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PRIVACY STATEMENT
This privacy statement covers any Site owned, operated
or controlled by The Stanley Works or any of its Affiliates,
including this Site, ("Stanley Sites"). Because
The Stanley Works wants to demonstrate its commitment to
our users’ privacy, it has agreed to disclose the
following information practices and have its privacy practice:
1. What personally identifiable information The Stanley
Works collects.
2. What personally identifiable information third parties
collect through the Web site.
3. What organization collects the information.
4. How The Stanley Works uses the information.
5. With whom The Stanley Works may share user information.
6. What choices are available to users regarding collection,
use and distribution of the information.
7. What types of security procedures are in place to protect
the loss, misuse or alteration of information under The
Stanley Works control.
8. How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement,
they should first contact Webmaster, Internet Marketing
Group, by email sent to stanleyweb@stanleyworks.com. Users
can also call 860-225-5111 or write to us at:
Internet Marketing Group
The Stanley Works
480 Myrtle Street
New Britain, CT 06053
USA
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
The Stanley Works is the sole owner of the information collected
on Stanley Sites. The Stanley Works collects information
from our users at several different points on our Web site.
A user may be required to complete a registration form
in order to use our web sites. Users may choose to opt-in
to our subscription listing to receive informational or
promotional offers from Stanley and its affiliates via mail
or e-mail. During subscription, a user is required to give
contact information (such as name, address, and email address).
We use this information to contact the user about services
on our site for which he has expressed interest. It is optional
for the user to provide demographic information (such as
income level), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized
experience on our site.
INFORMATION USE
We store information that we collect through cookies, log
files, and/or third party site traffic software to create
a profile of our users. A profile is stored information
that we keep on individual users that details their viewing
preferences. Consequently, collected information is NOT
tied to the users personally identifiable information. The
data is used to improve the content and layout of the site
for all users. We share profile data with other third parties
in aggregate form only.
COOKIES
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer
tied to information about the user. We sometimes use session
ID cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close
the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent
cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s hard
drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies
can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions.
LOG FILES
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This
includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type,
internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform
type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends,
administer the site, track user’s movement in the
aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for
aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally
identifiable information. We use a tracking utility called
WebTrends® that uses log files to analyze user movement.
CLEAR GIFS (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)
We or our third party advertising company sometimes employs
a software technology called clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web
Bugs), that help us better manage content on our site by
informing us what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny
graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to
cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web
users. The main difference between the two is that clear
gifs are invisible on the page and are much smaller, about
the size of the period at the end of this sentence. Clear
gifs are not tied to users’ personally identifiable
information and are used to track user’s movement
in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use.
In addition, we use clear gifs in our HTML-based emails
to let us know which emails have been opened by the recipients.
This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications
and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. If users
would like to opt-out of these emails, please see the Opt-out
section.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SITE
We occasionally send information on products, services,
special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the
privacy of our users we present the option to not receive
these types of communications. Please see the Choice and
Opt-out sections.
CHOICE/OPT-OUT
Users of our site are always notified when their information
is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so
our users can make an informed choice as to whether or not
they should proceed with services that require an outside
party.
LINKS
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware
that we, The Stanley Works are not responsible for the privacy
practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to
be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every Web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies
solely to information collected by this Web site. Some of
our business partners are linked from our Stanley sites
and due to similar design and color schemes may appear to
be hosted and maintained by The Stanley Works, Inc. (for
example, Investor Relations and www.StanleyGear.com).
SURVEYS & CONTESTS
From time-to-time our site requests information from users
via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys
or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore
has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
The requested information typically includes contact information
(such as name and shipping address), and demographic information
(such as zip code). Contact information will be shared with
the contest and survey sponsors to notify the winners and
award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes
of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this
site. Users’ personally identifiable information is
not shared with third parties unless we give prior notice
and choice. Though we may use an intermediary to conduct
these surveys or contests, they may not use users’
personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
E-MAIL THIS PAGE TO A FRIEND
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing
a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s
name and email address. The Stanley Works will automatically
send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit
the site. The Stanley Works stores this information for
the sole purpose of sending this one-time email. The friend
may contact The Stanley Works at stanleyweb@stanleyworks.com
to request the removal of this information from our database.
SECURITY
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users’
information. When users submit sensitive information via
the Web site, their information is protected both online
and off-line.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information
online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information
off-line. All of our users’ information, not just
the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted
in our offices. Only employees who need the information
to perform a specific job are granted access to personally
identifiable information. Finally, the servers that store
personally identifiable information are in a secure environment.
If users have any questions about the security at our Web
site, users can send an email to stanleyweb@stanleyworks.com
NOTIFICATIONS OF CHANGES
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post
those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and
other places we deem appropriate so our users are always
aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and
under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will
use information in accordance with the privacy policy under
which the information was collected.
If, however, we are going to use users’ personally
identifiable information in a manner different from that
stated at the time of collection we will notify users via
email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we
use their information in this different manner. However,
if users have opted out of all communication with the site,
or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not
be contacted, nor will their personal information be used
in this new manner. In addition, if we make any material
changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user
information already stored in our database, we will post
a prominent notice on our Web site notifying users of the
change. In some cases where we post a notice we will also
email users, who have opted to receive communications from
us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our
privacy policy, please contact us at:
Tel: 860-827-5091
Fax: 860-827-5094
Email: stanleyweb@stanleyworks.com
Internet Marketing Group
The Stanley Works
480 Myrtle Street
New Britain, CT 06053
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