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Privacy Statement & Legal Notice

This Privacy Statement & Legal Notice is effective as of 2013.

The coatsandclark.com website (“the Website”) is owned and operated by or licensed to Coats & Clark Inc. or its parent company, Coats Ltd.  Unless otherwise stated herein, any reference to “Coats & Clark” refers to Coats & Clark Inc., Coats Ltd., J. & P. Coats, Limited, and all of their subsidiaries and affiliates.  The information provided on the Website is made available only for your personal, non-commercial use.  Your use and access to pages of the Website is subject to the terms and conditions set out below.  Please read these terms and conditions carefully.  By using or accessing any part of this Website, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, as may be amended from time to time.

   
 
copyright
 

© Coats & Clark 2013.  The copyright in the material on this Website (including without limitation the wallpaper, icons, characters, artwork, images, graphics, music, text, software, HTML design, layouts, configurations, CGI and other code and scripts in any format used to implement the Website, hereinafter collectively known as the “Content”) is owned by or licensed by Coats & Clark or its parent company, Coats Ltd., and protected by copyright laws.  All rights reserved.

We receive many requests to use Coats & Clark’s copyrighted designs/patterns in newsletters, educational materials and on websites.  These requests involve materials covered by intellectual property and copyright laws.  Coats & Clark has invested a great deal of time, effort and money to develop these materials to inspire and build the market we operate in.  We are able to provide some (but not all) of these materials to others for the same purpose.

Patterns and all copy currently available in our Free Leaflets or on this Website may be copied by users for their own personal use only, but may not be used, reproduced, modified, amended, or distributed in any manner, including in particular, without limitation, for commercial purposes.  Any copies made in accordance with this legal notice must bear the copyright notice included on the original.

All other rights are reserved.  Except for your personal, non-commercial use, you may not copy, distribute, modify, upload, download, transmit, re-publish, display, or otherwise distribute any Content for public or commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Coats & Clark.  Please contact our Consumer Services department to request permission to use all other patterns or copy.

Other websites using our patterns or copy must include a disclaimer as follows:  “This site is not endorsed by Coats & Clark.”  Permission to use our copyrighted patterns, materials, and other copy is provided expressly upon the use of this disclaimer.


trademarks
 

© Coats & Clark 2013.  The copyright in the material on this Website (including without limitation the wallpaper, icons, characters, artwork, images, graphics, music, text, software, HTML design, layouts, configurations, CGI and other code and scripts in any format used to implement the Website, hereinafter collectively known as the “Content”) is owned by or licensed by Coats & Clark or its parent company, Coats Ltd., and protected by copyright laws.  All rights reserved.

We receive many requests to use Coats & Clark’s copyrighted designs/patterns in newsletters, educational materials and on websites.  These requests involve materials covered by intellectual property and copyright laws.  Coats & Clark has invested a great deal of time, effort and money to develop these materials to inspire and build the market we operate in.  We are able to provide some (but not all) of these materials to others for the same purpose.

Patterns and all copy currently available in our Free Leaflets or on this Website may be copied by users for their own personal use only, but may not be used, reproduced, modified, amended, or distributed in any manner, including in particular, without limitation, for commercial purposes.  Any copies made in accordance with this legal notice must bear the copyright notice included on the original.

All other rights are reserved.  Except for your personal, non-commercial use, you may not copy, distribute, modify, upload, download, transmit, re-publish, display, or otherwise distribute any Content for public or commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Coats & Clark.  Please contact our Consumer Services department to request permission to use all other patterns or copy.

Other websites using our patterns or copy must include a disclaimer as follows:  “This site is not endorsed by Coats & Clark.”  Permission to use our copyrighted patterns, materials, and other copy is provided expressly upon the use of this disclaimer.

The name “Coats,” the COATS & CLARK trademark, the logo, and certain product names and slogans are trademarks of J. & P. Coats, Limited or other subsidiaries of Coats Ltd.  Nothing in this Website shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any license or right to use any trademark of J. & P. Coats, Limited, Coats & Clark, or other subsidiaries of Coats Ltd.


disclaimers

 

The content published on this Website is provided by Coats & Clark on an “as is” basis for your general information only, and is not intended to address your particular requirements or business needs.  Accordingly, Coats & Clark makes no warranty that the information published on this Website will meet your requirements or that your use of this Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.

Coats & Clark does not accept any liability whatsoever for any errors in, or omissions from, information published on this Website.

The Coats & Clark products described in the Website may not be available in your region.  Coats & Clark does not claim that the information in the Website is appropriate to your jurisdiction or that the products described on the Website will be available for purchase in all jurisdictions.

Although Coats & Clark has made every effort to display the products and their colors as accurately as possible, the displayed colors of the products will depend upon the monitor of the user, and Coats & Clark cannot guarantee that the user’s monitor will accurately portray the actual colors of the products.

It is possible that some software that may be downloaded from the Website is subject to government export control or other restrictions.  By using the Website, you acknowledge these restrictions and agree that you are not subject to them.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COATS & CLARK MAKES NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR ENDORSEMENTS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN RELATION TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Coats & Clark disclaims any duty to update the Website or modify the Content, and Coats & Clark shall not be liable for its failure to update such information.  Coats & Clark does not warrant that the Website is free of computer viruses, bugs, or other harmful components, and does not warrant that the functionality of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free.

IN NO EVENT SHALL COATS & CLARK BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF WHATEVER KIND RESULTING FROM WHATEVER CAUSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF DAMAGE, TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE IN NATURE, WHETHER IN AN ACTION UNDER THEORIES OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION ON, OR ACCESSED THROUGH, THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF COATS & CLARK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  IF YOU BECOME DISSATISFIED IN ANY WAY WITH THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO STOP ACCESSING THE WEBSITE.

Coats & Clark reserves the right to withdraw access to the Website or to revise the products or services described in the Website at any time without notice.


linking policy
 
A link may only be created from your website to the home page of this Website with the prior written consent of Coats & Clark.  Linking to any page other than the home page (so-called “deep linking”) and presenting any of the content published on the Website within another website (so-called “framing”) is strictly prohibited without Coats & Clark’s prior written consent.
Related Sites and Hyperlinks to other Web Sites
Coats & Clark's website may include links to websites of other companies with whom we are not affiliated. Please note that we are unable to review all such sites and take no responsibility for their content. Our privacy policy will no longer be in effect once you leave our site.  Coats & Clark will not be responsible for the availability, use or content of hyperlinked sites and will not be a party to or responsible in any way for any arrangements regarding goods or services available from such sites.
 
Producing items for resale using patterns from Coats & Clark
An item made from a design contained in a Coats & Clark publication may be sold as a finished product providing:
(1) It is crafted by the individual offering the item for sale; and
(2) It is made using a Coats & Clark product.
It is not permissible to contract production of projects made from designs published by Coats & Clark to a third party for sale or distribution.
An item made from a design whose trademark is licensed to Coats & Clark for use in books, leaflets, or kits ( for example: J & P Coats Latch Hook based on the Peanuts® characters) may not be sold as a finished project under any circumstances.

breach
 
Your failure to comply with this Privacy Statement & Legal Notice will constitute breach of contract and will violate Coats & Clark’s copyright, trademark, and other proprietary and intellectual property rights.
No License
Except as expressly provided above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right under any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary or industrial right of Coats & Clark.
Information Submissions
Coats & Clark welcomes your comments and suggestions concerning its products and services and about the Website, but Coats & Clark does not seek to solicit any confidential or proprietary ideas, suggestions, materials, or other information relating to developing, designing, redesigning, modifying, manufacturing, or marketing its products or services or any new products or services.  By submitting information to Coats & Clark, you warrant that Coats & Clark may publish such information, use it as part of its operations, and incorporate its concepts into its products without liability.  You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from the Website any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or pornographic material.
Any information (other than Personal Information, as defined below) that you communicate or submit to Coats & Clark in any form, including but not limited to feedback, data, questions, comments, product ideas, know-how, applications, or suggestions, shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary, even if such information is labeled confidential or proprietary.  All such communications and submissions shall be deemed the property of Coats & Clark, and your submission of such information shall constitute your assignment to Coats & Clark of all worldwide rights, title, and interest in and to such information.  Coats & Clark will not have any obligation to keep such information confidential and will be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute the information to others without limitation and without liability.  Coats & Clark will be free to use (if it chooses to do so) any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products that incorporate or otherwise embody such information, without providing any notice, compensation, or attribution to you.

privacy policy
 
By viewing or using this Website, you are agreeing to the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy:

1. Personal Information Collected
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means any information, required by the Website to submit in order to proceed, and by which you can be personally identified, and includes your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, account number, and similar information.  This Website will not collect any Personal Information about individuals except where it is specifically, voluntarily, and knowingly provided by them.  The Personal Information collected will be used to send you the information you have requested and to provide information that may be useful to you.  We may share non-personal, aggregate statistics (group data) about our site visitors’ traffic patterns with partners or other parties; however, we do not sell or share any Personal Information about individual users.

2.  Use and Retention of Personal Information
It is Coats & Clark’s policy to maintain all Personal Information as confidential, regardless of the purpose for which it is submitted, and to use such Personal Information only for the following purposes:  (a) For the specific purpose for which it was volunteered; (b) To track our visitors’ use of the Website for internal market research; and (c) To notify our visitors of updates to the Website, promotional product opportunities, or other services or products that we think you will find valuable and interesting.  It is Coats & Clark’s policy to keep Personal Information only for so long as needed for such purposes.

Coats & Clark does not sell, rent or otherwise distribute to third parties Personal Information about visitors to the Website, except as needed for Coats & Clark to provide the services for which such Personal Information was volunteered.  The Website contains links to sites controlled by, and pages maintained by, independent third parties.  Coats & Clark does not control use of Personal Information provided to such third parties.  If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of these sites may collect Personal Information from you which will then be used by them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from this Privacy Policy.

Given the global nature of both the Internet and Coats & Clark / Coats Ltd., using the Internet to collect and process Personal Information usually involves the transmission of data on an international basis.  By browsing the Website and communicating electronically with us, you agree that we may export Personal Information to one or more of our offices in other countries and process it there in accordance with this Privacy Policy.  Although data may be held in countries that do not have strict data privacy laws, we do take steps to maintain the privacy and security of your Personal Information.

3.  Protection of Children’s Privacy
Coats & Clark / Coats Ltd. does not knowingly collect personal information of any sort from children under the age of 13.  If Coats & Clark becomes aware that it has inadvertently gathered personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our system.

4.  Access Rights
You have a right to review Personal Information about you that is held by Coats & Clark.  To obtain a copy of your personal information, or to request deletion of all Personal Information about you in Coats & Clark’s possession, please submit your request to our Consumer Services department as set out in the “Contact Us” section of the Website.

5.  Compromised Personal Information
Coats & Clark will notify residents of California, as promptly as commercially possible, if their Personal information becomes or has been compromised, pursuant to the provisions of California law.

6.  Cookies
A “cookie” is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser that enables the server to collect information back from the browser.  At present, we do not use cookies on the Website.  Please check back to this Privacy Policy periodically to determine whether this policy has changed.


amendments
 
Coats & Clark shall have the right at any time, in its sole discretion, to make modifications, additions, or deletions to the Website, the content, and this Privacy Statement & Legal Notice.  By continuing to access the Website following a change to the Privacy Statement & Legal Notice, you agree to be bound by any changes made.
Invalidity

The invalidity of any term, condition, or provision of this Privacy Statement & Legal Notice shall not affect the enforceability of those portions of the Privacy Statement & Legal Notice deemed enforceable by applicable courts of law.
 

 
 
 
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