Privacy Policy
Collection, Use and Storage of Personal Information at Our Site
As part of our customer registration and ordering process, Groundspeak Inc. collects the following information:
- Name
- E-Mail Address
- Billing Address
- Shipping Address
- Phone Number
- Credit Card Information (Where Applicable)
GROUNDSPEAK PROTECTS ACCOUNT INFORMATION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR RELEASE. GROUNDSPEAK WILL NOT GIVE, SELL RENT OR LOAN ANY IDENTIFIABLE PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANY THIRD PARTY, UNLESS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO SO OR UNLESS AS SPECIFIED BELOW. GROUNDSPEAK MAY SHARE NON-PERSONAL, SUMMARY, OR AGGREGATE CUSTOMER DATA WITH PARTNERS AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES.
Groundspeak's Use of Collected Information
- To improve the overall experience on our site.
- To create a convenient and easy-to-use shopping process that includes an online "shopping cart" that allows guests to track selected products and proceed through purchase.
- To e-mail registered guests and customers about new products, services and events, on an opt-in basis only.
- To estimate our audience size; measure aggregate customer traffic patterns.
- To authorize payment, whether through credit card processing gateways or through other payment methods.
Steps Groundspeak Takes to Ensure the Privacy of our Customers
We do not share or sell information that identifies our guests personally or makes it possible for other parties to contact them directly. However we may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or comply with legal process served on Groundspeak or the site; (b) protect and defend our rights or property, the site, guests or the public.
Groundspeak backs every credit card purchase by secure service software, which encrypts information using SSL technology, ensuring that Internet transactions stay private and protected.
Groundspeak protects your account information through the use of a password. To protect the confidentiality of your information (such as your credit card number) you MUST keep your password confidential and not disclose it to any other person.
How to Change Your Information or Opt-Out
To change or delete your Shop Groundspeak Account, please contact Groundspeak’s service team at shop@groundspeak.com.
Unsubscribe from our email list: We offer all of our E-mail subscribers the option to remove themselves from our e-mail list at any time. If you have completed the registration process, please e-mail shop@groundspeak.com.
To get more help: Please e-mail shop@groundspeak.com if you have questions about our privacy policy or our use of your information, or if you need help changing or deleting your Shop Groundspeak account.
Consent and Changes to Privacy Policy
By placing an order through www.shopgroundspeak.com, you consent to collection and use of information by Groundspeak as defined in this policy. Any policy changes will only affect information collected after the policy change. Information will always be guarded according to the standards in effect at the time the information was collected.
Your Comments
Groundspeak welcomes customer feedback. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or feedback on our service, please e-mail us at shop@groundspeak.com.
Terms and Conditions
Groundspeak Inc. (referred to herein as “Groundspeak,” "we," or "us") provide you access to the www.shopgroundspeak.com Web site (the "Site") subject to the terms and conditions of use set forth herein (the "Terms and Conditions"). Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully before accessing or using the website.
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE.
Services
The Site allows you to purchase the products available on the site from time to time (collectively, the "Merchandise") and have them delivered to you within the area serviced by Groundspeak (the purchasing of the merchandise and its subsequent delivery to you shall hereinafter be referred to as the "services"). Groundspeak’s services are described more fully here.
Anti-Fraud Measures and Forfeiture
Groundspeak will, from time to time, utilize techniques designed to identify fraudulent activities, including, without limitations, fraudulent credit card use. You understand and agree to cooperate with such efforts, as Groundspeak may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary to identify such attempts at fraud. You further agree that if for any reason you or others acting upon your behalf are suspected of fraud or other breach of these terms and conditions, Groundspeak may declare you to be in breach of these terms and conditions, suspend or terminate your use of the www.shopgroundspeak.com Web site, and seek prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
User expressly agrees that use of www.shopgroundspeak.com is at user's sole risk. Neither Groundspeak, nor its affiliates, nor any of its officers, directors, or employees, agents, third-party content providers, merchants, sponsors, licensors (collectively, "Providers"), or the like, warrant that www.shopgroundspeak.com will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of www.shopgroundspeak.com, or as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information content, service, or merchandise provided through www.shopgroundspeak.com. In no event shall Groundspeak or its respective employees, agents, suppliers, or contractors be liable for any damages of any kind or character, including with out limitation any compensatory, incidental, direct, indirect, special, punitive, or consequential damages, loss of use, loss of date, loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, claims of third parties, or other losses of any kind or character, even if Groundspeak has been advised of the possibility of such damages or losses, arising our of or in connection with the use of this Web Site or any Web Site with which it is linked.
INDEMNITY You agree to indemnify and hold us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
TERMINATION Groundspeak reserves the right to terminate your use of the Services or access to the site immediately and without notice if: (a) you breach the terms and conditions; (b) you infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party in connection with the services; (c) Groundspeak is unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to it, or (d) any material uploaded or transmitted by you to the site violates any applicable laws or rights of any third party.
Proprietary Rights
a) Trademarks and Trade Dress. The trademarks appearing on the Site, including those of Groundspeak are the property of their respective owners. Groundspeak trademarks may be used publicly only with the express written permission of Groundspeak. The design and layout of the site, and all other web sites owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by Groundspeak and its subsidiaries, are protected as trade dress and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound, image, or animation from the site may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by Groundspeak. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
b) COPYRIGHT. All materials on the site are copyrighted and are protected under federal law, as well as international treaties and the copyright laws of other countries. Groundspeak's materials may not be reproduced, copied, distributed, adapted, displayed, edited, published, transmitted, or downloaded in any way without Groundspeak's express written permission.