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Associated Brands Inc. Global Privacy Statement(Last update) 3/06/00 Associated Brands Inc. is committed to protecting your personal privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines the type of information that is collected by Associated Brands Inc. on this web site, and how we use and protect it. By using our web site, you signify that you agree with the terms of our current Privacy Policy as posted in this area of the site. If you do not agree with any term in this Policy, please do not use the site. From time to time, Associated Brands Inc. may need to change its Privacy Policy because of changes in its business, or in its attempts to serve your needs better. Associated Brands Inc. will use reasonable efforts to publish any changes to its Privacy Policy. In this Privacy Policy, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terms and expressions refer to and mean Associated Brands Inc. What information does Associated Brands Inc. gather? There are times when Associated Brands Inc. may need to gather specific information from you such as your name and address, among other personal information. Information that is essential for Associated Brands Inc. to provide the services and/or products that are requested by you is generally designated as "Required". Additional information that would allow Associated Brands Inc. flexibility in providing its services or products, and may be used for internal statistical studies or market research, is generally indicated as "Optional". The choice of how much personally identifiable information you disclose to Associated Brands Inc. is completely at your discretion. It is never mandatory for you to answer any question, although it may limit the services and products that Associated Brands Inc. is able to offer. If you send us correspondence, such as letters or email, we may collect such information into a file specific to you. We automatically track certain information about you based on your behavior on our site. We use this information to do internal research on our users’ interest, behavior and demographics to better serve our users. This information may include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on our site or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on our site or not), what browser you are using and your IP address. In addition we use “cookies” on certain pages of our site. Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies help us provide information which is targeted to your interests. We also use cookies to help us remember user names and passwords, preferences, tracking click streams and/or for load balancing. Because cookies are stored on your hard drive, not on our site, you are always free to disable or decline our cookies if our hard drive, not on our site, you are always free to disable or decline our cookies if your browser permits. Disabling cookies, however, may limit your use of certain features on our site and may hinder site performance. A special Note about Children. Children are not eligible to use our service and we ask that minors not submit personal information to us. How does Associated Brands Inc. use personal information? When you submit personal information to Associated Brands Inc., you understand that you are agreeing to allow Associated Brands Inc., its subsidiaries, and its affiliates, access to, storage of, and use of, the data in any of the countries where Associated Brands Inc., its subsidiaries, and its affiliates, do business, whether inside or outside of Canada. Associated Brands Inc. may use the personal information you submit for any purposes related to Associated Brands Inc.'s business, including, but not limited to, generating statistical studies, conducting market research, improving its products and services, sending you surveys, and notifying you of product upgrades and updates, new products, special offers, seminars and conventions and any other changes within Associated Brands Inc. that may affect you. What choices do you have about how your personal information is used and what is Associated Brands Inc.'s commitment to data quality and reliability? Associated Brands Inc. respects your privacy and realizes that not everyone likes to receive special offers or information. If you would like your name deactivated from Associated Brands Inc.'s lists, or if you would like to unsubscribe from Associated Brands Inc.'s e-mail bulletins, please use the contact information below to request that Associated Brands Inc. deactivate you from its lists. Be sure to include your name, postal address, telephone number, information contained in your Associated Brands Inc. mailer, and/or other necessary information requested for deactivation. If you believe that Associated Brands Inc. may not have your correct and current personal information, you may update your information any time by using the contact information below to inform Associated Brands Inc. of changes in your personal information. Associated Brands Inc. will use reasonable efforts to honor your requests, but we appreciate your patience in allowing us a reasonable amount of time for processing. Does Associated Brands Inc. share the information that it gathers with third parties? Associated Brands Inc. shares data with third parties as a value-added service that will assist you in finding products or services which you may not normally come across in daily life. Associated Brands Inc. carefully reviews the materials of third parties and only selects those, which it believes would interest you. However, Associated Brands Inc. does not assume responsibility for any actions of third parties. Further, if you input your information on a co-branded registration page, such as that of an Associated Brands Inc. and third party company sponsored contest, then your information becomes the property of both Associated Brands Inc. and the third party company co-sponsoring the contest. In that instance, Associated Brands Inc. is not responsible of the information that the third party receives. Should you decide you would not like your information shared with third parties, please use the contact information below to request that Associated Brands Inc. deactivate you from its lists. Associated Brands Inc. will use reasonable efforts to honor your requests. Please be aware that Associated Brands Inc. has no control over removing your personal information from the lists of third parties. Since Associated Brands Inc. does not control the Privacy Policies of third parties, you are subject to the privacy customs and policies of that third party. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your personal information to others. If you continue to receive materials from third parties after informing Associated Brands Inc. to deactivate your name, please notify the particular third parties regarding deactivation of your personal information. Does Associated Brands Inc. share the information that it gathers with government agencies or law enforcement? Associated Brands Inc. reserves the right to monitor, and disclose to, government officials or law enforcement, without your consent, any communications and personally identifiable information, whenever prompted to do so, by legal authorities, even when you have requested that your information not be disclosed to third parties. What is Associated Brands Inc.'s commitment to data security? Associated Brands Inc. recognizes your concern for security, and will use reasonable efforts to establish secure connections with you and to limit access to databases containing personal information to authorized personnel only. However, “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet and Associated Brands Inc. cannot ensure that your private communications and personal identifiable information will not be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. By way of example only, third parties may without due knowledge or consent of Associated Brands Inc., unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. Associated Brands Inc. Contact Information: E-mail Address: privacy@associatedbrands.com Associated Brands Inc.
Attn: Associated Brands Inc. Privacy Tel: 416 - 503 - 7000
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