We at Brunswick respect your concerns about privacy and value the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Notice describes the types of personal information we collect on this website, how we may use that information and with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Notice also describes the measures we take to protect the security of the information. We also tell you how you can reach us to answer any questions you may have about the privacy practices at www.brunswick.com.
Information We Collect and How We Use It
Personal Information
You may choose to provide personal information (such as your name and e-mail address) while visiting this website. Here are the ways you may provide information and the types of information you may submit. We also tell you how we may use the information.
Contact Us
If you e-mail us through this site, we will receive your e-mail address and any other information you choose to include in your e-mail. We use your e-mail address to respond to your inquiry.
E-mail Alerts
If you would like to receive e-mail alerts regarding news releases, Brunswick financial filings, and other topics, we ask you for your e-mail address. We use your email address to send you e-mail alerts on the topics you selected.
Reminders of Upcoming Events
If you would like us to remind you of upcoming Brunswick events, we ask for your e-mail address so we can send you the reminders you requested.
Information Requests
If you request specific information from us, such as an annual report, a proxy statement, or a brochure on our dividend reinvestment plan, we ask for information such as your name, postal address, and e-mail address so we can provide you with the information you requested via e-mail or postal mail. You may choose to provide additional information as well, such as your phone number. In addition, if you request that the information be shipped overnight, we ask for your phone and overnight shipping account number so we can fulfill your request.
Electronic Delivery for Shareholders
If you are a Brunswick shareholder and would like to receive shareholder materials by e-mail, we ask you to register for this service. Registering will also allow you to vote your shares online. To register, if you are a shareholder in the United States or Canada, you must provide your Social Security number or tax ID number, your e-mail address and a 4-digit PIN. If you are a shareholder in a country other than the United States or Canada, you must provide your Brunswick shareholder account number, your e-mail address and a 4-digit PIN. We use the information you provide to verify that you are a Brunswick shareholder, to register you for the electronic delivery service, and to provide you with the electronic delivery and voting services you requested. You may also update or cancel your registration on the site by providing the same information.
Jobs with Brunswick
If you would like to receive e-mail alerts regarding job openings, we ask for your e-mail address to alert you when new jobs openings are posted online, and so we can e-mail you to inform you of other jobs for which we think you are qualified.
If you would like to e-mail a job opening to a friend, we ask for your name, e-mail address and phone number and your friend’s name and e-mail address. You may also include a personalized message to your friend. We use this information to e-mail the job opening you selected to your friend.
If you would like to apply for a job that is posted on this website, we ask for information such as your name, phone number, e-mail address, and postal address. If you are applying for a job available in the United States, we ask for, but do not require, your gender, race, and veteran status for affirmative action purposes. We also ask you to provide a resume. If you do not provide a resume, we ask you to tell us about your education, your employment history, and whether you are legally authorized to work in the United States. We use this information for recruitment purposes.
Non-Personal Information
We collect certain aggregate and non-personal information when you visit this website. Aggregate and non-personal information does not relate to a single, identifiable visitor. It tells us such things as how many users visited our site, the date and time of their visit, and the pages they accessed. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor this website to our visitors. We collect this information through “cookie” technology and “log files,” as explained below.
Cookies and Log Files
Like many companies, we use “cookies” and “log files” on this website. Cookies are bits of text that are placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit certain websites. Log files are small text files that websites automatically create when a user visits a site. We use cookies and log files to tell us, for example, whether you’ve visited us before or if you’re a new visitor and to help us identify site features in which you may have the greatest interest. Cookies and log files may enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you are visiting a particular site.
The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. Remember though, without cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of all our website features.
Information We Share
We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal information about our website visitors, except as described here. We may share the information you provide with companies affiliated with Brunswick (such as Baja, Sea Ray, Mercury, MerCruiser, Life Fitness, Brunswick Bowling, and Brunswick Billiards). We also may share information provided by our website visitors with service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf. In some cases, those service providers host websites that are linked to our site to provide the services described above. In those cases, the service provider sites will be governed by any terms and conditions or other notices that may be posted on those sites. We strongly recommend that you review these terms and conditions and other notices prior to using those sites. Brunswick will take reasonable steps to help ensure that these service providers are obligated to safeguard your information on Brunswick’s behalf. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.
We reserve the right to disclose any information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use personal information you have provided through this website in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice.
Information We Transfer
We may transfer the personal information we collect on this site to other countries where we do business, which may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you reside. When we transfer your information to other countries, we will protect that information as described here, even though a given country may not have the same privacy and data protection laws as the country in which you reside.
Links to Other Sites
We may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These sites may operate independently from this website and may have their own privacy notices in place. We strongly suggest you review those privacy notices if you visit any linked websites. To the extent any linked websites you visit are unrelated to Brunswick, we are not responsible for their content or any use of the sites.
How We Protect Personal Information
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the personal information you provide on this site.
Your Choices
If you would like to update the personal information you have provided on this website, click here. If you would like to have your name removed from our mailing list, please employ the opt-out mechanism we provide in each e-mail we send to you. We will make reasonable efforts to honor your request in a timely manner.
Updates to Our Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our online information practices. We will post a prominent notice on this site to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Notice and indicate at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, or if you would like us to update information we have about you, please contact us by:
- e-mailing us at: services@brunswick.com
- calling us at: (847) 735-4700
- writing us at: Brunswick Corporation, Attn: Chief Privacy Officer, 1 North Field Court, Lake Forest, IL 60045
