. In order to create a user-friendly experience, some of our third-party promotions and advertisements are designed to automatically transmit users’ information onto the third party’s landing page when you choose to “click” upon a third party’s advertisement or promotion. We do not control these third parties or their use of cookies. This Privacy Policy only covers the use of cookies by HotHardware, Inc. and does not cover the use of cookies by any third party. Some of these third party cookies are not session based and have varying expiry dates. Please check the websites of these third parties for details on how they use cookies.
Geo-Location Information: Some devices allow applications to access real-time location-based information (for example, GPS). Some photos or other content you place within the website may contain recorded location information. We may use this information to optimize your experience. Also, some of the information we collect from a device, for example IP address, can sometimes be used to approximate a device’s location.
Web Beacons
HotHardware, Inc. partners and third party contractors may collect information using web beacons (also known as pixel tags). Web beacons are electronic images that may be used on our website or in our emails. We use web beacons to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness or to tell if an email has been opened and acted upon.
How do you change your cookie settings?
Most internet browsers accept cookies by default, but you can change your browser preferences to block or restrict cookies if you do not want your web browsing activity tracked. Please note that some cookies are necessary for our website to run and, as such, cannot be declined. If you choose, you may use the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) WebChoices Tool to globally opt out of third-party tracking via website cookies. There are also a variety of other tools publicly available to manage cookies and similar technologies that collect information related to your use of our website. To learn more about cookies and modifying your browser settings related to these cookies you can review guidance from the Federal Trade Commission.We are not responsible for the effectiveness or compliance of third-party opt-out mechanisms or programs. Please note that if you remove your cookies or upgrade your browser after having opted out, you will need to opt out again. Your opt out is specific to the browser you are using and the device you use to access the website. Therefore, if you use multiple browsers or devices you will need to opt out on each browser or device. You can access the information on our website without enabling cookies in your browser, but disabling cookies may result in a diminished ability to take advantage of the services and related informational content on our website.
Our website provides you with the option to opt out of targeted advertising via its cookie preferences.
Third Party Partners and Cookies
HotHardware.com has teamed up with reputable third party vendors in order to provide certain services to its online users. When leaving our website to view one of our partner websites, we encourage users to review the privacy statements of those websites as we cannot guarantee the privacy of users while visiting affiliate websites. HotHardware.com may use third-party companies to serve ads or analyze behavior patterns when you visit our Web site. These companies may place or provide ads (such as banner ads) on this website that might also place cookies. These companies may use non-personally or personally identifiable information about your visit to our website in order to help us improve our user experience and/or provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. In the course of providing these services or placing these ads, these third-party companies may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your computer or device and each of these companies uses this cookie information according to their own privacy and security policies.Our primary partners are the following and we encourage you to visit their privacy policies to see how they might use your data:
CMI Marketing, Inc. d/b/a Raptive
Google - Google Analytics Tracking, Google AdX Advertising, Google DFP Ad Serving
Mailchimp - Email/Newsletter Services
YouTube - Site Video Services
Amazon - Merchant Sales Services - As an Amazon Associate we earn a commission from qualifying purchases made on this site.
Commission Junction/Conversant Media - Merchant Sales Services
For more information about Internet-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit: https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp and https://www.aboutads.info/choices.
CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) is a service provider of this website for the purposes of placing advertising on the website, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement
For EU Users only: If you are located in countries that are part of the European Economic Area, in the United Kingdom or Switzerland, and publisher advertising services are being provided by Raptive, you were presented with messaging from our Consent Management Platform (CMP) around your privacy choices as a user in regards to digital advertising, applicable vendors, cookie usage and more.
Opt-Out of Marketing Emails and/or SMS Text Messaging
You may opt out of receiving marketing-related emails from us by following the instructions in any marketing or promotional email you receive (e.g., clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ button in the footer of the email). As applicable, if you no longer want to receive marketing SMS/text messages from us, you may opt out by replying to the SMS/text message with “STOP”.Use and Disclosure of Collected Information
We may use and disclose the information we collect for the following purposes:• To provide you with information relating to our services and/or the products on the website.
• To fulfill or meet the reason you supplied the information to us.
• To send marketing communications (e.g., through email or text).
• To fulfill a legal requirement or respond to law enforcement requests, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or governmental regulations.
• To identify potential fraud or illegal activities.
• To third party service providers to facilitate our services to you (e.g., administrative services).
• To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our website users is among the assets transferred.
• To any affiliated business entities.
How Long Do We Keep Your Information
We keep your information for as long as it is needed based on the purpose(s) for which it was collected within the bounds of the applicable law(s) and regulation(s). It may also be necessary for us to keep your information due to a legal obligation.
Third Party Websites and Hyperlinks
By accessing third party websites through our website, you are consenting to the terms and privacy policies of those websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever as we have no control over them.
Security
To secure your information, we have put in place commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on our website. Nonetheless, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of data sent to us electronically, and the transmission of such data is therefore entirely at your own risk.
Users Age
Our website is designed and intended only for those who have reached the legal age of majority (18 years of age). By using this website, you affirm that you are at least 18 years of age or older. We are not liable for any damages that may result from any user’s misrepresentations of age. No one under the age of 13 is authorized to use our website or share any information with us. Under no circumstances may anyone under age 13 use the website. Parents or legal guardians of children under 13 cannot agree to these terms on their behalf.
Data Subject Rights for European Union Residents
Subject to applicable exemptions, EU residents may have the following rights regarding their personal data (as that term is defined under the GDPR):
- Right to be Informed: The right to know whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if your personal data is being processed by us, you have the right to know how your personal data is collected, used, shared, and stored.
- Right of Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data that is held by us.
- Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct inaccurate personal data and, taking into account the purpose of processing the personal data, to complete incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): The right to request that we erase or delete personal data concerning you in certain circumstances.
- Right to Object: The right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: The right to restrict our processing of your personal data while your data subject rights requests are being investigated, verified and answered.
- Right to Portability: The right to request your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit that personal data directly to another entity, where technically feasible.
- Right not to be Subject to Automated Decision-Making, Including Profiling: The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or significantly affects you.
To make a subject access request, you should send the request to us at the following address Hot Hardware, Inc. PO Box 6 Glocester, RI 02829 or via email at admin@hothardware.com. In some cases, we may need to ask for proof of identification before the request can be processed. We will inform you if it needs to verify your identity and the documents it requires. We normally will respond to a request within a period of one month from the date it is received. In some cases, such as where we process large amounts of an individual's personal data, it may respond within three months of the date the request is received. We will write to you within one month of receiving the original request to tell you if this is the case.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
Your personal data may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers. By using our website, you understand that your information may be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country and which may not be subject to an adequacy decision by the European Commission or other regulatory body.
For transfers of personal data to countries with data protection rules not considered adequate by the European Commission, we have put in place adequate measures, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission, to protect your personal data.
Accessibility Statement
We are committed to making sure that our website is accessible to everyone. For more information, please see our Accessibility Statement here.How this Privacy Policy May Change
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, and all changes will be effective at the time we post them. If we believe there is a material change to this Privacy Policy or our data collection and use practices, we will post a notice on our website that our Privacy Policy has changed. The then-posted version of the Privacy Policy supersedes all prior versions. Your continued access to or use of any of the Services shall be deemed your acceptance of the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the website.
Questions or Complaints About Your Data or This Privacy Policy?
We understand data privacy is important. If you still have questions or complaints after reviewing our Privacy Policy, please reach out to admin@hothardware.com, call us at 508-377-7575 and we will be happy to look into any questions, concerns or complaints that you have regarding your data privacy rights, or this website’s Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
Hot Hardware, Inc.
PO Box 6
Glocester, RI 02829
admin@hothardware.com
508-377-7575
