Privacy Policy
Harcourt Industries, Inc. Privacy Policy for Customers and Members
One of Harcourt's Three Core Basic Beliefs is "Respect for the Individual." Accordingly, we (Harcourt Industries, Inc. and our Affiliates -- Harcourt Outlines, Inc., Harcourtoutlines.com, Harcourtpolitical.com, and any other companies in which we have a majority ownership interest) will collect and use personal information of customers and members only as follows:
Our purpose in collecting personal information.
Personal information means information about you which is, or can be, tied to you as an individual.
We collect personal information to:
What information we collect and how we collect it.
The information we collect may include:
When you visit our websites, we may place a "cookie," a small computer file, on your computer to help us recognize and serve you better when you return. You may delete this cookie from your computer. You may also set your Internet browser to reject cookies, however, doing so may limit the functionality of our websites.
How we use personal information.
We do not sell or rent personal information to others.
We do not use cookies to track movements on websites other than our own.
We do not disclose personal information to non-Affiliates except in the following situations:
We may share information with Affiliates for these same reasons and also to let you know about special offers, new products and services, and other great values, unless such sharing is prohibited by law. We may share with Affiliates and non-Affiliates statistical information that does not identify you individually.
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information.
We maintain reasonable physical, technical, and procedural measures to limit access to personal information to authorized individuals with appropriate purposes.
Financial, and international data.
Modifications to our privacy policies.
We reserve the right to change our privacy policies at any time, except as may be prohibited by law. We will post revisions online that we consider appropriate. Use of our websites or services or the purchase of products after posted changes means that you consent to the privacy policies as changed.
Contact us for more information about our privacy policies.
If you have questions about our privacy policies, contact us at by using our contact from or
Harcourt Industries, Inc.
Attention: Privacy Office
7765 South 175 West, P. O. Box 128, Milroy, IN 46156-0128.
Revised Effective August 5, 2005.
One of Harcourt's Three Core Basic Beliefs is "Respect for the Individual." Accordingly, we (Harcourt Industries, Inc. and our Affiliates -- Harcourt Outlines, Inc., Harcourtoutlines.com, Harcourtpolitical.com, and any other companies in which we have a majority ownership interest) will collect and use personal information of customers and members only as follows:
Our purpose in collecting personal information.
Personal information means information about you which is, or can be, tied to you as an individual.
We collect personal information to:
- deliver the products and services you want;
- administer our businesses;
- develop and communicate special offers;
- provide customer service; and respond to legal process (such as subpoenas and warrants).
What information we collect and how we collect it.
The information we collect may include:
- contact information, identification numbers, account numbers, product preferences, and other information you provide when you do business with us, either online, or with our sales representatives, or sign up for certain services, such as a personalized website account;
- technical information (such as your Internet Protocol address, your computer's operating system and browser type, and the address of a referring website, if any, and the path you take through our web pages) when you visit our websites; and
- financial information provided by you and third parties (such as credit bureaus, etc.) in connection with your transactions.
When you visit our websites, we may place a "cookie," a small computer file, on your computer to help us recognize and serve you better when you return. You may delete this cookie from your computer. You may also set your Internet browser to reject cookies, however, doing so may limit the functionality of our websites.
How we use personal information.
We do not sell or rent personal information to others.
We do not use cookies to track movements on websites other than our own.
We do not disclose personal information to non-Affiliates except in the following situations:
- when you request or give us permission to do so;
- when appropriate to prevent harm or injury (such as for product recalls, preventing fraud, or handling claims or other liabilities), or to comply with valid legal process and applicable laws.
We may share information with Affiliates for these same reasons and also to let you know about special offers, new products and services, and other great values, unless such sharing is prohibited by law. We may share with Affiliates and non-Affiliates statistical information that does not identify you individually.
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information.
We maintain reasonable physical, technical, and procedural measures to limit access to personal information to authorized individuals with appropriate purposes.
Financial, and international data.
- Financial Information: If you are a customer that payment terms apply, you will receive a separate policy concerning personal information we receive in that relationship.
- International customers and members: If you provided information to us from a country other than the United States, your information may be transmitted to, and processed by us or our service providers in the United States or other countries other than your own. If you provided information from a country that grants specific additional privacy rights, contact us at the addresses listed below to exercise your rights.
Modifications to our privacy policies.
We reserve the right to change our privacy policies at any time, except as may be prohibited by law. We will post revisions online that we consider appropriate. Use of our websites or services or the purchase of products after posted changes means that you consent to the privacy policies as changed.
Contact us for more information about our privacy policies.
If you have questions about our privacy policies, contact us at by using our contact from or
Harcourt Industries, Inc.
Attention: Privacy Office
7765 South 175 West, P. O. Box 128, Milroy, IN 46156-0128.
Revised Effective August 5, 2005.