Terms of Use and Privacy Notifications

As you explore our website and engage with us, HMH prioritizes clarity in communicating how we gather, safeguard, share, and utilize your provided data. This Privacy Notice applies to all HMH platforms and websites, outlining the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Data and non-personal information and is followed by a recommendation of a careful reading. In the event of any inconsistency, this notice governs over any other privacy notice provided by HMH-controlled sites, unless required by applicable law. This notice does not cover information collected by third-party sites and may be updated periodically.

By visiting our website, you agree to the practices outlined in this notice, unless we specifically request your consent. Under relevant data protection laws, HMH is the controller of any personal information collected on the website for the purpose of establishing or developing our business relationship with you.

When you contact us for business, sales, services, projects, media, investor relations, supplier interactions, sponsorships, or events, we collect your provided information. This allows us to fulfill your request, provide support, or meet contractual obligations. We may also process personal data for legal compliance and internal standards. We process this information based on your consent or our legitimate business interests, unless overridden by your data protection rights.

You are free to withdraw consent at any time by completing our Data Subject Access – Request Form, and we will honor your request.

We keep Personal Data only for the duration of the original purpose, including the relevant statute of limitations. Legal or regulatory obligations may mandate specific records retention, as well as to address potential queries or disputes that we anticipate may arise periodically.

Your data will not be shared with third parties except when necessary for our business operations or to provide our services and support to you, when required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. We do not disclose your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

We do not transfer personal data to a third country outside the EEA that does not offer adequate protection of personal data, unless appropriate safeguards are applied or the transfer complies with applicable data protection legislation.

This website uses cookies, small text files that track usage patterns and record preferences, to enhance your user experience. By continuing to browse, you are consenting to the use of cookies in accordance with the outlined terms. Two main types of cookies are used: session cookies, which are deleted upon closing your browser, and persistent cookies, which remain stored on your computer until deleted or until they expire. 

We may periodically update this privacy notifications. Minor updates with no significantl impact to your rights or the use of personal data may be made without posting a specific notice on our website. We encourage you to regularly review this privacy notification to stay informed about the latest updates. In the event of material changes that may affect your rights or the use of personal data, we will provide a specific notice on our website. 

If you wish to exercise your data privacy rights, please complete our Data Subject Access – Request Form and your request will be promptly addressed.

For additional inquiries, feedback, please contact HMH’s Data Privacy Group at privacygroup@hmhw.com. 

Copyright of all published material including photographs, drawings and images in this document remains vested in HMH and third-party contributors as appropriate. Accordingly, neither the whole nor any part of this document shall be reproduced in any form nor used in any manner without express prior permission and applicable acknowledgements. No trademark, copyright or other notice shall be altered or removed.