Privacy Policy
Applica Water Products, LLC. and its affiliates ("Applica", "we" or "us")
respect your right to privacy. We do not currently trade, sell or rent personal
information collected about you to third parties. Please read the Privacy Policy
outlined below that explains how Applica will and will not use the information
you provide. By using or accessing this website, you signify your acknowledgment
and assent to the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do
not use this website. Please note that we can revise this policy at any time by
updating this posting, and your use after such change signifies your acceptance
of the changed terms.
What information does Applica collect and how do we use this
information?
We may request personal information from you for processing orders and
shipping products, conducting contests or sweepstakes, and for product
registration. This may include your name, address, e-mail address, telephone
number, etc., as well as information related to customer satisfaction surveys,
customer purchasing habits or other purchasing information. Our web-sites allow
you to contact us directly with questions or comments regarding our products,
services, web-sites, or to register products. The process requires you to give
certain personal information so that you may complete the warranty registration.
We also maintain data files to ensure that we quickly resolve customer comments
or questions and implement improvements based on those comments. We may conduct
sweepstakes or other contests on our web-site, which require personal
information to be provided to qualify for participation in the promotion or
contest. This information is used primarily as a means to notify the
winners.
In an effort to continually improve our products and services, we may use
personal information to conduct market research and on-line surveys. This may
involve contacting recent and/or past web-site visitors who have provided
personal information to Applica. Our web servers may automatically monitor the
number of visitors, the average time spent on the site, the popularity of our
web-sites, and any programming errors or failures on any of our web-sites in
order to determine the effectiveness of the Applica web-site and to make
improvements to the website.
Does Applica share your information with other third parties?
Applica does not currently share your e-mail address or personal information
with any other parties without your prior consent; however, we may share
personal information with our business partners in order to facilitate the
process of servicing your products, to help you exchange your products, and to
better serve you. Applica may share aggregate data about our sales, customers,
traffic patterns, and other related site information with respectable third
parties. None of this data is related to any individual's name without their
consent.
Does Applica use cookies?
Applica uses "cookies" on this website because they help us in many ways to
make your visit to our website more enjoyable and meaningful to you. Cookies are
text information files that your web browser places on your computer when you
visit a website. Applica may use such "cookie" technology to obtain information
from you as an online visitor. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but
can be configured not to accept them or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
Applica may also use so-called "web-beacons" to access the information contained
in its cookies within the network of the Applica websites. Please refer to our
Security statement in our
Does Applica have any special privacy policies with respect to
children?
Applica encourages parents and guardians to monitor and participate in their
children's online activities. No information should be submitted to this site by
users under 13 years of age, and users under 13 years old are not allowed to
register for newsletters, clubs or activities. Users under 18 years of age are
not allowed to make purchases or participate in contests. Where appropriate,
Applica may ask you to indicate your age to verify compliance with these
policies. Applica does not knowingly collect information from our guests under
13 years of age or provide any personally identifying information from such
guests to any third party for any reason whatsoever. We do not allow guests
known to be under 13 years of age to receive direct marketing communications
from Applica or from third parties.
How do I stop Applica from contacting me via e-mail in the future?
We do wish to provide our customers with information on new products or tips
for use in the home or kitchen. We have placed a box on the bottom of our order
form where you can check "No" if you do not wish to receive any product
information from Applica. If you have previously given your personal information
to us and no longer want to be contacted by Applica via e-mail, please contact
our Consumer Affairs Group and state that you want to be deleted from our
mailing lists. e-mail: applicaconsumeraffairs@fox-international.com
Phone: 1-800-231-9786.
What is the policy regarding Applica's ownership of information?
All opinions, ideas, suggestions, and other feedback submitted to our
web-sites may be used by Applica without any restriction and free of charge, and
nothing contained in this policy shall limit or otherwise affect this. There may
be instances where we request or permit the submission of your opinions/ideas.
In such instances you will be required to agree to the terms of an Applica
prepared agreement related to the provision of such information prior to its
submission.
What about Applica's links to other sites?
We have and may add links to third party sites. Because such linked sites are
not under the control of Applica, we are not responsible for the accuracy or
reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements contained
on any such linked sites. Access to any other Internet site linked to this
website is at your own risk. Applica has not reviewed all of the sites linked to
the website. Applica provides these links merely as a convenience and the
inclusion of such links does not imply an endorsement by Applica of such third
party sites or any goods or services offered by such third parties.
Will this Privacy Policy change?
Applica may change this policy from time to time to better serve you, so
please review this policy periodically. How do I contact Applica regarding this
policy statement? If you have any questions or comments on this policy statement
please notify APPLICA WATER PRODUCTS, LLC. by email at applicaconsumeraffairs@fox-international.com
or via phone at 1-800-231-9786.