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TaylorMade-adidas
Golf Company
Privacy Policy
Effective 1/8/04
Thank you for visiting the Privacy Policy page
of Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. d/b/a TaylorMade-adidas
Golf Company ("TMaG"). TMaG values your right of
privacy, and wants you to feel comfortable and secure using
any of our websites at www.taylormadegolf.com
, www.adidasgolf.com
, www.rossaputters.com
, www.maxfli.com , www.tmag.com
, www.noodlegolf.com ,
www.projectprototype.com
, www.tmag.biz , and
all other TMaG websites (the "TMaG Websites"). This
page describes our policy with regard to online privacy and
explains how you can opt out of certain uses and disclosures
of your personal information. As a courtesy, this page also
provides a number of useful links to third party information
regarding privacy protection. However, TMaG does not assume
any responsibility for the accuracy and/or completeness of
such third party information.
Your Acceptance
By visiting, using, and/or registering on any
of the TMaG Websites, you signify your agreement to the terms
and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not so agree,
you should not use the TMaG Websites. Should we make any substantial
changes in the way we collect and/or use any personal information
we will amend this Privacy Policy, or we may email you if
you have not opted out of email notifications.
TMaG Websites
This Privacy Policy applies only to the TMaG
Websites. Links within these sites could direct you to third
party websites that are not owned or controlled by TMaG. TMaG
has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the
content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party
websites, which may employ cookies and/or collect personal
information. In addition, TMaG will not and cannot censor
or edit the content of any third party site. We encourage
you to be aware when you leave the TMaG Websites, and to read
the privacy policy of each website that you visit.
TMaG affiliates may have their own privacy policy governing
websites other than the above TMaG Websites.
What Type of Personal Information Do
We Collect and Use?
Whenever you register a TMaG product, send us
an email, purchase products from a TMaG Website, register
on one of the TMaG Websites, enter to win a contest, subscribe
to one of our newsletters, or otherwise transmit information
via any of the TMaG Websites, TMaG may obtain and collect
personally identifiable contact information (expressed herein
generally as "personal information") such as your
name, email address, payment information (i.e. credit card
number/expiration date), and/or mailing address, subject to
your ability to "opt-out" of our future use or disclosure
of such information.
Personal Information Maintenance &
Opt-Out
If you wish to opt-out of our use and/or disclosure
of your personal information, other than as expressly covered
in this Privacy Policy and/or to process any purchase orders,
you will generally have the option to do so when you first
submit your personal information via the TMaG Websites. Simply
indicate your desire to opt-out by checking or un-checking
the appropriate box. If you wish to amend or delete any personal
information you have previously provided without opt-out,
please send us a message at consumer.feedback@tmag.com.
We will endeavor to provide a simple way to review, correct,
update or remove personal information you have given us. If
you wish to stop receiving a TMaG newsletter that you have
previously subscribed for, please follow the "unsubscribe"
instructions contained at the bottom of each newsletter.
How Do We Use Personal Information?
TMaG will never disclose your email address
to third parties for use in connection with any email marketing
campaign of a third party or business partner (excluding TMaG
subsidiary companies).
TMaG may always use personal information in
the following ways:
- to enable us to respond to you generally, or to process,
validate and verify requests and/or purchase orders
- to perform any services requested by you
- to compile and/or distribute aggregate - never individual
- information about our website users and aggregate usage
patterns
- to provide our own website designers with useful information
for developing new features and services that meet your
needs
- to tailor your experience on our websites, showing you
content we think might interest you or altering the content
according to your personal preferences
- as part of an online employment application to evaluate
your qualifications only
TMaG will not disclose your email address for
use in connection with a third party's marketing efforts.
If you have not "opted-out" of our
use and disclosure of your personal information, TMaG may
also use personal information for all marketing and survey
purposes on behalf of itself and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
TMaG may appoint third party agents in connection with such
marketing and survey efforts. TMaG may disclose personal information
to select business partners for use in connection with direct
mail marketing efforts, but that personal information will
not include your email address.
If you have "opted-out", TMaG will use or disclose
your personal information only as stated above, or: (1) when
legally ordered to do so by a lawful subpoena or court order,
(2) if you violate or breach an agreement with TMaG, (3) if
we believe you will harm the property or rights of TMaG or
those of TMaG's other customers, (4) under exigent circumstances
to protect the physical safety of TMaG, its employees, users
or the general public, or (5) to validate credit card numbers
for charging for fee services.
Aggregate Information
TMaG may share aggregate statistical information
with business partners, sponsors or other third parties, but
none of them receive individual identifying information about
you. For example, we may tell an advertiser that X number
of visitors visited a certain area on a website, or that Y
number of men and Z number of women filled out registration
forms, but we would not disclose anything that uniquely identifies
those individuals.
Unsolicited Emails Received by You
TMaG does not send unsolicited bulk emails to
anyone who has requested that we do not contact them. We send
our newsletters only to those who have taken affirmative steps
to subscribe. If you have inadvertently received one of our
newsletters, or if you simply wish to stop receiving them,
please follow the "unsubscribe" instructions contained
in each newsletter or send a request to be unsubscribed to
consumer.feedback@tmag.com.
Chat Rooms and Forums
The TMaG Websites may now or in the future include
chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups. Any
information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public
information. You should exercise caution before disclosing
your personal information via these public venues, which you
do at your own risk. If you do so, you may receive unsolicited
emails or "spam" from others. TMaG cannot safeguard
the privacy of personal information that is disclosed online
in this manner.
Our Cookies
Your browser software includes a feature called
"cookies." If enabled, cookies may store small amounts
of data on your computer about your visit to any of the TMaG
Websites. However, cookies tell us nothing about you personally
unless you specifically give us additional information. Cookies
assist us in tracking which of our features you like best
and what content you may have viewed during past visits. When
you re-visit the TMaG Websites, cookies can enable us to customize
our content according to your preferences. We may use cookies
to:
- keep count of return visits to the TMaG Websites
- accumulate and report anonymous, aggregate, statistical
information
on website usage
- deliver content specific to your interests or past viewing
history
- save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each
time you visit our websites.
You can also disable cookies. By modifying your
browser preferences, you can accept or reject all cookies,
or request a notification when a cookie is set.
IP Addresses
TMaG does not store or record the Internet Protocol
("IP") addresses of visitors to the Website for
marketing purposes, although we may store IP addresses in
server logs for system maintenance purposes or to store the
source location whenever someone provides Personal Information.
An IP address is a number assigned to your computer whenever
you access the Internet. An Internet Service Providers ("ISP")
typically assigns a random IP addresses at the time of your
dial-up. For local area network ("LAN"), DSL, or
cable modem users, an IP address may be permanently assigned
to a particular computer. We cannot determine your identity
solely based upon your IP address. Your IP address can, however,
reveal what geographic area you are connecting from, or which
ISP you are using. Finally, other websites you visit have
IP addresses, and we may collect the IP addresses of those
websites and their pages, but these IP addresses are never
associated with Internet users.
Web Beacons
The TMaG Websites contain electronic images (called "pixels",
"transparent GIF files", or "web beacons") that allow us and our
advertising partners to view and access cookies. In general, any
electronic image viewed as part of a web page, including an ad banner,
can act as a web beacon. Web beacons are small in order not to use valuable
space on the computer screen that is better used to display helpful content.
In some cases these files are provided by our online management partner.
These files enable our online management partner to recognize a unique cookie
on your web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which advertisements bring
users to our website. The cookie was placed by us or by another advertiser that
works with our online management partner. We may also include web beacons in
HTML-formatted newsletters containing graphics that we send to opt-in subscribers,
so we may count the number of newsletters that have been opened and read. We may
also use the web beacon and cookies to monitor your online behavior and interests
on the TMaG Websites. With both cookies and web beacons, the information that we
collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. It does not
contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address. For more
information about third party cookies, including information about how to
opt out of these technologies,
click here.
Computer Profiles
TMaG may also collect and accumulate other anonymous
data that helps us understand and analyze the Internet experience
of our visitors. For example, we may accumulate visitor data
relating to referring domain names, the type of browsers used,
operating system software, screen resolutions, color capabilities,
browser plug-ins, language settings, cookie preferences, search
engine keywords and JavaScript enablement. If you do not register
on one of the TMaG Websites, none of this information is personally
identifiable.
Security
The TMaG Websites use physical, electronic and
managerial security measures to protect the loss, misuse and
alteration of information under our control.
- We use Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") connections
with 128-bit encryption for certain transactions and confidential
data. When you use a secure browser, all information you
submit comes to us over the Internet in an encrypted form.
Every secure page uses a digital certificate issued by a
third-party certification authority. A "site certificate"
sits on all secure pages. To view this certificate, click
on the image of the closed lock or the solid key on the
bottom bar of your browser window.
- We monitor system and application activity logs to identify
any unusual activity from authorized and/or unauthorized
individuals accessing our systems and/or making changes
to stored information. We regularly perform preventative
system maintenance and monitoring to ensure the security
of our data systems.
- We maintain our servers in locked facilities with secure
access. Backup tapes are retrieved daily and stored by an
independent company in a secure, off-site location.
The TMaG Websites do not require you to set
up a user ID and password unless you subscribe for some of
our special services, create a purchasing account with us,
or are an InerCircle member seeking access to your account
information. We recommend you do not divulge your password
to anyone. TMaG will never ask you for your password in an
unsolicited telephone call or email.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the
Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100%
secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal
information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any
information you transmit, and you do so at your own risk.
Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort
to ensure its security on our systems. You can report network
abuse and any risk of security violations to us by emailing
abuse@tmag.com.
Children's Online Privacy Protection
The TMaG Websites comply with the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, which protects the
privacy of children using the Internet. TMaG does not knowingly
collect contact or personal information from children under
13. The TMaG Websites are not intended to solicit information
of any kind from children under 13, and are designed to block
our knowing acceptance of any such information. It is possible
that by fraud or deception we may receive information pertaining
to children under 13. If we are notified of this, as soon
as we verify the information, we will immediately obtain parental
consent or otherwise delete the information from our servers.
If you want to notify us of our receipt of information by
children under 13, please do so by emailing us at consumer.feedback@tmag.com.
Contact Information
If you have questions or concerns regarding
this Privacy Policy, please contact us at consumer.feedback@tmag.com,
or at the following address:
TaylorMade–adidas Golf Company
Attn: Director, Global eMarketing
5545 Fermi Court
Carlsbad, CA 92008-7324
USA
800-395-9155 in the USA and Canada
+1 760-476-5945 outside the USA and Canada
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