Privacy Policy

1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

As set forth below, we collect the following Personal Information about you. We use this information to operate the Websites and Services, carry out our business, comply with laws, and for other purposes described in this Policy.

Information You Voluntarily Provide

We collect Personal Information that you provide when you interact with us, including when you register; contact us, Talk to an Expert, or request information; subscribe to our newsletter, promotional emails and texts, or job postings; book a fitting; participate in our PARtner Loyalty Rewards Program; purchase gift cards; participate in our trade-in program; place an order; participate in or co-host an event, promotion or survey; apply to become a wholesale member; post content on the Websites; use our Store Locator, use any of the other interactive portions of our Websites, or use our Services.

The Personal Information we collect may include, without limitation:

• Contact information and identifiers such as name, billing address, shipping address, e-mail address, telephone number, password, and username for registration
• Billing information, financial and payment related information, such as credit card number and expiration date, financial account number and other information located on checks
• Driver’s license number
• Age, gender
• Personal interests, birthday
• Information about a third party you provide when we ship an order
• A record of your product interests and purchases; fitting data
• Information you post in a public space on our site (e.g., feedback or reviews about our products, photos, videos, and profile information); reviews and ratings
• Information you provide when you contact us
• Your geolocation or precise geolocation (if you opt in)

When you apply for a job, including through our careers page, we collect your name, email address, phone number, whether you are authorized to work in the US, your recent employer and job title, and other information you submit in your application, CV, resume, or related documents.

You can always limit the information you provide to us, but if you choose not to provide certain requested information, you may be unable to access some of the functionality, offers, or content on or available through the Websites or Services.

Information We Collect Passively or Automatically

Any time you visit our Websites, we or third parties may collect certain information, including without limitation:

• The means you use to access our Websites
• The precise location of your device or information about your approximate location each time you access our Websites or Services, in accordance with your device permissions
• Your Internet Protocol (IP) address or other unique identifier of your computer, cell phone, or other device used to access our Websites
• Browser information and reference site domain name when you visit any Website
• Device identifier
• Session data (e.g., products you recently viewed, shopping cart, browsing history, date, and time)
• User ID
• How you use and navigate around our Websites and related information

Some of our e-mail communications to you may include a “click-through URL” linked to a particular page on a Website. By clicking on one of these URLs, you will automatically enter our Websites and we may collect information related to the “click-through.” You can avoid having this information collected by not clicking on URL links in our e-mail communications.

We may collect your email address via cookies and pixels on the Website through the use of trusted third party partners. These partners may combine your email information with other information they have access to (e.g., a mailing address) so that we may serve relevant marketing offers to you via direct mail. If you do not want us to collect information about you, please contact us to opt out here. Please also see state-specific rights to opt out the processing of your Personal Information for Sales or Targeted Advertising in section 17, below.

For more information on automatic collection, please see Section 2 on Cookies.

Information from Third Parties

If you create an account or access our Services using credentials from a third-party social media platform (such as Facebook), we have access to certain information from that platform, such as your name, email address, friends list, and public profile information, in accordance with the authorization procedures determined by that platform.

We may obtain information from third parties including affiliates, business partners and vendors regarding your contact information, preferences, interests, and opinions. We may also obtain your purchase history and interactions from our affiliates.

If you apply for certain co-branded financial products, we receive certain information from the financial institution we partner with, including whether your application was approved or denied, account closure information, and aggregated information about your transactional history.

When you visit our websites, log in, register, or open an email, our online data partners or vendors may use cookies, ad beacons, and similar technologies to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address or mailing address and share it with us.

Information We Infer or Derive About You

We may use or combine Personal Information that you provide, that we collect automatically, or that we obtain from other sources to derive or infer additional Personal Information about you. For example, we may infer that you are looking to purchase new golf equipment based on your website browsing behavior and past purchases, or we may use your IP address and other information to estimate your general or precise location.

2. COOKIES AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES

Our Websites use cookies and other web technologies to collect and store certain information when you visit or use the Websites.

A cookie is a small file consisting of letters and numbers. This file uniquely identifies and recognizes your browser or device and transmits information to the server. Some of these cookies are placed by us (i.e., first-party cookies) and others are placed by third parties (i.e., third party cookies). We use the following cookies on our Websites:

• Strictly Necessary/Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential to the basic operation of our Websites. They help identify you when you sign in, remember the information you input in an online form or shopping cart, enable you to navigate around our Websites, use its features, or provide you with services you have requested. Without these cookies, we may be unable to provide the Websites or certain services or features.
• Performance/Analytics Cookies: These cookies gather information on your use of our Websites. For example, how you interact with the Websites so we can improve it and whether the Websites are working properly. Some of these cookies may be analytics cookies set by companies that analyze how you use our Websites in order to help us improve and optimize our Website and the products and services we offer. Certain cookies collect information on inactive online shopping carts and we may use these cookies to send SMS text message reminders to individuals enrolled in our mobile alert program within one hour of inactivity/lack of purchase.
• Functionality/Personalization Cookies: These cookies help save information you have entered so the Websites can recognize you, remember your username, remember your choices such as font size and color or language, or personalize Websites’ content when you return. These cookies may be set by us or by a third party.
• Advertising/Targeting Cookies: These cookies help us provide relevant advertising to you, measure its effectiveness, or limit the number of times you have seen it. They may record your visit to our Websites including the links you follow to other sites so we can tailor our Websites, communications, and advertising or remember whether you have visited the Websites before. These technologies may also collect information, including details about the device you use to access the Websites (e.g., your computer or mobile phone), your IP address, browser type, and operating system. Some of these cookies may follow you when you leave the Websites and travel to other websites so that we can serve personalized ads targeted to your preferences. We may place some of these cookies on your device or third parties, such as our advertising partners or service providers, may place them when you visit the Websites. We use third-party companies to serve advertisements (banners or links) on our behalf across the Internet. These advertising companies use tracking technologies (including cookies and pixel tags) to collect identifiable information as well as non-identifiable information about your visits to our Website and your interactions with our products in order to provide tailored advertisements based on your interests and browsing of our Website. We may use or associate personally identifiable information with remarketing lists, cookies, data feeds, or other anonymous identifiers.

Our Websites also use:

• Web beacons: These small electronic files, also known as pixels, are set by us or third parties, help with functions such as tracking, analytics, counting Website visitors or for related marketing and media services. These pixels may collect your email, name, order items and ID, page ID, quantity, unit price, size, and product ID.
• Email pixel tracking: We may embed email pixels in emails we send you. When you open the email, it sends back information. These pixels help us determine information including how many people open our emails, click on links, the percentage of recipients who read email on their phones, etc. We use this information for marketing purposes and to learn more about our audience.
• Facebook meta pixel: This pixel is used for tracking and serving targeted ads. It tracks information such as your page view, view content, search, add to cart or Wishlist, purchase information, sign up, download, submit form, or user information (IP address, browser information).
• URL trackers: These third-party trackers are strings of code that track user behavior after clicking on a URL for marketing purposes.
• Browser/device/online fingerprinting: These third party tools use scripts to track the attributes of the visitor’s device or browser to build a profile of the user.
• Instant Messaging: Our websites use instant messaging to process and respond to user questions. These messages are reviewed and responded to by Company representatives. The user’s interactions with Company representatives are recorded and aggregated for customer relations management history.
• Session replay: Interaction with our website may be logged to help us analyze and understand how the website is utilized by visitors and to help improve it. This tool may record information such as your clicks, scrolls, and mouse movements, feedback polls, country, duration, device, name, email, ID, browser, OS, and IP address.
• Social media widgets: Our Websites include social media features, such as the Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X (formerly Twitter) widgets. These features may collect information about you such as your IP address and which page you are visiting on our Websites. They may set a cookie or employ other tracking technologies to accomplish this. Social media features and widgets may be hosted by a third party. Your interactions with those features are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that provide them.
• Google Analytics: Our Websites use Google tools to help us analyze utilization of the website, track users, help with remarketing, audience or customer match, and serve targeted advertisements. The tools we use include Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Google Data Studio, Google Audience Manager, Google Tag Manager, and other similar Google tools. These tools collect user information (e.g., IP address, browser, device type, OS, location), website traffic information, content information (e.g., page views), goal completion (e.g., completion of certain actions on the website such as making a purchase), e-commerce information (e.g., average order value, product views).

When you visit our Websites, register, or open an email, our inline data partners or vendors may use cookies, ad beacons, and similar technologies to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address or home address. We (or service providers on behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email addresses or your home address. You may opt out of receiving these emails by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout. You may also contact us, including via email at: support@worldwidegolfshops.com or via phone at: 1-888-708-0518, to opt out of receiving advertisements at your home address.

Exercising Choice: Most browsers will allow you to block or refuse cookies. The Help Menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether. However, you may need to adjust your preferences manually each time you visit a site. You may also manage cookie preferences by clicking the “Your Privacy Choices” link on our Websites. Please note that if you block certain cookies, some of the services and functionalities of our Websites may not work and you may be required to re-enter any user IDs and passwords more frequently. See Section 7 for additional choices.

You can find more information on managing cookies at the following links:

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

3. BROWSER-BASED DO NOT TRACK

Some browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that, when turned on, signals to websites and online services that you do not want to be tracked. We track Websites users over time and across third-party websites; however, because there is no currently accepted standard for responding to a DNT signal, we do not respond to DNT signals on our Websites where we provide advertisements, content, or other services. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.

4. SOURCES

You: We may collect and store information that you voluntarily provide to us through our Websites or Services, in our stores, through our customer service representatives, at events, through marketing efforts including contests, sweepstakes, rewards programs (such as our PARtner Loyalty Rewards Program), content you share publicly in connection with our products, services or campaigns, or any other way we interact with you.

Social media and related services or websites: We may collect information about you through your social media services consistent with your settings on such services or from publicly available websites consistent with their terms and conditions.

Third Parties: As noted above in Section 1, we may collect information about you from third parties that are lawfully entitled to share your Personal Information with us such as our company subsidiaries and affiliates; service providers and contractors; your family and friends; our business partners; marketing and advertising companies; or vendor partners that provide or lead Worldwide Golf Shops experiences (events, outings and trips). We may combine or link information we receive from third parties with information we have about you.

Information Collected Automatically: As noted in Section 2, when you navigate through and interact with our Websites, we may compile statistical information concerning your usage of the Websites through third-party analytics services. To do so, we may collect information about your equipment, browsing actions, patterns of traffic flowing through the Website, sites that refer visitors to the Websites, pages of the Website that visitors use as entry and exit points, browser and operating systems and versions used by visitors to the Website, etc. The analytics services may transfer this information to third parties in case of a legal obligation or if a third-party processes data on behalf of that service.

For additional information on data collected automatically, please see Section 2 or visit the “Your Privacy Choices” link on our Website.

Store Cameras: We may collect Personal Information through our use of cameras in and around our stores for operational purposes such as measuring traffic patterns, tracking in-stock levels, investigating employee and customer complaints, and for fraud and theft investigations, prevention, and security.

5. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

In general, we use the Personal Information we collect only for the purpose it was collected, for compatible purposes, as permitted or required by law, as necessary to carry out our contractual duties and obligations, and as otherwise provided in this Policy. For example, we may use your Personal Information in the following ways:

• Communicating with you, including responding to your comments, questions, and requests for information; providing customer service; sending you technical notices, updates, security alerts, support, and administrative messages; sending you confirmations, cart reminders, receipts, invoices, marketing messages, and recall notices; and providing information related to warranty coverage.
• Providing and delivering products and services; processing your payments, transactions, and returns.
• Managing your account and hosting forums and interactive areas of our Websites and Services.
• Providing technical support (including to debug and troubleshoot).
• Engaging in advertising, promotional, and marketing activities. For example, creating look alike audiences, remarketing, or retargeting ads; planning or hosting events on our behalf or on behalf of one of our affiliate companies; assisting company affiliates with advertising and marketing; sending communications about Worldwide Golf Shops’ and our subsidiaries’, affiliates’ and partners’ products, services, offers, contests, promotions, sweepstakes, surveys, customer experience research, news, events, outings, and trips, and other information we think will be of interest to you (for information about how to manage promotional communications, please see Section 7, below); tailoring content and information we send or display to you; offering location customization and personalized recommendations, help, and instructions; personalizing your experience, including linking or combining with other information we receive from third parties to help understand your preferences; administering contests, promotions, sweepstakes, gift card services, and the PARtner Loyalty Rewards Program.
• Verifying or enforcing compliance with the Terms of Use & Service and policies that govern our Websites and Services.
• Conducting research and development; monitoring and analyzing trends, usage, and activities relating to the Websites, in-store activity, purchases, and experiences.
• For other everyday business purposes (e.g., financial account management, product development, contract management, IT and website administration, corporate governance, record keeping, reporting and legal compliance, internal investigations, etc.).
• Preventing, detecting, and investigating fraud and other suspected illegal activities; protecting the rights, property, security, and safety of Worldwide Golf Shops, our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, customers, and others.
• Investigating claims or allegations; establishing, exercising, or defending a legal claim; enforcing our rights arising from any contracts entered between you and us including billing and collection.
• Processing your application for employment with us or managing the employment relationship.
• Providing and/or reviewing ADA requested accommodations.
• Complying with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g., certain laws and regulations may require us to process your Personal Information. For example, we may collect your age to comply with laws applicable to the collection and disclosure of Personal Information belonging to minors. We may also use your Personal Information to respond to law enforcement requests, as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations, and for other lawful processes or public safety purposes).
• Evaluating or conducting a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by us is among the assets transferred.
• Fulfilling any other purpose for which you provide it.

6. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

In general, we will not disclose, sell, or rent your Personal Information except with your consent and as described in this Policy unless otherwise permitted or required by law. We may disclose your Personal Information for the purposes that we may use it, as described in this Policy. To carry out such purposes, we may disclose your Personal Information to:

• Our related entities, subsidiaries, or affiliates (e.g., for assistance with processing and fulfilling customer fitting orders, advertising or marketing, sending communications, administering loyalty rewards programs, or identifying consumers who have shopped or interacted with us).
• Service providers and contractors who collect or process information on our behalf (e.g., Websites operation or hosting, fulfillment services, payment authorization and processing, email services, fraud protection and credit risk reduction, product customization, marketing and promotional services including material distribution, loyalty program management, website evaluation, data analysis and, where applicable, data cleansing, website analytics, IT services, cloud storage, background checks, security). These third parties are not authorized to use or disclose Personal Information you provide to us on or through any Website for any purpose other than to perform the services designated by us.
• Third party marketing companies that assist us with creating marketing profiles, delivering targeted ads, etc.
• Business partners (e.g., as part of promotions or events).
• Manufacturers and others related to warranty coverage.
• Third parties and vendors (e.g., advertising and marketing vendors; financing).
• Professional advisors (e.g., lawyers, accountants, auditors, bankers, insurers).
• Social networks.

We may disclose your Personal Information to third parties as necessary:

• To comply with federal, state, or local laws.
• To comply with a civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena, or summons by federal, state, or local authorities.
• To cooperate with law enforcement agencies concerning conduct or activity that we reasonably and in good faith believe may violate federal, state, or local laws.
• To investigate allegations or claims and establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
• In connection with a merger or sale involving all or part of our Websites or as part of a corporate reorganization, stock sale, or other change of control. Personal Information that we have collected about you may be disclosed to such entity as part of the due diligence process and will be transferred to such entity as one of the transferred assets.

We will also disclose your Personal Information to third parties at your direction.

7. YOUR CHOICES AND OPT-OUT PROCEDURES

Unsubscribe: You may opt out of receiving future promotional communications including marketing materials from us at any time. You can click on the "unsubscribe" hyperlink contained in promotional emails we send you. You may also contact our Customer Service Team at support@worldwidegolfshops.com or call us at 1-888-708-0518.

When you visit our website, log in, register, or open an email, cookies, ad beacons, and similar technologies may be used by our inline data partners or vendors to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address or home address. We (or service providers on behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email addresses or your home address. You may opt out of receiving this email advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout. You may also contact us, including via email at: support@worldwidegolfshops.com or via phone at: 1-888-708-0518, to opt out of receiving advertisements at your home address.

Deletion Requests: If, at any time after ordering products or registering for information you wish to have your information deleted, please contact us at 1-888-708-0518 or click HERE to be taken to an online opt-out submission form.

Please note that removal of Personal Information from our database or unsubscribing will not stop marketing or advertising content that has already been generated for distribution or is otherwise queued for transmission to you before we can implement your request. If you opt out of receiving promotional communications, we may still send you non-promotional/transactional emails, such as emails about your purchases, account verification, or as otherwise consistent with applicable law.

Location Information: The settings of your Internet browser or mobile device may allow you to stop sharing your precise location with Worldwide Golf Shops or others.

Emails and Click-Through URLs: Some of our e-mail communications to you may include a “click-through URL” linked to a particular page on a Website. By clicking on one of these URLs, you will automatically enter our Websites and we may collect information related to the “click-through.” To prevent having this information collected, do not click on URL links in our e-mail communications.

Mobile Push Notifications/Alerts: With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device. Please visit our Terms of Use & Service for more information about how we may use SMS messaging.

Third Party Pixels and Cookies: The Help Menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether. You may also adjust your cookie preferences by clicking the “Your Privacy Choices” link at the bottom of our Websites.

Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add On: If you want to opt-out, download and install the add-on for your web browser. The Google Analytics opt-out add-on is designed to be compatible with Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. In order to function, the opt-out add-on must be able to load and execute properly on your browser. Learn more about the opt-out and how to properly install the browser add-on HERE. You can also visit the following URL to learn more about how to manage Google from using your user analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Facebook Usage Tool and Steps to Deactivate: Click HERE to visit the Facebook data usage tool. Below are the steps to take to deactivate Facebook from using your personal usage data:

1. Open your Facebook settings
2. Click "Your Facebook Information"
3. Click "Off Facebook Activity"
4. Click "Manage Your Facebook Activity" (you'll need to re-enter your Facebook password to access)

From here, you can see all of the third-party sites that are sharing your information with Facebook and manage how your data is used. These are the options that let you manage Facebook's third-party data collection:

• Manage Your Off-Facebook Activity: This shows you a list of every site and app that's shared information with Facebook. Click on any site and select turn off future activity to stop it from adding data to your Facebook profile.
• Download Your Information: While the Off-Facebook Activity page shows you basic details of what Facebook knows, you'll have to download your activity to find out specifics about what is being shared.
• Clear History: Remove all third-party activity history associated with your account. Just click Clear History to confirm. This doesn't delete the data, but it does sever the connection with your account.
• Manage Future Activity: Prevent Facebook from associating the third-party activity information it receives in the future with your account by clicking this option and toggling off Future Off-Facebook Activity. If you don't care about the details and just want to stop Facebook from associating all data it collects with your account, all you have to do is clear your history and turn off future off-Facebook activity collection. But be warned: if you use Facebook to log on to any third-party sites, turning off future activity will log you out and prevent you from logging back on again. If you've accidentally turned off activity, go to Manage Future Activity > Activity You've Turned Off, select the site, and click Allow activity.

The following third-party tools can be used to opt out of the collection and use of certain information for serving you interest-based advertising:

• The NAI's opt-out platform: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
• The DAA's opt-out platform: http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN

8. EXTERNAL LINKS AND THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATIONS

Our Websites contain links to websites or resources outside of our Websites for your informational purposes only. We may also provide links to third-party integrations. Third-party integrations are websites or platforms that synchronize with our Websites to provide you with additional functionality, tools, or services such as maps, sending requested information, etc. You acknowledge and agree we are not responsible for the availability of third-party sites, resources, or integrations and do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, goods, services, or other materials on, available through, or provided by such sites, resources, or integrations. We are not responsible for the privacy or other practices of such sites and cannot guarantee the security of Personal Information that you provide, or is collected by, such sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms and conditions of any site you visit via a link from one of our Websites.

9. EMBEDDED CONTENT

The Websites contain embedded content (e.g., videos). Embedded content may place third-party cookies on your device that track your online activity to enhance your experience or assess the success of their application. We have no direct control over the information these cookies collect, and you should refer to their website privacy policy for additional information.

10. CHANGES TO YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION

You may update or correct your online account information by logging into your online account and updating your information or by calling Customer Service at 1-888-708-0518. You may also email us at support@worldwidegolfshops.com if you wish to deactivate your online account, but note that we may retain information about you for legitimate business purposes or as required by law.

11. HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION

We retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary, including to provide you products and services and while you have an open account with us. We may retain your Personal Information for longer if it is necessary to comply with our legal or reporting obligations, resolve disputes, collect fees, etc., or as permitted or required by applicable law. We may also retain your Personal Information in a deidentified or aggregated form so that it can no longer be associated with you. To determine the appropriate retention period for your Personal Information, we consider various factors such as the amount, nature, and sensitivity of your information; the potential risk of unauthorized access, use, or disclosure; the purposes for which we process your Personal Information; and applicable legal requirements.

12. HOW WE PROTECT THE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT

The security of the information we collect about you is of the utmost importance to us and we take appropriate and reasonable measures to ensure that protection, including:

• We keep automatically collected data and voluntarily collected data separate at all times.
• We use internal encryption on all data stores that house voluntarily captured data.
• We use commercially reasonable tools and techniques to protect against unauthorized access to our systems.
• We restrict access to private information to those who need such access in the course of their duties for us.
• We endeavor to ensure not to retain Personal Information about you for a duration greater than as provided or permitted by law, rule, or regulation.

We believe we employ security measures that adequately address the security needs of our customers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network is 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to take reasonable measures to protect your Personal Information, we cannot ensure, guarantee, or warrant the security of any information you transmit, and you do so at your own risk.

Passwords: The Personal Information record created through your registration with our Websites can only be accessed with the unique password associated with that record. To protect the integrity of the information contained in this record, you should not disclose or otherwise reveal your password to anyone.

Public Forums: Our Websites may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users at various times. Please remember that, unless otherwise stated, any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your Personal Information in these areas.

13. MOBILE APPS

We and/or our affiliates may offer a downloadable native member (iOS and Android) app (“App”). You can use this App to purchase products or services from Us and/or our affiliates. Our App may collect personal and other information as described in Section 1 that will be used or disclosed in accordance with this Policy. We provide a link to this Policy to persons prior to their downloading of any of our App.

If you allow our mobile App to access your location information on your device, our mobile App may use your mobile device’s Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and other technology (such as wireless transmitters known as beacons) to provide you with information and offers based on the location of your device. Beacons may allow us to collect information about your location within participating properties by communicating with mobile devices in range. We may use this location information to enhance your experience by delivering push notifications and other content to your mobile device, providing navigation assistance as you move around our locations, and sending you information and offers about products, services, or activities we believe may be of interest to you.

We may share this information with third parties, including business partners, service providers, and marketing companies to provide information, offers, and services that may be of interest to you. You may prevent or limit the collection of location information by changing the settings in the App or by changing your device settings.

We may also use apps provided or prepared by third-party service providers or vendors. For example, we may use third-party apps to assist in the management of employee relationships. Use of Personal Information when accessing or using these apps will be governed by third-party privacy policies.

14. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Websites are not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 16 and do not intentionally permit anyone under age 16 to provide any Personal Information on the Website. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on our Website. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at worldwide-golf-shops@privacysupportservices.com or call 1-888-708-0518. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

15. APPLICABLE LAW

This Policy is governed by the internal substantive laws of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under or out of this Policy shall lie exclusively with the state and federal courts within California. If any provision of this Policy is found to be invalid by a court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Policy, which shall remain in full force and effect.

16. TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO THE U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES

We are primarily based in the United States and process and store the information we collect in the United States. If you are based outside the United States, we transfer your Personal Information to, and process your Personal Information on, servers located in the United States, a jurisdiction that may not provide equivalent levels of data protection as your home jurisdiction.

17. STATE SPECIFIC NOTICES: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Virginia, Utah, Tennessee and Texas

If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Virginia, Utah, Tennessee or Texas the following state specific provisions describe our policies and practices in accordance with the applicable state consumer data protection law – to the extent in effect – regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information that we obtain about you when you access or use the Websites, use our mobile application, use our Services, or through other channels (e.g., phone and e-mail conversations, viewing our emails, when you visit our locations or attend our events, or through authorized services providers or third parties).

Capitalized terms used in the following state sections shall have the meanings set forth in the applicable state consumer data protection law in effect. Any capitalized terms not defined in a state-specific section have the meaning set forth in the Policy and Terms of Use. Sections 1 through 16 of this Policy continue to apply except as modified by the state section applicable to you. Please read the relevant state section carefully before using the Websites and Services or otherwise submitting your Personal Information or Personal Data to us.

By accessing or using the Websites or Services, or otherwise submitting Personal Information to us, you indicate your understanding that the collection, use, and sharing of your information is subject to the terms of the relevant state section, the Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use & Service. If you do not consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your Personal Information as described, please do not use the Websites or Services or otherwise provide us with such information.

Consumer Rights: These state-specific sections include rights you may have under the applicable state law and information on how to exercise them. Most states provide for a right to access, correct, and delete Personal Data and opt out of certain processing activities relating to that data.

Verifiable Requests: Where permitted by law, we reserve the right to respond only to a verifiable request to exercise a right. A verifiable request may be made by any of the following:

• The consumer who is the subject of the request,
• A consumer on behalf of the consumer’s minor child, or
• A natural person or person registered with the Secretary of State authorized to act on behalf of a consumer, where permitted by applicable law.

If we request, you must provide sufficient information to verify your identity and/or authority to act on behalf of a consumer. In general, we may ask you to provide identifying information that we already maintain about you or we may use a third-party verification service. In either event, we will try to avoid asking you for sensitive Personal Information to verify your identity. We may not be able to respond to your request if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and/or confirm the Personal Information relates to you. Please note that making a consumer request does not require you to create an account with us.

Additionally, you will need to describe your request with sufficient detail to allow us to review, understand, assess, and respond. We will not use the Personal Information we collect from an individual to determine a verifiable request for any other purpose, except as required by law.

Fees: We reserve the right to charge a fee to process or respond to your request if it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that a request warrants a fee, we will attempt to notify you as to why we made that decision and provide a cost estimate before completing your request.

Response: We will attempt to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of receipt, but we may require up to ninety (90) days to respond, under which circumstances we will notify you of the need for an extension.

If you have an account with us, we may deliver our written response to that account, by mail, or electronically, at your option. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option.

• California residents: Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the receipt of your verifiable consumer request. With respect to Personal Information collected on and after January 1, 2022, and to the extent expressly permitted by applicable regulation, you may request that such disclosures cover a period beyond the 12 months referenced above, provided doing so would not be impossible or require a disproportionate effort by us.

Appeals: Certain states permit you to appeal our denial of your rights request. To do so, please submit an appeal by completing the online web form available HERE within 30 days from the date of our denial and include the following information:

• Your name, address and email address
• A copy of our decision to deny your rights request
• Basis for appealing our denial

Agents: Subject to certain limitations, you may authorize a natural person or a business registered with the applicable Secretary of State to act on your behalf with respect to exercising your rights under a state section. Unless you have provided the authorized agent with a qualifying power of attorney, you must provide your authorized agent with written permission (signed by you) to act on your behalf and verify their identity with us. We reserve the right to deny requests from persons or businesses claiming to be authorized agents that do not submit sufficient proof of their authorization.

Opt Out Signals: This Site recognizes and processes opt-out preference signals sent from your browser that indicate your intent to opt out of the Sale or Sharing of your Personal Information (CA residents only) or the processing of Your Personal Data for a Sale or Targeted Advertising. We will not charge you a fee or require any valuable consideration if you use the opt out signal nor will we change your experience with our website or the products and services we offer. The opt out signal will be processed only with respect to the browser you are using.