The Tuff Turf Privacy Policy

Guiding Principles

Tuff Turf, Inc. respects the privacy of individuals who visit our Web site, send us e-mail, or participate in features/services we offer online. Accordingly, our policy regarding online privacy has been developed using the following guiding principles:

• Tuff Turf, Inc. maintains a strict “no-spam” policy. Subscribers to our e-mail services or any other feature/service found on the Tuff Turf, Inc Web site will not receive unsolicited e-mail messages from Tuff Turf.
• Tuff Turf, Inc collects information online primarily to provide our visitors with a more relevant experience on our site. When doing so, we will make every reasonable effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant collection of data.
• Tuff Turf, Inc. will take reasonable physical, electronic and managerial measures to safeguard and secure any information you provide to us (e.g., data will be stored in protected databases on secured servers with restricted access).
• Tuff Turf, Inc. will not share any information you’ve provided to us with anyone without your consent other than to provide the service you’ve requested. At the time you register for any such service, you will be notified of, and asked to consent to, the sharing of your information with any particular third party necessary to the provision of the requested service.

Information Collected

Non-Personally Identifiable Data: Any time you visit Tuff Turf’s Web site; we may gather certain non-personally identifiable information regarding the means you use to access our site. This information may include the type and version of your browser, your service provider, your IP address, and any search engine you may have used to locate the site. We use this information to help diagnose problems with our server, administer the Web site, and compile broad statistical data. In addition, Tuff Turf, Inc gathers certain navigational information about where you go on our Web site. This information enables us to determine which areas of the Web site are most frequently visited and helps us to tailor the sites to the needs and interests of our online visitors. In addition, this tracking data may be used to tailor information presented to you on our sites based on your previous use of the sites and your interests in particular topics.

Information Voluntarily Provided: Any information you provide to us (i.e., name, e-mail address, etc.) when you request information, register on our site, enter one of our contests, or use any of the other interactive portions of our Web site, is securely maintained on our Web server and internal systems. This information may be used to provide you with information you’ve requested about our company, our products and our services, or to provide you with special notices. When we request information on our site, some requests are marked as “Required”; this information is necessary to allow you to participate in the program or service you’ve requested. You may opt out of receiving future communications at any time (see Opt-Out Procedures below). This data may also be used to tailor your experience on our site by providing content that is relevant to your interests and geographic region. Finally, we may create aggregated information from information you provide us (such as demographic data) for use in updating and maintaining our site. This aggregated information will not be shared with others except as noted below (see the “Disclosure of Personal Information” and “Use of Cookies” sections).

Information Collected from Other Sources: To help us better understand and respond to your needs and interests, Tuff Turf may in the future receive information about you from other sources. Tuff Turf will ask any provider of such information to represent and warrant that the information has been gathered and maintained in accordance with all state and federal laws. Tuff Turf, Inc. will maintain any such information in accordance with the standards set forth in this privacy policy along with other personal information you’ve provided.

How We Communicate With You

Tuff Turf, Inc. may send authorized communications to you on the basis of the information you provide to us through e-mail or regular mail. We will not contact you by telephone, fax, or other means unless you have explicitly requested us to contact you in that manner. You may also opt out of e-mail and regular mail communications from us at any time (see “Opt-Out Procedures” below).

Disclosure of Personal Information

Tuff Turf, Inc. understands the importance of your privacy. We collect and maintain the personal information of our consumers for the use of Tuff Turf, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We do not sell, rent, or trade consumer information to third parties, other than as described below, and never without your consent.

Business Transfers: In the event that Tuff Turf, Inc. sells or transfers a particular portion of its business assets, consumer information may be one of the business assets transferred as part of the transaction. If substantially all of the assets of Tuff Turf, Inc. are acquired, consumer information may be transferred as part of the acquisition.

Compliance with Law/Safety: Tuff Turf, Inc. may disclose specific personal information based on a good-faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with or conform to the law or that such disclosure is necessary to protect the users of our Web site, the site itself, or the public.

With Consent: Other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, you will be notified when any personally identifiable information about you may be shared with third parties, and you will be given the opportunity to decline to share that information.

Policies on Children

Children under the age of 13 are welcome to use the Tuff Turf, Inc Web site. However, we will ask that a registrant under the age of 13 obtain the approval of a parent or guardian before they become fully registered with our Web site.

Use of Cookies

Tuff Turf, Inc. may use a browser feature known as a “cookie.” Cookies are small files placed on your hard drive that assist Tuff Turf in providing you with a customized browsing experience. Tuff Turf uses cookies to provide you with the convenience of not having to reenter information, such as user IDs and passwords, multiple times during your visits to the Tuff Turf Web site. Cookies can also be utilized to help Tuff Turf provide you with information targeted to your interests, based upon your prior browsing on Tuff Turf Web site. The “help” section of the toolbar on most browsers will inform you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you upon the receipt of a new cookie, or how to disable the use of cookies completely. As the Tuff Turf site had been designed to take advantage of the use of cookies, should you configure your browser to decline their use, certain features of the Tuff Turf Web site may not function correctly and you may be required to reenter any user IDs and passwords more frequently.

Accessing the Tuff Turf, Inc. Website from Outside of the United States

If you are visiting the Tuff Turf, Inc Web site from a location outside of the United States, your connection will be through and to servers located in the United States. Any information you provide during your visit will be processed and maintained on our Web server and other internal systems located within the United States.

External Links

The Tuff Turf, Inc. Web site contains links to other sites. Tuff Turf is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. To help ensure the protection of your privacy, Tuff Turf recommends that you review the privacy policy of any site you visit via a link from our Tuff Turf Web site.

Passwords

The personal data record created through your registration with Tuff Turf’s Web site can only be accessed with the unique password associated with that record. To protect the integrity of the information contained in this record, you should not disclose or otherwise reveal your password to third parties.

Public Forums

Tuff Turf, Inc. Web site may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users at various times. Please remember that, unless otherwise stated, any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information in these areas.

Opt-out Procedures

You may always opt out of receiving future communications from Tuff Turf, Inc. Our site allow users to opt out of receiving such communications at the point where personal information is requested, or through other means as identified.

Correcting, Updating and Removing Information

Tuff Turf supports the individual’s right to protect their privacy. Accordingly, personal information you provide us will be made available for your review. Additionally, you may update, modify or remove this information at any time by doing any of the following:

• sending your updated information by e-mail to tuffturf@tuffturf.com
• using the “Contact Us” form on the Contact Us page
• calling us at 360-254-3134

Notification of Changes

This privacy policy may be revised over time as new features are added to the Web site and as Internet privacy standards evolve. To ensure you are fully informed about how your personal information is used, our privacy policy will always be available for review on our Web site. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information, we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our pages.