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Last Updated: July 2003
Sorel Corporation and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, understands that
its customers and web site visitors care about how personal information is gathered
and used. We appreciate that you trust us to act carefully and responsibly with
your personal information.
- Policy. This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices with
respect to individuals, and explains the choices you have about the way your information
is collected and used. It also explains the security measures taken by us to protect
your personally identifiable information, and how you may contact us with any questions
or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically
for current in formation, as it may be updated from time to time.
- Links. This web site may contain links to other sites. Please read
each site’s privacy policy carefully, since it may differ significantly from this
Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the privacy policies, content or practices
of other sites.
- Personal Information. We do not collect personally identifiable
information from you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. We may ask you to
provide personally identifiable information when:
- you register to receive information from Sorel and its affiliates;
- you send questions, comments, or other messages to Sorel;
- you request specific information, materials, or warranty service; or
- you participate in surveys, promotions, premiums, or contests.
We may use your personally identifiable information to:
- register you in programs;
- create and maintain accounts;
- provide you with information related to your account and your purchases;
- respond to your messages, questions and requests;
- better understand your needs and interests;
- improve our products and services; or
- otherwise fulfill the purpose for which you provided the information.
Sorel and its parent, subsidiaries, licensees, and affiliates, may also use your
personally identifiable information to send you (via regular or electronic mail)
special offers and product information that may be of interest to you. You will
have an opportunity to “opt out” of receiving such promotional messages when you
provide personal information to us online and when we send promotional messages
addressed directly to you.
- Children's Personal Information. This website is not targeted at
children. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under the age
of 13. If we determine that we have unintentionally collected personally identifiable
information from an individual under the age of 13, we will delete it from our data
bases and will not use or share the information.
- Disclosure of Personal Information. The personally identifiable
information that you provide to us will not be sold or shared with others outside
of Sorel and its parent, subsidiaries, licensees and affiliates except under the
following limited circumstances:
- the information is shared in aggregate, non-personal form (such as a collection
of visitor demographic statistics);
- the third party assists us in the processing of orders and the delivery of products
or services to you;
- you specifically authorize us to share your personal information with the third
party;
- it is necessary or advisable to verify information that you provide to us;
- it is in connection with an audit of Sorel or its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates;
- we believe that we are required to do so by applicable law or regulation, or that
it is otherwise necessary or advisable to ensure the safety, health, or life of
people or property;
- it is to assist us in sending messages regarding products and services that we or
a third party offers that may be of interest to you;
- if we goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another
company, or selling a portion of our assets, your personal information may be part
of the assets transferred.
- Non-Personal Information. We automatically collect and store certain
non-personally identifiable information about you when you visit its web site. This
information may include your number of login attempts, the domain name from which
you access the Internet, your browser type, the date and time that you accessed
this site, the length of site visits, the Internet address of any website from which
you linked directly to this site, and the particular items or pages that you viewed
or downloaded during your visit. From time to time, We will also ask you to provide
other anonymous demographic information, such as your age, gender, and interests.
We use non-personally identifiable information in any way that it determines is
useful to it, including to maintain and improve the quality of its products and
services and to offer information and promotions.
- Cookies. A “cookie” is a small text file containing a unique identification
number that is transferred from a site like this web site to the hard drive of your
computer so that the site administrator may identify your computer and passively
track its activities on the site. If your browser accepts “cookies,” we may use
both persistent and session ID cookies to determine if you are a repeat or new visitor;
to understand how many different visitors come to this site; to personalize your
information on future visits; to offer you information that is appropriate to your
demographics interests, and preferences; to monitor and improve its services to
you; and to facilitate your shopping session. You can usually modify your browser
to decline cookies at your preference, however, declining cookies may limit your
ability to receive the benefit of all of the features of this site.
- Change to Use of Information. If any material change is made in
the way in which we use the personally identifiable information that you previously
provided to us, we will notify you of the change and provide you with an opportunity
to "opt out" of having your information used for a different purpose. We will also
update this Privacy Policy as changes are made going forward by posting the change
on this Web site. 9. Security. Your personally identifiable information is stored
on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, reasonably protected from
unauthorized access, misuse, alteration or disclosure. Storage and processing may
take place in the United States or in any other country where Sorel or its affiliates
maintain facilities. By using this web site or otherwise providing information to
us, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.
- No Liability. As explained in the Terms and Conditions of Use,
IN NO EVENT WILL SOREL OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR
PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO SOREL, INCLUDING ANY FAILURE BY SOREL OR AN AFFILIATE
TO COMPLY WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, EVEN IF SOREL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION
OF LIABILITY, SO THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
- For More Information. If you have any questions, concerns or comments,
please contact us at:
Sorel
Attn: Webmaster
14375 N.W. Science Park Dr.
Portland, OR 97229
For Canadian warranty inquiries, please contact:
Canadaservices@columbia.com
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