garden protein privacy policy
last changes to privacy policy: September 18, 2009
We are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. The policies below are applicable to the gardein.com website (gardein.com) produced and maintained by Garden Protein International (collectively Garden Protein or we, us, or our). We have established this privacy policy (Privacy Policy) to let you know the kinds of personal information we may gather during your visit to gardein.com, why we gather your information, what we use your personal information for, when we might disclose your personal information, and how you can manage your personal information.
Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy apply only to information gathered online at gardein.com. It does not apply to information that you may submit to us offline or to websites maintained by other companies or organizations to which we may link.
By visiting gardein.com, you are accepting the practices described in our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use gardein.com. We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. Your continued use of gardein.com and our affiliate sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. If we intend to apply the modifications or amendments to this Privacy Policy retroactively, we will provide you with notice of the modifications or amendments.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or don't see your concerns addressed here, you should contact us by email at info@gardein.com what information about me is collected and stored?
Garden Protein adheres to the highest standards of ethical practices in all of our operations and is dedicated to protecting the privacy of all visitors to gardein.com. Our privacy policy is simple: Except as disclosed below, we don't sell, barter, give away, or rent your personal information to any company outside of Garden Protein.
personal information
We only collect and store information that you enter into gardein.com or that you provide through our help desk, customer service representatives, or requests for more information. Registration may also be required and Personal Information may also be collected in certain portions of gardein.com in which you specifically and knowingly provide such information, e.g. contests and/or community postings (i.e., chat or bulletin boards, blog comments, if any). We also may collect and store information about you that we receive from other sources, to enable us to update and correct the information contained in our database.
anonymous information
In addition, when you interact with gardein.com, our servers may keep an activity log that does not identify you individually (Anonymous Information). Generally, this information is collected though traffic data. We collect and store certain administrative and traffic information with each use of gardein.com including: source IP address, time of access, date of access, web page(s), software crash reports, type of browser used, session identification number, search terms, search results, access times and referring websites addresses.
use of cookies and spyware
We never use or install spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to retrieve information from your computer.
Also, like many websites, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your computer or equipment when you visit certain online pages that record your preferences. We use cookies to track use of gardein.com and online services. We may also use cookies to monitor traffic, improve gardein.com and make it easier and/or relevant for your use. You may occasionally get cookies from companies advertising on our behalf. We do not control these cookies, and these cookies are not subject to this cookie policy.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but, if you prefer, you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. For more information on cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided by the Interactive Advertising Bureau at www.allaboutcookies.org.
is information collected from children?
This is not a website directed to children under the age of 13, and Garden Protein does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. If you are under 13 years of age you should not use gardein.com, and under no circumstance should you send information about yourself to Garden Protein. If Garden Protein discovers that a child under the age of 13 has provided it with personally identifiable information, Garden Protein will immediately delete that child's information from gardein.com.
how we use your information?
We use the information we learn from you to help us personalize and continually improve your experience on gardein.com. We use the information to communicate with you about products, services, promotional offers, update our records and generally maintain your accounts with us. We also use this information to improve our platform, prevent or detect fraud or abuses of our gardein.com and, as described below, enable third parties to carry out technical, logistical or other functions on our behalf. Except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to gardein.com or your Personal Information collected online to any companies not affiliated with us.
customer service and feedback
We may use your Personal Information to fulfil orders, provide customer service, track your compliance with gardein.com's rules and regulations, or for editorial and feedback purposes (to the extent that is explained when you provide the information). In the event we plan to publicly post any of your Personal Information on a website (as, for instance, a letter), we will request your permission to provide such posting.
use of anonymous information
We use Anonymous Information to help us determine how people use parts of gardein.com and who our users are so we can improve gardein.com and ensure that it is as appealing as we can make it for as many people as possible. We also use Anonymous Information to provide statistical "ratings" information in aggregated form to our partners and other third parties about how our users collectively use gardein.com. We may also use or share Anonymous Information (or other information, other than Personal Information) in any other manner that we deem appropriate or necessary.
third-party agents
We occasionally have third party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and partners that perform functions on our behalf, such as marketing, analytics, credit card processing, shipping or stocking orders, providing customer service, fraud protection, etc. These entities have access to the Personal Information needed to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of that Personal Information. They are restricted from using, selling, distributing or altering this data in any way other than to provide the requested services to gardein.com.
transactional partners
We may share non-personal information with our partners and others from time to time. Examples of such non-personal information include the number of users who visited gardein.com during a specific time period. This information generally is shared in an aggregated form.
emergency situations
We may also use or disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or gardein.com; (b) protect and defend our rights or property, gardein.com or our users, and (c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of us, our affiliates, agents, or the users of gardein.com or the public.
what steps are taken to keep personal information secure?
The importance of security for all Personal Information associated with you is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your PC to our servers. Personal Information collected by gardein.com is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we disclose personal information to you.
While we try our best to safeguard your Personal Information once we receive it, no transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
what happens when i link to or from another website?
gardein.com may contain links to other websites operated by affiliates of Garden Protein or third parties. Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy for Garden Protein do not apply to information gathered through these other websites. These other sites may also send their own cookies to you, collect your data or solicit your Personal Information. Always be aware of where you end up. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third parties and other websites. We encourage you to be aware of when you leave gardein.com and read the privacy policies of each and every website that you visit.
what about contests and sweepstakes?
When we run a contest or sweepstakes relating to gardein.com, it will be accompanied by a set of rules. The rules for each contest/sweepstakes will specify how the information gathered from you for entry will be used and disclosed, if it is different than as described in this Privacy Policy. In conjunction with your entry in such contest or sweepstakes, Personal Information will be collected only if you voluntarily submit it to our sponsors or us.
public areas, chat rooms and newsgroups
Please remember that any information you share in public areas, such as message boards or feedback sections, becomes public, and therefore this Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you choose to make public. Please be careful about what you disclose and do not post any Personal Information that you expect to keep private.
governing law/assignment
gardein.com is published in the United States and Canada. We make every effort to protect the personal identifiable information of all users of gardein.com. We attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws to the extent they may apply to Garden Protein services. If you are uncertain whether this privacy policy conflicts with the applicable local privacy laws where you are located, you should not submit your Personal Information to Garden Protein.
We may change its ownership or corporate organization while providing gardein.com and services. As a result, please be aware that we may transfer your information to another company that is affiliated with us or with which we have merged. Under such circumstances Garden Protein would to the extent possible require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time.
notice to european users.
If you are located within the European Union, you should be aware that your personal identifiable information will be transferred to the United States of America, the laws of which may be deemed by the European Union to have inadequate data protection. If you are located in a country outside the United States of America and voluntarily submit personal information to us, you consent to the general use of such information as provided in this privacy policy and to the transfer of that information to, and/or storage of that information in, the United States of America.
changes to this policy
We are committed to maintaining its position as a premier website on the Internet. As gardein.com continues to develop, we may add new services and features to gardein.com. In the event that these additions affect our Privacy Policy, this document will be updated appropriately. We will post those changes prominently so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone. We do, however, recommend that you read this Privacy Policy each time you use gardein.com in case you missed our notice of changes to the Privacy Policy. We will never, however, materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information we have previously collected without your express consent.
how do i opt-out or correct information about me?
You may always opt-out of receiving future e-mail messages and newsletters from Garden Protein. We provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request information about you. We also give you access to a broad range of information about your account to permit you to correct or update Personal Information that you have previously provided to us. To do so, you can send us a message at info@gardein.com.
your california privacy rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits customers of Garden Protein who are California residents to request certain information regarding its disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to info@gardein.com.
We are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. The policies below are applicable to the gardein.com website (gardein.com) produced and maintained by Garden Protein International (collectively Garden Protein or we, us, or our). We have established this privacy policy (Privacy Policy) to let you know the kinds of personal information we may gather during your visit to gardein.com, why we gather your information, what we use your personal information for, when we might disclose your personal information, and how you can manage your personal information.
Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy apply only to information gathered online at gardein.com. It does not apply to information that you may submit to us offline or to websites maintained by other companies or organizations to which we may link.
By visiting gardein.com, you are accepting the practices described in our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use gardein.com. We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. Your continued use of gardein.com and our affiliate sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. If we intend to apply the modifications or amendments to this Privacy Policy retroactively, we will provide you with notice of the modifications or amendments.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or don't see your concerns addressed here, you should contact us by email at info@gardein.com what information about me is collected and stored?
Garden Protein adheres to the highest standards of ethical practices in all of our operations and is dedicated to protecting the privacy of all visitors to gardein.com. Our privacy policy is simple: Except as disclosed below, we don't sell, barter, give away, or rent your personal information to any company outside of Garden Protein.
personal information
We only collect and store information that you enter into gardein.com or that you provide through our help desk, customer service representatives, or requests for more information. Registration may also be required and Personal Information may also be collected in certain portions of gardein.com in which you specifically and knowingly provide such information, e.g. contests and/or community postings (i.e., chat or bulletin boards, blog comments, if any). We also may collect and store information about you that we receive from other sources, to enable us to update and correct the information contained in our database.
anonymous information
In addition, when you interact with gardein.com, our servers may keep an activity log that does not identify you individually (Anonymous Information). Generally, this information is collected though traffic data. We collect and store certain administrative and traffic information with each use of gardein.com including: source IP address, time of access, date of access, web page(s), software crash reports, type of browser used, session identification number, search terms, search results, access times and referring websites addresses.
use of cookies and spyware
We never use or install spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to retrieve information from your computer.
Also, like many websites, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your computer or equipment when you visit certain online pages that record your preferences. We use cookies to track use of gardein.com and online services. We may also use cookies to monitor traffic, improve gardein.com and make it easier and/or relevant for your use. You may occasionally get cookies from companies advertising on our behalf. We do not control these cookies, and these cookies are not subject to this cookie policy.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but, if you prefer, you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. For more information on cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided by the Interactive Advertising Bureau at www.allaboutcookies.org.
is information collected from children?
This is not a website directed to children under the age of 13, and Garden Protein does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. If you are under 13 years of age you should not use gardein.com, and under no circumstance should you send information about yourself to Garden Protein. If Garden Protein discovers that a child under the age of 13 has provided it with personally identifiable information, Garden Protein will immediately delete that child's information from gardein.com.
how we use your information?
We use the information we learn from you to help us personalize and continually improve your experience on gardein.com. We use the information to communicate with you about products, services, promotional offers, update our records and generally maintain your accounts with us. We also use this information to improve our platform, prevent or detect fraud or abuses of our gardein.com and, as described below, enable third parties to carry out technical, logistical or other functions on our behalf. Except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to gardein.com or your Personal Information collected online to any companies not affiliated with us.
customer service and feedback
We may use your Personal Information to fulfil orders, provide customer service, track your compliance with gardein.com's rules and regulations, or for editorial and feedback purposes (to the extent that is explained when you provide the information). In the event we plan to publicly post any of your Personal Information on a website (as, for instance, a letter), we will request your permission to provide such posting.
use of anonymous information
We use Anonymous Information to help us determine how people use parts of gardein.com and who our users are so we can improve gardein.com and ensure that it is as appealing as we can make it for as many people as possible. We also use Anonymous Information to provide statistical "ratings" information in aggregated form to our partners and other third parties about how our users collectively use gardein.com. We may also use or share Anonymous Information (or other information, other than Personal Information) in any other manner that we deem appropriate or necessary.
third-party agents
We occasionally have third party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and partners that perform functions on our behalf, such as marketing, analytics, credit card processing, shipping or stocking orders, providing customer service, fraud protection, etc. These entities have access to the Personal Information needed to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of that Personal Information. They are restricted from using, selling, distributing or altering this data in any way other than to provide the requested services to gardein.com.
transactional partners
We may share non-personal information with our partners and others from time to time. Examples of such non-personal information include the number of users who visited gardein.com during a specific time period. This information generally is shared in an aggregated form.
emergency situations
We may also use or disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or gardein.com; (b) protect and defend our rights or property, gardein.com or our users, and (c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of us, our affiliates, agents, or the users of gardein.com or the public.
what steps are taken to keep personal information secure?
The importance of security for all Personal Information associated with you is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your PC to our servers. Personal Information collected by gardein.com is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we disclose personal information to you.
While we try our best to safeguard your Personal Information once we receive it, no transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
what happens when i link to or from another website?
gardein.com may contain links to other websites operated by affiliates of Garden Protein or third parties. Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy for Garden Protein do not apply to information gathered through these other websites. These other sites may also send their own cookies to you, collect your data or solicit your Personal Information. Always be aware of where you end up. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third parties and other websites. We encourage you to be aware of when you leave gardein.com and read the privacy policies of each and every website that you visit.
what about contests and sweepstakes?
When we run a contest or sweepstakes relating to gardein.com, it will be accompanied by a set of rules. The rules for each contest/sweepstakes will specify how the information gathered from you for entry will be used and disclosed, if it is different than as described in this Privacy Policy. In conjunction with your entry in such contest or sweepstakes, Personal Information will be collected only if you voluntarily submit it to our sponsors or us.
public areas, chat rooms and newsgroups
Please remember that any information you share in public areas, such as message boards or feedback sections, becomes public, and therefore this Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you choose to make public. Please be careful about what you disclose and do not post any Personal Information that you expect to keep private.
governing law/assignment
gardein.com is published in the United States and Canada. We make every effort to protect the personal identifiable information of all users of gardein.com. We attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws to the extent they may apply to Garden Protein services. If you are uncertain whether this privacy policy conflicts with the applicable local privacy laws where you are located, you should not submit your Personal Information to Garden Protein.
We may change its ownership or corporate organization while providing gardein.com and services. As a result, please be aware that we may transfer your information to another company that is affiliated with us or with which we have merged. Under such circumstances Garden Protein would to the extent possible require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time.
notice to european users.
If you are located within the European Union, you should be aware that your personal identifiable information will be transferred to the United States of America, the laws of which may be deemed by the European Union to have inadequate data protection. If you are located in a country outside the United States of America and voluntarily submit personal information to us, you consent to the general use of such information as provided in this privacy policy and to the transfer of that information to, and/or storage of that information in, the United States of America.
changes to this policy
We are committed to maintaining its position as a premier website on the Internet. As gardein.com continues to develop, we may add new services and features to gardein.com. In the event that these additions affect our Privacy Policy, this document will be updated appropriately. We will post those changes prominently so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone. We do, however, recommend that you read this Privacy Policy each time you use gardein.com in case you missed our notice of changes to the Privacy Policy. We will never, however, materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information we have previously collected without your express consent.
how do i opt-out or correct information about me?
You may always opt-out of receiving future e-mail messages and newsletters from Garden Protein. We provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request information about you. We also give you access to a broad range of information about your account to permit you to correct or update Personal Information that you have previously provided to us. To do so, you can send us a message at info@gardein.com.
your california privacy rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits customers of Garden Protein who are California residents to request certain information regarding its disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to info@gardein.com.
