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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us, and we take very seriously the job of protecting your personal privacy. The information that we collect from you will be used solely to:

  • process your request
  • contact you regarding Handmaker News and/or Services

On occasion, we do anonymously track your movement throughout our website in order to improve our overall user experience. Here are some more details on the specifics of our privacy policy:

What information do we collect? How do we use it?
When you make a donation or place an order, we collect the necessary information to process your transaction, and to make sure that you are getting the proper acknowledgement or items. When you enter a contest or promotion, we may ask for your name, mailing address and email address so that we may notify you if you have won. We may use this information we collect to contact you with promotions, news, or donation opportunities. Any communication of of this sort will contain information so you may Opt-Out of future communications.

What about "cookies"?
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information, but they do allow us to track the most visited areas of our site, in order to improve it in the future. For example, if we note that you repeatedly view the same activity schedule, you may start seeing that information automatically appear on the front page. If you disable cookies in your browser for www.handmakerfoundation.org, you will may have difficulty browsing and placing donations/orders on the site.

Will Handmaker disclose the information it collects to outside parties?
Handmaker does not rent, sell, give, or release any of your personal information to anyone else. Under no circumstances will your personal information be released to a third party, except under the requirement to comply with appropriate law, as is such with a court-ordered subpoena. Certain information may be required to be disclosed in order to process your request. For example, if shipping a package via UPS, your address information may be electronically sent to UPS to facilitate the processing and delivery of that package. Certain products may be shipped directly from our suppliers. Our suppliers have agreed to honor our Privacy Policies and uphold themselves to the same strict standards that we have set for ourselves.

In summary
Your privacy is extremely important to us, and we are firmly committed to protecting it. We will only use the information gathered from you to process your request, and improve your overall browsing experience. At no time will this information be revealed to outside parties. By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of the previously mentioned information by Handmaker.
Any changes to this privacy policy will be e-mailed to and posted on this page prior to them going into affect.

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