Privacy Policy
Commitment to Your Privacy
At HMRDO, we are dedicated to safeguarding your privacy. This privacy statement outlines our policies concerning the collection, use, and protection of your personal information when you visit our website, www.hmrdo.com. It applies to all HMRDO sites within the “hmrdo.com” domain.
Information We Collect
General Website Browsing: You can browse our website without revealing any personal information. During general browsing, we collect standard server log information, including your IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, referring website, files downloaded, pages visited, and visit dates/times. This information is used solely for analytical purposes to improve our website’s performance and user experience.
Personally Identifiable Information: We collect personal information only with your knowledge and consent. You may be asked to provide personal details such as your name, postal address, and email address when you:
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Register for a newsletter
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Log on to certain HMRDO sites
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Order a publication
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Request information
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Provide feedback
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Apply for a job
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Join a discussion group or an electronic mailing list
If you make a purchase through our website, you may be required to provide credit card details. These details are securely transferred to an external payment service and are not retained by HMRDO.
Certain HMRDO sites may have specific requirements for collecting personal information and will publish a dedicated privacy policy. These site-specific policies will complement this general HMRDO privacy policy.
Cookies: For certain HMRDO sites, registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie*. This cookie allows us to remember your details for future visits, providing a better service. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect your ability to use some features of our site.
Use of Collected Information
General Website Browsing: The information gathered during general browsing of the “hmrdo.com” domain is used to analyze trends and usage of the HMRDO site and to improve its usefulness. This data is not connected with any personal information.
Personally Identifiable Information: HMRDO may use the personal information you provide to:
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Contact you in response to a query or suggestion
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Send newsletters, documents, publications, etc.
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Manage and process your job application
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Confirm your purchases and registrations on the site
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Obtain payment for purchases through the site (via credit card/debit card)
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Remember your online profile and preferences
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Help you quickly find relevant information based on your interests
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Perform statistical analysis
Your Choices
Providing personal information on the HMRDO site is optional. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the HMRDO site, but you will not be able to perform certain actions such as making purchases, registering for newsletters, or applying for jobs.
Opting Out and Changing Your Information
You can cancel or modify your information at any time by returning to the page where you initially provided it and contacting the focal point for that page/HMRDO department. If contact details are not provided on the page, you can reach us at info@hmrdo.com.
Security
We prioritize the security of your personal information. HMRDO does not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the HMRDO site with any third party. Information provided by users is held with the utmost care and security, and it will not be used in ways other than those set forth in this privacy policy or in any site-specific policies, or in ways to which you have explicitly consented. We employ a range of technologies and security measures to protect the information maintained on our systems from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
All our employees who have access to and are associated with the processing of personal data are obligated to respect the confidentiality of official business matters, including personal data.
The HMRDO site contains links to external sites. HMRDO is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on the HMRDO home page at www.hmrdo.com.
Contact Us
For any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at info@hmrdo.com.
Cookies
A cookie is a small amount of data sent from a web server to your browser, used to assign a unique identification to your computer and securely store information such as user IDs, passwords, preferences, and online profiles. Cookies are stored on your computer’s hard drive. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. Different websites can send their own cookies to your computer. To protect your privacy, your browser only allows a website to access the cookies it has already sent you, not the cookies sent by other sites.