Effective date May 17, 2003.
At Simon.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your
personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner.
As part of the normal operation of our services, Simon.com collects and, in some
cases, discloses information about you. This Privacy Policy describes the information
we collect about you and what may happen to that information. Please read on.
What Information Do We Collect?
In order to use certain services provided on the site, you will need to register
with Simon.com. When you register, we will gather such information as your name,
mailing address and email address, and demographic information, such as zip code,
age, or income level. If you make a purchase, we may also ask you for your credit
card information to process your order. This information will not be used for any
other purpose than order processing and/or referencing of your order and will not
be shared with anyone outside of Simon Property Group. We may also track certain
information about how you use our website.
Simon.com uses pixels, or transparent GIF files, to help manage online advertising.
These GIF files are provided by our ad management partner, DoubleClick. These files
enable DoubleClick to recognize a unique cookie on your Web browser, which in turn
enables us to learn which advertisements bring users to our website. The cookie
was placed by us, or by another advertiser who works with DoubleClick. With both
cookies and Spotlight technology, the information that we collect and share is anonymous
and not personally identifiable. It does not contain your name, address, telephone
number, or email address. For more information about DoubleClick, including information
about how to opt out of these technologies, go to
http://www.doubleclick.net/us/corporate/privacy.
How Do We Use It?
Our primary goal in collecting information from you is to provide you with an efficient
and customized experience while using our services. This allows us to enhance your
online shopping experience, by providing products and services that meet your particular
needs, and making your use of our website more satisfying.
We use your information in a number of ways. For example, we conduct internal research
on our user's demographics, interests, and site usage, to better understand and
service you.
We may share user information with businesses affiliated with Simon.com and Simon
Property Group. They may use this information as we would, and you may occasionally
receive product and service information from them.
We may also use your information to deliver information to you that, in some cases,
is targeted to your interests. If you do not wish to receive email from us, please
let us know by sending an email to unsubscribe@simon.com or writing to us at the
above address. In the future, we may make our email address list available to carefully
screened companies whose products may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to
receive email from other companies, please let us know this as well.
In addition, we may share user information with third parties that we believe are
reputable in order to offer products and services that may be of interest to you.
Finally, we may share user information with outside vendors and organizations that
provide support services to us or that help us with our marketing programs.
At no time will we share credit card or social security numbers in any fashion other
than aggregate demographic information, or as required by law.
How Do We Protect Your Information?
Simon.com uses industry standard technology and efforts to safeguard the confidentiality
of your personal identifiable information. These include secure servers and firewalls.
All of the user data we collect is protected against unauthorized access. Only authorized
employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access
to this information.
What About "Cookies?"
A "cookie" is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive, containing information
about the user. We use cookies on our site, but none of them contain any personally
identifiable information. Some of our business partners also use cookies on our
site, for example, in connection with their advertising. We have no control over
these cookies, and we may not have access to the information these advertisers collect.
You may choose not to accept cookies by setting your browser to refuse all cookies
or to notify you each time a cookie is set. If you choose to refuse cookies, however,
you may not be able to use all features of our site.
What About Links to Third-Party Websites?
Our site sometimes provides links to websites that are operated solely by third
parties that are not under our control. This Privacy Statement applies to our site
only, and is not intended to describe the privacy policies of any third party sites.
Your Consent
By using the Simon.com website, you consent to the collection and use of the information
described in this policy.
Can Users Update or Change the Information We Collect?
You can always update or change the information you submitted by accessing the registration
section of the site and making the appropriate changes.
Will Our Privacy Policy Change in the Future?
We are always improving and updating our website to further enhance your shopping
experience. As a result, our policies will continue to evolve. As we implement new
technology and provide new services, we will update our Privacy Policy. We encourage
you to refer to this page on an ongoing basis for our most current policy and practices.
Want To Share Your Thoughts on Privacy With Us?
We welcome your comments and suggestions.