This page sets forth the site terms and privacy policies of Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles.
I. LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles has relationships with other companies that we allow to
place ads and links on our Web pages. As a result of your visit to
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles, ad server companies may collect
information such as your domain type, your IP address, and
clickstream information.
Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving from Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles to another Web site. We encourage you to read the site terms and privacy statements of these linked sites as their site terms and privacy policies may differ from ours.
II. ORDERS
If you purchase a product from one of the
companies Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles represents, they will
request certain personally identifiable information from you on their
order form. You must provide contact information (such as name,
email, and shipping address) and financial information (such as
credit card number, expiration date). Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles is not responsible for the site terms or privacy policies
of such other sites so review their site terms and privacy policy
before completing your order.
III. REGISTRATION FOR NEWSLETTER
If Best Snow
Blowers & Snowmobiles offers a newsletter then registration is
required with Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles, such as name and
email address. We use this information to contact you about the
services on our site in which you have expressed interest. We will
never share this information unless required to do so by law
enforcement agencies, as stated below in our privacy policy.
CONSUMER PRIVACY
I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT:
INDIVIDUAL INTERNET CONSUMERS
A. Personally
Identifiable Information (PII).
Under no circumstances does
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles request or collect sensitive PII
such as an Internet user's medical/health conditions; racial or
ethnic origin; political, religious or philosophical beliefs or
affiliations; trade union membership or sex life.
B.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information (Non-PII).
When a
consumer responds to or views an Internet advertisement served by
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles (such as through third-party Web
sites or email solicitation) or visits an advertiser's web site, we
send a cookie and/or gif file ("Cookies") to assign an
anonymous, unique identifier to the end user's Internet browser.
Cookies are small data files commonly used on the Internet to help
optimize and personalize the Internet end user experience and
identify repeat visitors to Web sites.
Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles uses Cookies to obtain information about the preferences
of consumers and the services they select; and also to optimize and
personalize the Internet user's experience. If the Internet user
re-visits the advertiser's site directly, Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles is able to continue to track the user's activities.
Like most standard Web site servers, we use log files to
collect Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet
service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, and
date/time stamp. We use the information to analyze site usage,
administer the site, understand usage and navigation trends in
aggregate, and determine the relevance of content. This information,
however, is not linked to any personally identifiable
information.
We also may use Internet browsing and online
purchase data associated with an anonymous identifier to develop a
predictive statistical user profile of the end user's needs and
interests. Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles does not use Cookies
or log files to collect end users' names, physical addresses, email
addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, social security
numbers, or any other information which can be used to identify a
specific person. We may match the IP address and user profile with
email address data obtained separately in order to better target
campaigns to meet user's interests, but will not share this
information with third parties.
Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles has relationships with other companies that we allow to
place ads and links on our Web pages. Please note that when you click
on one of these links, you are moving to another web site. We
encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as
their privacy policies may differ from ours.
Some of these other companies may use marketing technology that
allows advertisers to add non-personally-identifying demographic
information, such as age, gender, area code, or ZIP code, to the
non-identifiable profile data. Thus, there is no direct connection
between an end user's online choices and his or her personal
identity.
In some cases, Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles
receives and records partial email addresses of Internet users, only
in circumstances where the user voluntarily provided its identity and
contact information through the Advertiser's site or third-party
marketer's site. This partial email address does not enable Best Snow
Blowers & Snowmobiles to personally identify an Internet User nor
is it shared, sold, rented, or given away.
II. INFORMATION
SHARING
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles may release
account and any other personal information when we believe release is
appropriate to respond to a subpoena or otherwise comply with the
law; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Best Snow Blowers
& Snowmobiles or others. This may include exchanging information
with other companies and organizations for fraud protection.
III.
CONSUMER CHOICE AND ACCESS
A. Opting Out.
Some
Cookies have an "opt-out" option. This process does not
remove Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles's Cookie from your system;
it simply replaces it with an opt-out Cookie that does not contain
any unique identifiers. If Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles
provides such a process it is detailed below.
Some of Best
Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles's Cookies do not have an "opt-out"
option, yet you still have the option of blocking the use of Cookies
by changing a setting in your Internet browser. Please see your
browser supplier's Web site for details on how to do this.
Best
Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles does not maintain a process for an
individual consumer to opt-out of Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles's Cookies.
B. Accessing Consumer Information.
Because they are not directed towards individual Internet users,
most sites do not maintain a process for an individual consumer to
review and/or request changes to any PII collected.
Except as
provided below, Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles does not maintain
a process for an individual consumer to access his/her PII.
IV.
SECURITY
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles employs
industry standard security measures to ensure the security of all
data. Any data that is stored on Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles's servers is treated as proprietary and confidential and
is not available to the public. Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles
allows access to this data only to those employees or third parties
who have a need to know such information for the purpose of
effectively delivering Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles's products
and services by means of user login and password requirements.
No
transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely
secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles to intercept or access
transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive
to protect your PII, Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles cannot
ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.
You acknowledge and assume this risk when communicating with Best
Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles.
V. CONSENT AND CHANGES
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles may find it necessary
or be legally obligated to update this Privacy Policy from time to
time. When we do, we will post those changes on this page and update
the effective date so that you are always aware of the information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
Except as otherwise required by law, modifications to this Privacy
Policy will not affect the privacy of data collected by Best Snow
Blowers & Snowmobiles prior to the effective date of the policy
change.
VI. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY AND SPAM
Best
Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles is very sensitive to the issue of
children's privacy and makes every effort to protect the privacy of
children using the Internet. It is possible that Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles's Web site, products, and services may may not be
appropriate for or directed at children. Children (persons under the
age of 18) are not eligible to do business with us and we do not
collect personal information from any person we actually know is
under the age of 13.
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles is
committed to proper Internet practices and full compliance with the
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. § 7701). It is our policy to
prohibit the sending of unsolicited or "Spam" e-mail by
Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles or any of our marketing
partners.
Please note that under the CAN-SPAM Act, an
advertiser is required to provide an opt-out mechanism for consumers
to unsubscribe from future emails about the advertiser. Although not
required to by law, many email marketers also include an opt-out
mechanism to enable consumers to be removed from their mailing list.
This has caused some confusion for consumers in opting out. The table
below clarifies which opt-out mechanism you should use for commercial
emails.
|
To receive no further emails . . . |
Opt-Out Mechanism to Use |
|
about the advertiser |
Advertiser's |
|
from the email marketing company |
Opt-Out Mechanism |
|
from the advertiser or email marketing company |
Both |
VII. DATA PROCESSING/SAFE HARBOR
The
European Union ("EU") maintains strict privacy laws. These
rules differ significantly from US laws. To reconcile these
differences, the US and the EU have created a Safe Harbor that
defines mutually acceptable privacy operations. Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles adheres to the Safe Harbor principals. For more
information see www.export.gov/safeharbor.
VIII.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, THIRD PARTY INFORMATION & LANGUAGE
YOU
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OVER PRIVACY IS SUBJECT TO THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR SITE TERMS
(INCLUDING LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES, AND ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES). YOU
AGREE THAT Best Snow Blowers & Snowmobiles'S LIABILITY FOR ANY
BREACH OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF THE
VALUE OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU BY Best Snow
Blowers & Snowmobiles OR $250 TO THE EXTENT SUCH CLAIM IS NOT
OTHERWISE BARRED BY OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS. You also agree that you
have provided notice to, and obtained consent from, any third party
individuals whose personal data you supply to Best Snow Blowers &
Snowmobiles with regard to: (a) the purposes for which such third
party's personal data has been collected; (b) the intended recipients
or categories of recipients of the third party's personal data; (c)
which of the third party's data are obligatory and which data, if
any, are voluntary; and (d) how the third party can access and, if
necessary, rectify the data held about them. It is the express will
of the parties that this agreement and all related documents have
been drawn up in English.
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For more
information or if you have questions or concerns regarding Best Snow
Blowers & Snowmobiles's site terms or privacy policy, please
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Updated
February 11, 2008