STAPLES’ END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND PRIVACY POLICY FOR USERS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES
PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND PRIVACY POLICY (COLLECTIVELY, THE “AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY. BY USING THIS APPLICATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, READ-ME FILES OR OTHER FILES, OR ANY PRODUCT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE LICENSE GRANTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (COLLECTIVELY, THE “APPLICATION”), YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT, THEN DO NOT USE THE APPLICATION.
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Application is licensed, not sold, to You by Staples, Inc. (“Staples”). Your license to the Application is subject to Your prior acceptance of this Agreement, and You agree that the terms of this Agreement will apply to each Product (defined as data files, applications, written text, mobile device software, music, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos, or other images) that You license through the Application. Your license to any third party product under this Agreement is granted by the licensor of that third party product. Staples reserves all rights in and to the Application not expressly granted to You under this Agreement.
This license granted to You for the Application by Staples is limited to a non-transferable license to use the Application in the United States on any Windows 8-powered mobile device that You own or control. This license does not allow You to use the Application on any Windows 8-powered mobile device that You do not own or control, and You may not distribute or make the Application available over a network where it could be used by multiple devices at the same time. You may not rent, lease, lend, sell, redistribute or sublicense the Application. You may not copy (except as expressly permitted by this Agreement), decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, modify, or create derivative works of the Application, any updates, or any part thereof (except as, and only to the extent, any foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law or to the extent as may be permitted by the licensing terms governing use of any open sourced components included with the Application). Any attempt to do so is a violation of the rights of Staples and its licensors. If You breach this restriction, You may be subject to prosecution and damages.
The terms of this Agreement will govern any upgrades provided by Staples that replace and/or supplement the original Application, unless such upgrade is accompanied by a separate license in which case the terms of that license will govern.
Nothing in this Agreement grants You any rights to any related documentation, support, upgrades, maintenance or other enhancements to the Application, and Staples does not have any obligation to furnish any such services regarding the Application.
You agree that Staples may collect and use technical data and related information, including but not limited to technical information about Your device, system and application software, and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, product support and other services to You (if any) related to the Application. Staples’ use of such information is subject to Staples’ Customer Personal Information Policy, below.
The Application may enable access to Staples’ and third party services and web sites (collectively and individually, "Services"). Use of the Services may require Internet access and that You accept additional terms of service.
Certain features of the Application use Google Maps. By agreeing to use the Application You are agreeing to be bound by Google’s Terms of Use (http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/help/terms_local.html) and Google’s Privacy Policy (http://www.google.com/privacy.html), as may be amended from time to time.
You understand that by using the Application or any of the Services, You may encounter content that may be deemed offensive, indecent, or objectionable, which content may or may not be identified as having explicit language, and that the results of any search or entering of a particular URL may automatically and unintentionally generate links or references to objectionable material. Nevertheless, You agree to use the Application and the Services at Your sole risk and that Staples shall not have any liability to You for content that may be found to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable.
The Application and certain Services may display, include or make available content, data, information, applications or materials from third parties (“Third Party Materials”) or provide links to certain third party web sites. By using the Application and Services, You acknowledge and agree that Staples is not responsible for examining or evaluating the content, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality or any other aspect of such Third Party Materials or web sites. Staples does not warrant or endorse and does not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility to You or any other person for any third-party Services, Third Party Materials or web sites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third parties. Third Party Materials and links to other web sites are provided solely as a convenience to You. Financial information displayed by any Services is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as investment advice. Before executing any securities transaction based upon information obtained through the Services, You should consult with a financial professional. Location data provided by any Services is for basic navigational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon in situations where precise location information is needed or where erroneous, inaccurate or incomplete location data may lead to death, personal injury, property or environmental damage. Location data may not be accurate. Neither Staples, nor any of its content providers, guarantees the availability, accuracy, completeness, reliability, or timeliness of stock information or location data displayed by any Services.
You agree that the Application and any Services contain proprietary content, information and material that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, including but not limited to copyright, and that You will not use such proprietary content, information or materials in any way whatsoever except for permitted use of the Application or Services. No portion of the Services may be reproduced in any form or by any means. You agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Services, in any manner, and You shall not exploit the Services in any unauthorized way whatsoever, including but not limited to, by trespass or burdening network capacity. You further agree not to use the Services in any manner to harass, abuse, stalk, threaten, defame or otherwise infringe or violate the rights of any other party, and that Staples is not in any way responsible for any such use by You, nor for any harassing, threatening, defamatory, offensive or illegal messages or transmissions that You may receive as a result of using any of the Services.
In addition, third party Services and Third Party Materials that may be accessed from, displayed on, or linked to from the Windows 8-powered mobile device are not available in all languages or in all countries. Staples makes no representation that such Services and Third Party Materials are appropriate or available for use in any particular location. To the extent You choose to access such Services or Third Party Materials, You do so at Your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws, including but not limited to applicable local laws. Staples, and its licensors, reserve the right to change, suspend, remove, or disable access to the Application or any Services at any time without notice. In no event will Staples be liable for the removal of or disabling of access to the Application or any such Services. Staples may also impose limits on the use of or access to the Application or certain Services, in any case and without notice or liability.
You may not use or otherwise export or re-export the Application except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Application was obtained. In particular, but without limitation, the Application may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S. embargoed countries or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Person’s List or Entity List. By using the Application, You represent and warrant that You are not located in any such country or on any such list. You also agree that You will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, missiles, or chemical or biological weapons.
The Application and related documentation are "Commercial Items", as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation", as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.
USERS/PARTICIPANTS
Staples does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or religion.
No person under the age of 13 should use the Application or the Services without the consent of their parent or legal guardian. Staples strongly encourages all parents and guardians to monitor the Internet use by their children. Use of the Application or Services by any user shall be deemed to be a representation that the user is 13 years of age or older.
To learn more about how we protect customer information, please review our Customer Personal Information Privacy Policy below.
COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS & RESTRICTIONS
The Application and the material included in the Application, including the design, text, graphics, images, illustrations, posts, audio clips and video clips and the selection and arrangement thereof (the “Staples Materials”) are owned and copyrighted © by Staples, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Staples.com®, Staples®, that was easy®, other trademarks are service marks and trademarks of Staples, Inc. or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks, product names, and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.
The Staples Materials are the property of Staples, Inc. and/or its affiliates and are protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by copyright law, international conventions and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, perform, modify, create derivative works from, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way whatsoever any Staples Materials without Staples’ prior written permission except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. Printing the Staples Materials for any other reason, or transferring the Staples Materials for use on any other Application, or the modification, distribution, or republication of Staples Materials without Staples’ prior written permission is strictly prohibited except as expressly permitted by this Agreement.
LINKS
Staples is not responsible for the content of any unaffiliated websites that may be linked to or from the Application. These links are provided for Your convenience only and You access them at Your own risk. Any third-party website accessed from the Application is independent from Staples, and Staples has no control over the content of that other website. In addition, a link to any other website does not imply that Staples endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or use of such other website. In no event shall any reference to any third party or third party product or service be construed as an approval or endorsement by Staples of that third party or of any product or service provided by a third party.
PRIVACY ISSUES
Staples is concerned about privacy matters for its customers. To learn more about how we protect customer information, please review our Customer Personal Information Privacy Policy below.
PRODUCT AND SERVICES INFORMATION
Most products (and some Services) offered in the Application are available in select Staples stores throughout the United States, however, prices and availability may vary. Price and availability are subject to change without notice.
We attempt to display all products shown on the Application in an accurate manner, however, because of the technical differences in the equipment of our customers, we cannot be responsible for photographic differences in size, shape and color of the products.
NOTICE AND TAKE DOWN PROCEDURES
If You believe any of the Staples Materials on the Application or Services infringe Your copyright or trademark rights, You may request such Staples Materials be removed by following the notice and take down procedures of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. To follow those procedures, contact Staples’ copyright agent (identified below) and provide the following information: A clear statement identifying the works, or other materials believed to be infringed.
A statement from the copyright holder or authorized representative that the Staples Materials are believed to be infringing.
Sufficient information about the location of the allegedly infringing Staples Materials so that Staples can find and verify its existence.
Your name, telephone number and e—mail address.
A statement from You under penalty of perjury that the information supplied is accurate, and that You are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
Staples’ agent for notice of copyright issues on the Application and Services can be reached as follows:
Staples, Inc., 500 Staples Drive, Framingham, MA 01702, Attn: Legal Department, with a copy to: General Counsel (ref: Copyright Infringement)
CONDUCT OF USERS
You agree that You will not: (i) transmit via or through the Application or Services any information, data, text, files, links, software, chat, communication or other materials that is, or which Staples considers to be, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, racially or ethnically hateful or otherwise objectionable; (ii) attempt to transmit any “virus”, “trojan horse” or other software destruction or disruption device; (iii) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including but not limited to, any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing the Application or in connection with Your use of the Application or Services, in any manner; and (iv) invade the privacy or violate any personal or proprietary right (including intellectual property rights) of any person or entity.
With respect to Your conduct while using the Application, You also agree not to:
USER-GENERATED CONTENT
You are solely responsible for all content that You upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via or to the Application, including the submission of Easy Stories, product ratings and reviews, and all other data, documents, text, software, applications, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, ratings, forum postings, comments or other materials (collectively, "User Content").
Staples is not liable for any statements, representations, or User Content provided by its users in any public forum, including, without limitation, Easy Stories, on the Application. Any User Content submitted to the Application, if displayed, is displayed for entertainment and informational purposes only.
By transmitting User Content to the Application, You hereby (a) irrevocably assign and transfer to Staples all of Your rights, title and interest, on a worldwide basis, including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights and moral rights, in and to such User Content; (b) to the extent the preceding assignment and transfer is ineffective, grant Staples an exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual and fully sublicensable and transferable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative works from and publicly display such User Content throughout the universe in any media, now known or hereafter devised; © grant Staples, its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name, identifier, or any portion thereof, submitted in connection with such User Content, if they so choose; and (d) represent and warrant that (i) such User Content is either original to You, or all third party rights have been fully cleared for use as contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) such User Content does not and will not, in any way, violate or breach any of the terms of this Agreement, and (iii) Staples shall not in any circumstance be required to pay or incur any sums to any person or entity as a result of its use or exploitation of the User Content.
Without limiting the foregoing, once User Content is submitted to Staples, Staples may take any or no action with respect to such User Content, including, without limitation, deleting, editing, modifying, rejecting, or refusing to post such User Content. Staples may, but is under no obligation to, offer You the opportunity to edit, delete or otherwise modify User Content once the User Content has been submitted to Staples. Staples shall have no duty to attribute authorship of User Content to You, and shall not be obligated to enforce any form of attribution by third parties.
If, despite the foregoing assignment and transfer of rights in the User Content, it is determined that You retain moral rights (including rights of attribution or integrity) in the User Content, You hereby declare that (a) You do not require that any personally identifying information be used in connection with the User Content, or any derivative works of or upgrades or updates thereto; (b) You have no objection to the publication, use, modification, deletion and exploitation of the User Content by Staples or its licensees, successors and assigns; © You forever waive and agree not to claim or assert any entitlement to any and all moral rights of an author in any of the User Content; and (d) You forever release Staples, and its licensees, successors and assigns, from any claims that You could otherwise assert against Staples by virtue of any such moral rights.
Staples reserves the right (in its sole discretion) to screen, edit, modify, remove or disable access to any User Content that violates these provisions or that Staples deems objectionable.
INDEMNITY
By using the Application or the Services, You agree to indemnify Staples, its directors, officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates (the “Staples Parties”) for any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and causes of action (including expenses and attorneys’ fees) incurred by them arising out of or relating to Your breach or alleged breach of this Agreement, Your use of the Application or Services, User Content, or other content provided by You (including, without limitation, claims made by third parties for infringement of intellectual property rights). You agree to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. Staples reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE APPLICATION AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. STAPLES MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO (1) THE OPERATION OF THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, (2) THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR VALIDITY OF ANY MATERIALS ON THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, OR (3) WHETHER THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. STAPLES IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PRINTING OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE APPLICATION AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
THIS APPLICATION AND SERVICES MAY ALSO CONTAIN FACTS, VIEWS, OPINIONS, STATEMENTS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIRD PARTY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. NONE OF THE STAPLES PARTIES REPRESENTS OR ENDORSES THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT, OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED, UPLOADED, OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, OR INFORMATION WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, NONE OF THE STAPLES PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, EVEN IF THAT PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF THE STAPLES PARTIES TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED ONE DOLLAR (US$1.00).
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
TERMINATION
The Agreement is effective until terminated by You or Staples. Your rights under this Agreement will terminate automatically without notice from Staples if You fail to comply with any term(s) of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, You shall cease all use of the Application, and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Application. Staples may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend Your access to all or part of the Application or Services, for any reason, including without limitation, breach of this Agreement. In the event this Agreement is terminated, the restrictions regarding the Staples Materials appearing on the Application, and the representations and warranties, indemnities and limitations of liabilities set forth in this Agreement will survive termination. In the event that You are unsatisfied with the services provided by Staples, Your sole remedy is to terminate Your use of the Application and the Services.
JURISDICTION
Staples operates the Application and Services from its offices within the United States. Staples makes no representations that content and materials on the Application or Services are legal or appropriate for use from outside the United States. If You choose to access the Application or Services from other locations, You do so at Your own risk and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws. You may not use the Application or Services in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. The Agreement and Your use of the Application and Services will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as it is applied to agreements entered into and performed therein, and excluding (i) the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; (ii) the 1974 Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods; and (iii) the Protocol amending the 1974 Convention, done at Vienna April 11, 1980. Any action brought to enforce this Agreement or matters related to the Application or the Services will be brought in either the State or Federal Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Staples shall have the right to institute judicial proceedings against You or anyone acting by, through or under You, in order to enforce Staples’ rights hereunder through reformation of contract, specific performance, injunction or similar equitable relief. Any claim or cause of action You have with respect to use of the Application or Services must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim arises. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed void, unlawful, or otherwise unenforceable for any reason, that provision will be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in force. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between You and Staples concerning Your use of the Application or Services.
COMMENTS, COMPLAINTS AND QUESTIONS
We welcome Your feedback about the Application or Services. However, any comments, ideas, notes, messages, suggestions or other communications sent to the Application shall be and remain the exclusive property of Staples, and we may use all such communications in any manner, including reproducing, disclosing and publishing such communications, all without compensation to You. Should You have any questions or complaints regarding this Agreement or the Application or Service, please contact us.
Staples, Inc.
500 Staples Drive
Framingham, MA 01702
Attn: Legal Department
with a copy to: General Counsel
CUSTOMER PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY POLICY
At Staples Your privacy is as important to us as it is to You. Our Customer Personal Information Privacy Policy defines how Staples protects Your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes:
This Privacy Policy applies to all of the sales outlets, services and Applications offered by Staples, Inc., our subsidiaries, and affiliated companies. Staples offers many different websites and Applications for many different business purposes. As this Privacy Policy applies to all of our websites and Applications, they are collectively referred to as the Application throughout this policy. The Application is also governed by its End User License Agreement and Terms and Conditions. If any of the terms of this Privacy Policy directly conflict with other Terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Privacy Policy will apply.
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us through our Website or write to us at:
[email protected]
OR
Privacy and Compliance
Staples
500 Staples Drive, Framingham, MA 01702, USA
Information We Collect
This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information, which is information that Staples collects from You as a customer that specifically identifies You as an individual. This information is collected to provide You with the products and services You have requested as well as to provide a pleasant shopping experience now and to improve the shopping experience in the future.
While we limit the information we collect, we do collect Personal Information when You:
In order to provide our full range of services, we may collect Personal Information including:
In order to provide You with a better shopping experience and to improve the quality of our services, we may combine the information You submit under Your account with other information that we may receive from You, from third parties, or with other public demographic information. We maintain this information, along with a record of Your purchases, in a restricted database.
There are some services provided by Staples that require us to become temporary custodians of Your equipment that may contain Your Personal Information. These services typically involve a personal computer. Staples does not retain information from these devices once the requested services are complete.
Also, this Application is not directed at collecting Personal Information from children under the age of 13.
How We Use The Information We Collect
At Staples, we always want to provide You with the easiest and best possible shopping experience from the time You begin looking for products and services through the delivery of Your requested items. The information that we collect lets us meet this goal by allowing us to:
Staples does offer some of our services in connection with affiliated companies as well as other third parties. Third party websites and applications may have different privacy practices than described in this Privacy Policy. We strongly encourage You to read the privacy policies associated with third party websites as this Privacy Policy applies only to the Application, Staples’ Website, Staples’ services, and Staples’ handling of Personal Information.
Personal Information that You provide to third party websites may be sent to Staples in order to deliver the services You have requested. You can be assured that we will process Personal Information that we receive from these websites in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Staples uses the Windows 8_ID to sent notifications such as coupons and the status of your rewards account.
Choices For Personal Information
If you agree to receive notifications from Staples’ mobile applications, Staples will collect and use Your location information, user information, and Staples’ account information (for example, Staples’ rewards programs account) to send You notifications about promotions and account activity in accordance with this Privacy Policy. At any time you may decide to stop receiving notifications by changing the settings in the concierge section of the Application. Upon choosing to stop receiving notification, Staples will delete all user-specific and location-specific information previously collected about You. You may choose to resume receiving notifications by changing your settings in the concierge section of the Application or agreeing to receive notifications when given the option.
Staples stores your user information and account information preferences to improve your use of the Application.
To further improve your shopping experience, Staples partners with third party vendors to evaluate how the Application is used and to provide continuous improvement for our services. Like most applications, we collect personal information that is stored locally in the device for a variety of purposes to improve your experience with the Application. For example, we use collected information to understand which Application sections are visited, how often they are visited, to remember you when you return to the Application, and to generally make the Application more user-friendly. We may also collect information to manage the Staples banner advertisements displayed in the Application and other websites across the internet to provide relevant advertisements to you, our customer.
If you do not want Staples to collect this information, you must delete the Application from your device.
Choices For Receiving Promotional Material
You may also decide to opt—out of receiving promotional mail and/or email from Staples. Simply notify us of this decision by one of these methods:
Follow the unsubscribe link on any promotional email received from Staples
Send an email to Staples at mail to: [email protected]
Call Staples toll—free at 1—800—333—3330
Fax Staples toll—free at 1—877—490—2660
Write to Staples at:
Staples Direct Marketing Services
500 Staples Drive
Framingham, MA 01702.
Please note that any opt—out request sent via postal mail may take at least sixty (60) days to become effective. You may still receive email or postal mail from other affiliated companies and third parties if they have received Your email or postal address from sources other than Staples or as a result of their own transactions or experiences with You. You will also continue to receive email or postal mail if You request to hear from us again at a later date.
Information Sharing
In the normal course of business Staples shares Personal Information with third parties. Staples does this in the following, limited circumstances:
How We Protect the Information We Collect
Staples processes Personal Information for the purposes for which it was collected. The information is processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy, any additional privacy notices that may be associated with the service we are supplying, applicable law, or Your authorization or consent. Staples maintains reasonable and appropriate standards to safeguard Your Personal Information.
When You enter Personal Information that contains a Social Security Number, driver's license number, or credit or debit card number at the designated and secured sections of the Application, the information will be encrypted or encoded before it is sent over the Internet. Personal Information that Staples collects and maintains is subject to physical, administrative and technical controls that are consistent with recognized industry standards.
Staples processes Personal Information on our servers in the United States of America and in other countries. In some cases, we may process Your Personal Information on a server outside Your own country in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
How to Ensure Your Information is Accurate
Staples takes reasonable steps to verify that the Personal Information Staples stores and processes is accurate, complete and current. Staples also depends on its customers to update or correct their online profiles and to contact us with changes in Personal Information whenever necessary by one of the following means:
Send an email to Staples at [email protected]
Call Staples toll—free at 1—800—333—3330
Fax Staples toll—free at 1—877—490—2660
Write to Staples at:
Staples Direct Marketing Services
500 Staples Drive
Framingham, MA 01702.
Unless otherwise required by law or for legitimate business purposes, Staples will make good faith efforts to correct or delete such data at Your request when You notify us of an error or change in Your Personal Information. To prevent unauthorized changes to someone’s Personal Information, Staples asks individual customers to positively identify themselves before processing such requests.
Staples reserves the right to charge a small fee to process any request to update, correct or delete Personal Information. Staples also may decline to process requests that require a disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others, or would be extremely impractical (for instance, requests concerning information residing on backup tapes).
Policy Enforcement
Staples regularly reviews its compliance with this Privacy Policy. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or Staples’ treatment of Personal Information to us through the Website or by writing to us at the email or postal mail address contained at the beginning of this document.
If Staples receives a written complaint, it is Staples’ policy to contact the complaining customer regarding his or her concerns. Staples will investigate complaints promptly and diligently to address Your concerns and resolve any dispute quickly.
What To Do If You Believe Someone Has Improperly Used Your Personal Data
If You believe that someone has improperly accessed or used Your personally identifiable information supplied to Staples or has made purchases at Staples that You did not authorize, please contact Staples immediately
Here are some additional things that You can do to protect yourself from identity theft if You think that Your Personal Information has been compromised:
Equifax
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374
800—525—6285
http://www.equifax.com/
Experian
P.O. Box 9532
Allen, TX 75013
888—397—3742
http://www.experian.com/
TransUnion
P.O. Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92834
800—680—7289
http://www.transunion.com/
Consult the Federal Trade Commission. For more guidance on steps You can take to protect Your information, You also can contact the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft, or at 877—ID—THEFT (877—438—4338), or at the Identity Theft Clearinghouse, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20580
International Considerations And Safe Harbor
Staples is registered with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor Program and adheres to the US Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of Notice, Choice, Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, Access and Enforcement.
For California Residents Privacy Rights Under California Civil Code Sections 1798.83-1798.84
California Civil Code sections 1798.83—1798.84 give California residents the right to ask us for a notice describing the categories of Personal Information we share with affiliated companies or third parties for their direct marketing purposes. The notice will identify the categories of information shared and will include a list of the third parties and affiliates with which it has been shared, along with their names and addresses. Please allow 30 days for a response. If You are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice, please submit a written request to the email or postal mail address contained at the beginning of this document.Changes To The Privacy Policy for this Application
Please note that the Privacy Policy for this Application may change from time to time. Staples will provide any Privacy Policy changes applicable to the Application by notifying you of an update to the Application. Each version of this Privacy Policy will be identified by the date last updated, as indicated below.
If You have any additional questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact Staples any time through this web site or at the email or postal mail address contained at the beginning of this document.
Last updated: January 4, 2013