PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: March 2005
Columbia Sportswear Company 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 Columbia Sportswear's 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 Columbia Sportswear 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. The Columbia Sportswear 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. Columbia Sportswear is not responsible for the privacy
policies, content or practices of other sites.
Personal Information. Columbia Sportswear does not collect personally
identifiable information from you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. Columbia
Sportswear may ask you to provide personally identifiable information such as your
name, address, and date of birth when:
· you register to receive information from Columbia Sportswear and its affiliates.
· you send questions, comments, or other messages to Columbia Sportswear.
· you request specific information, materials, or warranty service.
· you participate in surveys, promotions, premiums, or contests.
Columbia Sportswear 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; and
· otherwise fulfill the purpose for which you provided the information.
Columbia Sportswear and its 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. The Columbia Sportswear website
is not targeted at children. Columbia Sportswear does 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 Columbia Sportswear will not be sold or shared with
others outside of Columbia Sportswear 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 Columbia Sportswear in the processing of orders
and the delivery of products or services to you.
· the information is shared with a company that is more than 50% owned by
Columbia Sportswear, or is licensed to provide Columbia Sportswear branded products
and services. We require these companies to use shared information only for the
same purposes permitted by Columbia Sportswear under this Privacy Policy.
· you specifically authorize Columbia Sportswear to share your personal information
with the third party.
· it is necessary or advisable to verify information that you provide to
Columbia Sportswear.
· it is in connection with an audit of Columbia Sportswear.
· Columbia Sportswear believes that it is 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 Columbia Sportswear in sending messages regarding products
and services that it or a third party offers that may be of interest to you.
· if Columbia Sportswear goes through a business transition, such as a merger,
being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, your personal
information will usually be part of the assets transferred. Thirty (30) days advance
notice of such a transfer will be posted on the Columbia Sportswear Web site, and
any transferee will be subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Non-Personal Information. Columbia Sportswear automatically collects and stores
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, Columbia Sportswear
will also ask you to provide other anonymous demographic information, such as your
age, gender, and interests.
Columbia Sportswear uses 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 the Columbia Sportswear
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," Columbia Sportswear 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, Columbia Sportswear 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 the Columbia Sportswear website.
Security. Your personally identifiable information is stored on
computer servers in a controlled environment, reasonably protected from unauthorized
access, misuse, alteration or disclosure. Although Columbia Sportswear strives to
secure your personally identifiable information with the same degree of care that
it secures its own confidential information, there can be no assurances that your
information will remain confidential. Storage and processing may take place in the
United States or in any other country where Columbia Sportswear or its affiliates
maintain facilities. By using the Columbia Sportswear 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 COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR 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 COLUMBIA, INCLUDING ANY FAILURE BY COLUMBIA OR AN AFFILIATE
TO COMPLY WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, EVEN IF COLUMBIA 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. To review or update your personally identifiable
information, to obtain information regarding the personally identifiable information
that we shared, if any, with other businesses for their own marketing purposes during
the prior calendar year, to opt out of receiving future marketing messages, or if
you have any other questions or comments regarding Columbia Sportswear, please write
to us at:
Columbia Sportswear Company
Attn: Webmaster
14375 N.W. Science Park Dr.
Portland, OR 97229