
At
Hanesbrands Inc. ("Hanesbrands"),
we respect our customers and understand that you may have concerns about privacy,
so we have instituted privacy policies intended to ensure that your personal information
is handled safely and responsibly.
This Privacy Policy Statement sets forth the privacy
policy pertaining to this website,
http://www.climbeverestwithus.com
(the "Site"), which is owned by Hanesbrands and to other Internet sites
on which this Privacy Policy Statement is posted. Hanesbrands is a consumer goods
company with a portfolio of leading apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Duofold,
Playtex, Bali, Just My Size, barely there and Wonderbra. Hanesbrands and it affiliates
design, manufacture, source and sell a broad range of apparel essentials such as
t-shirts, bras, panties, men's underwear, kids' underwear, socks, hosiery, casualwear
and activewear. Hanesbrands markets directly to consumers through retail outlets,
catalogs and websites, with multiple websites, catalog titles and retail stores.
By using this Site, you expressly accept and agree to be bound by and abide by the
terms set forth in this Privacy Policy Statement. For other terms and conditions
that apply to your use of the Site, please review our Terms of Use.
Any terms that are not defined in this Privacy Policy Statement shall have the meaning
given in the Terms of
Use. This Privacy Policy Statement applies
only to "Personal Information" (as defined below) that we collect on-line.
Unless otherwise provided herein, any reference to "Hanesbrands," "we,"
"us" and "our" shall mean and include Hanesbrands and its affiliates.
Overview: This Privacy Policy Statement is
intended to explain our privacy practices and inform you as to:
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The kinds of Personal
Information we collect from users of the Site and how that information is collected;
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How we use your
Personal Information;
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The circumstances
under which we disclose Personal Information to third parties;
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How you can access,
update or delete any Personal Information collected about you by us; and
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The mechanisms we
have implemented to protect your Personal Information.
Information Hanesbrands Collects
For purposes of this Privacy Policy Statement, "Personal
Information" means any information which you provide to us through a non-public
area or section of the Site by which you can be personally identified, and may include
your first/middle initial or name and last name, street address, town or city, state,
zip code, telephone number, instant-messenger nickname, blog or other personal website
URL, date of birth, e-mail address, credit card or debit card information and any
other information. Your credit card or debit card number is classified as sensitive
Personal Information and is collected via a secure transmission. Examples of non-public
areas of our Site include private wish list registries, registration pages and e-mail
subscription pages. Hanesbrands collects Personal Information about you only when
you submit it to us, such as when subscribing to our e-mail program, purchasing
products, submitting a testimonial or question, participating in special functions
of the Site, such as e-cards, wish lists or games, responding to a survey, entering
a sweepstakes, or making suggestions or comments.
Besides Personal Information, when you access the Site
our web servers may automatically recognize and collect information regarding your
referring domain, your type of internet browser, operating system software, screen
resolution, cookie preferences and similar technical data. None of this information
is personally identifiable and we use this information only in the aggregate, to
measure overall Site usage patterns and trends.
We recognize the particular importance of protecting
the privacy of Personal Information where children are involved. We do not knowingly
collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If a child under
the age of 13 has provided our website with personally identifiable information,
we ask that such childÕs parent or guardian contact us at webmaster@climbeverstwithus.com and we will delete the information about the child from
our files.
If we publish Postings that you submit to us for potential
publication, we may identify you as the source of such information by first name,
last initial and city of residence or as otherwise indicated on the applicable submission
pages. Any information about yourself submitted in a "public" area of
our Site and/or other areas or features, may allow members of the general public
to view such submitted information and content on the Internet, may be routed through
our servers, the servers of one or more third parties on our behalf, and the Internet,
and you have no expectation of or right to privacy with regard to any such Posting.
We have no obligation to monitor any Postings, particularly as to the content of
e-cards or similar features where visitors have the option of creating a message.
Such public areas and features offered therein are public and not private communications.
The security of any information you disclose is not guaranteed; you make such Postings
and disclosures at your own risk. We are not responsible for any errors, omissions,
or offensive material contained in any content posted in any public areas or any
decisions made or actions taken or not taken based on such information or content.
Accuracy and Confidentiality
It is your responsibility to give us current, complete,
truthful and accurate information and to keep the Personal Information that you
provide to us up to date. We cannot and will not be responsible for any problems
or liability that may arise if you do not give us accurate, truthful or complete
information or you fail to update the information you give us.
You are solely responsible for maintaining the strict
confidentiality of your user name and password, if applicable, and for any charges,
costs, expenses, damages, liabilities and losses we incur or may suffer as a result
of your failure to do so. You, and not us, are solely responsible and liable for
your activity, behavior, use and conduct on the Site and for any use of the Site
or any other activity or conduct in connection with the Site, by any others who
use your user name or password, unless and until you notify us that your user name
or password may have been compromised, misappropriated or improperly taken or used
by another party.
Links to Other Sites
The Site may contain advertisements, references and
links to other websites and third parties. We may also use third parties to display
or serve advertising on the Site and our web-based newsletters or other communications
which you may choose to receive. Often these third party advertisers employ cookie
and web bug technologies to measure advertising effectiveness. You should be aware
that different rules might apply to the collection, use or disclosure of your information
by third parties in connection with their advertisements, promotions and websites
you encounter on the Internet. The use of such technology by these third parties
is within their control and not ours. Even if we have a relationship with the third
party, we do not control those sites or their policies and practices regarding your
information. This Privacy Policy Statement does not cover any use of Personal
Information that a third party advertiser or ad server may collect from you.
We encourage you to investigate and ask questions directly of them in this regard.
Use of advertisersÕ tracking technology is subject to their own privacy policies.
Security
We maintain reasonable standards of security and confidentiality.
However, for most Internet sites, it is possible that third parties may unlawfully
intercept or access transmissions or private communications over an unsecured transmission.
We conduct financial transactions via secured transmissions but may not always secure
other parts of the Site. We also limit access to the Site by our own employees to
those individuals who are authorized for the proper handling of such information
and any employee found violating our standards of security and confidentiality will
be subject to our disciplinary processes. We request that our operational service
providers follow the same policy.
Phishing
Phishing attacks attempt to steal consumersÕ personal
identity data and financial account credentials. ÒPhishersÓ use ÒspoofedÓ e-mails
to lead consumers to counterfeit websites designed to trick recipients into divulging
sensitive Personal Information such as credit card numbers, account usernames, passwords,
and Social Security Numbers. WE DO NOT SEND EMAILS ASKING YOU TO PROVIDE OR
CONFIRM SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION OR YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORD!
If you receive such e-mail communication, please forward it immediately to the SiteÕs
Privacy Administrator at webmaster@climbeverestwithus.com, and then immediately delete the fraudulent e-mail from
your computer.
Cookies and Web Beacons
We may use a technology called "cookies"
to provide you with tailored information. A cookie is a small piece of data that
the Site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive so
our Site can recognize you as you browse the Site and when you return. These cookies
may collect the type of operating system and browser that you are using, and accumulate
and report anonymous, statistical information on Site usage. The use of cookies
shows how our customers navigate through our web site and thus allows us to make
our Site more responsive to your needs, by delivering a better and more personalized
experience to you. We do not use cookies to identify or track any Personal Information.
If you do not wish to have a cookie sent to your browser, you can change the settings
on your Internet browser to stop it from automatically accepting cookies. While
rejecting a cookie will not normally affect your browsing or your ability to access
the features on our Site, you may be required to re-enter certain information when
you browse or when you return to the Site. If you are experiencing trouble browsing
our site, it is possible that you did not accept or have configured your browser
to block cookies from the Site.
We also may use electronic image requests (also called
"web beacons" or "single-pixel gifs") to count page views and
to access cookies. The web beacons do not collect, gather, monitor or share any
Personal Information; they are used only to compile anonymous information about
Site usage.
Disclosure to Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, lease or disclose your Personal
Information to unaffiliated entities or entities that are not our advertisers, except
in the limited circumstances listed below. When we plan to disclose your Personal
Information to advertisers, we ask for you to opt-in to do so, in which case their
use of your information is subject to the advertisersÕ own privacy policies. We
may disclose Personal Information to affiliates for marketing and/or administrative
purposes and you will have the right to opt-out of such disclosure for marketing
purposes.
How Hanesbrands Uses the Information
Except for Personal Information which you submit to
a public area or section of our Site, it is our policy to maintain all Personal
Information as confidential except as may be necessary to fulfill a function or
purpose such as those listed below:
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for the specific
purpose for which it was submitted (for example, to enter a sweepstakes, submit
a testimonial, or to receive product information)
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to post on the Site,
testimonials, photographs, questions, comments, or other information that you may
submit to us for potential publication, subject to any disclosure or other terms
and conditions found on the submission page and our Terms of Use
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to improve the content,
appearance and utility of the Site
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to trace our visitors'
use of the Site for internal research purposes
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to contact you to
participate in market research which you have agreed to receive
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to notify our visitors
of updates to the Site
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to send catalogs,
printed materials, offers and other announcements to your home address and to allow
our affiliates and other reputable third party marketers to do the same
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to send e-mail offers,
announcements, or newsletters to your e-mail address and to allow our affiliates
to do the same
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to provide any necessary
notices to our visitors
Additionally, we may disclose specific information
about you in our possession upon governmental request or if required to do so by
law or based on our belief, in our sole discretion, that it is necessary to conform
to or comply with our legal and regulatory obligations or is necessary to protect
our Site, our business and assets, the users of our Site or the public, in general.
On occasion, we contract with other companies to provide
certain services to us, including credit card processing, shipping, e-mail distribution,
changing mailing addresses, market research and promotions management. We provide
these companies only with the information needed to perform their services (which
may include Personal Information) and work closely with them to ensure that your
Personal Information is maintained and used as set forth in this Privacy Policy
Statement. These companies are prohibited from using this information for their
own marketing purposes or from sharing this information with others, but we cannot
guarantee security of Personal Information and are not liable for misuse of it by
others.
Hanesbrands may (a) buy or sell assets, subsidiaries,
or business units, or may be acquired by another company or (b) file for or be subject
to an involuntary bankruptcy or restructuring. In such transactions, Personal Information
is usually one of the transferred business assets, and we reserve the right to transfer
all Personal Information in our possession as part of any such transaction. Such
transferred Personal Information shall remain subject to the promises made in this
Privacy Policy Statement.
Provided that you register on our Site, except for
Personal Information needed to complete your purchase of products, if any, and in
the event the Site does not have a ÒMy AccountÓ link to pages containing the Personal
Information you wish to access, you may request that: (i) we correct or update any
such Personal Information; (ii) such Personal Information not be provided to third
parties; or (iii) such Personal Information be removed from our active marketing
databases. To make such a request, you may send an e-mail to webmaster@climbeverestwithus.com, or write
to Duofold Consumer Services, Hanesbrands Inc., P. O. Box 3013, Winston-Salem, NC
27105.
When contacting us, please be sure
to provide us with your exact e-mail address, name, postal address, and/or telephone
number(s) in order to be sure we handle your request correctly. Please also note
that each time we send you an e-mail message, we will give you the option to unsubscribe
from our e-mail list by simply clicking the unsubscribe link. However, we may continue
to contact you via e-mail for administrative or informational purposes, including
follow-up messages regarding the administration of your account, any services, features
or functions you have enrolled in or registered to use, any promotions or contests
you have participated in or have entered, goods and/or services you have ordered,
or other transactions you have undertaken with the Site.
Updating the Privacy Policy Statement
As we continue to develop our Site and take advantage
of technologies to improve the services we provide, we may have a need to change
our current privacy policies. We therefore reserve the right, at our discretion,
to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Statement at any
time. This Privacy Policy Statement is effective on and was last updated June 1, 2009. If elements of our Privacy Policy
Statement change, we will revise this Privacy Policy Statement. You should check
this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of this Site following the
posting of changes to this Privacy Policy Statement will mean that you accept those
changes.
Questions Regarding This Privacy Policy Statement
To all other users of the Site, if you have other questions
or inquiries about this Privacy Policy Statement, please contact our Privacy Administrator
via e-mail at webmaster@climbeverestwithus.com, or mail
your question or inquiry to:
Hanesbrands
Inc.
P. O. Box 3013
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
c/o Privacy Administrator
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