Effective Date: June 30, 2004
US Policy
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Privacy Policy
Our Commitment to Privacy
The Quaker Oats Company, maker of Gatorade thirst quencher, is committed to protecting your personal privacy. We provide this notice to explain the type of information that is collected at our http://www.Gatorade.com web site, including the information which is collected by our Merchandising Agents (Promotion Fulfillment, Inc., and Eye Level Solutions, Inc.) who manage the on-line Gatorade store. This policy also explains the choices that you can make about the way your information is collected and used. Our privacy policy is available to you to review on our homepage and at every site where we have requested personally identifiable information.
The Information We Collect
This policy applies to all information submitted to this Web site. You may be asked to provide personal information so that we can respond to your request for information or your feedback to us, or so that you can order a product, facilitate payment, and be shipped a product to a location you specify. We will not require you to provide more information than is necessary to participate in any of our site activities. When you provide your personal information such as name, address, e-mail address, daytime phone number, and age, Quaker and any of the third party Merchandising Agents (who Quaker has retained to manage the store and provide you with the products and services offered on the Site), will not give or sell this information to any outside company for any use.
When you place an order for product you will be asked for certain information required for processing the order. The secure processing of credit card information is done by Promotion Fulfillment, Inc. Only your shipping information is forwarded by Promotion Fulfillment to Eye Level Solutions, Inc. to ship your order. Operation of the www.Gatorade.com site, however, is solely within the control of Quaker.
Order Offline
Although we employ the safest data encryption methods possible, if for any reason you would like to place your order offline, you may reach us by calling 1-800-88-GATOR or 1-800-884-2867 and a customer service agent will take your order and payment information over the phone.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are files stored or pieces of information that may be stored on your computer's hard drive when visiting a Web site. We use cookies to better tailor our site and our products to your interests and needs. Cookies may also be used to help speed your future activities or to improve your user experience by remembering information from your computer that was not voluntarily provided by you (i.e., during registration) but does not include data that will identify you personally. The use of cookies is an industry standard and you will find them at most Web sites. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you would prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent so that you can flush them from your browser if you object to their presence.
Our Privacy Practices With Third Parties
We may share aggregate, non-personally identifiable information about our users with business partners, sponsors, and other third parties. Except as set forth above, we do not provide any identifiable personal information to any third party for any purpose whatsoever. Access by employees and agents to your personal information is only on a need to know basis on the understanding that this is confidential business information. Our intention is never to use or share personally identifiable information provided to us in ways that are different than the ways described above without also providing you with an opportunity to prohibit such unrelated uses.
Links to Other Sites
Users should be aware that when you are on this Web site you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There may be links to other sites that take you outside of our service. This may include links from Licensed Properties, sponsors and partners that may use the Gatorade® trademark or logos. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, or otherwise collect data or solicit personal information. Also be aware of where you end up when you navigate the Web. Check the linked site to locate its Privacy Policy which may be different from our own. If the Gatorade site links you to any third party site, Quaker makes no representation as to the existence, sufficiency, accuracy, or completeness of their Privacy Policy.
Our Commitment to Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to keep your personal information secure. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. We cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk.
Our Commitment to Children's Privacy
Quaker and the www.Gatorade.com web site have no intention of collecting any personal information from any individuals under the age of 13 and we will not knowingly permit ordering or any communication from a child 13 and under.
Kids and Parents
Kids - If you are 18 years of age or younger, please be sure to ask your parents for permission before providing any information to us.
Parents - In communicating directly with minors over the Internet, we recognize the unique issues raised regarding the protection of your kids' privacy. The Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a section of The Better Business Bureau, has issues guidelines for web sites gathering information from minors. The Quaker Oats Company intends to comply with the CARU guidelines in order to protect your kids and their privacy.
Removal from database
To be removed from our e-mail database, send an e-mail to us by clicking on "Contact" or call 1-800-88-GATOR or 1-800-884-2867. Be sure to include the e-mail address you used to register.
Future Privacy Policy Changes
We reserve the right to change or remove this Privacy Policy at our discretion. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here. We encourage you to visit this area frequently to stay informed. We will not make any changes, which allow us to give personal information to a third party without obtaining permission from you first. By using this site, you signify your assent to The Quaker Oats Company privacy policy. If you do not agree with any term in this policy, please do not use this site to submit personally identifiable information.