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PRIVACY POLICY
Welcome to www.noritz.com (this "Site") operated by Noritz America Corporation, a California corporation ("Noritz"). Please read the terms and conditions (the "Terms & Conditions") which appears on [URL of Terms & Conditions] before using this Site. Noritz respects and understands the importance of the privacy of visitors to this Site. This privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") is designed to explain Noritz's policies and procedures regarding personal information collected on this Site.
1. PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. Your personal identifying information, such as your name, street or email addresses, phone numbers, delivery locations, or any other information which, when used by itself or with other data (collectively, the "Personal Identifying Information") might identify you individually, is only collected if you send your Personal Identifying Information to Noritz voluntarily as part of using this Site. Noritz may use the Personal Identifying Information to offer you the opportunity to receive notices regarding other products or services of Noritz or the products or services of our affiliates or other third parties and to further personalize your experience on this Site and with Noritz. The Personal Identifying Information is used only for Noritz's legitimate business interests, to establish customer credit, fulfill contracts for services, billing functions, answer customer questions and to comply with applicable laws and regulations. Your personal health information, if any, that you provide to Noritz in order to purchase our products or to obtain answers from experts (such as in connection with Noritz bulletin boards, chat rooms and other interactive web pages) is also included in the Personal Identifying Information. If Noritz requests the Personal Identifying Information, Noritz agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Personal Identifying Information in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. You agree to provide only the Personal Identifying Information that is specifically asked for by Noritz, and you shall not submit the Personal Identifying Information in any other form, including email or through chat rooms, other than through our secure server.
2. DISCLOSURE. By providing Noritz with your Personal Identifying Information, you grant Noritz and its affiliates and subsidiaries the right to use the Personal Identifying Information for Noritz's business purposes and in a manner consistent with the policies of Noritz and applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Noritz does not sell, rent or disclose your Personal Identifying Information to any third party, except as described in this section. Noritz may contract with reputable vendors to assist Noritz in processing information or delivering the items that Noritz's customers order. These vendors are restricted from using or selling the Personal Identifying Information for any purpose other than helping Noritz to provide the products and services. Noritz may provide aggregate statistics about Noritz's customers, sales, online traffic patterns and related information to reputable third parties, but these statistics will not include any Personal Identifying Information. Finally, if disclosure of any Personal Identifying Information is required by law or by an appropriate government authority, Noritz will comply accordingly.
3. COOKIES. As part of offering and improving Noritz's products and/or services, Noritz may use "cookies" to store and sometimes track information about Noritz's online customers and users. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies can make the use of this Site easier by saving status and preferences about this Site. Some parts of this Site, where you are prompted to log-in or that are customizable, may require that you accept cookies. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to find out the identity of any user. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but users can change the setting to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent.
4. YOUR CONTROL. You may, at any time, remove your Personal Identifying Information from Noritz's current customer database. If you have submitted your Personal Identifying Information to Noritz and you wish to have it removed from Noritz's records, please email Noritz at marketing@noritz.com. However, for Noritz's record keeping purposes, Noritz will retain the Personal Identifying Information you submitted for any previously completed contractual transactions.
5. YOUR USE. By using this Site, you agree not to disrupt or intercept Noritz's electronic information posted on this Site or on any of Noritz's servers. You also agree not to attempt to circumvent any security features of this Site and to abide by all applicable local, state, federal and international laws. In the "Registration" and the "Contact Us" sections of this Site, Noritz asks for some Personal Identifying Information, such as name and mailing address, but this information will only be used by Noritz if Noritz needs to contact you directly to respond to questions, comments or inquiries or to notify you about updates, products, services, activities, or upcoming events or for other communications with you. By using this Site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Noritz.
6. CHILDREN. Noritz strongly believes in protecting the privacy of children online [we define "children" as minors younger than thirteen (13) years old]. Therefore, Noritz will not knowingly collect or use any Personal Identifying Information from children or knowingly allow children to register with Noritz. Any Personal Identifying Information that is inadvertently collected from children will be deleted promptly upon discovery. If you are thirteen (13) years old or younger, please do not use this Site without your parent's supervision.
7.SECURITY. Noritz is committed to providing reasonable measures, such as password protection, to protect your Personal Identifying Information, including medical information, from any unauthorized access or disclosure. However, when you transmit any Personal Identifying Information, including medical information, through any of the pages on this Site, your Personal Identifying Information is not encrypted before being sent over the Internet. There is no absolute guarantee of security or of privacy.
8. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. WHILE NORITZ HAS TAKEN CERTAIN SECURITY MEASURES TO GUARD AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR INTERCEPTION OF THIS SITE AND PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE OF SECURITY OR PRIVACY. ACCORDINGLY, NORITZ MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU SHALL BE FREE FROM INTERCEPTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN THE EVENT OF AN INTERCEPTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, NORITZ SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH INTERCEPTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL IN NATURE OR OTHERWISE (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) SUFFERED BY YOU, EVEN IF NORITZ HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN TRANSMITTING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS TO NORITZ, YOU ARE REQUESTING THAT NORITZ SEND INFORMATION TO OR CONTACT YOU REGARDING NORITZ'S PRODUCTS. NORITZ WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ACCOMMODATE REASONABLE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO NORITZ'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN A TIMELY MANNER BUT MAKES NO GUARANTEES FOR THE TIMELINESS OF SUCH RESPONSES. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT NORITZ IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAY, NON-DELIVERY, OR NON-RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION EXCHANGED BETWEEN YOU AND NORITZ OR VICE-VERSA DUE TO INTERNET CONNECTIVITY PROBLEMS, MAN-MADE OR NATURAL DISASTERS, FORCE MAJEURE, COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS, OR INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMAIL ADDRESSES, MAILING ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR, PAGER OR FAX NUMBERS) SUPPLIED BY YOU.
9. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY. Noritz reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify the Privacy Policy simply by posting such change, update or modification on this Site. If Noritz decides to change the Privacy Policy, Noritz will post those changes on this Site so that you are always aware of what information Noritz collects, how Noritz uses it and under what circumstances Noritz discloses it. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on this Site and your use of this Site.
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