Privacy
Last modified: 12th May 2010
The artstars.polojeans.com website (the "Website") is operated by U-Dox Brand Development Limited on behalf of Polo Ralph Lauren Europe S.À.R.L. ("Polo Ralph Lauren"), a company registered in Switzerland with company number CH-660-0313003-0, with a registered office at 8, chemin de Blandonnet, CH – 1214, Vernier. Our VAT number is 561 378.
Polo Ralph Lauren respects your concerns about privacy. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to personal information we collect on the Website and describes the types of personal information we collect on the Website, how we may use that information and with whom we may share it. The Privacy Policy also describes the measures we take to protect the security of your personal information, and how you can reach us to ask us to (i) access, change or not use the personal information you have provided to us, (ii) withdraw any consent you previously provided to us, (iii) tell us to refrain from communicating with you about our products or services, and (iv) answer any questions you may have about our privacy practices.
Please read this information carefully.
By accessing the Website you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Accordingly, you should check the date of this Privacy Policy (which appears at the top of this page) and review any changes since the last version. If at any time you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Website.
Our policies relating to the transfer of Personal Information from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States are contained in our Safe Harbor Privacy Policy.
Information Collected by Us
Polo Ralph Lauren may collect two types of information about users: "Personal Information" (such as your name, email address, and country of residence) and "Aggregate Information" (such as information about how many users log on to our Website on a daily basis).
Unless otherwise indicated to you, personal data collected in the department stores participating in the Art Stars project and/or in which our products are sold is not provided to Polo Ralph Lauren. This Privacy Notice does not address the information practices of department stores participating in the Art Stars project and/or in which our products are sold. Department stores may have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest you review when you provide them with your personal information. We are not responsible for the department stores’ personal information practices.
Personal Information Collected Online by Polo Ralph Lauren
Personal Information is collected online by us or our service providers (such as U-Dox Brand Development Limited) on our behalf when users voluntarily register on the Website.
Aggregate Information Collected Online by Polo Ralph Lauren
Aggregate Information is non-personally identifiable/anonymous information about you, such as age, gender, Website pages you access most frequently or search terms you enter. Aggregate Information is used in a collective manner, and no single person can be identified by that compiled information. For example, the number of people who visited the Website during a specific time period is Aggregate Information that does not personally identify a specific user.
Use of Information Collected by Us
We use customer information to communicate news and information relating to the Art Stars project and to communicate with you about our products, services, promotions and contests. We may also use this information to make offers to you, to help us target specific products and services to you, and to help us develop and improve our Website.
Promotional emails and Electronic Newsletters
Polo Ralph Lauren and its affiliates may offer electronic newsletters and promotional emails to those who have agreed to receive emails during registration or directly from our email sign-up form. Unsubscribe instructions are included in each promotional email.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Polo Ralph Lauren does not share, sell or trade with third parties your Personal Information gathered online, such as email addresses, Personal Information collected as part of an online survey or other specific details about you, except with your consent or as described in this Privacy Policy. Polo Ralph Lauren does not contribute to or participate in cooperative databases, which give other companies access to such Personal Information.
We may share Personal Information and Aggregate Information with our affiliates, licensees, joint venture partners and consultants for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. We also may share the information with our service providers (including U-Dox Brand Development Limited) who perform services on our behalf based on our instructions. These service providers are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
Polo Ralph Lauren and its affiliate sites may divulge Personal Information if such action is required for Polo Ralph Lauren, its affiliates, licensees or joint venture partners or any of its service providers or consultants to comply with any valid legal process, such as a search warrant, statute or court order, or any valid administrative request from a law enforcement agency. In addition, we may divulge Personal Information if we or any of our affiliates, licensees or joint venture partners, service providers or consultants believes that such disclosure is necessary to address any unlawful acts or acts that may endanger the health or safety of another customer or of the general public.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that web sites, when you visit them, often store on your hard drive. A cookie may contain information (such as unique user ID), which is used to track the pages of the sites you've visited. Polo Ralph Lauren uses cookies to make your experience of using the Website more meaningful and enjoyable (for example by enabling the “Email a friend” function), and to measure activity on our Website, which allows us to determine which areas and features of our Website are most popular. This information allows us to make improvements and updates to enhance your Polo Ralph Lauren experience. Parts of the Website may not function if you do not have cookies enabled. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you turn off cookies or refuse them we may not be able to recognize you as a registered user to allow you access to your account information.
To enable or disable cookies on your browser, please consult your browser documentation or contact your software provider.
Use of Pixel Tags/Clear GIFs/Web Beacons
A pixel tag, also known as a clear GIF or web beacon, is an invisible tag placed on certain pages of our Website but not on your computer. When you access these pages, pixel tags generate a generic notice of that visit. They usually work in conjunction with cookies, registering when a particular computer visits a particular page. If you turn off cookies the pixel tag will simply detect an anonymous website visit.
Notice to P3P Users
The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project ("P3P") is a standard developed by the World Wide Web Consortium ("W3C") that provides an automated, machine-readable mechanism for understanding the use of your Personal Information by the Web sites you visit. P3P uses a standardized set of multiple choice questions covering the major elements of a Web site's privacy policy to provide a cross-section of how the particular Web site handles the personally identifiable information of its users. P3P-enabled browsers can automatically read this set of preferences made available by P3P-enabled Web sites and compare this information to the user's own set of privacy preferences. For example, Internet Explorer 6.0 requires third parties to set cookies to deliver P3P "compact" cookie policies with their cookies, and other browsers may use this mechanism soon. To enhance your online experience further, the Website is now P3P enabled. For more information on the W3C and P3P, please visit http://www.w3.org/P3P/. Given certain limitations in the parameters chosen by W3C, however, the P3P mechanisms may not describe Polo Ralph Lauren's privacy practices as accurately as this Privacy Policy. Accordingly, where discrepancies exist between this Privacy Policy and the P3P "compact" policies, this Privacy Policy shall control.
Information Removal/Opt-Out
If you prefer not to receive marketing emails from Polo Ralph Lauren or its affiliates, please let us know by clicking on the unsubscribe link within any marketing email you receive from us. If you prefer not to receive marketing mail via the mail, please let us know by sending a request to:
Polo Ralph Lauren Europe SARL
Information Removal/Opt-Out
Attention: European General Counsel
Legal Division
8 Chemin de Blandonnet
1214 Vernier
Switzerland
Email: eu.legal@poloralphlauren.com
Please be sure to include in any email or postal mail your full name, email address, postal address and any message.
Please note that such requests sent by post may take up to ten (10) days to become effective.
Children and Privacy
Polo Ralph Lauren is concerned about the safety of children when they use the internet, and understands that children may not understand all the provisions of our Privacy Policy or make informed decisions about the choices that are made available to adult users of the Website. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to be familiar with the sites their children visit.
Our Website and affiliate sites are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we will never request personally identifiable information from anyone whom we know to be under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that a customer is under the age of 13 and has registered without prior verifiable parental consent, we will remove his or her personally identifiable registration information from our files.
Links to Other Websites
Polo Ralph Lauren and its affiliate sites may contain links to other websites. Those sites may have their own privacy policy, or no privacy policy at all. Neither we nor any of our service providers have any responsibility for those sites, and we provide these links solely for the convenience of our visitors. Such links may be to advertisers, content providers or other companies who may use our logo and/or style as a result of a co-branding agreement. These sites may send their own cookies to you and may collect information and use it in a way inconsistent with this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of use of any third-party sites or services before providing any of them with any of your Personal Information. Neither Polo Ralph Lauren nor any of our service providers control the content that appears on these sites or take any responsibility for their content, nor should it be implied that Polo Ralph Lauren endorses or otherwise recommends such sites or their products or services offered.
Data Access and Correction Requests
You can ask us by mail for a summary of any Personal Information that Polo Ralph Lauren have retained about you. Please address your request to:
Polo Ralph Lauren Europe SARL
Data Access and Correction Requests
Attention: European General Counsel
Legal Division
8 Chemin de Blandonnet
1214 Vernier
Switzerland
Email: eu.legal@poloralphlauren.com
We will send such information for review only to the email address or mail address that we have on file for the visitor name that is associated in our database for such information. Please note that in certain circumstances we may withhold access to your information where we have a right under applicable law.
If at any time you wish to change, correct or update your Personal Information, please send your request to the address indicated above. Please be sure to include your email address, full name and postal address.
Additional Information
No transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of Polo Ralph Lauren to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect your Personal Information, neither Polo Ralph Lauren nor any of our service providers can ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us over the internet. Any such transmission is done at your own risk.
Applicable Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed and construed in accordance with English law. Disputes arising under or in connection with this Privacy Policy (including non-contractual disputes) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
Safe Harbor Privacy Policy
For Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation’s Safe Harbor Privacy Policy, please click here.
How to Contact Us
Please address any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our practices concerning Personal Information by writing to:
Polo Ralph Lauren Europe SARL
Privacy Policy
Attention: European General Counsel
Legal Division
8 Chemin de Blandonnet
1214 Vernier
Switzerland