HEFA respects the privacy of its members and others visiting the website.
HEFA does not collect any personal information from users browsing the website without their knowledge. Most data collected are used to better serve our members and the public.

HEFA is an independent organization and is not affiliated with any other organization or intity unless otherwise stated.

Information Collection and Use

HEFA is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent the information collected through the website to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. HEFA collects information from our users at several different points on our web site.

Online Orders

For online orders a user must provide contact information (i.e. name and email address) and financial information (i.e. credit card number, expiration date) through a secure PayPal transaction. This information is used for billing purposes and to fill customer’s orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact information is used to get in touch with the user.

Cookies

Cookies are small information/identification files that websites post on your computer to facilitate tracking and processing. Since cookies are text only files they only contain information obtained by means such as online forms. As with all other matters regarding information, HEFA ensures that no sensitive information is ever embedded in cookies and in most cases the cookie file is eliminated once you have ended your web session. Modern browsers can be set to warn you when cookies are being posted or even to reject all cookies. Elimination of cookies will significantly diminish the web-based services available to you.

Log Files

Each view of a page on the HEFA site is logged. We record information such as the user's IP address, time of day, duration of activity on the site, and other activity information. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information unless any illegal activity is detected on our site. Only under such circumstances would HEFA attempt to connect an IP address to personal information.

Links

In the case that the HEFA website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that HEFA is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage all users to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.