Privacy Policy
The
Cleveland Browns Thoughts on Privacy
The
Cleveland Browns organization is committed to protecting your online
privacy while you use the services provided on our website. We urge
you to read this privacy policy in its entirety so you will understand
all of the practices and procedures we follow relating to your online
privacy. Parents, please pay particular attention to our Children's
Privacy Policy, which deals with the collection and use of information
from children under the age of 13.
What
this Privacy Policy Covers
In
this privacy policy, the Cleveland Browns will inform you about the
type of information that is collected about you on this website, how
the information is collected, how the information is expected to be
used and to whom it is expected to be given. This privacy policy will
also tell you how to limit our use of your personal information.
Contact
our Website
This
website is the responsibility of the Cleveland Browns. You can contact
us by e-mail at fan-feedback@clevelandbrowns.com
or by regular mail to 76 Lou Groza Blvd., Berea, OH 44017
What
Kind of Personal Information the Cleveland Browns Collect
While
we don't ask for any registration or personal information to browse
our site, some information about your server address, Web browser, and
computer system are automatically transmitted to our Web servers so
that we can operate our site on the Internet. If you choose to purchase
anything from our Pro Shop or send us e-mail, we require that you give
us some personal information (including your name, address, e-mail address,
and other similar information). To order from our Pro Shop, you must
provide contact information (such as name and shipping address) and
financial information (such as credit card number and expiration date).
In addition, as part of our site operation, we reserve the right to
automatically collect and track:
-The
home server domain name, e-mail address, type of computer, and type
of Web browser you are using while you visit our website
-Information
on what pages of our website you access.
How
We Use Your Personal Information
The Cleveland Browns stores its customer information in a password-protected database to fulfill your requests for certain services and to contact you about specials, new services and products. Credit card information is stored on a secure server. We restrict access to your personal information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you as well as to assist us in customizing the content of our site to provide information that may be of interest to you.
The
Cleveland Browns organization does not currently sell or rent your personally
identifiable information to other companies. We do, however, reserve
the right to do so and will not notify you or obtain your consent prior
to sharing, selling or otherwise disclosing your personal information
to third parties.
The
Cleveland Browns organization will share your personally identifiable
information with other companies when:
-
We provide your information to another company such as retailers and
direct marketers that assists us in providing products and services.
-We are required by law to provide your information; or
-We
find that your actions on our website violates our Terms of Use agreement
that you agree to by using our website.
Security
The
importance of security for all personally identifiable information associated
with our users is of great concern to us. Financial information, if
collected, is transmitted from your computer to our server using encryption
software. Only those employees who need access to our users' information
to process your order are allowed access, as described above.
Cookies
A
"cookie" is a persistent client side hypertext transfer protocol
file. Cookies are pieces of information that a website can transfer
to a visitor's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies help
Web surfing by saving visitor preferences and other information. The
use of cookies is a widespread industry standard and thus many major
websites use cookies.
We
reserve the right to use cookies on the Cleveland Browns website.
Most
Web browsers are initially configured to accept and process cookies.
You can configure your browser to refuse cookies.
More
extensive information concerning cookies is available on the World
Wide Web by searching for the word "cookies". If you have
any questions concerning our use of cookies, please contact us at
fan-feedback@clevelandbrowns.com.
Requesting
to See Your Personal Information
You
may request, via e-mail or regular mail that we provide you with the
personal information we have collected from you. Once you receive this
information, we will modify or delete from our systems any or all of
your personal information as soon as practicable after our receipt of
a written request from you stating in reasonable detail the modification/deletion
requested; provided that we reserve the right to verify your identity
before sending you this information.
Links
to Other Web Sites
Our
website may contain links to other Internet websites. We encourage our
partners, contributors and other third parties to implement policies
and practices that respect your privacy.
We
are not, however, responsible for other website's privacy practices
or website content. Occasionally, you may receive cookies from third
party advertisers, partners and vendors. We do not control these cookies.
Changes
to this Privacy Policy
We
reserve the right to change this policy at any time. We ask that you
review this privacy policy from time to time to insure you are familiar
with the most current version of it
Opting-Out
You
may opt-out of having your personal information collected by contacting
us by e-mail at fan-feedback@clevelandbrowns.com
or by regular mail at 76 Lou Groza Blvd., Berea, OH 44017. Please note
that in order to fulfill certain obligations, we may need to continue
sending you notices or other important information concerning any orders
or services you previously requested.
Acceptance
of this Privacy Policy
By
using this website, you agree to the terms as well as any posted changes
of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms, DO NOT use
our website
Date
of last update: April 17, 2001
