PRIVACY POLICY (THE GREAT STATES CORPORATION)

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Great States Corporation’s respects your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites. Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose and otherwise make use of personal information.

We have outlined our privacy policy below. Our privacy policy applies to all users of The Great States Corporation websites and services, including but not limited to www.americanlawnmower.com, www.radiusgarden.com, and www.pronk.com.

We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.

 

USER ELIGIBILITY

By using our web services, the user represents that they are not under the age of 13 years old. In accordance with the United States Federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, The Great States Corporation does not knowingly collect or request information from children under the age of 13 years old.

 

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

The information we collect from visitors varies depending on what services a visitor utilizes.

Account Creation

· Information that may be required to create a website account includes name, email, and a password.

Product Purchase

· Information that may be requested to purchase a product from our website include name, phone number, email address, address, zip code, city of address, state of address, country of address, and payment information.

Product Registration

· Information that may be collected by filling out the product registration form are name, phone number, email address, address, zip code, city of address, state of address, country of address and datapoints pertaining to your product purchase.

Warranty Request

· Information that may be collected by filling out the product registration form are name, phone number, email address, address, zip code, city of address, state of address, country of address and datapoints pertaining to your product purchase.

· Details on warranty claim, such as a user’s textual explanation of their encountered problem with a tool that caused them to make a warranty claim.

· Email correspondence between the customer and our customer service representatives.

· Payment information

 

WHY DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION?

The Great States Corporation only collects information it needs to fulfill regular business operations.

We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned. Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. Contact information such as an email address may be used to send marketing materials. You retain the right to opt-out of receiving promotional materials at any time.

We will collect and use personal information solely for fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other ancillary purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.

Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.

 

HOW DO WE SECURE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Website Form Transmission

· All information you provide to The Great States Corporation through our websites is encrypted by a licensed software program before being sent to us. The Great States Corporation uses all reasonable measures to secure your information but cannot guarantee that your information will not be exposed when submitting information through our forms. Any information you transmit through our websites is transmitted at your own risk.

Storage on our Servers

· All personal information collected by The Great States Corporation is secured with encryption software.

Employee Training

· Access to personal data is restricted to employees who require access to information to fulfill day-to-day business activities. Such employees are trained in good practices towards protecting customer data.

Legal Requirements

· The Great States Corporation may disclose customer information if it deems that it is legally compelled to.

 

DO NOT SELL MY INFO

The Great States Corporation will not sell your personal information to a third party for the purpose of that party advertising to you.

In the event of a merger, sale of the business, or acquisition, your information may be absorbed by the buying company. If you would like to “opt-out” of any potential transfer or “sale” of information in the event of a merger, sale of the business, or acquisition, please see the “OPT OUT OF SALE” section below.

 

OPT-OUT OF SALE OF INFORMATION

The Great States Corporation will not sell your personal information to a third party for the purpose of that party advertising to you.

In the event The Great States Corporation is sold to or merged with another business, your personal information could be transferred to another company. If you wish to opt-out of the “sale” of your information, please refer to the “CONTACT” section of the Privacy Policy.

 

CALIFORNIA RESIDENT RIGHTS

Residents of California are protected by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). That legislation guarantees some of the following rights for California consumers:

· Right to know what consumer data a business collects from you

· Right to know what consumer data a business sells to a third party

· Right to opt-out of the sale of your consumer data

· Right to access the consumer data a business retains

· Right to have the business delete your consumer data

The rights outlined by the CCPA are addressed throughout this Privacy Policy. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. See “CONTACT” on how to get in touch with us.

NEVADA RESIDENT RIGHTS

Residents from Nevada are protected by the Nevada Privacy of Information Collected on the Internet from Consumers Act. This legislation guarantees some of the following rights for Nevada consumers:

· Right to opt-out of the sale of your consumer data

The rights outlined by Nevada law are addressed throughout this Privacy Policy. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. See “CONTACT” on how to get in touch with us.

 

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

Due to constantly evolving legal and business developments, it may become necessary for The Great States Corporation to update this Privacy Policy. In such an event, we may notify you through email of any updates. The most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy will always be present on this page.

 

CONTACT

Comments, questions, opt-out requests, data deletion requests, and other inquiries can be made at the following addresses. American Lawn Mower, reach us at privacy@americanlawnmower.com or at 1-800-633-1501 Scotts, reach us at privacy-scotts@americanlawnmower.com or at 1-800-633-1501 Earthwise, reach us at privacy@earthwisetools.com or at 1-800-633-1501 Radius Garden, reach us at privacy@radiusgarden.com or at 1-800-633-1501 Pronk!, reach us at privacy@pronkpets.com or at 1-800-633-150