The full legal description of our privacy practices are as follows:
last updated - 2/1/2011
This privacy policy tells you how we use personal information collected at Dog Creek Trading Company websites (hereinafter "our sites"), use of copyrights and trademarks and limitations of use of Site Content. Please read this privacy policy before using our sites or submitting any personal information. By using our sites, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy. These practices may be changed, but any changes will be posted and changes will only apply to activities and information on a going forward, not retroactive basis; except where it may appear to the contrary in cases where clarification is needed to define original intent. You are encouraged to review our privacy policy whenever you visit our sites to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used. Note, the privacy practices set forth in this privacy policy are for all websites owned and operated by Dog Creek Trading Company and the Dog Creek Security Group. If you link to other websites, please review the privacy policies posted at those sites.
Contents
Collection of Information; Information Collected by Third Party Sites; Cookie/Tracking Technology; Distribution of Information; Commitment to Data Security; Communications; Privacy Contact information; Copyrights, Trademarks and Limitations; Proprietary Rights in Site Content - Limited License; Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
Collection of Information
Dog Creek Trading Company does not sell or provide personally identifiable information to third party marketing companies. We keep and maintain the privacy of our customers and visitors. We do not collect personally identifiable information (data collected with an intention to identify and/or contact a person such as name, address, telephone number or e-mail address, hereinafter "PII"), except as expressly provided for herein. PII may be collected should a customer, potential customer, person requesting information or services via phone, email or physical (in person) contact (collectively hereinafter referred to as "visitors") to any of our sites or business assets or through contact with those whom we employ as our agents (collectively hereinafter referred to as Dog Creek Trading Company) contact Dog Creek Trading Company on his/her own initiative or in response to any request for information by Dog Creek Trading Company.
We collect PII, like names, postal addresses, email addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by our visitors. The information you provide is used to fulfill your specific request. This information is only used to fulfill your specific request, unless you give us permission to use it in another manner, for example to add you to one of our mailing lists. The non-personally identifiable information we collect may include as an example, IP address, browser types, operating systems, domain names, language preference, access dates and times, referring website addresses and online transaction types. Browsing and search activity which may or may not be limited to the confines of our websites may be collected as part of an automated process that accompanies our use of hosting companies, service providers and/or by providing links to third parties and/or affiliate programs or other professional services provided to us by third parties whose operations are outside of, and independent from our own and who are not legally obligated to limitations offered under our own policies, which may be superseded under certain circumstances by our participation in affiliate and other link programs.
We may share your Information with third party service providers (those we have contracted with in the performance of fulfilling your specific request or to improve the service we provide to you) and third party partners whose operations are outside of, and independent from our own and who are not legally obligated to limitations offered under our own policies. Although we choose our third party partners, contractors and service providers carefully, Dog Creek Trading Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of such third parties except where such parties are contractually obligated to abide by our own practices.
Information Collected by Third Party Sites
Please be aware that the websites of our advertising clients as well as the websites on which we place advertisements or link to as part of our participation in affiliate or advertising programs or any third party websites linked to one of our Sites may collect information from you. Such information may include non-personally identifiable information either through the use of cookies and other technology and any PII you may choose to give in registering and transacting with such websites. Although we choose our link partners and advertising clients carefully, Dog Creek Trading Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites operated by such third parties. You should always check the applicable privacy policies of such websites you visit to determine how they handle any information they collect from you before transacting with them.
Cookie/Tracking Technology
Our sites may use cookie and tracking technology depending on the features offered. Cookie and tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the site, and understanding how visitors use the site. Cookies can also help customize the site for visitors. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology; however, if you previously provided PII, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information can be shared with third parties by our hosting and service providers without our knowledge and consent.
Distribution of Information
We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or, (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place. The information is not provided to these agencies and companies for marketing purposes.
Dog Creek Trading Company will only share your Information for the limited purposes provided for in this privacy policy. This may include sharing Information (1) to enable third party service providers to assist or facilitate in the services we provide to our clients and customers; (2) to comply with applicable laws and regulations or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information received by us. (3) to enforce our terms of use and other agreements or to protect our rights; (4) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of our websites and services; (5) with vendors, administrative service providers, technology providers, and carefully selected partners for data validation, enhancement, information verification and suppression services; or (6) for any other purpose for which you provide consent. The collection, use, and disclosure of information by clients, partners, affiliates and contractors are subject to their respective privacy practices, which may differ from this privacy policy to varying degrees.
Commitment to Data Security
We use reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect your data. Your personally identifiable information is kept secure. We utilize hosting and service providers that employ state of the art security and antivirus technology. We, additionally, utilize such technology combined with companywide security protocols and software to further secure your transactions and information. Only authorized employees, agents and contractors (who have agreed to keep such information secure and confidential) have access to this information. Dog Creek Trading Company and our contractors, agents and service providers employ appropriate measures to ensure the security of all Information, and we routinely evaluate our practices to identify security threats or opportunities for the improvement of our secure and non-secure services. No transmission of information is guaranteed to be completely secure. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise data security, including the failure of our visitors to take appropriate measures to ensure that the equipment they utilize in initiating transactions is free of software agents or applications that may render our security efforts ineffective. You acknowledge and agree to assume this risk when communicating with us our contractors, agents and service providers.
Communications
Dog Creek Trading Company utilizes secure multichannel unencrypted wireless and encrypted online digital telephone communications in providing services to our customers. Though we utilize the most secure methods offered by our current choice of technologies, all digital wireless and non-wireless telephone and digital communications (including email) have the possibility of being intercepted by means of other available technologies and through the provisions of the US Patriot Act by government agencies. We strongly encourage that visitors to our sites use our secure online method for initiating all financial transactions. All emails and newsletters from this site allow you to opt out of further mailings.
Privacy Contact information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our privacy policy you may contact us using the information below: By E-Mail: cs@dogcreektradingco.com or by Phone: 503-882-4703
Copyrights, Trademarks and Limitations
All content included on our sites, in our emails, in printed form and that available through our services, including advertising, designs, text, graphics, pictures, video, information, applications, digital downloads, data compilations, software, music, sound and other files, and their selection and arrangement (the "Site Content"), is the property of Dog Creek Trading Company or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright and/or trademark laws. The compilation of all content on our sites is the exclusive property of Dog Creek Trading Company and protected by United States and international copyright and/or trademark laws. All software used on our Sites is the property of Dog Creek Trading Company or its software suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.
All Dog Creek Trading Company graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or trade dress of Dog Creek Trading Company in the United States and other countries and is protected by United States and international copyright and/or trademark laws. Dog Creek Trading Company's trademarks and trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part of domain names, in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in part or in whole, without the prior written permission of Dog Creek Trading Company.
"Jake - The Dog of Dog Creek" (title and images); the titles: Dog Creek Trading Company, Dog Creek Trading Co., Dog Creek Trading Post, Dog Creek Trading Company Presents, Trail2Camp and Trail2Camp Magazine (in their various renditions of text), the slogans "The New Face of Outdoor Recreational Equipment", "Official Storefront of Dog Creek Trading Company" and "Official Online Magazine of Dog Creek Trading Company" (in their various renditions of text) and the domain names dogcreektradingco.com, dogcreektradingpost.com, trail2camp.com, trail2campmagazine.com, trail2camp.net (in their various renditions of text, with and without the www prefix) are trademarks and/or trade dress of Dog Creek Trading Company, are the sole property of Dog Creek Trading Company and cannot be copied, duplicated, varied from their original form, or otherwise rendered or represented, in part or whole, without written license from Dog Creek Trading Company or a licensed representative of Dog Creek Trading Company.
Proprietary Rights in Site Content; Limited License
All Site Content and that available through our services are the property and/or proprietary property of Dog Creek Trading Company, its users or its licensors with all rights reserved. No Site Content may be modified, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, scraped, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in part or in whole, without Dog Creek Trading Company's prior written permission, except that the foregoing does not apply to your own User Content (as defined below) that you legally post on our Site. Provided that you are eligible for use of Site features, you are granted a limited license to access and use our site and the Site Content and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Site Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use (unless otherwise permitted in writing by Dog Creek Trading Company), provided that you keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact. Except for your own User Content, you may not upload or republish Site Content on any Internet, Intranet or Extranet site or incorporate the information in any other database or compilation, and any other use of the Site Content is strictly prohibited without written license of Dog Creek Trading Company. Such license is subject to these Terms of Use and does not permit use of any data mining, robots, scraping or similar data gathering or extraction methods. Any use of our sites or the Site Content other than as specifically authorized herein, without the prior written permission of Dog Creek Trading Company, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein. Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws including copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Terms of Use shall be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license is revocable at any time without notice and with or without cause.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
DESPITE ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS SITE, THE ACCURACY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND THE SUITABILITY OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WE RECOMMEND AND OR SELL FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE; THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE MADE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, DOG CREEK TRADING COMPANY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, DISCLAIMS DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY IT'S VENDORS, PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS, ADVERTISERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THOUGH ALL REASONABLE MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN, DOG CREEK TRADING COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR EMAIL SENT FROM THIS SITE OR ITS AGENTS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. DOG CREEK TRADING COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
