INTRODUCTION
This is the Privacy Statement and Policy (“Privacy Statement”) for Bushnell Mueller, LLC. and its affiliates ("Bushnell Mueller"). This Privacy Policy was last updated on 3rd January, 2022. For more detail on Bushnell Mueller's international operations please see https://www.bushnellmueller.com. 

Bushnell Mueller understands that your privacy is important. Bushnell Mueller is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information you provide or as you access and use materials on Bushnell Mueller.com (the "Site"), including the Site subscription pages or other websites or apps that post a link to this Privacy Statement. In addition, information that you submit to Bushnell Mueller in response to an email request for information or other outreach from Bushnell Mueller, or through Bushnell Mueller’s employment application processes, will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

Bushnell Mueller may, in its discretion, amend this Privacy Statement from time to time. To ensure you are able to remain informed about the information we collect and how we use it, material changes to our statement will be reflected here. This Site may contain links to external sites which are not governed by this Privacy Statement. Bushnell Mueller does not take responsibility for the privacy practices of any third party sites to which we link. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any such sites before you submit information there.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT
Please read this Privacy Statement carefully. By browsing our website and expressly consenting where required, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Statement.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USAGE
Bushnell Mueller collects information from you when you create your account for the Site, request copies of publications, subscribe for email newsletters and press releases, seek additional information regarding our services or employment opportunities, databases, or register for conferences and other Bushnell Mueller-sponsored events. If you do not provide such information, you will not be able to create an account for the Site, request copies of publications, subscribe for email newsletters and press releases, seek additional information regarding our services or employment opportunities.

Personal information that we collect includes: names, addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, unique personal identifiers, financial information, subject areas of interest and/or demographic information.

In addition, we sometimes aggregate demographic information and the types of systems and browsers of users Bushnell Mueller also may conduct user surveys on the Web or use technologies to provide Bushnell Mueller with information on a number of areas, such as user identity, user viewing habits, whether or not users found what they were searching for, whether the Site content is relevant to user needs, and the like.

The purposes and uses of your personal information will depend on the use of the Site and the personal information provided. We process your personal information:

(i) for the purposes of safeguarding the legitimate interests pursued by Bushnell Mueller. This includes: Informing you about updates to the service and notifying you about other products and services offered by Bushnell Mueller that may be of interest to you, including information regarding publications and events; Tailoring your experience at the Site with relevant Bushnell Mueller materials; Understanding the Site’s user population, identifying subject areas of interest, and determining whether the Site is designed to work with the computer settings of a majority of our visitors; Measuring and improving the effectiveness of Bushnell Mueller marketing programs across different channels; and, improving our web content and navigation.

(ii) on the basis of your consent. Insofar as you have granted us consent to the processing of personal information for specific purposes (for example, your application form for employment with Bushnell Mueller), the lawfulness of such processing is based on your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time.

(iii) for compliance with a legal obligation. This includes anti-fraud and anti-money laundering measures as well as tax and social security requirements.
We will not sell, share, or rent or otherwise make available your personal information to other parties, except that we may disclose the information to third parties who perform services on our behalf and have a need to access the information in connection with those services. Any third parties will only process this information to the extent to which and within the limits that Bushnell Mueller itself is permitted to process that data. In addition, Bushnell Mueller may disclose your contact information in response to inquiries by bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights arising from information that you have posted on the Site or otherwise provided to Bushnell Mueller.

INFORMATION SHARING
The third parties with whom we may need to share personal information to help us provide services and products to you and to run our Website include: our subsidiaries or affiliates; our advisors; our third party service providers who process information on our behalf to help run some of our internal business operations including email distribution, IT services and marketing and events services; our business partners for publications and events co-organized by Bushnell Mueller and them; law enforcement bodies in order to comply with any legal obligation or court order.

Because Bushnell Mueller is a global organization we need to transfer personal information which is collected on the Site or through other means across the Bushnell Mueller group of companies to help operate our business efficiently. This also includes third parties located in different countries around the world, including outside of the EEA. These arrangements may involve your personal information being located in various countries around the world e.g. USA where privacy laws differ. We only make these arrangements or transfers where we are satisfied that adequate levels of protection are in place to protect information held in that country. In addition, the Site may be viewed and accessed anywhere in the world including countries that may not have laws regulating the use and transfer of personally identifiable information. By using the Site, submitting information through this site, or submitting personal information to Bushnell Mueller through other means you voluntarily consent to such international transfer and hosting of such information to those countries and parties.

RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Bushnell Mueller retains your personal information for so long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. We may retain your personal information for longer if they may be the subject of a legal claim, or may otherwise be relevant for future litigation.

MARKETING
If, at any time, you prefer not to receive further communications from us in any or all forms you will have the ability to unsubscribe from such communications by means of a link provided in every e-mail that is sent to you by us. When subscribing to Bushnell Mueller e-mail newsletters, you are given the opportunity to select which promotions, news, and information you would like to receive at the time of sign up, and you will have the opportunity to unsubscribe from such communications.

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGY
Bushnell Mueller may use cookies on this Site and in our communications with you to keep track of your visit to our Site and our communications with you. A “cookie” is a small amount of data sent from a Web server to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Other tracking technologies work similarly to cookies and place a small amount of data on your devices to monitor your website activity to allow us to collect information about how you use our Site and our services. With most internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored on your computer. Please refer to your browser instructions or you can visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/ which will give you more information. Once you have given your consent to use cookies we shall store a cookie on your computer or device to remember this for next time. If you wish to withdraw consent at any time you will need to delete our cookies using your web browsers settings. Please be advised that certain sections or functionalities of the Site may be inaccessible to you if your browser does not accept cookies.

We use the following types of cookies: “Required Cookies” are required to operate this site. “Functional Cookies” are used to store choices and preferences, providing a convenient browsing experience. “Advertising Cookies” are used by us or third-party providers to analyze how the Site and our services are used.You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that in doing so you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. 

By continuing to browse or use our Sites and services, you agree that we can store and access cookies and other tracking technologies as described herein. 

INFORMATION SECURITY
Bushnell Mueller has in place appropriate technological and operational security processes designed to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. Only authorized employees and contractors will have access to any data provided by you, and that access is limited by need. Each employee or contractor having access to any personally-identifiable information is obligated to maintain its confidentiality. Although we take steps that are generally accepted as industry standard to protect your personally-identifiable information, Bushnell Mueller cannot guarantee that your personally-identifiable information will not become accessible to unauthorized persons and Bushnell Mueller cannot be responsible for any actions resulting from a breach of security when information is supplied over the internet or any public computer network. 

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This website contains links to other Web sites not operated by Bushnell Mueller.
Bushnell Mueller is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any non-Bushnell Mueller web sites to which we link from the Site. We are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide whilst visiting other websites and sites not governed by our Privacy Statement. We cannot control the content or security of such websites. We cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage incurred by a user as a result of visiting such websites. No links are intended to be, nor should be construed as, an endorsement of any kind by us of that other website.

LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Bushnell Mueller complies with all applicable privacy laws and regulations. Bushnell Mueller may be compelled to surrender personal user or customer information to legal authorities if presented with a court subpoena or similar legal or administrative order, or as required or permitted by the laws, rules and regulations of any nation, state or other applicable jurisdiction. Also, in the event of a violation of the terms and conditions of use of the Site or a violation of any restrictions on use of materials provided in or through the Site, we may disclose personal user information to our affected business partners or legal authorities.

ACCESS RIGHTS
In accordance with applicable data protection laws, including but not limited to the GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have a right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and details of how we use that information. If any of the information held about you is incorrect or out of date, you have the right to amend or rectify it, please follow the process outlined below and we will amend our records where appropriate. You also have the right to require us to erase your personal data, stop processing your personal data, restricting the processing of your personal information, right of portability of your personal information and/or to withdraw your consent to processing. This may not apply if there are other legal justifications to continue processing. If you think we may have incorrect personal information, or would like a copy of the personal information we hold on you, or to exercise any other data protection right, please contact us through https://www.bushnellmueller.com/contact. Please note that we need you to prove who you are before we can provide you with any information.
You also have a right to lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority.

MINORS
Bushnell Mueller understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, particularly in their online interactions. This Site is not designed for and does not intentionally target or solicit to children 18 years of age and younger.

USE OF BUSHNELL MUELLER WEB SITES
Your access to and use of the Site are subject to this Privacy Statement and certain other terms and conditions, contained in our terms and conditions, available at https://www.bushnellmueller.com.

These Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms and Conditions") apply to your use of and registration with www.BushnellMueller.com (the "Site").

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SITE
Your access to, and browsing, review and use of the Site is subject to these Terms and Conditions and all applicable laws. By accessing and using the Site, you accept these Terms and Conditions, without limitation or qualification. If you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions, do not use the Site. If, at any time, any part of the Terms and Conditions is no longer acceptable to you, immediately terminate your use of the Site.

RIGHT TO CHANGE, MODIFY OR DELETE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Bushnell Mueller reserves the right to change, modify, add or delete portions of the Terms and Conditions at any time, without prior notice. Please re-review the Terms and Conditions periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site will mean that you accept such changes or deletions.

PRIVACY
Please refer to Bushnell Mueller's Privacy Policy, available at https://www.bushnellmueller.com for information regarding the Company's collection, use, and storage of users' information.

COPYRIGHT AND USE OF SITE CONTENT
This Site and all the information it contains, or may in the future contain, including, but not limited to, articles, memoranda, bulletins, reports, press releases, opinions, text, directories, guides, photographs, illustrations, trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos (collectively, the "Content"), is the property of Bushnell Mueller, and is protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by U.S. Copyright law, trademark law, international conventions, and other intellectual property laws. Certain of the trademarks and logos displayed on the site are owned by third parties. Except as we have described in these Terms of Use, nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use this Site or any Content displayed on this Site, through the use of framing or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Bushnell Mueller or such third party that may own the trademark or copyright of material displayed on this Site.

Bushnell Mueller encourages and permits links to Content on the Site. However, Bushnell Mueller is an organization committed to the highest professional standards.Therefore, Bushnell Mueller does not grant any license or other permission for links or other use of the Site or its Content if such use or link: (a) suggests that Bushnell Mueller promotes or endorses any third party’s causes, ideas, political campaigns, web sites, products or services, (b) copies, displays, disseminates or otherwise uses the Content without Bushnell Mueller’s express written consent, or (c) uses the Content for commercial purposes. Furthermore, Bushnell Mueller does not grant its consent for links to the Site where the linking party engages in any Prohibited Conduct (as described in these Terms of Use). We reserve the right to withdraw permission for any link at any time.

Subject to your full compliance with these terms, Bushnell Mueller authorizes you to view the Content, make a single copy of it, and print that copy, but only for your own lawful, personal, noncommercial use, provided that you maintain all copyright, trademark and other intellectual property notices contained in such Content, and provided that the Content, or any part thereof, is not modified.

RESPONSES TO ONLINE REQUESTS
From time to time, Bushnell Mueller may offer to provide information or materials via e-mail or otherwise to interested persons. Bushnell Mueller reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to reject any requests for such information or materials, or to discontinue the provision of such information or materials to any person, for any reason whatsoever.

PROHIBITED CONDUCT
You may use the Site for lawful purposes only. You may not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish through the Site, any Content that is any of the following: is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing or threatening, or otherwise objectionable to Bushnell Mueller in the Company's sole discretion; contains computer viruses, worms, moles or other contaminating or destructive elements; violates the rights of others, such as Content that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violates any right of privacy or publicity; contains any false or misleading statement; contains advertising; or otherwise violates any applicable criminal or civil law. You may not use the Site for any commercial purpose and may not distribute over the Site any solicitation of funds, goods and services. In addition, you may not use the Site to solicit subscribers to join other online information services that are competitive with the Site.

CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND REMOVAL
Bushnell Mueller does not and cannot review generally the content posted by users of the Site ("Users' Content") and is not responsible for such Users' Content. However, Bushnell Mueller reserves the right to cancel your access to these areas and/or delete, move, or edit any Users' Content (including messages posted in any forum) that it may determine, in its sole discretion, violates the Terms of Use. You shall remain solely responsible for all Users' Content posted by you or by any other person using your account. Bushnell Mueller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to correct any errors or omissions in any Users' Content, as it may determine in its sole discretion.

Bushnell Mueller prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any content on the Site, please write to Bushnell Mueller at the below address, giving a written statement that contains the following information: (a) an identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property right claimed to have been infringed; (b) an identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Site that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available; (d) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) the signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorized on the owner's behalf to assert infringement of the right. Bushnell Mueller will remove any posted submission that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property right of any person under U.S. law upon receipt of such a statement (or any statement in conformance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)). U.S. law provides significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely. Under appropriate circumstances, persons who repeatedly submit infringing or unlawful material will be prohibited from posting further submissions. Bushnell Mueller's contact for submission of notices under this section is: Bushnell Mueller, LLC. 1717 N St. NW, Ste. 1, Washington, DC 20036, USA.

NON-ENDORSEMENT.
Bushnell Mueller does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any Users' Content displayed, uploaded, posted on any message board, or otherwise distributed through the Site by any subscriber, information provider or any other third party. Bushnell Mueller expressly disclaims any liability related to Users' Content, and you acknowledge that any reliance upon such Subscriber Content shall be at your sole risk.

The Site may contain links to sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties (the "External Sites"). You acknowledge that Bushnell Mueller is not responsible for the availability of, or the content or software applications located on or through any External Site. You should contact the site administrator or Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or External Sites.

SUBSCRIBER QUALIFICATIONS
When registering with or applying to Bushnell Mueller you must provide accurate, complete, and current registration information and you agree to provide Bushnell Mueller with any updates to that information promptly after such changes occur.
Individual subscriptions to the Site are available only to persons who are at least 18 years of age. Minors may receive access keys or user id/passwords only as part of an authorized group subscription. Your right to use the Site is personal to you and cannot be transferred to any other person.

You shall be responsible for obtaining communication services, computer equipment and other products or services necessary to access and use the Site. You shall be responsible for all charges associated with accessing and maintaining a connection to the Site including, but not limited to, charges imposed by an Internet service provider, or your local telephone company.

REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Unless you elect otherwise by making the appropriate selection on the Bushnell Mueller personal information page, Bushnell Mueller shall have the right to disclose certain limited registrant information including, but not limited to, the registrant's name, e-mail and mailing address, to affiliates, partners and third party vendors for the purpose of providing registrants with information about products and services. Bushnell Mueller shall also have the right to disclose aggregate information about registrant usage and demographics in a manner that does not reveal the personal identity of any individual registrant. Bushnell Mueller shall have the right to send you electronic mail to inform you of changes or additions to the Site, or of any products and services of Bushnell Mueller. For additional information, see the Company's Privacy Policy at https://www.bushnellmueller.com

THIRD PARTIES
Bushnell Mueller may provide you with links to third party Web sites, and some of the Content appearing to originate from the Site may be supplied by third party Content providers. Bushnell Mueller has no responsibility for these third-party Web sites, which are governed by the terms of use and privacy policies, if any, of the applicable third-party Content providers.

ACCESS TO AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE
The Site may become unavailable to you as a result of maintenance, malfunction of computer hardware or software, or for other reasons, and may result in damages to your systems or operations. You shall be solely responsible for ensuring that any information or content obtained from the Site does not contain any virus, worm, mole or other computer software code or subroutine designed to disable, erase, impair or otherwise damage your systems, software, or data.

RESTRICTION, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION
Bushnell Mueller reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site at any time for any reason without prior notice or liability and without any obligation to refund any portion of fees paid for any product or service.

Bushnell Mueller may change, suspend or discontinue all or any aspect of the Site at any time, including the availability of any Site feature, database, or content, without prior notice or liability.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. NEITHER Bushnell Mueller, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ANY CONTENT OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS ASSUMED SOLELY BY YOU. NEITHER Bushnell Mueller NOR ANY PROVIDER OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS WARRANTS THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; NOR DOES Bushnell Mueller, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 THAT PROVIDES: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES
NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MIGHT HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR." 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL Bushnell Mueller NOR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PAST OR PRESENT OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, INVESTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES ATTORNEYS, LICENSORS OR INFORMATION PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF Bushnell Mueller, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

INDEMNIFICATION
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold Bushnell Mueller, and all of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and past and present officers, directors, shareholders, investors, employees, agents, information providers, attorneys, representatives licensors and information providers (collectively, the "Bushnell Mueller Representatives") harmless from and against any and all liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by Bushnell Mueller or any Bushnell Mueller Representative in connection with any claim arising out of any use or alleged use by you of this site or arising out of or in relation to any breach by you of the Terms and conditions, or the representations, warranties and covenants you made by agreeing to these Terms and Conditions. Bushnell Mueller reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate reasonably with Bushnell Mueller's defense of such claim. 

CHOICE OF LAW
The Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to conflict of laws principles.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

NO AMENDMENT OR WAIVER
The Terms and Conditions may not be amended except in writing signed by both parties and no waiver by either party shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default, unless such a waiver is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Bushnell Mueller.