Security & Privacy

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We are committed to protecting your privacy at Woodworker's Hardware®. We will use information we collect about you to process your orders and to personalize your shopping experience. Each time you visit our site, your personal information will appear as you last entered it. This will save you the time and effort to fill out this information with each order.

Your order history will be saved so that you can review your transactions related to our site. If you would prefer that we don't collect this information, you may select that option at login. If you select this option, you will be asked to enter your personal information so we may process your order. Although we cannot guarantee that your information will not be unlawfully intercepted by a third party, we are using industry standard security measures to assure that this risk is minimized, including firewalls and Secure Socket Layers. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet.

By using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Woodworker's Hardware®.

Information that is gathered from visitors

In common with other websites, log files are stored on the web server saving details such as the visitor's IP address, browser type, referring page and time of visit.

Cookies may be used to remember visitor preferences when interacting with the website.

Where registration is required, the visitor's email and a username will be stored on the server.

How the Information is used

The information is used to enhance the vistor's experience when using the website to display personalised content and possibly advertising.

E-mail addresses will not be sold, rented or leased to 3rd parties.

E-mail may be sent to inform you of news of our services or offers by us or our affiliates.

Visitor Options

If you have subscribed to one of our services, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions which are included in e-mail that you receive.

You may be able to block cookies via your browser settings but this may prevent you from access to certain features of the website.

Cookies

Cookies are small digital signature files that are stored by your web browser that allow your preferences to be recorded when visiting the website. Also they may be used to track your return visits to the website.

3rd party advertising companies may also use cookies for tracking purposes.

Google Ads

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads.

Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to visitors based on their visit to sites they visit on the Internet.

Website visitors may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

 

Video Content and YouTube API Services

Usage of YouTube API Services

This website utilizes YouTube API Services to retrieve and display video content (such as product demonstrations, tutorials, and reviews) directly within our product image galleries. This integration allows us to provide you with rich media content to enhance your shopping experience.

Data Processing and Sharing

When you view pages that include YouTube content or interact with the video player, please be aware of the following:

  • Connection: Your browser establishes a direct connection to YouTube servers to load the video player and content.
  • Data Collection by YouTube (Google): YouTube (Google) may collect and process information about your visit, including your IP address, device information, and interaction data, in accordance with their own policies.
  • Our Internal Use: Our application uses the API solely to fetch public video metadata (such as titles, descriptions, and thumbnails) for display. We do not collect, store, or share your personal viewing history or video interaction data with other third parties, except as inherent to the functioning of the YouTube player itself.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

Your use of these video features is subject to the **Google Privacy Policy**. We encourage you to review Google's policy to understand how your data is handled by them when you interact with their services on our site.