Samson International Privacy Policy
General Information
Samson International respects the privacy of every individual who visits our website (www.samsoninternational.com) or responds to our interactive advertisements. This Privacy Statement outlines the information Samson International will collect and how we will use that information.
Personally-Identifiable Information
Samson International does not collect any personally-identifiable information about you (that is, your name, address, telephone number, or email address).
Non-Personally-Identifiable Information Collected Automatically
In some cases, we may collect information about you that is not personally-identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site or advertisement.
IP Addresses
An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. All computer identification on the Internet is conducted with IP addresses, which allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each other. Samson International collects IP addresses in order to conduct system administration and to conduct site analysis. If a visitor requests pages from us, then our servers enter the visitor's IP address into a log. To maintain visitor anonymity, Samson International does not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information.
Sites We Link To
Samson International creates links to other Web sites which may provide additional information to our clients. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these additional Web sites. Please refer to the Privacy Policy of the third party web site for additional information.
Information We May Place Automatically On Your Computer's Hard Drive
We do not employ the use of cookies, however, sites we link to may use cookies. Please refer to the privacy policy of the third party’s website for further information regarding their use of cookies. When you view a website or advertisement, the site may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "Cookie" or similar file and will help us in many ways. For example, Cookies allow us to tailor a website or advertisement to better match your interests and preferences. 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. Please refer to your Browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
On January 1, 2012, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
(SB 657) will go into effect. This law increases the amount of information
disclosed to address the issues of slavery, human trafficking, forced labor
and child labor in supply chains. Universal Furniture commends global
efforts to eliminate these practices and believes individuals have the right
to freely choose employment, to associate freely and be represented by
worker councils or labor unions on a voluntary basis, and to bargain
collectively as they choose. Additionally, Universal Furniture believes
individuals have the right to a workplace free of harassment and unlawful
discrimination. As a responsible corporate citizen, we seek to ensure that
quality and safety standards are maintained throughout our supply chain by
well-treated workers in accordance with all applicable laws. We have
undertaken the following to ensure our suppliers are not engaging in forced
or child labor:
Risk Assessments: Universal
Furniture assesses risks using country specific research guides, government
assessments, and industry guidance. Risk assessments are the foundation for
the Samson Rules of Conduct Supplier Agreement. This agreement extends our
corporate values regarding ethical worker treatment and care for the
environment and sets forth compliance with international standards,
applicable laws and regulations.
Acknowledgement of
Standards: Each Universal Furniture supplier is required to commit
that they acknowledge and agree to adhere to our Rules of Conduct Supplier
Agreement.
Supplier Audits: Compliance with our
Rules of Conduct is ensured with routine onsite audits attended by Universal
Furniture employees and by collaborative audits with suppliers.
Additionally, annual unannounced third party on-site audits are administered
by a validation team contracted by a retail partner.
Accountability: Universal Furniture maintains a zero tolerance
policy for human trafficking, forced labor and child labor. If other
non-compliance issues arise from a supplier audit, suppliers are required to
produce corrective action plans, which Samson reviews and approves.
Capacity Building: Universal Furniture partners with
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to raise awareness of Samson’s
corporate values including provisions related to forced labor and child
labor. Our capacity building efforts include worker communications training,
which provides employees access to raise concerns with superiors.
Employee Training: Universal Furniture trains employees
responsible for supply chain on-site audits in techniques to recognize and
report non-compliance with our expectations. In addition, Samson sourcing
personnel follow an “eyes always open” approach under which all relevant
personnel are trained to recognize environment, health, safety, and labor
red flags, including red flags relating to forced labor, and to report and
investigate all suspicions of improper conduct.
Who to Contact:
BroadmooreCustomerService@SamsonInternational.com
4190 Eagle Hill Dr.
High Point, NC 27265
1-800-488-3001