Hecla privacy policy
Effective Date: April 2011
Please read this Hecla Website Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) carefully before using this website, www.hecla-mining.com, or any of the services provided through this website (collectively, the “Website”).
This website is brought to you by Hecla Mining Company (“Hecla”). This Privacy Policy generally describes the types of personal information and other information that Hecla and third parties collect or access about you when you choose to use the Website. “Personal information,” as that term is used in this Privacy Policy, generally includes information that personally identifies you, either alone or when it is combined with other information about you.
This Privacy Policy is a part of the Hecla Website Terms of Use.
how to contact us
Hecla can be contacted by writing to Hecla’s Address For Legal Notices, which is as follows:
Hecla Mining Company
Attn: Legal Department
6500 N. Mineral Drive, Suite 200
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at this address.
your consent
By visiting the Website, or by submitting information through the Website, you consent and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, and to all Disclosures of personal information, Browser Information, and Cookie Information described or referred to in this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or the Disclosures of information as described in this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website.
information you provide
Hecla collects personal information that you provide in connection with requests you make, or other communications you choose to share, such as when you: (1) contact Hecla via e-mail, webform, or otherwise through the Website; (2) submit a resume, job application, or job inquiry via e-mail, webform, or otherwise through the Website; (3) sign up to receive newsletters or other information from Hecla; and/or (4) register to receive proxy statements, annual reports, or other disclosures or communications electronically or by e-mail. Personal information that is requested and collected may be necessary to process your request, and your failure to provide the personal information requested may prevent Hecla from satisfying your request.
You should assume that, unless Hecla expressly informs you to the contrary, any personal information that you submit to or otherwise share with Hecla will not be encrypted in transmission or when Hecla possesses or stores it. Hecla does not want you to submit sensitive personal information unless Hecla expressly asks for it.
other information about you; consent to cookies and tracking
When you visit or use the Website, certain information is automatically collected. This information may include personal information about you.
When you visit the Website, Hecla and/or its service providers may automatically receive and collect information relating to your web browser and computer. This information includes, but is not limited to, information about the web browser you use, your computer’s operating system, IP address, the domain name or URL from which you visit the Website, the areas or pages that you visit on the Website, the features or links that you click on, the amount of time you spend visiting the Website and any subpages therein, the date and time you visit the Website, the country where you are located, and other click stream data (collectively, “Browsing Information”).
When you visit the Website, Hecla and/or its service providers may also collect information, including personal information about you, after placing a “cookie” or other tracking device on your computer and/or browser. By visiting the Website, you consent to this. The cookie or other tracking device may provide Hecla and/or its service providers with any of the above referenced Browsing Information, in addition to other information about other websites you visit and activities that you conduct online (collectively, “Cookie Information”). Cookie Information may be used for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to: (i) storing your personal information or other information about you so that you will not have to re-enter it on the Website; (ii) providing you with custom, personalized content and information; (iii) tracking and monitoring how you came to visit the Website; (iv) generating and monitoring statistics about your visits to and uses of the Website; (v) tracking information and personal information you choose to submit through the Website; (vi) improving and preserving Website functionality, including diagnosing problems with servers, and otherwise administering the Website; (vii) gathering information about Website visitors; and (viii) identifying you.
You may be able to disable some or all cookies or other tracking devices by changing settings on your web browser. However, Hecla makes no promises or assurances about your ability to do so. Disabling cookies or other tracking devices on your browser may limit your ability to access certain features, services or information on the Website.
what Hecla does with your personal information
Hecla uses, accesses, processes, stores, retains, shares, discloses, transfers, transmits, displays and/or combines (collectively, “Discloses” or makes “Disclosures” of) your personal information, Browser Information, and Cookie Information for a variety of purposes, including, without limitation, to engage in its business. Hecla may Disclose personal information, Browser Information, and/or Cookie Information in any manner that is described in this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use or that is otherwise consistent with this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use and applicable law, including, without limitation, to:
- Provide you or others with requested information, including Hecla newsletters, annual reports, proxy statements and other communications;
- Contact you or others when Hecla believes it is advisable;
- Service providers, affiliates, and other third party individuals and entities that perform services on Hecla’s behalf or otherwise work with Hecla;
- Exercise or protect Hecla’s or third party’s legal rights under applicable law;
- Respond to legal process;
- Make subsequent uses of information, such as using it for research and for meeting subsequent requests that you make;
- Generate aggregate data and to Disclose it for statistical and/or research purposes; and
- Engage in other purposes, which include, without any limitation or any obligation to undertake the same, Disclosures: (i) at your request; (ii) to comply with or otherwise assist an investigation, regulatory or legal requirement, subpoena, or court order; (iii) to investigate a possible crime, such as identity theft; (iv) in connection with the sale, purchase, merger, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution of Hecla or a Hecla business unit; or (v) under similar circumstances.
In general, Hecla does not Disclose personal information to third parties for advertising purposes. However, Hecla reserves the right to do so if it believes that it would be lawful to do so or it would be appropriate under the circumstances.
third party services that Hecla uses
Without limiting any of the Disclosure rights set forth above, Hecla uses certain third parties to perform services for it. These third parties may have policies and practices that differ from Hecla’s policies and practices with respect to personal information, Browser Information, or Cookie Information. You should review the privacy policies and other applicable policies and practices before using any such service.
If you are a Hecla shareholder, and you choose to use the Website to sign up to receive proxy statements or other shareholder materials electronically, the Website redirects you to a site maintained by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”). Any personal information you provide in that process will provided to Broadridge, and Broadridge may Disclose such information to Hecla. Without limitation, Broadridge will use your personal information to process your request. Hecla makes no promises or guarantees regarding Broadridge’s practices with respect to personal information that you supply, or with respect to any Browser Information or Cookie Information that Broadridge collects through its website, or otherwise. You can learn more about Broadridge’s practices by visiting http://www.broadridge.com/.
When you visit the Website, Hecla uses XO Communications Services, Inc. (“XO”) to provide analytics data and analysis regarding Website visitors. XO may have access to personal information that you chose to supply through the Website, and to Browser Information and Cookie Information when you visit the Website. XO may Disclose this information to Hecla. Hecla makes no promises or guarantees regarding XO’s practices with respect to personal information, Browser Information, or Cookie Information. You can learn more about XO’s practices by visiting www.terms.xo.com.
If you choose to sign up to receive newsletters or other information from Hecla, your e-mail address, and any personal information that you provide will be provided to Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC (“Thomson”). Thomson may Disclose this information to Hecla. Without limitation, Thomson may use this information to process your request. Hecla makes no promises or guarantees regarding Thomson’s practices with respect to your e-mail address or other personal information. You can learn more about Thomson’s practices by visiting www.thomsonreuters.com, or at www.thomsonreuters.com/financial/privacy.
If you choose to e-mail Hecla or to contact Hecla through a webform on the Website, your e-mail address, the contents of your e-mail, and any other information or personal information that you provide will be provided to Hecla, and will be Disclosed to MX Logic. Hecla makes no promises or guarantees regarding MX Logic’s practices with respect to your e-mail address, the contents of your e-mail, or other information or personal information that you choose to submit in connection with an e-mail. You can learn more about MX Logic’s practices by visiting www.mxlogi.com.
links to third party websites
The Website may contain links to websites of third parties. Such third parties may have policies and practices that differ from this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use. Hecla is not responsible for the practices or activities that occur on third party websites, and you should review the privacy policies, terms of use, and other applicable policies on any website that you choose to access.
retention of personal information, browser information, and cookie information
Hecla maintains personal information, Browser Information, and Cookie Information for the length of time that it, in its sole discretion, believes is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with applicable laws or contracts, and to operate Hecla’s business.
access and updates to personal information
You may make reasonable requests to Hecla to obtain a copy of personal information that Hecla maintains about you, or to update personal information that Hecla maintains about you. You may do so by writing Hecla at Hecla’s Address for Legal Notices given above. In doing so, you must specify, in detail, what you would like to know or update, and you must include proof of your identity. Please call us at 1-208-769-4177 or e-mail Hecla at hmcinfo@hecla-mining.com in order to learn more about the type of information that Hecla needs in order to process a request under this section. If you make a request under this section, Hecla may, in its sole discretion, request additional information of you in order to authenticate your identity. Hecla strives to meet all reasonable requests made under this section.
Not all information that Hecla maintains is in a format that permits Hecla to review it in connection with a request made under this section. Furthermore, some information that Hecla maintains may have been provided to service providers, governmental authorities, or other third parties that Hecla does not control. Hecla may, in its sole discretion, undertake commercially reasonable efforts to meet a request made under this section when such request pertains to information that service providers, governmental authorities, or other third parties have been provided, however, Hecla has no obligation to do so. Accordingly, you must ensure that all personal information you provide to Hecla and/or its service providers is accurate in every respect.
children and parents
The Website is not intended to be used by individuals under 13 years of age. If your child has submitted personal information, and you would like to request that such information be deleted, please write Hecla at Hecla’s Address for Legal Notices, and provide proof of your identity and legal relationship to the child.
termination
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Terms of Use, you may not withdraw consent to this Privacy Policy, unless the law expressly allows for you to do so despite a contrary contract. If applicable law expressly permits it, please write to Hecla at Hecla’s Address for Legal Notices if you wish to withdraw the consents provided under this Privacy Policy. No such withdraw will obligate Hecla to treat any previously collected personal information, Browser Information, or Cookie Information any differently than set forth in the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy. Nevertheless, Hecla may, in its sole determination, undertake commercially reasonable efforts to delete any such information, consistent with the Access and Updates to Personal Information
section set forth above.
changes to this privacy policy
Hecla may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, in the same manner that it may change the Terms of Use. Please see the “Changes to These Terms of Use” section of the Terms of Use for more information regarding changes to the Terms of Use and to this Privacy Policy.