Web Site Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 12th March 2009
Purpose
This Privacy Policy has been adopted to ensure that your personal information is handled in accordance with the National Privacy Principles set out in Schedule 3 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Scope
The Web sites www.gore-tex.com.auand http://www.gore-tex.co.nz/are created and maintained by W.L. Gore & Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd. and its affiliates (“Gore”). This document sets out Gore´s Privacy Policy for users of websites www.gore-tex.com.auand http://www.gore-tex.co.nz/. Users of the http://www.gore-tex.co.nz/website are automatically redirected to www.gore-tex.com.au.
Gore's approach to privacy and spam
Gore respects your privacy. The only personally identifiable information Gore collects about you is what you provide to Gore, for example by completing a Gore “contact us” form, participating in a Gore contest or by some other interactive channel.
Information Collection, Use and Disclosure
Gore collects personally identifiable information, such as email address, name, mailing address, phone number and birthday, only if individual Web site visitors wish to give Gore this information. Gore uses personally identifiable information to improve its product offerings, analyze Web site usage, improve and customize its Web sites, and for general customer relationship and service purposes, such as responding to a question about a product.
As part of Gore’s normal business operations, Gore may share a user’s personally identifiable information with certain third-party service providers. For example, Gore discloses personally identifiable information to third parties when it is reasonably necessary in order to enable Gore to provide services that have been requested by users, to provide information that has been requested by users or to provide products that have been ordered by users. Additionally, some of Gore´s Web site operations, product fulfillment operations, marketing programs, data processing and data analysis may be managed and/or conducted by Gore’s affiliates and/or third-party service providers. Gore may provide access to your profile and personally identifiable information to such affiliates and/or third-party service providers for the purpose of providing services to you on behalf of Gore or to enable such affiliates and service providers to provide services to Gore.
Gore can (and you authorize Gore to) disclose any information about you as required by law, including voluntary disclosures to law enforcement agencies and government officials, as Gore, in its sole discretion, believes necessary or appropriate.
Gore may also disclose or use personally identifiable information to investigate and respond to any third party complaints or violations of Gore’s rights.
Gore also collects aggregate statistical information regarding general Web site traffic patterns. In order to do so, Gore's Web site uses cookies. Gore also uses third-party service providers to track and analyze non-personally identifiable usage and volume statistical information from Web site users.
Access to Personally Identifiable Information:
If your personally identifiable information changes or if you no longer desire to receive any of Gore’s services, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate it by emailing us at csanz@wlgore.com.
Other ways to contact us:
Postal address:
PO Box 232, Frenchs Forest NSW 1640, Australia.
Telephone
Australia: 1800 226 703
New Zealand: 0800 107 107
Choice/Opt-Out
If you provide Gore with your email address or mailing address, Gore may send you newsletters, information on products, services and promotions or offer you the opportunity to participate in Gore marketing and promotions, such as surveys or contests. With respect to any such emails, within the emails Gore will provide you with the opportunity to "opt-out" of having your personally identifiable information used for such purposes by the Gore division that sent the email.
Governing Law and Data Storage
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the NSW, Australia, which is where this Web site is hosted and maintained. You should be aware that when you submit your personally identifiable information to Gore through this Web site, your information will be deemed sent to Gore from Australia, that your information may go to a country that has different privacy laws than your home country and that your information will be handled in accordance with the laws of NSW, Australia. By providing any personal information to Gore through this Web site, all users, including without limitation users in the member states of the European Union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to the submission, collection and processing of such information in Australia. Some of Gore’s Web sites are targeted towards countries other than Australia and are intended for visitors from those countries. If you are a resident of a country other than Australia and you give Gore personal information through a Gore Web site targeted towards your country of residence, that information will be stored and used in accordance with the laws of the country in which the Web site is maintained.
Transfer of Information
In the event Gore Australia or one of its divisions is ever sold to or acquired by another company, Gore reserves the right to transfer ownership of the customer information to the acquiring company.
Changes in this Privacy Policy
If Gore decides to make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, Gore will notify users by posting any such material changes on this page in this section. Gore reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Your use of this Web site after changes to this Privacy Policy have been made constitutes acceptance of those changes going forward.
Comments or Questions
We welcome any questions, concerns or comments which you may have in relation to our company, products, Web site or Privacy Policy. For general questions about our company and any comments on our Web site and/or our Privacy Policy, please contact Gore at csanz@wlgore.com.
Other ways to contact us:
Postal address:
PO Box 232, Frenchs Forest NSW 1640, Australia.
Telephone
Australia: 1800 226 703
New Zealand: 0800 107 107
For More Information
For Asia and the Pacific region: Gore Corporate Services, W. L. Gore & Associates Hong Kong, Ltd. 12F, Tower 2, Grand Century Place, 193 Prince Edward Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (Tel.: +852 / 2622-9622).
For North and South America: Gore Information Center, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., 201 Airport Road, Elkton, MD 21921, USA. (Tel.: 800 / 455-4184).
For Europe: Gore Corporate & Legal, W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH, Hermann-Oberth-Straße 22, 85640 Putzbrunn, Germany (Tel.: +49 / 89-4612-0)
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