Tread Lightly!, Inc. is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. In order to provide you with important information, programs and services, we sometimes request that you provide us with data about yourself. This Policy applies to all Tread Lightly!, Inc. websites including treadlightly.org and treadlightlykids.org. You should also note that Tread Lightly!, Inc. maintains the same privacy practices with respect to data that is collected off-line.
Tread Lightly!, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy policies, practices or content of third party websites listed on Tread Lightly!, Inc.’s site or materials.
Use of Personally Identifiable Information
Tread Lightly!, Inc. will not sell or give out your information to any third party without your consent.
Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
In general, you may visit Tread Lightly!, Inc.’s website without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information.
Some portions of this website may request that you give us personally identifiable information, which is information that enables us to identify you, such as your name, email or other address. Some of the ways we may collect information from you are through:
- Membership Registration
- Tread Lightly!, Inc. Friend Registration
- Tread Lightly!, Inc. Kids Club Registration
- Tread Trainer Course Registration
- Donations
- Product Orders or Requests
- Sweepstakes or Raffles
You may “opt out” of receiving any communication from Tread Lightly!, Inc. by sending an email to treadlightly@treadlightly.org with the subject "unsubscribe" or by calling 1-800-966-9900.
Tread Lightly!, Inc. may use your personally identifiable information to contact you periodically with information relevant to the Tread Lightly!, Inc. programs, services and membership you become involved in. This includes newsletters, renewal notices, order confirmations and other relevant communication.
As part of its Tread Trainer™ program, Tread Lightly!, Inc. gives Trainers an option to make their email address (their name is not included) available for individuals who are interested in utilizing their services. Such information could be collected and disclosed by others and Tread Lightly!, Inc. does not take responsibility for such collection or disclosure. Trainers can have their email address removed from the site at any time by contacting treadtrainer@treadlightly.org.
Tread Lightly!, Inc. may disclose personally identifiable information that it collects if required to do so by law or when necessary in order to protect the rights of Tread Lightly!, Inc. or its employees.
Other Information Collected Through Technology
In addition to information you choose to provide to us, we also collect non-personally identifiable information through technology to make our site more relevant and useful. When you come to our site, we collect your Internet Protocol ("IP") address. An IP address is often associated with the portal through which you enter the Internet, like your ISP (Internet service provider). Standing alone, your IP address is not personally identifiable. At times, we use IP addresses to collect information regarding the frequency with which our visitors visit various parts of our sites. We may combine this information with other information that is publicly available or that we receive from other reputable sources in order to make our website and communications more targeted to your interests.
Our website does not use “cookies.”
Data Security
Tread Lightly!, Inc.’s intent is to strictly protect the security of your personal information; honor your choice for its intended use; and carefully protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information we collect online, including the use of encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information.
Public Forums
A portion of this website contains a forum available to visitors. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information.
What Personal Information We Collect From Children Under Thirteen
In accordance with the provisions of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, Tread Lightly!, Inc. will seek parental consent before collecting children’s personal information.
Tread Lightly!, Inc. will only collect children’s personal information through its TL! Kids Club on treadlightlykids.org. Tread Lightly!, Inc. will not knowingly collect data from children under 13 on any other portion of Tread Lightly!, Inc.’s website. If we discover personal data from a child that has been collected from membership, product orders, raffles or any other resource, we will eliminate that data.
Tread Lightly!, Inc., collects information on a purely voluntary basis. We don’t require this information to obtain access to treadlightlykids.org.
The TL! Kids Club requests a minimal amount of information from the user. This includes nickname, age, gender, email address and mailing address. In this case, we ask children to get parental permission and provide only their parent’s email address if they are interested in joining the TL! Kids Club. Parents will receive direct email notification informing them that their child has expressed interest in joining the TL! Kids Club. And if the parent approves, asks the parent to provide the information required for the child to join. A child is not a member of the club until the parent registers the child. If the parent does not approve, no action needs to be taken. Parents may discontinue their child’s involvement by sending an email to optout@treadlightly.org or calling 1-800-966-9900.
How We Use Information We Collect From Children Under Thirteen
When we collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen, we will only use that information for the express purpose for which it was collected. Once a member of the TL! Kids Club, the child or adult will receive email from Tread Lightly!, Inc. containing interesting facts, birthday e-cards, safety tips and recreation-related information. At any time the visitor can elect to “stop mail” on treadlightlykids.org or by clicking here which allows you to remove your email address and adjoining information from our files.
We do not share information collected from children under the age of thirteen with any third parties.
Modifications to the Privacy Policy
Tread Lightly!, Inc. may modify or update this privacy statement at any time without prior notice. You can check the “Last Updated” date below to see when the policy was last changed. We encourage you to check this policy often so that you can continue to be aware of how we are protecting your personally identifiable information.
Please take a few minutes to review our Terms of Use.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions or comments about our privacy statement or practices, please contact us.
Mail: Tread Lightly!, Inc. 298 24th Street, Suite 325, Ogden, UT 84401
Email: treadlightly@treadlightly.org
Phone: (800) 966-9900
