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Hershey's Privacy Policy
Hershey Systems Inc. has long recognized that individuals with whom we conduct business value their privacy. However, in order to conduct global business in this increasingly electronic economy, the collection of personal information is often necessary and desirable. It is Hershey's goal to balance the benefits of e-commerce with the right of individuals to prevent the misuse of their personal information.
The Collection of Personal Information
In some circumstances, Hershey may request personal information from you, such as your name, e-mail address, company name or telephone number. Your response to these inquiries is strictly voluntary. Hershey uses this information to customize your experience on our website. In addition, Hershey may use this information for other business purposes, such as alerting you to products and services that can assist you in your business, promoting site registration, and assisting in order processing. In general, you can visit our site without divulging any personal information. However, there are areas of this site that require this information to complete their customization functions, and may not be available to those who elect not to reveal the information requested.
Collecting Domain Information
Hershey also collects domain information as part of its analysis of the use of this site. This data enables us to become more familiar with which customers visit our site, how often they visit and what parts of the site they visit most often. Hershey uses this information to improve its web-based offerings. This information is collected automatically and requires no action on your part.
Hershey will occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as packaging, sending, and delivering purchases and other mailings; answering customer questions about products or services; processing event registration; or performing statistical analysis of our services. Hershey will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
Bulletin Boards, Chat Room and Online Form
Portions of this Website may allow you to post information which other visitors to this Website will be able to access (such as on a "bulletin board" or “online form” or during an interactive "chat" with Hershey or other visitors). In the event that you choose to post information in this context, it becomes generally available to the public, and we have no ability to control or limit its use by visitors to our site. By posting the information on this Website you are providing Hershey the right to use the information in connection with the operation of Hershey’s business. Therefore, we encourage you not to post any information you consider private or sensitive on this Website.
Disclosure to Third Parties
In cases where we believe your business interests will be served, Hershey may share your information (with the exception of account, credit card and ordering information) with Hershey business partners, who can alert you about new products and services to improve your competitive edge. If you receive unwanted marketing materials from any of our business partners, please let them know that you wish to be removed from their contact list.
Use of Cookies
Some pages on this site use "cookies," which are small files that the site places on your hard drive for identification purposes. These files are used for site registration and customization the next time you visit us. You should note that cookies cannot read data off of your hard drive. Your web browser may allow you to be notified when you are receiving a cookie, giving you the choice to accept it or not. By not accepting cookies, some pages may not fully function and you may not be able to access certain information on this site. Hershey reserves the right to change, modify or update this statement at any time without notice.