Introduction
NFI Consumer Products Inc. ("NFI Consumer Products") respects and
understands consumers, concerns about the privacy of their personal
information. NFI Consumer Products is a leading company that understands the
need to treat consumers, information in a responsible manner. This Privacy
Statement explains NFI Consumer Products' commitment not only to your
privacy, but to you as a valued customer. To that end, we have created this
Privacy Statement to explain the types of personal and non-personal
information we collect through our websites. We will discuss how we use this
information, and to whom and under what circumstances we disclose such
information.
By using this Site, you agree, without limitation, to the practices
described in this Privacy Statement and the Site's Terms of Use. If you do
not agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement or our Site's Terms of Use,
please do not visit our Site.
Information Collected
Personal Information
In general, we may collect personal information from visitors to the Site if
they (1) sign up to receive newsletters; (2) contact us (including our
webmaster, customer service representatives, or other employees); (3)
complete a registration form, survey, or poll; (4) participate in a
sweepstakes or contest; (5) make product or service inquiries; or (6)
purchase products. This information may include, for example, (1)
information we receive from visitors when they call us, redeem coupons, or
complete our surveys or other forms; (2) information visitors submit to us
at our retail locations or special events; and (3) updated contact and other
information about our visitors that we may receive from third parties.
Nonpersonal Information
As part of the standard operation of our Site, we may collect certain
nonpersonal information from visitors to our Site including, but not limited
to, their browser type (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), operating
system (e.g., Windows or Macintosh), IP address, and the domain name from
which they accessed the site (e.g., lycos.com). In addition, we may collect
information about visitors' browsing behavior, such as the dates and times
they visit our Site, the areas or pages of our Site that they visit, the
amount of time spent viewing our Site, the number of times the visitor
returns to our Site, and other click-stream data. We may use cookies (small
text files that are stored on the hard drives of visitors computers when
they access our Site) to collect this information as well as for other
purposes, including, but not limited to, recognizing prior users, retrieving
information previously provided by visitors to the Site, remembering
passwords of individuals, and for direction to certain areas of our Site.
Visitors to our Site are always free to decline cookies, but in doing so
they may not be able to use certain features on our Site. The "Help" segment
of the toolbar on most browsers explains how to configure a browser to not
accept new cookies, how to have the browser inform users when they receive a
new cookie, and how to erase cookies from their hard drives.
We may also use Web beacons to track information about visitors after they
leave the Site, to access cookies, to count page visits, as part of our
e-mail campaigns, and otherwise to facilitate visitors' online experience.
In addition, we may contract with third parties that place cookies, Web
beacons, or other tools on our site to assist us in collecting nonpersonal
information about our visitors.
We may combine the nonpersonal information that we collect with the personal
information that we collect about our visitors.
Use of Information
We may use personal information collected from visitors to our Site for any
of the following purposes: (1) to fulfill product orders and requests for
information about certain products and services; (2) to contact visitors to
our Site when necessary (e.g., to respond to inquiries); (3) to send
information, promotional materials, and newsletters from our company; (4) to
administer contests and sweepstakes offered on our Site; (5) to administer
the interactive diet and training portion of our Site; (6) to help address
problems with our Site; (7) to conduct internal reviews of our Site (e.g.,
to determine the number of visitors to specific pages within the Site); (8)
to help us better understand visitors' use of our Site; (9) to protect the
security or integrity of our Site; (10) to conduct market research; (11) to
customize our Site or marketing communications for our visitors and
customers; and (12) to help us provide better service to our visitors and
customers. nonpersonal information will be used for these purposes as well
as for conducting internal reviews and monitoring of our Site and providing
a greater online experience for our visitors.
Disclosure of Information
We may transfer or otherwise disclose information collected from visitors to
our Site for the following purposes: (1) to NFI Consumer Products’
employees, independent contractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, consultants,
business associates, service providers, and suppliers, if the disclosure
will enable those parties to perform a business, professional, or technical
support function for NFI Consumer Products; (2) as necessary if NFI Consumer
Products has reason to believe that such disclosure is necessary to
identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing
injury to or interference with our rights and property, other users of our
Site, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities; (3) to announce
winners of sweepstakes and contests; (4) to announce the results of surveys
and polls; (5) to respond to judicial process and provide information to law
enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters
related to public safety, as permitted by law, or otherwise as required by
law; and (6) as provided for under the "Unforeseen Circumstances" section
below.
Children
Our Site is not directed to, nor do we knowingly collect any personal
information from, children under 13.
Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to other third-party websites, which may have
Privacy Policies/Statements that differ from our own. We are not responsible
for the activities and practices that take place on these websites.
Accordingly, we recommend that you review the Privacy Policy/Statement
posted on any website that you may access through our Site.
Unforeseen Circumstances
In the event that NFI Consumer Products or any of its assets are acquired by
a third party, personal information acquired by us may be one of the assets
transferred.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
There may be times when we need to amend, modify, remove, or change various
aspects of this Privacy Statement, and we reserve the right to do so at our
discretion. We recommend that you revisit this Privacy Statement
periodically to ensure that you are aware of our current privacy practices.
Your continued use of our service following any changes signifies your
acceptance of these changes.
Security
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the
personal information you provide to us.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or the practices or
activities associated with our Site, or if you'd like to have access to or
correct your personal information in our database(s), or remove yourself
from our database(s), please contact us at 1-800-432-9334.
