Privacy policy.

Last updated: AUG 7, 2025 7:38 AM

We value your privacy very highly. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the defendsbir.com website (the “Website”) operated by United States Footwear Manufacturers Association (USFMA), a(n) Not For Profit formed in District Of Columbia, United States (“us, we, our”) as this Privacy Policy contains important information regarding your privacy and how we may use the information we collect about you.

Your access to or use of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to everyone, including but not limited to visitors, users and others, who wish to access or use the Website.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of this Privacy Policy, you do not have our permission to access or use the Website.

What information we collect and store

We collect and store any and all information that you enter on this Website. We collect and store the following information about you:

  • Identifying information - Name

  • Identifying information - Postal/Shipping

  • Identifying information- Phone number

  • Identifying information - IP address

  • Identifying information - email address

  • Identifying information - Device identifier

  • Identifying information - Online identifier

  • Internet or other electronic activity - Browsing history

  • Internet or other electronic activity - Search history

  • Internet or other electronic activity - Information regarding your interaction with our website or application

  • Identifying information - Social media user ID

  • Internet or other electronic activity - Information regarding your interaction with the social embedding features

  • Internet or other electronic activity - Information regarding your interaction with embedded videos

With whom we share your personal information

We do not share nor disclose your personal information to any third parties.

Sale of your information

We do not sell your personal information. Please see the “Your Rights” section below for more information about exercising your privacy rights regarding sales of your personal information.

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on your device by your browser. Cookies are generally used to allow websites to respond to you as an individual, to remember your preferences, to test content, and to analyze your interactions with websites or with advertisements. This Website does not collect cookies.

Children's privacy

This Website is intended for use by a general audience and does not offer services to children. Should a child whom we know to be under 18 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond to that child to inform them that they cannot use this Website.

Analytics programs

This Website uses Google Analytics to collect information about you and your behaviors. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.

The rights of Nevada residents

Residents of Nevada have the following rights with regard to their personal information:the right to opt out of sales of your personal information.

Exercising your rights

Residents of Nevada may exercise the rights specified above by submitting a consumer request to:

Kaaren Hinck
Chief of Staff
khinck@strategicmi.com
+1 (202) 683-2377
200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 510 Washington, DC 20001
United States
usfma.org

We will need to verify your identity prior to effectuating your request and may ask you to provide personal information to do so.

Third-party websites

This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than us. We provide such hyperlinks for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy or other practices of such websites. It is up to you to read and fully understand their Privacy Policies. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.

Do Not Track

Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a preference you can set on your browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. We do not support DNT. You can either enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your browser.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the updated Privacy Policy to this website.

Questions

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@USFMA.org.