DVS SHOE CO.’S PRIVACY POLICY

Thank you for visiting this DVS website.  DVS is committed to respecting the privacy rights of all visitors to our websites.  Therefore, we have created the following policy which describes how DVS collects, protects and uses information it receives from visitors to our websites.  This notice discloses our privacy policy
for all of the DVS websites.

What type of information does DVS collect?

You can access much of the DVS website without providing any personally identifiable information.  We do, however, collect information if you choose to participate in one of our programs.  DVS currently collects information in the following manner:

  • Information you give us.  When entering contests or sweepstakes on the DVS websites or subscribing to receive our email blasts, you are asked to give your name, city, state and country of residence, e-mail address, mobile phone number (optional), age range and gender.  We store this information
    for future use.

  • Information collected automatically.  Certain data is automatically collected from you and all visitors whenever you visit the DVS websites.  This may include your IP address, browser type, access times, which pages you visited and referring website information.  Your IP address tells us both your Internet Service Provider and your general geographic location. 

  • Email.  If you contact DVS through email or regular mail, we may keep a record of that correspondence.  The information provided in your correspondence will not be used for a commercial or unlawful purpose.  DVS uses email addresses for identification purposes.  We may require that adult members provide us with an identifying email address in case we need to contact you for an important consumer service reason.  On occasion, DVS may direct third parties who need your email address to assist us in providing services to you.  For instance, if you enter one of our contests wherein we have a large number of prizes to disseminate, we will provide your email address to a third party to deliver the prize to you.  DVS shall use all reasonable endeavors to ensure that any such third party is contractually bound to honor this privacy policy.

How does DVS use this information?

  • If you have entered one of our contests or sweepstakes, we will use the email address or mobile phone number you provided us to notify you if you have won one of DVS’ contests.  If you have opted to receive special offers from DVS or our affiliates, including our email blasts, SMS updates, newsletters and promotional material that you may be interested in, we will retain your mobile phone number and/or email address for these purposes.

  • You may unsubscribe at any time if you decide you no longer wish to receive newsletters, announcements or promotional materials from DVS.  Simply respond to the email or SMS that was sent to you and type UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line or message.  Unsubscribing will make you ineligible to receive further special offers from us.  We will make every reasonable commercial effort to unsubscribe you from our mailing lists within 10 days. 

  • Any other information that is automatically collected is used to help DVS improve our websites in order to provide content that is most relevant to our subscribers and users.  We sometimes collect information you supply for research purposes (such as demographic information, or gender information) and we combine it in such a way that does not identify you personally.

  • We may also use data related to your use patterns on the site to improve your online experience.  For example, if a number of users are experiencing the same or a related problem on our site, we may use this data in its aggregate form to improve the site.  Similarly, if a number of users make a specific request to change a portion of the site, we may pool this information to determine whether such a change would be worthwhile to all site users.

Does DVS share information with third parties?

  • DVS does not share your personal information with anyone outside of DVS, except (i) where you have opted in by clicking the “I consent” button below, to our affiliated companies (i.e., Lakai and Matix)so that they can send you marketing information that may be of interest to you; (ii) to third parties as may be required to deliver any prizes to you in connection with a DVS contest; and (iii) as may be required by law or any law enforcement agency.

  • User information provided by you, including but not limited to demographic information, may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising or other uses. 

  • In the event DVS offers contests sponsored by a third party or in connection with third party content providers, DVS may share with such third parties entrant information collected by DVS.  Although DVS encourages all third parties to adhere to DVS’ privacy policy or a comparable privacy policy regarding the privacy of our users, DVS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the third parties use of such information.

Third party links on the DVS website

  • DVS provides links to third party sites so that our users can conveniently visit our vendors and advertisers or locate other content likely to be of interest.  We encourage you to review the third party’s privacy and data collection policy before providing any personally identifiable information.  DVS has no control over these linked sites and therefore has no responsibility or liability for the content, policies or actions of these third party sites. 

How you can control your information

  • If you no longer wish to receive email from DVS simply respond to any email you receive from DVS and type UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

  • If your information changes, you may write to us at 955 Francisco Street, Torrance, CA 90502, Attn:  Web Manager.

  • You can also contact us via email at contact@dvsshoes.com to change your information.  Please provide us with your name, age, city and state, and any updated information.

DVS’ privacy policy regarding children

DVS is an adult-directed web site.

  • The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (www.ftc.gov) defines minors as children under the age of 13.  DVS does not knowingly collect or share the personal information of minors.  DVS’ contest and subscription forms do not request personally identifiable information.

  • When a contest winner is chosen, he or she will be contacted via email and be required to provide DVS proof of age, which may be in the form of a declaration or affidavit of eligibility.  We may also require that you provide proof of address through a notary.  If the winner is under the age of 18, parents or a legal guardian will be required to sign an affidavit in order to provide the prize and allow DVS to use the personally identifiable information to deliver the prize.  The personal information obtained for this purpose will not be retained in any database operated by DVS.

  • DVS encourages parents of children who may visit the DVS websites to review our Privacy Policy and our websites prior to allowing their child access to these sites, and to talk with their children about privacy issues on the Internet.

  • Kids, before cruising the DVS websites, please ask your parent’s permission. 

International visitors

  • The servers and personnel that control DVS’ websites worldwide are located in the United States.  All matters relating to the DVS websites are governed by the Internet and related laws of the United States.  By visiting our sites and submitting information, you authorize DVS to transfer, process and use your information pursuant to this Privacy Policy and you agree to the jurisdiction of the United States.

How does DVS protect the information we collect from you?

  • DVS has in place several physical, electronic and managerial safeguards to protect the user data collected on our websites.  DVS makes reasonable efforts to safeguard this information using technology firewalls as well as security protocols.

Your consent

  • By using DVS’ websites, you consent to the collection and use of the information described herein by DVS.  DVS may from time to time change our Privacy Policy.  Any changes will be posted to this page so that our visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.  Your continued use of the DVS websites following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean you accept those changes.

Disclaimers

  • DVS reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting such change on this page.  Please check back to this Privacy Policy from time to time to discover any updates to the site.

  • DVS’ Privacy Policy outlined herein is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal right in or on behalf of any party.

Contacting DVS

If you have any questions regarding DVS’ policies or any other comments you would like to share regarding use of our websites, please send an email to contact@dvsshoes.com or send us a letter at DVS Shoe Co., Inc., 955 Francisco Street, Torrance, CA 90502, Attention:  Web Manager.