Privacy & Security Policies
We at HancockFabrics.com have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to individual privacy. The following discloses our information - gathering and dissemination practices for this site.
Personal Info & Its Use
HancockFabrics.com uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our web site. Your IP address is used to help identify you and your shopping cart and to gather broad demographic information. Our site uses cookies to keep track of your shopping cart. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests. Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their e-mail address), unique identifiers (like a password), financial information (like their account or credit card numbers), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). We do not market this information to any outside companies. In some instances, we may share some of this information with certain Marketing Partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor, when necessary.
Users may opt out of receiving future mailings; see the Opt Out section below.
Financial information that is collected is used to check the HancockFabrics.com Partners' qualifications for registration and to bill customers for products and services. Unique identifiers (such as Social Security numbers or tax ID numbers) are collected to be used only in the reporting of income tax when the HancockFabrics.com Partner may have received in excess of $600.00 during a fiscal year. (This amount is subject to change by the Federal Government of the United States.) This information may differ for residents of other nations. Demographic and profile data may also be collected at our site. We use this data to tailor the visitors' experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in and displaying the content according to their preferences. This is designed to enhance the shopping experience. Our site uses an order form for customers to request information, products, and services. We collect visitors' contact information (like their e-mail address), financial information (like their account or credit card numbers). We may also collect demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). At times, HancockFabrics.com may conduct user surveys. When we do, we gather that information in order to help evolve our business model. At no time do we sell any personal information, but we may share that information with Business Partners. We may, at times, use the demographic information we gathered as a marketing or promotional tool. When we do that, we will make sure it remains entirely anonymous. From time-to-time, HancockFabrics.com may run contests on our site in which we ask visitors for contact information (like their e-mail address) and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). We use contact data from our contests to send users information about HancockFabrics.com and promotional material from some of our partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. HancockFabrics.com also allows any customer to create an account with HancockFabrics.com. This allows the user to simplify his or her purchase process. All the information that a customer may supply when creating an account will be held in the strictest confidence. It will be used simply to manage the payment of orders and the shipping of same. HancockFabrics.com does not share any private financial information about its customers with any outside company or agency unless required by law. We may share other information with marketing partners.
Opt Out
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt out of receiving communications from us and our partners at the point where we request information about the visitor.
Links
Pages at HancockFabrics.com contain links to other sites. HancockFabrics.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.
Security
Our #1 priority is making sure you can shop safely in our store. Our Secure Shopper Guarantee means you don't have to worry about the safety of your credit card information. The HancockFabrics.com Secure Shopper Guarantee protects you against unauthorized charges on your credit card. If your credit card company holds you liable for any unauthorized charges to your account resulting from your online purchases on this web site, your liability will be covered up to $50. By federal law, your credit card company will protect you against unauthorized purchases over $50. In the event of unauthorized use of your credit card, you must notify your credit card company in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures. When you place an order in this store, HancockFabrics.com protects your credit card number and personal information by encrypting it. Encryption scrambles your credit card number and personal information. It stays scrambled while traveling over the Net and remains scrambled even while stored on Hancock Fabrics' machines. For secure commerce transactions, Hancock Fabrics uses secure server software (SSL), the industry standard and among the best software available today.
Personal Info & Its Use
HancockFabrics.com uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our web site. Your IP address is used to help identify you and your shopping cart and to gather broad demographic information. Our site uses cookies to keep track of your shopping cart. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests. Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their e-mail address), unique identifiers (like a password), financial information (like their account or credit card numbers), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). We do not market this information to any outside companies. In some instances, we may share some of this information with certain Marketing Partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor, when necessary.
Users may opt out of receiving future mailings; see the Opt Out section below.
Financial information that is collected is used to check the HancockFabrics.com Partners' qualifications for registration and to bill customers for products and services. Unique identifiers (such as Social Security numbers or tax ID numbers) are collected to be used only in the reporting of income tax when the HancockFabrics.com Partner may have received in excess of $600.00 during a fiscal year. (This amount is subject to change by the Federal Government of the United States.) This information may differ for residents of other nations. Demographic and profile data may also be collected at our site. We use this data to tailor the visitors' experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in and displaying the content according to their preferences. This is designed to enhance the shopping experience. Our site uses an order form for customers to request information, products, and services. We collect visitors' contact information (like their e-mail address), financial information (like their account or credit card numbers). We may also collect demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). At times, HancockFabrics.com may conduct user surveys. When we do, we gather that information in order to help evolve our business model. At no time do we sell any personal information, but we may share that information with Business Partners. We may, at times, use the demographic information we gathered as a marketing or promotional tool. When we do that, we will make sure it remains entirely anonymous. From time-to-time, HancockFabrics.com may run contests on our site in which we ask visitors for contact information (like their e-mail address) and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). We use contact data from our contests to send users information about HancockFabrics.com and promotional material from some of our partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. HancockFabrics.com also allows any customer to create an account with HancockFabrics.com. This allows the user to simplify his or her purchase process. All the information that a customer may supply when creating an account will be held in the strictest confidence. It will be used simply to manage the payment of orders and the shipping of same. HancockFabrics.com does not share any private financial information about its customers with any outside company or agency unless required by law. We may share other information with marketing partners.
Opt Out
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt out of receiving communications from us and our partners at the point where we request information about the visitor.
Links
Pages at HancockFabrics.com contain links to other sites. HancockFabrics.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.
Security
Our #1 priority is making sure you can shop safely in our store. Our Secure Shopper Guarantee means you don't have to worry about the safety of your credit card information. The HancockFabrics.com Secure Shopper Guarantee protects you against unauthorized charges on your credit card. If your credit card company holds you liable for any unauthorized charges to your account resulting from your online purchases on this web site, your liability will be covered up to $50. By federal law, your credit card company will protect you against unauthorized purchases over $50. In the event of unauthorized use of your credit card, you must notify your credit card company in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures. When you place an order in this store, HancockFabrics.com protects your credit card number and personal information by encrypting it. Encryption scrambles your credit card number and personal information. It stays scrambled while traveling over the Net and remains scrambled even while stored on Hancock Fabrics' machines. For secure commerce transactions, Hancock Fabrics uses secure server software (SSL), the industry standard and among the best software available today.