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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy of The Howard Company and its Associated Brands

Brookfield, WI
This site is intended for business use. We primarily collect business contact information. 

To Our Customers:

Your privacy is important to us, and maintaining your trust and confidence is one of our highest priorities.  We respect your right to keep your personal information confidential and understand your desire to avoid unwanted solicitations.  We are happy to disclose our privacy policy to our website users.  We hope that by taking a few minutes to read it, you will have a better understanding of what we do with the information you provide us and how we keep it private and secure.

Collection of Personal Information

In general, you can browse our web pages without providing or submitting any personal information. When you engage in certain activities on this site however, such as ordering products, or requesting a design, The Howard Company, Inc. may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. Personal information can include your name,  your home  address and zip code, home  telephone number, and email address. To provide you with product information and design services, we may require that you provide us personal information, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and other personal identifying information.  When ordering products on any of our online stores, you will be asked to provide payment information through a secure third-party payment processor. If you choose to save a payment method for future purchases, it is stored by the payment processor; The Howard Company does not have access to your full card number.  We will not ask for your social security number or for information not directly related to providing you with design services or products you request.

When you submit personal information to The Howard Company, Inc., you understand and agree that The Howard Company, Inc. may use this information to send future mailings, by post or electronic means. These mail pieces will be in regard to The Howard Company’s products and services, in form of product upgrade information, new product releases, or newsletters. We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to employees of our company and other parties who must use that information to provide services to you. We also maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable laws and regulations to guard your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or premature destruction. The Howard Company, Inc.  will not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who process it on our behalf (such as our CRM, analytics, and visitor identification vendors). We do not sell advertising space on our web pages to other companies. We use cookies, tracking technologies, and third-party data partners to understand how visitors use our site and, in some cases, to identify the company or individual visiting so we can follow up about our products and services.

The Howard Company, Inc. recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of this information. If you do not want the information you provide to The Howard Company, Inc. to be used to inform you of other products and special offers from The Howard Company, Inc. and you indicate this preference when you provide the information to The Howard Company, Inc., The Howard Company, Inc. will honor your preference. You may also reply to any email message, at any time, with an indication to be removed from future email messages.

Internet Users - Cookies, Internet Protocol (IP) Address, Aggregate Information

Cookies - in addition to Personal Information, we use data collection devices such as "cookies" on certain web pages to help analyze our web page flow and measure promotional effectiveness. Cookies are pieces of information a website sends to an individual’s hard drive while they are viewing the website. Cookies allow the website to remember important information that will make your visit to the site more useful. We use cookies to help improve your future visits. If you do not wish to receive a cookie or if you wish to set your browser to warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or if you wish to turn off all cookies, use the options on your browser to assist you. The “Help” option on your browser may assist you in changing your cookie preferences. Please note that by turning cookies off, you will not have access to many features available on our website.

Web Beacon -  We also use pixel tags and similar technologies from vendors such as Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and HubSpot to measure advertising and site performance.

Internet Protocol (IP) Address - We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, administer the website, and understand how you navigate it.

Aggregate Information – is used to measure the visitors’ interest in, and use of, various areas of the Website and the various programs that The Howard Company, Inc. administers, The Howard Company, Inc. will rely upon aggregate information, which is information that does not identify you, such as statistical and navigational information. With this aggregate information, The Howard Company, Inc. may undertake statistical and other summary analyses of the visitors' behaviors and characteristics. Although The Howard Company, Inc. may share this aggregate information with third parties, none of this information will allow anyone to identify you, or to determine anything else personal about you.

Third-Party Visitor Identification - When you visit or log in to our website, cookies and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with other personal information they or others have about you, including by association with your email. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email addresses. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout.

Children and Data Collection

The Howard Company, Inc. adheres to the federal privacy protection standards as stated in the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). We care about the safety of children. We will not knowingly allow anyone under 13 to provide us any personally identifying information. Children under 13 years of age are required to obtain the express permission of a parent or guardian before submitting any Personal Information about themselves (such as their names, e-mail address, and phone number) over the Internet. If a child has provided us with personally-identifiable information without the consent of a parent or guardian, the parent or guardian of that child should contact the Privacy Officer immediately by filling out the form below. We will use reasonable efforts to promptly delete the child's information from our servers.

Opt-Out of Email and Mobile Updates

You may have the opportunity to elect to receive email communications from The Howard Company, Inc. The Howard Company Inc. will only email you or send you mobile alerts if you elect to receive them. If you elect to receive email communications, The Howard Company, Inc. will send you occasional updates about new additions to the Website as well as special offers and promotions of which you can take advantage. If at any time you decide you would rather not receive these types of communications from The Howard Company Inc., you can opt-out by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any The Howard Company Inc. email, update the contact preferences for your account, or contact the Privacy Officer by filling out the form below.

Security

We endeavor to protect your Personal Information using physical, electronic or procedural security measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information in our control. These measures include safeguards to protect Personal Information against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use and modification.

We safeguard your Personal Information on the Internet by using industry-standard practices. Although "guaranteed security" does not exist either on or off the Internet, we make commercially reasonable efforts to make the collection and security of such information consistent with our Privacy Policy and all applicable laws and regulations. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards as appropriate to safeguard your Personal Information.

Currently, our website utilizes a variety of different security measures designed to protect Personal Information by users both inside and outside The Howard Company Inc, including the use of encryption mechanisms (e.g., Secure Socket Layers or SSLs), password protection, and other security measures to help prevent unauthorized access to your personally identifiable information. This helps maintain the confidentiality, privacy, and integrity of your transactions, and helps to protect your confidential information -  such as contact details submitted through online forms, from loss, misuse, interception and hacking.

Storage, Retention and Accuracy of Personal Information

The Howard Company Inc. ensures personal Information is safeguarded against loss, access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse. All reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Information.

The Howard Company Inc. will retain your Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected and to comply with applicable laws and your consent to such purpose remains valid after termination of our relationship with you.

We take all reasonable steps to insure your Personal Information is accurate, up-to-date, complete, relevant and not misleading.

SMS Policy

By providing your phone number, you consent to receive SMS messages from The Howard Company. These messages may include updates, promotional offers, and other information related to our products and services.

Opt-In and Opt-Out: Opt-In: By subscribing to our SMS service, you agree to receive text messages from The Howard Company at the phone number you provided.
Opt-Out: You can opt-out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying "STOP" to any message you receive from us. You may also contact our customer service team to be removed from our SMS list.

Message Frequency: The number of SMS messages you receive will vary based on your interactions with The Howard Company. We strive to keep our messages relevant and to a minimum.

Message and Data Rates: Message and data rates may apply. Please check with your mobile service provider for details on your plan.

Privacy: Your privacy is important to us. We will not share your phone number with third parties without your consent, except as required by law. For more information, please review our Privacy Policy.

California Privacy Rights

Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with whom they have an established business relationship (1) a list of the categories of personal information, such as name, address, e-mail address, and the type of services provided to that customer, that a business has disclosed to third parties (including affiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes, and (2) the names and addresses of all such third parties. To request the above information, please fill out the form below or write to us at:

The Howard Company, Inc.
1375 North Barker Road
Brookfield, WI 53045
USA
Attention: California Disclosure Information

We will respond to such written requests within 30 days following receipt at the mailing address above. We reserve the right not to respond to requests submitted other than to the address specified above or otherwise exempted by law. Please note we are required only to respond to each customer once per calendar year.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or to opt out of its sale or sharing for targeted advertising. To exercise these rights, fill out the form below.

Updating Your Personal Information

You have the right to ensure that The Howard Company, Inc. has the most accurate and current information with regard to your personal information. This may be accomplished either by filling the form below or by writing to The Howard Company, Inc. with the information to be updated:

The Howard Company, Inc.
1375 North Barker Road
Brookfield, WI 53045
USA

Please include your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact us.


 

Links to Non-Howard Company Inc Web Sites and Third Parties

Please note www.howardcompany.com websites may contain links to other websites for your convenience and information. The Howard Company Inc. does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from www.howardcompany.com. The Howard Company’s privacy policy cannot and does not apply to external websites. We do not endorse or make any representations about third party websites. The personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties is not covered by The Howard Company Inc privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company or website before submitting your Personal Information. Some third parties may choose to share their personal data with The Howard Company Inc.; that sharing is governed by that third party company’s privacy policy.

LAST UPDATED:  10/13/2026