Last Updated: July 2018
If we are required to treat Other Information as Personal Information under applicable law, then we will collect, use and disclose it for the purposes for which we collect, use and disclose Personal Information as detailed in this Policy.
We also may collect Personal Information offline in a variety of ways in connection with our, including
We also may collect Personal Information from other sources, including:
We need to collect Personal Information in order to provide our products and services to you. If you do not provide the information requested, we may not be able to provide our products or services. If you disclose any Personal Information relating to other people to us or to our service providers in connection with our products and services, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We and our service providers may collect Other Information in a variety of ways, including:
We may use and disclose Other Information for any purpose, except where we are required to do otherwise under applicable law. In some instances, we may combine Other Information with Personal Information. If we do, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information as long as it is combined.
We and our service providers use Personal Information for legitimate business purposes, including:
Providing Products and Services.
To contact individuals (including employees of institutional clients) in connection with providing products and services.We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or because we have a legitimate interest.
Providing you with our marketing materials and facilitating social sharing
To send you our offers, newsletters, publications, updates, and mailings related to our products or services that we think may be of interest to you.We will engage in this activity with your consent or where we have a legitimate interest.
Providing the functionality of our Products and Services and fulfilling your requests
◦ To provide our products and services functionality to you, such as arranging access to your registered account, and providing you with related goods and services.We will engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you and/or to comply with a legal obligation.
Accomplishing our business purposes
◦ For data analysis, for example, to improve the efficiency of our goods and services and quality of our products.We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or because we have a legitimate interest.
We disclose Personal Information:
To our affiliates for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy
◦ You can consult the list and location of our affiliates listed at the bottom of this page. Subject to local requirements, this information may be used to provide products and related products and services offered by our other legal entities and for all the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.To our third-party service providers, to facilitate services they provide to us
◦ These can include providers of services such as website hosting, services-related consulting and monitoring, data analysis, information technology and related infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery, auditing, and other services.By using our Services, you may elect to disclose Personal Information
◦ On message boards, chat, profile pages, blogs and other services to which you are able to post information and content (including, without limitation, our Social Media), or through which you are able to send messages through the systems. Please note that any information you post or disclose through these systems will become public and may be available to other users and the general public.We also use and disclose your Personal Information as necessary or appropriate, especially when we have a legal obligation or legitimate interest to do so:
We retain Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and consistent with applicable law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:
We have implemented internal policies and technical measures to protect Personal Information from loss, accidental destruction, misuse or disclosure. Such internal policies and technical measures include:
You have choices regarding marketing-related communications. If you no longer want to receive marketing-related emails from us on a going-forward basis, you may opt-out by following the unsubscribe instructions in any such message or by contacting us by email at KohlerGlobalDataPrivacy@kohler.com. We will try to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that if you opt-out of receiving marketing-related emails from us, we may still send you important administrative messages, from which you cannot opt-out.
If you are resident in the European Economic Area, under European law you have the following rights in respect of your personal information that we hold:
If you are resident in France, you also have the right to set guidelines for the retention and communication of your personal information after your death.
If you wish to exercise one of these rights, please contact us at KohlerGlobalDataPrivacy@kohler.com
You also have the right to lodge a complaint to your local data protection authority.
Residents in other jurisdictions may also have similar rights to the above. Please contact us at KohlerGlobalDataPrivacy@kohler.com if you would like to exercise one of these rights, and we will comply with any request to the extent required under applicable law.
This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information or other practices of any third parties.
This includes any third party operating any website or service to which our websites may link. The inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates.
In addition, we are not responsible for the information collection, use, disclosure or security policies or practices of other organizations, such as Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM or any other app developer, app provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider or device manufacturer, including with respect to any Personal Information you disclose to other organizations through or in connection with the Apps or our Social Media.
USE OF OUR SERVICES BY MINORS
The goods and services we provide are not directed to individuals under the age of [sixteen (16)], and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under [16].
Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where we have affiliates, outlets and facilities or in which we engage service providers. By using our services you understand that your information will be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in those other countries may be entitled to access your Personal Information.
Some of the non-EEA countries are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection according to EEA standards (the full list of these countries is available here). For transfers from the EEA to countries not considered adequate by the European Commission, we have put in place adequate measures, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission, to protect your Personal Information. You may obtain more information by reaching out to us at KohlerGlobalDataPrivacy@kohler.com.
The “LAST UPDATED” legend at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when this Privacy Policy was last revised. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy. Your use of our online services following these changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
Kohler Co. is the company responsible for collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information under this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at KohlerGlobalDataPrivacy@kohler.com