PRIVACY POLICY


Last Updated November 11, 2014

We at the now studios, ("the now studios”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Online Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect at www.thenowstudios.com (the "Site”), how we use the information, with whom we share it and the choices available to users of our Site regarding our use of the information. We also describe the measures we take to protect the security of the information and how you can contact us about our privacy practices.

This Policy does not govern our collection of information through any website, or by any other means, other than through the Site; nor does this Policy govern the collection of information by any of our affiliates or by third parties.


By using the Site and/or any Services (as defined herein), you hereby agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy.  If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy, please do not use the Site or the Services.  We hereby reserve the right to change this Policy without prior notice or liability to you.  You can determine when this Policy was last revised by referring to the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page.  Any changes to this Policy will become effective upon our posting of the revised Policy on the Site.  Use of the Site and/or the Services following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy then in effect.

The Site is hosted by us in the United States, and is not intended to subject us or any of our affiliates to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than that of the United States.  We do not represent or warrant that the Site, or any part thereof, is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction.  You choose to access the Site on your own initiative and at your own risk, and you are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations.  By using the Site and submitting any Personally Identifiable Information, if you are located outside of the United States, you hereby acknowledge that the Site is subject to United States law and you hereby consent to the transfer of Personally Identifiable Information to the United States, which may provide a different level of data security than in your country of residence, and you hereby waive any claims that may arise under your own national laws.


Information We Collect


We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13 on our web site.
No one under the age of 18 should submit any personal information to this or any other web site without the consent of a parent or guardian.

The types of personal information users of our Site may submit include:

  • Contact information (such as name, postal address, telephone number and email address);
  • login credentials for the Site;
  • payment information (such as payment card details);
  • purchase and transaction information (including serial numbers for timepiece registration); and
  • other personal information found in content that users provide, such as through a chat function.

 

Information We Collect By Automated Means


When you use our Site, we may collect certain information by automated means, using technologies such as cookies, web server logs, web beacons and JavaScript. Cookies are files that websites send to your computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings on your device. Our Site may use cookies (such as HTTP cookies) and other types of local storage (such as browser-based or plug-in-based local storage). Your browser may tell you how to be notified when you receive certain types of cookies and how to restrict or disable certain cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to use all of the features of our Site or other websites and online services.

In conjunction with gathering information through cookies, our web servers may log information such as your device type, operating system type, browser type, domain and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone where your device is located. The web server logs also may record information such as the address of the web page that referred you to our Site and the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet. They also may log information about your interaction with the Site, such as which pages you visit. To control which web servers collect information by automated means, we may place tags on our web pages called "web beacons,” which are small files that link web pages to particular web servers and their cookies. We also may send instructions to your device using JavaScript or other computer languages to gather the sorts of information described above and other details about your interactions with the Site.

We may use third-party web analytics services on our Site, such as those of Google Analytics, Adobe Omniture and Channel Intelligence. These service providers help us analyze how users use the Site. The information collected for this purpose (including your IP address or other information collected by automated means) will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers. To learn more about opting out of these providers’ activities, click the relevant link below: Some web browsers and devices permit you to broadcast a preference that you not be "tracked" online. At this time we do not modify your experience based upon whether such a signal is broadcast.


How We Use the Information We Collect


We may use the information described above to:

  • Provide products and services;
  • create and manage your account;
  • process your payment;
  • send you catalogs and other promotional materials;
  • communicate with you about, and administer your participation in, special events, programs, offers, surveys and market research;
  • respond to your inquiries;
  • perform data analyses (including anonymization and aggregation of personal information);
  • operate, evaluate and improve our business (including developing new products and services; enhancing and improving our products and services; managing our communications; analyzing our products and services; and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions);
  • protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities; and
  • comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies.

 

We also may use the information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection. In addition, we use information collected through automated means for purposes such as (i) customizing our users’ visits to our Site, (ii) delivering content (including advertising) tailored to our users’ interests and the manner in which our users browse our Site, and (iii) managing our Site and other aspects of our business. We also may use this information to provide you with ads about our products when you browse this and other websites. Our Site is not designed to respond to "do not track” requests from browsers.



Information We Share


We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal information we collect about you.

In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government entities, and (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity. We also reserve the right to transfer personal information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution or liquidation).


Links To Other Websites


Our Site may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may operate independently from us. Linked sites may have their own privacy notices or policies, which we suggest you review. To the extent any linked websites are not owned or controlled by us, we are not responsible for the websites’ content, any use of the websites, or the privacy practices of the websites.


Updates To Our Online Privacy Notice


This Online Privacy Notice may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our personal information practices. We will post a prominent notice on our Site to notify you of any significant changes to our Online Privacy Notice and indicate at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.

 

How To Contact Us


If you have any questions or comments about this Online Privacy Notice, or if you would like us to update information we have about you or your preferences, please contact us by email at customercare@thenowstudios.com.