LAST UPDATE: January 1, 2020
This Policy describes the privacy practices of the Polaris family of brands and companies, such as Polaris On-Road, Off-Road and Snow; Polaris Boats; Polaris Adventures; Indian Motorcycle; Kolpin; Pro Armor; Trail Tech; 509; KLIM; 4 Wheel Parts; and 4 Wheel Drive (collectively, “Polaris,” “we,” “our,” and “us”). We respect your privacy and value our relationship with you.
This Polaris Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect, use, and share your information when you use or interact with us through: our websites, mobile applications, or online services (the “Sites”); our retail stores; and other offline methods, such as in person, by telephone, or at events. It also covers information we receive from our dealers, distributors, service providers, business partners, and other third-party sources. Certain Polaris Sites, vehicles, products, and services may be subject to other privacy notices that are separate from or supplement this Policy, and are provided on or with the relevant Sites, vehicles, products, or services.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect the following types of information:
2. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION
We generally collect your information in three ways: (1) when you provide it to us; (2) when we collect it automatically; and (3) and when we receive it from other sources.
Information you provide to us. Some examples of when you provide us information include when you: submit information on our Sites; participate in an event, sweepstakes, contest, other or promotion; purchase vehicles, products, or services on our Sites or in our retail stores; and communicate with us. Some examples of the types of information you provide us include: contact and identification information; demographic information; financial information; information about your vehicles and products; and audio, electronic, or visual information.
Information collected automatically. Some examples of information we collect automatically include:
Information we receive from other sources. We may combine the information that you provide us and that we collect automatically with information that we collect from other sources, such as our dealers, distributors, the business partners we work with to make certain products and services available to you (as described below), consumer data resellers, and other third-party sources.
For example, we receive information from our dealers, distributors, and business partners, such as contact and identification information; financial information; and information about vehicles, products, and website content or services that you have viewed, inquired about, or purchased. Our independent dealers, third-party distributors, and business partners are separate legal entities with their own privacy practices. For questions about the privacy practices of a dealer, distributor, or business partner you interact with, please contact them directly.
We may also obtain demographic and other information about you from consumer data resellers and other third-party sources. This information allows us to enhance our existing information for accuracy, security, and other purposes, such as increasing the relevance of our marketing, improving our communications with you, personalizing your experience with our Sites and services, and detecting fraud.
Some information we collect from third-party sources is publicly available. For example, we may collect information that you or others submit in a public forum, such as a blog, social network, or chat room.
We also create information ourselves when we analyze the information we have collected about you. And we combine information that we collect about you, as described above, with information that we collect in other contexts, such as information we collect through our Ride Command services, which are subject to a separate privacy notice.
3. HOW WE MAY USE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may use the information we collect to:
We may also use your information for other internal Polaris business operations, as permitted by applicable law, and other uses consistent with the context in which the information was collected or with your consent.
We may anonymize or aggregate any of the information we collect and use it for any purpose, including for research and product-development purposes. Such information will not identify you individually.
Communications. Communications with you in connection with these uses may be via different methods, such as mail, telephone, email, text message, social media, or other electronic messages, or via our Sites.
5. THIRD PARTY SITES AND PLUGINS
Our Sites may contain links to external websites, mobile applications, or third-party services that are not operated by Polaris, and plugins from social media platforms and other third parties. An example of a social media plugin is the Facebook “Like” button. We provide these links and plugins as a service and do not imply any endorsement of the related websites, mobile applications, third-party services, or social media platforms (“Third-Party Sites”), nor any association with their operators, and we are not responsible for the privacy or other policies or practices of those Third-Party Sites. To learn about the information collected by Third-Party Sites, please visit their privacy policies.
6. INFORMATION SECURITY
We maintain technical and organizational security measures designed to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system is 100% secure or error free, and we cannot guarantee the security of the information we collect.
7. DATA RETENTION
We retain your personal information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
To determine the period for which your personal information will be retained, Polaris considers criteria such as: (i) the nature of our relationship with you and the types of vehicles, products, or services we have provided to you, or you have requested; (ii) the sensitivity of the information and the purposes for which it was collected; (iii) the nature and timing of your interactions with us (including with our Sites, communications, etc.); (iv) any applicable legal or contractual requirements to retain information for a certain period of time, including any retention obligations related to actual or potential litigation or government investigations; and (v) the impact on the vehicles, products, and services we provide if the relevant information were deleted.
8. CHOICES
You have certain choices about the information you provide and how it is used and shared. For example, you can:
9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
During the past twelve months, we have collected the following “Categories” of “Personal Information,” as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and related regulations (“CCPA”):
How We Collect Personal Information
We collect Personal Information from the following categories of sources:
How We Use Personal Information
We collect and use the categories of Personal Information described above for the following categories of business and commercial purposes:
How We Share Personal Information
During the past twelve months, we have shared for a business purpose, as described in this Policy, each of the categories of Personal Information described above. We have shared Personal Information with the following categories of third parties:
Sale of Personal Information
During the past twelve months, we have not sold Personal Information as we understand the definition of a “Sale” under the CCPA. We share Personal Information as described in this Policy, including when we allow select third parties to place cookies and similar technologies on our Sites to provide us analytics and advertising services.
California Privacy Rights
California residents have the right to make certain requests about their Personal Information under the CCPA. Specifically, if you are a California resident, you may request that we:
You may exercise these rights by submitting a request to us using this request form. You may also submit a request to exercise these rights by contacting us at 1-800-POLARIS, and selecting option 3 (Monday to Friday, 8 am – 6 pm CST).
Please note that most of these rights are not absolute, and our response may be limited as permitted by the CCPA. For example:
California residents also have the right, as set out in the CCPA, to not be discriminated against for exercising their rights under the CCPA.
California Shine the Light Law
Under California’s “Shine the Light Law,” California residents who provide Personal Information in obtaining vehicles, products, or services for personal, family, or household use, may request information once per calendar year about our disclosures of certain categories of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To request this information from Polaris, please send an email message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with “Request for California Privacy Information” in the subject line of your message. Please be aware that not all information is covered by the “Shine the Light” requirements, and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response
10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR NEVADA CONSUMERS
Under Nevada law, certain Nevada consumers have the right to opt out of certain sales of personally identifiable information. This right applies even if their personally identifiable information is not currently being sold. If you are a Nevada consumer and would like to exercise this right, please send an email message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with “Nevada Privacy Rights” in the subject line of your message. Please note that we may ask for additional information to verify your request before responding to it.
11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ARE AND SWITZERLAND
The controllers for personal data covered by this Policy are Polaris Industries Inc., 2100 Highway 55, Medina, MN 55340, and as applicable, Polaris Sales Europe SARL, Place de l’Industrie 2 1180 Rolle – Switzerland.
The contact information for Polaris’ EU data protection officer is:
By mail: Polaris Sales Europe SARL, Place de l’Industrie 2 1180 Rolle – Switzerland,
Attention: EU Data Protection Officer
By email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Polaris’ Lawful Basis for Processing Your Personal Information
Our lawful basis for processing personal data covered by this Policy will depend on the purposes of the processing. To the extent we process personal data because it is necessary to perform a contract with you, our legal basis for that processing is that it is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
When we are required to share personal data with law enforcement agencies or other governmental bodies, or we otherwise process personal data to comply with our legal obligations, we do so on the legal basis that we are under a legal obligation to do so.
We use consent as our basis for processing to the extent required by applicable law, or as we otherwise deem appropriate, for example, before we collect geolocation information from your mobile device.
We also process personal data on the lawful basis that it is necessary for Polaris’ legitimate business interests, which may include: providing, improving, developing, and promoting our vehicles, products, services, and Sites; communicating with and otherwise managing our relationship with you; enhancing the safety and security of our vehicles, products, services, Sites, employees, and others; and protecting Polaris and our business partners from wrongful conduct.
Your Individual Rights
In accordance with applicable laws in the European Union, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data, which apply differently in different circumstances, and may be limited by local law: (i) right of access, (ii) right to correction, (iii) right to erasure, (iv) right to restriction of processing, (v) right to data portability, (vi) right to object to certain types of processing, and (vii) right to withdraw consent to certain types of processing. Most of these rights are not absolute. You may exercise these rights by submitting a request to us using this request form. If you make a request to exercise your rights, we will respond within one month, but have the right to extend this period by two additional months, where necessary. If we extend the response period, we will let you know within one month from your request. Please note that we may ask for additional information to verify your request before responding to it.
We will seek to address any complaints submitted to us using the contact information listed in the “Contacting Us” section below. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority or regulator.
12. WHERE WE PROCESS INFORMATION
We may process your information in the United States and other locations around the world. Those countries may not have the same level of protection for your personal information as your country. By using our Sites or services or otherwise providing us your information, you acknowledge and understand that your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States and these other countries.
13. MINORS
We do not intentionally collect information from children under the age of 13, or the relevant minimum age under applicable local law. The Sites are not directed to or intended to be used by children under the age of 13, and we request that children under the age of 13 not provide personal information through the Sites.
14. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
We may change this Policy. Please review the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this Policy to see when this Policy was last revised. Any changes to this Policy will become effective when we post the revised Policy on this Site. We encourage you to look for updates and changes to this Policy by checking this date when you access our Sites and services.
15. CONTACTING US
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us using the contact information below:
For residents of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, our contact information is:
By mail: Polaris Sales Europe SARL, Place de l’Industrie 2 1180 Rolle – Switzerland,
Attention: EU Data Protection Officer
By email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For all others, our contact information is:
By mail: Polaris Inc., 2100 Hwy 55 Medina, MN 55340,
Attention: Legal Department
By email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
By phone: 1-800-POLARIS (Monday to Friday, 8 am – 6 pm CST)