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Children's Online Privacy Policy
thegreatindoors.com values the trust its customers place in the company. Accordingly, thegreatindoors.com adheres to the highest ethical standards in gathering, using and safeguarding children's online information that is entrusted to the company.
This privacy policy addresses thegreatindoors.com general policy regarding the following:
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collection of children's personal information |
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use of children's personal information |
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the method of obtaining parental consent |
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the method of obtaining access to the child's information |
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Currently, thegreatindoors.com does not collect online contact information from children under the age of 13. If thegreatindoors.com knowingly collects information from children under the age of 13, thegreatindoors.com will require the child to provide either a parent's or guardian's email address or a parent's or guardian's street address so that thegreatindoors.com can send the child's parent or guardian a notice regarding thegreatindoors.com children's online information practices. In such situations, the contact information will be used only to respond to the child's request, if appropriate, and to notify the child's parent or guardian that the child contacted thegreatindoors.com.
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thegreatindoors.com, as a division of Sears, does not rent, sell or exchange information about its customers, including children who submit information to thegreatindoors.com. Access to information collected in this manner is restricted to The Great Indoors® and the Sears family of businesses, including all businesses that accept the Sears payment vehicles. Third parties that access the information in order to provide operational or other support services to thegreatindoors.com and Sears must agree to safeguard the information in strict compliance with this policy. thegreatindoors.com and Sears limits access to customer information to those employees who need it to carry out their business functions.
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If it is necessary for thegreatindoors.com to obtain verifiable parental consent, it will use reasonable efforts to obtain such consent before collecting information from a child. Parents or guardians will be required to demonstrate their consent by submitting a signed consent form to thegreatindoors.com, by calling an 800-number, by submitting a credit card number or by submitting an email message. The method of parental consent will vary, and additional consent mechanisms may be used in the future. Whenever parental consent is obtained, the parent or guardian will be asked to choose or be given an identification code so that thegreatindoors.com can identify and authenticate future requests from that parent or guardian.
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If thegreatindoors.com has collected information on a child, parents or guardians whose children have provided information
to thegreatindoors.com may review the information provided by their child by sending an email message to webcenter@thegreatindoors.com . For verification and security purposes, thegreatindoors.com may request that such parental requests must contain the parent's or guardian's name and identification code as well as a valid email address, a street address or a phone number. Parents or guardians may also request that thegreatindoors.com delete their child's information. If such a parental request is received, thegreatindoors.com will make all reasonable efforts to delete the information from its files.
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