Our Commitment to Online Privacy
Your right to privacy is important. At Trimble we believe that personal information you choose to furnish online should only be used to help us provide you with the highest quality of products, services and support. We display this Privacy Statement to make you aware of the information practices for the Trimble Geocache Navigator web site, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared. We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to stay current with changes in our business and to better serve you. We encourage you to visit this page frequently to inform yourself of any changes.
The Trimble Geocache Navigator web site is operated by Trimble Navigation Limited from its facilities in the United States. We encourage you to read this privacy statement and those of all web sites you visit.
Consent to Use and Transfer Personal Data
Please note that if you submit personal data through this Trimble web site, you will send it to us (Trimble Navigation Limited), in the United States. We will collect, process and transfer your personal data in accordance with this data Privacy Statement but possibly not in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which your reside. By submitting your personal data through this Trimble web site you consent to Trimble's collection, use, storage and transfer of your personal data to our company databases and other repositories, wherever located, for the purposes for which it is submitted and in accordance with the policies set forth in this Privacy Statement.
Types of Data Collected Online
You can browse the Trimble Geocache Navigator web site without entering any personal information. Only general, non-personally identifiable information that Trimble logs from all site visits, such as Internet service provider, operating system/browser type, and pages accessed, will be collected in those instances. This means that a user's session will be tracked, but the user will not be individually identified.
There are times, however, when we or our business partners (such as our external service provider(s) identified below) may need information from you.
For example, you may choose to give us personal information when you:
- Register and subscribe to the Trimble Geocache Navigator services provided through this web site
- Purchase products or services
- Register as a user of Trimble products
- Make requests for information, materials, customer and other services, and for product support, repairs and upgrades
- Subscribe to newsletters and online services
- Enter Trimble-sponsored contests, sweepstakes and other promotions
- Create a user profile to receive future information, special offers and communications.
At such times you may be asked to provide contact and billing information (e.g., your name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card number and expiration date), as well as information about the product or service purchased (e.g., product I.D., serial number, customer number, product version). Demographic or other personal information may also be requested, however, volunteering such information is optional.
Use of Data
Trimble uses personal information collected on its web sites for the purpose for which it is requested or as necessary or permissible under applicable law (e.g., in some jurisdictions we may have to keep invoices under tax laws). We also may use the information you provide to notify you later about new developments with respect to the products and services you have purchased or to inform you about new products, special offers and services offered by Trimble, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Trimble Companies") or its business partners. It is important to note that you may opt out of receiving further information from Trimble, as discussed in detail below. We use non-personal information to analyze sales trend data as it relates to geography, time and demographics.
With Whom We Share Information
In the ordinary course of business Trimble will not sell, trade or rent your individual identifying information to others. Trimble may share the personal data you provide online with Trimble Companies and as described below:
- Affiliated Companies and Business Partners. We work together with affiliated companies and business partners who are acting on our behalf for the uses described above. When an affiliated company or one of our business partners is involved in a transaction with you, we may share personal identifying information related to the transaction. For example, if you purchase a magazine subscription as part of our offering, we will share your personal details with the publishers of the magazine and their fulfillment partners.
- Trimble Authorized Dealers and Business Partner Distributors. We work with and through members of our distribution channel to provide customers and potential customers with products, product information and customer service. For example, Trimble may forward the contact information of a potential customer to a Trimble-authorized dealer or business partner distributor to respond to a customer inquiry about Trimble products. Or Trimble may forward such contact information to enable a Trimble-authorized dealer or distributor to furnish customers with product updates. Trimble requires that its dealers and distributors keep confidential any personal data of customers or potential customers disclosed to them.
- Agents. We use agents to act on our behalf. For example, agents may fulfill orders, provide support, or organize sweepstakes. Agents are only given access to the information necessary to perform their functions.
- Mergers and Reorganizations. In the event of a corporate reorganization, such as a merger, acquisition or sale or transfer of assets by Trimble outside the normal course of business, customer information may be transferred to third parties.
- Other Situations. Additionally, Trimble may release personal identifying information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of our user agreements (e.g., Trimble Web Site Terms of Use), or (iii) to protect the rights, property or safety of Trimble, our web site users, or others.
IMPORTANT:
Information disclosed through Trimble Geocache Navigator Forums. Trimble Geocache Navigator Forums enable visitors to the Trimble Geocache Navigator web site to exchange information.
Please remember that all information disclosed in your messages to these Forums (also known as posts or topics) becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to share any of your personal information. Also please note that registered members of the Forums will be able to view the information in your User Profile with the exception of your password and email address.
External Service Providers
The following external service providers collect information through our Trimble Geocache Navigator web site:
SurveyMonkey.com, 815 NW 13th Ave. Suite D, Portland, OR,97209
SurveyMonkey.com, a leading outsourced customer satisfaction survey service provider, hosts and operates online surveys for Trimble Geocache Navigator. When you complete a survey hosted by SurveyMonkey.com, your responses will be stored on the servers owned and operated by this company. According to the privacy statement of SurveyMonkey.com, this company will not use the information collected from our surveys in any way, shape or form. SurveyMonkey.com has been certified to meet Safe Harbor privacy requirements on 11/29/2004 and placed on the Safe Harbor list of companies accordingly. This list can be found at: http://web.ita.doc.gov/safeharbor/SHList.nsf/WebPages/Oregon.
Links
Please note that our Web sites contain links to other sites, such as to that of our external service providers identified above. When you access a non-Trimble Web site, even one that may contain the Trimble logo and content regarding Trimble's products and services, please understand that the Web site is independent of Trimble, and that Trimble has no control over operation of that Web site. Please be aware that Trimble is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected through the Trimble Geocache Navigator web site. A link to a non-Trimble Web site does not mean that Trimble endorses such site.
Choice
Trimble will not share personal identifying information provided to us online except as stated above without allowing you the opportunity of consenting to or opting out of such disclosures. When you purchase a subscription for Trimble Geocache Navigator services, place an order for Trimble products, register as a user of Trimble products, services or promotions, or when you submit a user profile, you are given the opportunity of notifying us as to whether you would like to receive future information, special offers and communications via email. Our unsolicited email marketing and promotional communications contain an opportunity for you to decline future communications. Additionally, at any time you can opt-out of receiving such further information from Trimble by sending your opt-out request to Support@GeocacheNavigator.com. Trimble will use its best efforts to comply promptly with all such requests.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
Trimble Geocache Navigator is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information stored in your browser on you computer's hard drive. Some Trimble pages use cookies, sent by Trimble or its third-party agents, to better serve you when you return to the site. If you prefer not to receive cookies you have the option of setting your browser to warn you before accepting cookies or to reject them altogether. If you do so, however, some areas of some sites may not function properly.
Ad-supported software
Software items available on this site ("Software") may be provided to you as free ad-supported software, depending on your wireless carrier, mobile phone model and country of residence. Trimble adheres to strict privacy guidelines and does NOT collect personally identifiable information unless it is voluntarily provided. Only information regarding the performance of advertising campaigns is gathered and reported to advertisers and ad sales organizations.
How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information
You can access or ask for corrections of your personally identifiable information that we collect and maintain in retrievable form by following the procedure below.
- Contact Support@GeocacheNavigator.com, for general requests by sending a detailed message explaining your request including full contact information (your name, street address, e-mail address, telephone number) and details of the request (e.g. change of e-mail address, unsubscribe from a newsletter, review of personal information, etc.). Please be very specific about the concerns that led to your request.
- To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to information or making corrections.
- We reserve the right to decline unreasonable requests for information access and correction. If this right is exercised, we will inform you about the reasons for which your request is declined and explain to you a dispute resolution process should you wish to use it.
- If the information to which access is requested is not maintained in retrievable form, we will explain why access cannot be provided and how this type of information is collected and used.
- If the information to which access is requested is maintained in retrievable form, we will respond to your request within ten working days. Access to the information will be provided in the form of disclosure and will not involve your direct access to our data repositories, on-line or off-line.
How to Contact Us
If you have requests or questions in connection with this Privacy Statement you may contact us at Support@GeocacheNavigator.com.