At Hughes Surveys, we understand that privacy is an important issue for visitors to our website (www.HughesSurveys.com). The following information is designed to help you understand what information we gather from our site, and how we use that information.
Personal Information Collected on this Website
Hughes Surveys collects personal information that site visitors provide when they complete any online form, application, or survey.
This information is forwarded to a Hughes Surveys employee, who will respond to the request. Hughes Surveys may contact visitors who have submitted a request for additional information about their request.
Hughes Surveys is the sole proprietor of all data files gathered and does not rent or sell visitors' personal information to non-affiliate companies.
Site Visitor Data Collected on this Website
Hughes Surveys uses site visitor data to improve the content and services that we offer our visitors. This data is reported on an aggregate, anonymous basis, which means no personal information is associated with it. This data may include:
how many people visit our site;
the pages they visit;
how long they stay on our site; and
the domain name of the site from which visitors connect.
Hughes Surveys' Use of Cookies
"Cookies" are small text files that a website transfers to a site visitor's hard drive or browser for added functionality, or for tracking website usage. We do not use cookies to gather personal information, such as a person's name or e-mail address. In order to measure the effectiveness of our online presence, Hughes Surveys uses cookies to identify repeat visitors to our website, to determine the path visitors take on our site, and to identify visitors who come to Hughes Surveys via a link on a third-party website. Any information gathered by the use of cookies is compiled on an aggregate, anonymous basis.
Security
Hughes Surveys uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption technology to protect the information our visitors submit through our online forms. This technology protects visitors from having their information intercepted by anyone other than Hughes Surveys during transmission. We are diligent in ensuring our systems are secure and that they meet industry standards. Where appropriate, we employ firewalls, encryption technology, user authentication systems (e.g., usernames and passwords) and access control mechanisms to control access to systems and data.
Hyperlinks
This website may contain hyperlinks or "links" to other sites, and other sites may "link" to this site. Websites linking to and from this site may have different privacy practices from the ones described here for our site. Visitors to our site should read the privacy statements of any linked sites they visit. Our privacy statement applies solely to information collected by our website. Hughes Surveys may, from time to time, make changes to this policy. We recommend that visitors to our site frequently revisit our privacy policy to learn of new privacy practices and changes to our policy.
How to Contact Hughes Surveys about our Privacy Policy
It's important to us at Hughes Surveys to hear what visitors have to say about our services, and our policies. If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, or want to let us know what you think about any of our services, please use our "Contact Us" link, accessible from every page on this site, or send an e-mail directly to our Webmaster at
Internet Privacy Policy last updated on 06/30/2004 .
