Privacy and Security Policies

Privacy Policy

This informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Welch Fuel Company website. We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the website.

By using the website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection and Use

While using our website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name, phone number, email address, etc. Welch Fuel Company is the sole owner of the information collected on the website. We will not share your Personal Information with a third party unless deemed necessary to fulfill your request, and we will not sell or rent your Personal Information to anyone, or disclose any non-public Personal Information about you to anyone, except as required under law.

Communications

We may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing, or promotional materials, product or service discounts, or changes to this Privacy Policy. You may opt out of our communications at any time by contacting a Welch Fuel Company customer service representative.

Protecting Your Information

Welch Fuel Company takes reasonable steps to protect all Personal Information, including sensitive information (e.g., credit card data) provided through our website. Sensitive information provided through our website is encrypted and transmitted securely, although no data transmission can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We also safeguard your privacy offline; we educate our employees about the importance of confidentiality and customer privacy, and we maintain procedural safeguards to protect your personal information.

Online Account Data Inquiries and Deletion Request

For inquiries about the data associated with your online customer profile or to request your account be deleted, contact us to submit a request form.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect non–personally identifiable information that will help us to improve your experience on our website. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, it may limit your ability to use certain portions of our website.

External Links

Welch Fuel Company includes links to external websites. We are not in control of or responsible for the content on external websites, and we will not be held liable for any issues that may arise as a result of using these external sites.

Online Orders

In order to place an order through our website, you must provide contact information (e.g., your name, email address, phone number, and delivery address) and financial information via our online form. This information will be collected and used in the manner as described in the “Information Collection and Usage” section.

Fuel Delivery Policy

When you place your order, the amount you are charged includes the amount of gallons ordered at the listed rate, applicable taxes, and delivery. The minimum allowable amount of heating oil for residential fuel order deliveries is 100 gallons.

If there are any issues with your delivery, please contact our office at (603) 863-2239 as soon as possible.

Third-Party Payment Processor Disclaimer

Welch Fuel Company will not be liable for and assumes no responsibility for any losses arising from or in connect with any errors or omissions with respect to payments processed by third-party payment processors any fees or charges imposed by third-party processors used to make and receive payments to Welch Fuel Company.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

You should check this Privacy Policy periodically as we reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. Your continued use of the website after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications, and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at (603) 863-2239.

Security Policy

Protecting Your Information

We take critical measures to protect all Personal Information (e.g., name and address) and Sensitive Information (e.g., credit card data) provided by customers on our website. All Personal and Sensitive Information submitted through our website is encrypted (https) and transmitted securely through a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) so that it cannot be read over the internet.

We do not store any credit card information on our server.

Please be aware that no data transmission can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and as with any website, any information you provide through our site is done so at your own risk.

We also take steps to protect your privacy offline; we educate our employees about the importance of confidentiality and customer privacy, and we maintain procedural safeguards to protect your personal information.

Updates to This Information Security Policy

Our internal security standards, policies and practices are reviewed and revised based on best practices of the industry. This Security Policy may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our information security practices.