Your right to privacy is very important. The Sherwin-Williams Company ("Sherwin-Williams") recognizes that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act responsibly. That's why we have prepared this Privacy Policy to describe the types of personal and non-personal information we collect through the website and service located at www.letschipit.com (collectively, the "Service"). Below is a summary of our Privacy Policy. By using our Service, you signify your assent to this Privacy Policy and to the Service Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use, you may not use this Service.
THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES ONLY TO THE SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH WWW.LETSCHIPIT.COM AND NOT TO ANY OTHER SHERWIN-WILLIAMS WEB SITE, SERVICE OR PRODUCT.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal Information
If you choose to register for an account, we will collect your name and email address. If you choose to contact us through a Sherwin-Williams email address available on the Service, we will receive your email address through such message. In addition, the Service enables you to log in using Facebook Connect to use your Facebook account credentials. Please refer to Facebook for their privacy practices.
Sherwin-Williams does receive the name of the Facebook ID and the name you use to log into the Service as a result of logging in through Facebook Connect.
Non-Personal Information
As part of the standard operation of our Service, we may collect/obtain certain non-personal information from you including, but not limited to, your browser type (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), operating system (e.g., Windows or Macintosh), Internet service provider, IP address, web sites visited, and the domain name from which you accessed the Service (e.g., yahoo.com). In addition, we may collect information about your browsing behavior, such as the date and time you visit our Service, the areas or pages of our Service that you visit, the amount of time spent viewing our Service, the number of times you return to our Service, the images you have selected for chipcards and other click-stream data. We may use cookies to collect this information, which may be combined with your personal information. A cookie is a small text file that may be stored on the hard drive of your computer which enables us to recognize your computer when you return to our Service.
You are always free to decline cookies, but in doing so you may not be able to use certain features on our Service. The "help" segment of the toolbar on most browsers explains how to configure a browser to not accept new cookies, how to have the browser inform a user when they receive a new cookie, and how to erase cookies from a computer's hard drive. We may use web beacons to assist us in understanding how visitors to our Service use such sites and/or to collect information regarding user’s activities on the web. We may utilize the services of a third party to collect such information for us.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
We may use the information we collect from you for any of the following purposes: (1) to facilitate your use of our Service and better understand your needs; (2) to help address problems with our Service; (3) to administer our Service; (4) to conduct internal reviews of our Service (e.g., to determine the number of visitors to specific pages within the site); (5) to help us better understand visitors' use of our Service; (6) to protect the security or integrity of our Service; and (7) for such other purposes provided in this Privacy Policy. We will not use the email address you used to register for the Service or your Facebook ID to directly solicit you for products or services as a result of your use of the Service. However, we may use your email address to respond to your requests and to provide you with information regarding the Service. Non-personal information may be used for these and any other purposes as well to monitor our Service and provide a greater online experience for our visitors, provided that such uses do not personally identify you.
WILL WE DISCLOSE INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Sherwin-Williams may transfer or otherwise disclose information collected from you to the following entities for the following purposes: (1) to Sherwin-Williams' employees, independent contractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, consultants, business associates, service providers, and suppliers, if the disclosure will enable that entity to perform a business, professional, or technical support function for Sherwin-Williams; (2) to employees, independent contractors, service providers, and suppliers of Sherwin-Williams to fulfill a product or service request; (3) to investigate suspected fraud or violation of the Terms of Use; (4) to respond to judicial process and provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted by law; and (5) in connection with a sale, merger or reorganization of Sherwin-Williams or the division responsible for the Service.
DISCLOSURES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
You should be aware that information which you voluntarily include and transmit online in a publicly accessible blog, chat room, social media platform or otherwise online, may be viewed and used by others without any restrictions. Sherwin-Williams is unable to control such uses of your information, and by using such services you assume the risk that the information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties for any number of purposes.
DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN?
We do not direct our Service to, nor do we knowingly collect any personal information from, children under the age of 13.
DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY COVER PRACTICES ON THIRD PARTY WEB SITES?
Our Service may contain links to other third party web sites (such as those containing images used for chipcards), which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. We do not assume any responsibility, nor endorse, the content, activities and practices of any third party website. Accordingly, we recommend that you review the privacy policy posted on any third party web site that you may access through our Service.
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR INFORMATION IN THE EVENT OF UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES?
In the event that Sherwin-Williams or any of its assets are acquired by a third party, information acquired by us may be one of the assets transferred.
WILL THERE BE CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY IN THE FUTURE?
Privacy laws and guidelines are part of a constantly changing environment. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update, change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time, and you agree to be bound by such changes and modifications. We recommend that you revisit this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of our current privacy practices. Your continued use of the Service following any changes signifies your acceptance of these changes.
HOW CAN I CONTACT SHERWIN-WILLIAMS?
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at webmaster@sherwin.com.
Last Updated: June 22, 2012