W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) respects your privacy. The only information that we collect about you is that which you choose to submit to us, either through a product registration form, by placing an order, submitting a resume or through other interactive forms. We will always give you an opportunity to decline to receive further information.

General visitors to Gore's product Web sites - Gore collects personal information, such as e-mail addresses, names or mailing addresses only when individual web site visitors choose to submit such information to us. Aggregate statistics are gathered on general web site traffic patterns.

Purchases from the Gore Online Store - When you purchase goods online from Gore we must collect a shipping and billing name, address, and credit card information to process your order. That information is accepted using industry-standard Secure Socket Layer encryption to ensure credit card and order information security. Your order is processed in Elkton, Maryland by a Gore Customer Service associate. Purchasers of products from the Gore Online Store have the choice whether to receive or refuse e-mail or regular mail information from Gore on product care, product updates and other promotional information.

Warranty Registrations - When you purchase GORE™ products, GORE-TEX^® fabrics or ELIXIR^® guitar strings, Gore offers product warranties. We gather the names, addresses, and demographic information of customers who choose to register their product purchase, either online or by mailing in the registration card. These customers may receive promotional mailings, product updates, and product care information. Their information may also be used for market research. Warranty registrants always have the option to decline to have their information used for promotional or research purposes by checking the appropriate box on the registration form.

How to contact us with comments or questions - We are always happy to hear from you with any questions, concerns or comments about our company, our products, our web site or our privacy policy. We offer the following ways to contact us:

• For general questions about our company, and for comments on our web site and/or our privacy policy, contact the Gore Information Center: info@wlgore.com
• For specific product warranty and use questions, contact: customerservice@wlgore.com

   

Regional Contacts -
For North & South America: Gore Information Center, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., 201 Airport Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (phone 888 / 914-4673).
For Europe: Gore Corporate & Legal Services, W. L. Gore & Associates, GmbH, Hermann-Oberth-Strasse 22, D-85640 Putzbrunn, Germany (phone +49 / 89-46-12-0).
For Asia-Pacific: Gore Corporate Services, W. L. Gore & Associates Hong Kong, Ltd. 12F, Tower 2, Grand Century Place, 193 Prince Edward Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (phone +852 / 2622-9622).

• To remove your name from this list: send an e-mail to info@wlgore.com, with "Remove my name from your list" in the subject line.

This web site is created and controlled by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation with headquarters at 555 Paper Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711. (phone 302 / 738-4880).

W. L. Gore and Associates has not reviewed all of the sites linked to our sites and is not responsible for the content of any linked sites or any link contained in a linked site or any changes or updates to such sites. Gore does not endorse or make any representations regarding any linked sites.

This site and all contents of the site are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

Gore's trademarks are registered with trademark offices around the world. Gore product trademarks may be used only in conjunction with the sale of first quality goods produced by Gore or with the express permission of Gore.

The Gore corporate logo may be used only by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Gore corporate logo may not be used by customers or others except as applied by Gore to promotional materials supplied by us.

Proper notation for our trademarks and other information about our marks are available from our legal offices in the U.S. (phone 800 / 441-9972) and Germany (phone +49 / 89-46-12-2585).

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.