Privacy Policy

Last Update: September 1, 2012

Welcome to Stokers.com (“Site”). This Site is administered by National Tobacco Company, L.P. (NTC). We are committed to protecting the privacy of Internet users who visit our Site. This “Privacy Policy” explains the ways in which we collect, use and protect any personal information you may choose to provide through this Site.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Site. Likewise, if you do not want us to communicate with you regarding our products or product promotions, please do not register. If you register and change your mind later, you may remove yourself from NTC’s communication list at any time by writing to National Tobacco Company, L.P., 5201 Interchange Way, Louisville, KY 40229-2184, ℅ Customer Service Department, or call the number that appears on the most recent piece of mail you received from National Tobacco Company.

Note Regarding Adult Audience
This Site is intended only for tobacco consumers 21 years of age or older (“adults”, for purposes of this Policy). NTC does not market, sell, advertise, or promote its products to youth. Because we take this policy very seriously, any personal information you may provide may be shared with one or more third-party age verification firms in order to confirm that you are old enough to enter the Site.

Effective Date/Updates
The effective date of this Privacy Policy is September 1, 2012. Although not anticipated at this time, it is possible that our information collection and dissemination practices could change in the future. Accordingly, we reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. Should we do so, we will revise the effective date and “last updated” date immediately under the heading. All changes will be effective immediately. By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with the Privacy Policy; thus, we recommend that you check this Privacy Policy on a regular basis for updates.

Information Voluntarily Provided by You
We may collect personal information that our Site visitors voluntarily provide to us, for example: name, date of birth, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, gender, consumption habits, product usage, attitudes and preferences regarding tobacco products. We collect this information in order to:

- better understand your interests and preferences and how we can improve our products and services,
- communicate to you information on promotions and other tobacco related matters, and
- verify that you are old enough to access the Site.

With the following limited exceptions, we will never share or sell your personal information:

Service Providers - We sometimes contract with other entities to perform services on our behalf. They may have access to your personal information, but they are only permitted to use it for the purpose of providing services for us.

Business Transfers - In the event a portion or all of our business is sold or merged with another entity, your personal information may be transferred to the other entity as a part of the business transfer or merger.

Legal Matters - We may disclose information about you if we have a good faith belief that it is necessary in order to: (a) protect and defend the rights, property or safety of NTC, other visitors to this Site, or the public; (b) enforce the Site's Terms and Conditions of Use or (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties. We may also disclose information as we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.

Please understand that by registering and providing us with your contact information, you are authorizing us to communicate with you (electronically or otherwise) regarding our products, promotions, or other subjects we believe may be of interest to you.

Cookies
Our Site uses cookies. Cookies are little messages given to your web browser by a Web server. Your computer stores the message as a text file, which is sent back to the server each time you access the server. Cookies help us make sure only authorized users use the Site, and collect anonymous information about how visitors use the Site. We do not use cookies to track or collect personal information. If you are concerned about cookies, consult your browser’s Help documentation for more information about how to turn cookies on and off.

Access to and Amendment of Information
You can ask to review and correct the personal information that we maintain about you by sending a written request to National Tobacco Company, L.P., 5201 Interchange Way, Louisville, KY 40229-2184, ℅ Customer Service Department.

External Links
This Site may include links to other websites that may be of interest to you. Please be aware that once you leave this Site, use of any information you provide on another Site is governed by the Privacy Policy of the operator of that Site.

Information Storage and Security
This Site and all information you voluntarily submit is collected, stored, and processed in the United States. We use reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized or inappropriate access. Regardless of the effectiveness of our security measures, no security system is completely impenetrable. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the security of our database or any communication you may send to us. In order to enhance the security of our database, we strongly encourage keeping your password strictly confidential.