Privacy Policy
For years, GamoUSA.com has
developed relationships with our customers based on respect and integrity. We're
aware of the trust and confidence you demonstrate when you visit our website and
provide us with information. The Privacy Notice below is posted to demonstrate
our adherence to the practices you'll find common to the best websites online.
We promise that we will treat your information with the same honesty and
sensitivity that we have displayed throughout our company's history.
We will never share your email
address, phone number or credit card information with any unrelated third party
except as necessary to fulfill transactions that you initiate.
If you have any questions or
concerns about our Privacy Notice, please e-mail us at:
privacy@GamoUSA.com
GamoUSA.com Privacy Notice
By visiting the GamoUSA.com website
you agree to accept the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
Changes to this Privacy Notice,
Conditions of Use and Notices:
This Privacy Notice and our Terms
of Use will change over time and the use of information that we gather now is
subject to these Notices and Terms as modified. Please check this page
periodically as you continue to use our site to see if any changes have been
made. This privacy notice was most recently changed on July 26, 2011. If you
visit our Web site your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this
Notice and our Legal Notices, including the application of the laws of the State
of Florida and in the Broward County.
Children:
GamoUSA.com does not sell products to persons under the age of 18. If you are
under the age of 18, you are required to seek the approval of your parent or
guardian to purchase products from this site.
Further,
we feel strongly about protecting the privacy of children. Therefore, we will
never knowingly collect or maintain information from those we actually know are
under 13 years of age. If you
believe that your child’s information has been inadvertently collected by GAMO
Outdoor USA, Inc., please contact us at
privacy@GamoUSA.com, and we will immediately
provide you with access to review any collected information concerning your
child and a means to delete this information.
Personal Information Collected By
GamoUSA.com:
GamoUSA.com uses information that
we collect from our visitors to personalize and improve your visit at
GamoUSA.com. GamoUSA.com
may also use personal information to contact the winners of its Sweepstakes and
Contests, send out newsletters, customize its site and may from time to time,
contact its visitors to provide information requested by the visitor or to
provide them with information regarding its products or services. The nature and frequency of these
messages will vary depending upon the information we have about you.
We gather the following types of information:
Information you give us:
GamoUSA.com collects any
information, which you enter on our Web site. This information is normally
provided when you search, buy, participate in a contest, sweepstakes or on-line
survey, or when you communicate with any of our departments such as customer
service, sales or technical services through our Web site, telephone, mail or
fax. You also provide information when you establish an account with us.
Examples of the type of information you may supply us with include your name,
address, telephone number, credit card information, e-mail addresses, and
financial information such as your Social Security number. In some instances, we
ask you for other people’s names and email addresses for the sole purpose of
fulfilling your specific request to email certain specific information as part
of our “email a friend” feature.
Automatic Information collected by
us:
We (or agents on our behalf)
collect anonymous information from visits to our sites through the use of “Web
Beacons.” Web Beacons are simply web page elements which may employ cookie
technology that enable us to record anonymous data about visits to or
transactions made on our web site. This anonymous information is sometimes known
as “clickstream data.” We may use this data to analyze trends and statistics to
improve your online experience, or customer service. No personal data is
collected through the use of Web Beacons on our sites. Through the use of
cookies, we may also collect and analyze the IP address used to connect your
computer to the Internet; computer and connection information such as your
browser type and version; operating system and platform; purchase history;
confirmation when you open e-mail that we send you; and the URLs which lead you
to and around our Web site including the date and time. Your browser allows you
to reject cookies and software is available from third parties which will allow
you to visit our Web site without providing this information. You are welcomed
at our Web site if you use this software but we will not be able to offer you
our personalized services and we will be unable to accept any online orders from
you.
Orders:
If you
place an order we use a secure order form, which requires you to provide
contact, billing, and financial information. This information is transmitted to
your credit card company to authorize your purchase. At certain times we may
offer financing options with or without third party participation. It is
required by law for some purchases, we may need information provided by you
(such as your address, birth date, social security number, and credit card
number) may be used to request a credit report from third parties or may be sent
to a third party for processing. You will always be informed of this at the time
you select any available financing option. All information obtained from you in
the course of transacting orders is used for the purpose of fulfilling your
order in a timely manner and for communicating the status of your order with
you. Additionally, upon placing an order, you will begin receiving both the
GamoUSA.com catalog and the GamoUSA.com email newsletter unless you opt-out.
Email Newsletter Subscription:
If you request an email newsletter
subscription or enter a GamoUSA.com sponsored sweepstakes, or you place orders
we may send email with current promotions, catalogs and surveys etc. At any time
you wish not to receive the same you may send us email clicking on the bottom of
the email message to unsubscribe and enter UNSUBSCRIBE on the subject button. We
will remove your email from our list within 2 - 3 weeks.
Sharing of Information with Third
Parties:
Independent Contractors: We may
employ other companies or individuals to provide certain services to us such as
analyzing customer lists and data, providing marketing assistance, or consulting
services. These third parties will have access to the information needed to
perform their functions but cannot use that information for any other purpose.
Any third parties who use our data will be fully bound by this privacy policy.
In no event will the data being used by any unrelated third party include your
email address
unless explicitly authorized by the visitor to
do so. With respect to sweepstakes
or contests sponsored by GamoUSA.com, information may be shared in order to
contact the winner and arrange for fulfillment of a prize.
Orders:
We will never share any telephone number(s), e-mail addresses, or credit card
information, which you have given us with any marketing partner(s) or any
unrelated third party.
Aggregate information:
We provide aggregate information to
some of our business partners. This information does not allow them to identify
you individually in any way.
Credit card companies and shippers:
When you buy something from us we
send your credit card information, name, billing address and the amount of your
purchase to your credit card company to verify and authorize the purchase. Your
name, telephone number and shipping information must be provided to third party
shippers such as UPS, Federal Express and the United States Postal Service to
deliver your purchase. There also may be instances in which we drop-ship orders
directly to you from one of our manufacturers or suppliers. These drop-shippers
are only given your name, postal address, and telephone number for the sole
purpose of fulfilling your order.
Third Party Transaction-Level Data:
If you visit our site from a third
party site the third party site may be able to access select information from
your individual transaction information. In order to track and credit your
transaction the third party site may give you a unique code, cookie or graphic,
which will uniquely identify you. This will only happen if you link directly
from a third party site to our Web site. Any transactions made at our Web site
while such a code is active will be reported back to the third party site. We
will only report non-personal information to these sites such as the date of the
transaction, the product(s) purchased and the amount spent. We will not report
any information to these third party sites that will allow them to personally
identify you and will never share your email address with any third party. The
presence of a third party navigation bar atop our site is an indication that the
third party site may be able to see your activity on our site
Link to Third Party Site:
Our Web site contains certain links
to third party sites, such as our vendors/dealers.
Please be aware that when you click
on one of these links, you are moving outside a
GamoUSA.com
domain to another site. The privacy
policy of
GamoUSA.com
does not cover these sites, which would be governed by the privacy policy of
those sites.
GamoUSA.com is not responsible or liable for the privacy
practices or content found on these sites. We suggest that you check the Privacy
Notice of each site you visit
so you can understand how they
collect, use and share your information.
Catalog Requests:
When you request a catalog from
GamoUSA.com we share your name and postal address with a third party fulfillment
company for the sole purpose of sending you the requested catalog. This third
party does not store the information nor does it use this information for
anything other than its intended purpose.
Information about Third Parties:
GamoUSA.com maintains relationships
with other websites that operate as its affiliates; however, GamoUSA.com has no
control over their activities. GamoUSA.com will immediately cease doing business
with any affiliate that abuses the terms of the affiliate agreement. This
includes, but is not limited to: spam, trademark infringement, predatory means
of attracting visitors, or unlawful activities. To report abuse by an affiliate,
please contact our Affiliate Manager at email
affiliates@GamoUSA.com.
Law Enforcement and Protection of Users:
We will release personally
identifiable information to third parties and organizations when we believe it
is appropriate for us to do so to comply with the law. We will also do so to
cooperate with law enforcement investigations, comply with court orders or
subpoenas, protect the legal rights of our users, and us or when we believe it
is needed for fraud protection and/ or credit risk reduction.
Use of Text, Graphics, Images, Logos, Software,
Code, and Related Material.
All text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, code, software, and related
material is the property of
GamoUSA.com,
unless stated otherwise on our website, with all rights reserved. The compilation (meaning the
collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on the site is the
exclusive property of
GamoUSA.com
and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Unauthorized use of
the site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may not sell or
modify the contents of our website or sweepstakes content, nor may you
reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the site in
any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use of our website or its
content on any other website, or in a networked computer environment, for any
purpose is prohibited unless authorized by
GamoUSA.com.
Business Transfer:
GamoUSA.com has been in business
for years and our intent is to continue operating for many years to come.
However, in the unlikely event that GamoUSA.com is sold, has its assets acquired
or transferred, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, or merges or becomes
affiliated with any other division, individual or entity, any customer
information owned or under the control of GamoUSA.com may be one of the
transferred assets.
Security:
We employ the encryption technology in all areas of the site which require you
to provide your personal or account information, including online ordering,
order status, catalog request and most contest forms. To make sure you have the
latest security features on your browser, you may want to download the most
recent version of your favorite browser, which should have full SSL support.
Cookies:
Cookies may be used for a variety of reasons.
GamoUSA.com
may use cookies to store
information about the preferences of our Visitors and use that data to tailor
the visitor’s experience or to display the contents according to their
preferences. Should usernames and
passwords be required for any of our users or members, passwords are encrypted
to prevent unauthorized access to their accounts and information.
Choice/Opt-Out:
Our Web site gives you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving marketing
communications from us. If you no longer wish to receive communications from us
you may opt-out by emailing us with UNSUBSCRIBE on subject line to
unsubscribe@gamousa.com
SSL Data
Encryption:
Our
GamoUSA.com website is registered with site identification authorities to enable
your browser to confirm our security identity before any transmission is sent.
With this technology, the identity of our site is automatically confirmed behind
the scenes prior to the transmission of any customer information requested to
complete an online order and ensures that your data reaches your intended target
or your browser notifies you (prior to your sending any personal information)
that the potential receiving site looks suspicious and should be avoided.
Security Guarantee If you are using a security-enabled browser (such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.1 or greater, or Netscape Navigator
version 2.0 or greater), the information you send us regarding your purchase is
encrypted, making it extremely difficult to read even if it is wrongly
intercepted. At GamoUSA.com, we utilize industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) technology to allow for the encryption of: potentially sensitive
information such as your name and address and other critically sensitive
information like your credit card number.