The cornerstone to protecting your privacy is consent. We will only collect, use, and disclose your Personal Information with your consent, except where otherwise permitted or required by law. New purposes will be identified and new consent will be obtained prior to using Personal Information that was previously obtained. We do not, as a condition of the supply of a product or service to you, require you to consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of your Personal Information beyond that information which is required to complete the transaction.
You may choose not to provide us with any of your Personal Information. However, if you make this choice we may not be able to provide you with the product, service or information that you requested or that could be offered to you. For example, we can only offer you a credit card if you have provided us with certain Personal Information, including information of a financial nature.
Types of Consent
Consent can be express or it may be implied in appropriate circumstances.
Express Consent can be given by you in writing, in person, electronically, by telephone, or by using a check-off box.
Implied Consent may be used by us as a basis for extending new marketing offers or delivering merchandise or catalogues to you. We will not use your implied consent for the use or disclosure of your sensitive Personal Information such as financial data.
As you do business with Sears, including the use of Sears Internet Site(s) in any manner, you acknowledge and agree to the terms of this privacy policy.
Withdrawing Consent
Subject to reasonable notice, you may withdraw your consent at any time, unless the Personal Information is necessary for us to fulfil our legal requirements and similar obligations. If you withdraw your consent, we will inform you of the implications of such withdrawal. To withdraw your consent, simply contact us and advise us of what Personal Information you no longer wish us to use. Personal Information may be retained by Sears for reasonable purposes such as billing, audit, archival, warranty, legal/regulatory or product safety recall/warning purposes.
This privacy policy applies only to Sears Canada Inc. Licensees, franchisees and other third parties operating in association with the Sears name may be responsible for developing their own privacy policies and notices.