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Privacy Policy


Welcome to www.rumsfeld.com (the "Site"), a web site operated on behalf of DHR Holdings LLC ("DHR", "we",  "us" or "our").  This Site is controlled by us from our offices within the United States of America.  If you choose to access this Site or use the Site or its contents from locations outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and subject to the laws of the United States of America, and you are responsible for compliance with any local laws. You may not use, transmit, export or re-export anything (including information or content, or any copy or adaption of content ) from the Site in violation of any applicable laws or regulations including without limitation U.S. export laws and regulations, or these Terms of Use.  Your privacy is important to us.  It is our policy to protect your Personal Information (as defined below) and to use it only in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1.                  Acceptance of Privacy Policy.  We want you, the User of our Site, to understand what data we collect from you when you visit our Site; how we use such data; and whether and to whom we share such data with others.  Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.  Using our Site is voluntary, and by accessing or using the Site, you:  acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy; agree that your access and use of the Site are subject to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use; and consent to our collection and use of your Non-Personal and Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy, as updated or revised from time to time.  At all times, we reserve the right to disclose any information, including personally identifiable information, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; to protect our rights or property, or under circumstances when safety or security is at risk, or for other protection and risk reduction purposes.

2.                  Modifications of the Privacy Policy.  It may be necessary for us to modify this Privacy Policy.  We will notify all users by posting an amendment to the Privacy Policy on the Site.  Such modifications will become effective on the day they are posted.  We encourage you to frequently review the Privacy Policy for any modifications.

3.                  Types of Information Collected.  Several types of data are collected from you when you visit our Site, including:  (1) Non-Personal Information; and (2) Personal Information.  Certain types of data are specifically not collected, including any financial or credit card information and personal information from children.

a.                  Non-Personal Information.  We automatically collect information about your Internet connection, including but not limited to:

  • The name of the Internet domain you used to access the Internet;
  • The IP address of the web site from which you linked directly to our Site;
  • The date and time you accessed our Site; and
  • The pages you visited.

This information ("Non-Personal Information") does not identify you personally.  This data may be collected through cookies.  For more detailed information on cookies, please refer to the "Use of Cookies" section below.

b.                  Personally Identifiable Information.  We only collect certain personally identifiable information about you via this Site when you provide it ("Personal Information").  This information can be gathered when you send us feedback or an e-mail, when you register for certain services, or directly in response to inquiries on the Site.  In all such cases you choose whether to provide us with the personally identifiable information ("PII").

4.                  Use of Cookies in collecting Non-Personal Information.  Cookies are small bits of data cached or stored on your computer based on Internet activity.  We use cookies to monitor individual activity in aggregate to improve the Site.  The information we gather may include IP address, user language, the operating system, browser type, the presence/absence of "flash" plug-ins, screen resolution, connection type, and information that identifies the cookie.  We do not use cookies to obtain any personally identifiable information.  Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser settings to prevent this.  If you disable cookies, you may be unable to use certain features of the Site.

5.                  Information NOT Collected.

a.                  Personally Identifiable Information.  Our activities and your use of the Site do not require you to disclose, nor require us to request or collect, any financial or credit card information, or any other PII not described above, such as home contact information, date of birth, Social Security number, or other similar non-public PII.  We do not request, solicit or intend to collect any such information and you should not disclose, enter or upload any such information on the Site.  If we discover that such information was disclosed by you, we will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information; however, we are not liable for any consequences relating to such disclosures of information.

b.                  No Personal Information from Children.  We do not knowingly collect PII from children under the age of 13.  Children are not permitted to use the Site and we request that children under the age of 13 not submit any personal information to the website.  Since information regarding children under the age of 13 is not collected, We do not knowingly distribute PII regarding children under the age of 13.  However, if the parent or guardian of a child under 13 believes that the child has provided us with PII, the parent or guardian of that child should contact us at www.rumsfeld.com to request that this information be deleted from our files.

6.                  Use and Disclosure of Information Collected.  Our use and disclosure of certain information varies with respect to the type of information collected.

a.                  Non-Personal Information.  We may use this Non-Personal Information to monitor the effectiveness and use of the Site, to consider potential improvements to the Site or detect security issues.  Information gathered may also be used in aggregate form for internal business purposes, such as generating statistics and developing marketing plans. We may engage a third party's software or services to assist us with these analyses. We may share or transfer such aggregate, Non-Personal Information with or to our affiliates, licensees and partners. 

b.                  Personal Information. We use Personal Information collected through the Site for purposes of communicating with you and sending you, at your request, information including:

  • free electronic newsletters; and
  • promotional e-mails for activities or about information related to our Site or organization.

You will have the choice to opt-in to receive newsletters and promotional e-mails for additional information, products and/or services.  An "unsubscribe" link will be included in all electronic marketing communications sent on our behalf.  If, at any time, you no longer wish to receive such materials, please follow the specific instructions included within that  electronic communication. Also, we may use third-parties to assist us with our marketing efforts, but we do not provide Personal Information collected through the Site to any third party for their own marketing purposes.

Disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for other, non-marketing purposes may also occur in certain situations such as:

  • Responding to a subpoena, court order or other such request;
  • Responding to a law enforcement agency's request or as otherwise required by law;
  • If disclosure is necessary for safety or security purposes; and
  • Providing Personal Information to a third party if we file for bankruptcy, or there is a transfer of our assets.

7.                  Consent to Use of Personal Information.  When you submit your Personal Information on this Site, you are giving your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.  If you would prefer that we not collect any Personal Information from you, please do not provide us with any such information.  By submitting your Personal Information, you agree that we may use such information to fulfill your request for information, or respond to an email or other request or as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy. 

8.                  Other Websites.  Please be aware that the Site may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties.  The information practices of those websites linked to our site is not covered by this Policy. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such other websites or of third parties.  If you visit such other websites and/or provide any information to such third parties, different rules regarding the collection and use of your personal information may apply.  We strongly suggest you review such third party's privacy policies before providing any data to them.  These other sites may send their own cookies or clear GIFs ("Graphics Interchange Format") to users, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information.  We cannot control this collection of information.  You should contact these entities directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.

9.                  Security.  We take commercially reasonable measures (such as utilizing technology, and access controls and restrictions) to protect the privacy of your Personal Information and the security of the Site.  However, we cannot guarantee the privacy or security of any information that is transmitted over the internet.

10.              Questions.  If you have any questions or concerns about this policy or the use of your information, or to modify or update any information we have received, please email:  info@rumsfeld.com.

Effective: February 4, 2011