UDG Privacy Policy

You must read this Privacy Policy, and related documents (the Terms of Use and the Acceptable Use Guidelines), carefully before accessing or using any of UDG Web Sites (as defined in the Terms of Use). By accessing or using UDG Web Sites, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use and the Acceptable Use Guidelines and all the terms and conditions set forth herein and therein. If you wish not to be bound by these terms you must navigate away from any of UDG Web Sites now, and you are prohibited from accessing and using such Web sites until such time as you are willing to be so bound. If you use UDG Web Sites in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use or the Acceptable Use Guidelines UDG may terminate your access, block your future access and/or seek such other additional relief as UDG, in its sole and reasonable discretion, shall determine. This Privacy Policy may be modified per its terms.

 

1. Information About Visitors to UDG Web Sites
UDG keeps track of UDG Web Sites, and pages our visitors view within UDG Web Sites, to enable UDG to determine what sites and services are the most popular. This data can be used to deliver customized content and advertising to UDG's customers and other visitors to UDG Web Sites whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a specific subject area. UDG's service may automatically gather certain usage information like the numbers and frequency of visitors to UDG Web Sites and its pages, and UDG will only use information gathered in this manner in the aggregate to enable UDG to improve and better design UDG Web Sites.
To facilitate the above, UDG Web sites may use a technology called "cookies" - small files attached to your Web browser - which tell UDG how and when pages in UDG Web Sites are visited, and by how many people. UDG's cookies do not collect personally identifiable information and do not combine information collected through cookies with other personally identifiable information, so users remain anonymous. UDG may also provide statistical "ratings" information in the aggregate (and never about individual users personally) to UDG's partners about how visitors, collectively, use UDG Web sites.

2. Use of Cookies
Some UDG Web Sites may use "cookies" to personalize users' online experience. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to users' computers. Cookies are uniquely assigned to individual users, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued such cookies.
Among the primary purposes of cookies is to indicate to UDG's Web server that a particular user has returned to a specific page and enables UDG's Web servers to "remember" such users from prior visits - including any preferences such users may have established during such prior visits. This simplifies the process of recording personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, etc. When a visitor returns to the same UDG Web site, the information previously provided can be retrieved, so that such visitor can easily use UDG Web Sites' features previously customized.
Users have the ability and the right to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but users may be able to modify their browser settings to decline cookies or purchase third-party programs that provide such functionality. If a user chooses to decline cookies, such user may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of UDG Web Sites visited.

3. Use of Third Party Advertising
UDG sometimes enters contracts to provide space on UDG Web Sites to third-parties including advertisers. UDG will never reveal users' Personal Data (as hereinafter defined) or data about a user's specific visits to UDG Web Sites to such third-parties. UDG reserves the right to provide information to such third-parties about visitors to UDG Web Sites in the aggregate, absent any personally-identifying information.

4. Information About You
UDG may request specific information about a user when such user signs up to use a service or orders a product or other information through UDG Web Sites. UDG does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. UDG does, however, require specific information to enable provisioning of such service or product, to bill for the same, and to enable UDG to properly credit and maintain users' accounts. Such information typically includes, but may not be limited to, name, age, Internet address or screen name, billing address, type of computer, phone number, credit card number, and other information of a personally-identifying and financial nature (collectively "Personal Data"). To the extent permitted by law and notwithstanding anything herein or in either the Terms of Use or Acceptable Use Guidelines to the contrary, UDG reserves the right to use such Personal Data to inform users of additional products and services which UDG believes they might be interested in learning about. In the event UDG exercises this right, users can opt not to receive such information by letting UDG know on the registration screen when signing up for the product or service or through such other mechanism as UDG shall make available. UDG may ask users to identify their interests to enable UDG to enrich users' online experience; users may choose to respond or not. Additionally, UDG may offer users an opportunity to be listed in a directory on one of UDG-branded services; such listings are also optional and users can edit or delete their listing information at their discretion.
UDG takes all reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized or illegal correlation of any user-sensitive data, such as Personal Data, race, religion, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, with personally identifiable data.

5. Security of Users' Personal Information & Personal Data
UDG secures users' Personal Data and other personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure, and secures such information we receive from them on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Personal Data and other personal information is transmitted to other computer or Web sites, if at all, through the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encrypted protection whenever possible.

6. Third Party Disclosure
UDG does not use or disclose information about users' individual visits to UDG Web Sites or personal data that they may provide UDG, such as name, address, email address or telephone number, to any un-affiliated companies. UDG may share with our UDG Web Site partners aggregated ratings information about access to and use of UDG Web Sites, however, and UDG may utilize the services of trusted partners to assist in such statistical analysis. All such third parties are prohibited from using users' personal information except to provide such services to UDG, and are required to maintain the confidentiality of users' information.
UDG never discloses personal information (including Personal Data) without notice to the owner of such information unless required to do so (i) by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with the law and legal process, (ii) in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to protect the safety of UDG Web Sites user or other UDG customer or the public generally, or (iii) in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to protect and defend the rights of UDG, its affiliates and subsidiaries.

7. Children & The Web
UDG does not specifically target minors per se via its marketing and advertising efforts whether electronic or otherwise, and believes that minors should get their parents' consent before giving out any personal or sensitive information whether over the Internet or otherwise. UDG encourages parents to be engaged and proactive participants in their minor's experience in cyberspace and otherwise, and to review important safety tips before their minor explores the Internet; UDG also encourages minors to consult with their parents before giving out information of any kind about themselves and their families whether on the Internet or otherwise.

8. Privacy Policy Changes
UDG reserves the right to update and change this Privacy Policy in light of both industry best-practices, user comments and its own discretion with or without prior notice. In the event UDG believes, in its sole discretion, that such changes materially change these policies, UDG will provide notice of such proposed changes prior to their being implemented; such notice shall appear on UDG Web Sites' homepage (www.udggear.com). Users are responsible for periodically reviewing these policies to ensure their continued comfort as to UDG's handling of their confidential and identifying information, particularly their Personal Data.

9. Enforcement
UDG is happy to receive comments about and suggestions to improve this Privacy Policy. If a user would like to communicate his or her comments or suggestions, or believes UDG has failed to abide by this Privacy Policy, such user is encouraged to contact UDG at any of the following listings:

Attn: Legal Department
UDG B.V.
PO Box 144
6920 AC Duiven
The Netherlands
info@udggear.com

10. Rules of User Conduct
User, by posting information in or otherwise using any UDG-provided service that may be available to user on or through UDG Web Sites, agrees not to upload, post, or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content including, without limitation, text, software code (whether object, executable or otherwise), images, sounds, or other data or information that:
1. is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals, or otherwise violates UDG's rules or policies;
2. victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, disability or any other protected status;
3. infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any other entity;
4. constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (also known as "spamming"), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;
5. contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party; or
6. fraudulently impersonates any person or entity, including any employee or representative of UDG.
User further agrees to refrain from "data mining" or otherwise gathering or collecting (whether through solicitation or otherwise) data or information about or regarding any other user of UDG Web Sites whether to facilitate the transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic e-mail or otherwise.
UDG does not censor or edit content posted by users of UDG Web Sites to UDG Web Sites and meant, by the posting user, to be publicly available. UDG does, however, reserve the right, whether itself or via its agents, to do so, and if in UDG's sole discretion it determines the need, to remove or otherwise edit any content that (i) does not comply with this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use or the Acceptable Use Guidelines, (ii) is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate, or (iii) violates the law of any political sub-division having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UDG is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing or editing such content.

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