Privacy Policy

www.SommeInstitute.com (the "Site") is brought to you by Somme Inc. ("we"). This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal and non-personal information we collect on the Site, how we use such information and to whom and under what circumstances we may disclose it. By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the policy, please do not use the Site.

Collection of Information

Personal Information
We collect personal information from you when you submit it to us, including by: (1) registering on the Site; (2) placing an order; (3) signing up for our newsletter; (4) contacting us; or (5) participating in a Site promotion or survey. This information may include, for example, your name, email address, address, telephone number, date of birth and credit card information. We may combine the information we collect from you with information we receive about you from other sources, such as address update services.

If you use the Site's refer-a-friend mechanism, we will collect your friend's email address and they will be subject to the terms of our privacy policy.

Non-Personal Information

When you visit the Site, we may collect certain non-personally-identifiable information from you, including your IP address, browser type, operating system and the domain name from which you accessed the Site. In addition, we may collect information about your browsing behavior, such as the date and time you visit the Site, the areas or pages of the Site that you visit, the amount of time you spend viewing the Site, the number of times you return to the Site and other clickstream data.

We may use cookies to collect the non-personal information described above. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer when you access the Site. We may also use cookies to: (1) allow you to use the Site without having to re-enter your user name and password; (2) enhance or personalize your Site usage and shopping experience; (3) monitor Site usage; (4) manage the Site; and (5) improve the Site and our products and services. You are free to decline cookies, but by doing so, you may not be able to use certain features on the Site. Check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.

We may also use web beacons on the Site, in our emails and in our advertisements on other websites. Web beacons are tiny graphic images that are used to collect information about your Site visit, such as the pages you view and the features you use, as well as information about whether you open and/or act upon one of our emails or advertisements. We may also collect the URL of the website you visited immediately before coming to the Site. Web beacons help us analyze our Site visitors' behavior and measure the effectiveness of the Site and our advertising. We may work with service providers that help us track, collect and analyze this information.

We may use third-party advertising companies that use tracking technologies to serve our advertisements across the Internet. These companies may collect anonymous information about your visits to the Site and other websites and your interaction with our advertising and other communications. Other companies may also use such companies to advertise on our Site.

We may combine the non-personal information we collect through cookies and web beacons with other information we have collected from you.

Use of Information

We may use the information we collect from and about you for any of the following purposes: (1) to fulfill your requests for products; (2) to respond to your inquiries; (3) to contact you with Site updates, newsletters and other informational and promotional materials from us and third party marketing offers from our trusted partners, as well as from other companies; (4) to contact you when necessary; (5) to review Site usage and operations; (6) to address problems with the Site, our business or our services; and (7) to protect the security or integrity of the Site and our business. You may choose not to receive promotional email from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in each message.

Disclosure of Information

We may disclose information collected from and about you as follows: (1) to our related companies and service providers, to perform a business, professional or technical support function for us; (2) to our marketing partners, advertisers or other third parties, who may contact you with their own offers; (3) as necessary if we believe that there has been a violation of the Site Terms of Use or of our rights or the rights of any third party; (4) to respond to judicial process and provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted by law, or otherwise as required by law; and (5) in the event that our company or substantially all of its assets are acquired, your personal information may be one of the transferred assets. We may also disclose your personal information with your express consent. We may share aggregate, non-personally identifiable information about Site users with third parties.

Please note that any personal information that you voluntarily submit for posting to the Site (such as to a blog) becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others.

Access to Your Personal Information

You may access your personal information by signing into your account. From there, you can correct or modify your information.

Security

We have taken certain physical, electronic, contractual, and managerial steps to safeguard and secure the information we collect from Site visitors.

Children

We do not direct the Site to, nor do we knowingly collect any personal information from, children under the age of thirteen.

Third Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. We are not responsible for the activities and practices that take place on these sites. Accordingly, we recommend that you review the privacy policy posted on any site that you may access through the Site.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the change(s) on our website. If we change the policy in a material way, we will provide appropriate online notice to you.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us.

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