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February 8th, 2012
Last Updated December 2009
GreenField Direct, LLC shares the concerns of visitors to our world wide web site that links directly to this privacy policy about the protection of personal information online. This privacy policy describes our practices regarding the privacy of information that we collect through the Site, which is hosted and operated from the United States.
GreenField Direct abides by the Safe Harbor framework agreed to by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Union (EU) with respect to personal information collected by entities located in the EEA and transferred to GreenField Direct in the United States. For additional information regarding the Safe Harbor Program, see the U.S. Dept. of Commerce web site at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor. We encourage you to read this Policy before using our Site. By using the Site, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy, please do not use the Site.
1. Types of Information Disclosed/Gathered.
GreenField Direct gathers one basic type of information through the Site: "Personal Information," information from which an individual can be identified. You are not ordinarily required to register or provide Personal Information in order to access our Site, though certain functionalities (such as career, warranty or application information) may require registration. We collect Personal Information from you only when you voluntarily provide it to us. Personal Information may include your contact information (such as your name, postal address, telephone numbers and/or email address), as well as your payment information, such as credit card number and expiration date, which we collect if you wish to purchase any product or service made available through the Site.
2. Use and Disclosure of Information GreenField Direct Gathers Through the Site.
a. Personal Information. We may use your Personal Information in any of the following ways.
i. Communications. We encourage Visitors to contact us with questions and comments. Personal Information may be used in order to respond to your questions and comments.
ii. Business Purposes. We may also use your Personal Information for internal business purposes, such as analyzing and managing our businesses. The Personal Information you provide through the Site may be combined with other information you provide to GreenField Direct (via online or offline means), with demographic information and other information that is publicly available, or with other information about you that GreenField Direct may otherwise obtain online or offline.
iii. Transactions. When you take part in a Transaction through the Site such as purchasing GreenField Direct merchandise, we may collect Payment Information from you related to such Transaction as well as other Personal Information such as a shipping address so that we can send you the products you have purchased. We may use your Personal Information or Payment Information in order to complete the Transaction and, if applicable, to fulfill your purchase. We may also provide such Payment Information to third parties as necessary to complete your Transaction (for example, to process your credit card).
iv. Special Promotions and Product Information. In addition, GreenField Direct may use your Personal Information to provide you with email updates and announcements concerning our products and special promotions. You may opt-out of receiving these messages from us at any time by contacting us.
v. Miscellaneous. Finally, we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that we are required to do so: (i) by law; (ii) to comply with legal process or governmental requests; (iii) to enforce our Terms of Service; (iv) to protect our operations; (v) to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of GreenField Direct, you or others; and (vi) to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
3. Other Important Notes Regarding Our Privacy Practices.
a. Special Note for Parents. GreenField Direct takes seriously its obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act concerning the collection of Personal Information from individuals under the age of thirteen (13). The Site is not directed at children, and we request that children under the age of 13 not provide Personal Information through the Site.
b. Security. We have security measures and tools in place to help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Any time you provide us with your credit card number, that credit card number is transmitted to us by your browser in an encrypted format using industry-standard, SSL encryption. No method of transmitting or storing data is completely secure. As a result, although we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us through or in connection with the Site. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), you must immediately notify us of the problem.
c. Other Third Party Sites. We may offer links to other sites. It is our policy to try to link only with sites that share our views on privacy. Nevertheless, we are not responsible for the content or information collection policies of other sites. If you visit another site, you should review their privacy and other policies.
d. Further Disclosures. We reserve the right to use or disclose any information as needed to satisfy any law, regulation or legal request, to protect the integrity of the site, to fulfill your requests or to cooperate in any legal investigation.
4. Changes to This Policy.
While we do not intend to make changes to our policies very often, it is always a good idea to double check when you visit our site to be sure that you have read and agree with our most current policy statement. The date of our policy will always be set forth at the top of the policy. Any change in our privacy policy will be prospective only. We will not make any changes that have retroactive effect unless legally required to do so.