GROWMARK,
Inc.
WEBSITE
PRIVACY POLICY
(Effective August 1, 2011)
This
website privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”)
describes the practices of GROWMARK, Inc. regarding Personal Information collected
via its website at www.growmark.com (the
“Website”). This Privacy Policy applies
only to Personal Information that we gather or collect via the Website. It does not apply to any information
collected offline or otherwise outside of the Website.
By
accessing or using this Website you accept and agree to be legally bound by
this Privacy Policy as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
1. THE
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
When
you visit our Website we may collect two types of information from you: (1) personally identifiable information
about yourself ("Personal
Information") that you voluntarily choose to
disclose to us, and (2) information related to your activities on
the Website that we automatically collect as you
interact with the Website ("Website Usage Information").
(a)
Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide to Us
Generally, you can visit our
Website without telling us who you are and without giving us any Personal
Information about yourself. The only way
that we collect Personal Information about you at the Website is if you
voluntarily fill out an online submission form on the Website, or if you use
one of the features on the Website for sending us an email. In such case, we will collect whatever Personal
Information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail
address, phone number, resume, etc. For
example, if you fill out an online submission form, we will collect whatever
information you enter into the form and whatever files you upload. Likewise, if you send us an e-mail via the
“Careers” page, or submit a question via the “Contact Us” page, you will be
sending us your name, e-mail address, and any other Personal Information you
choose to include in those communications.
You are under no obligation to provide such Personal Information, but if
you chose not to you may be unable to benefit from the specified features (such
as newsletter subscriptions, order processing, or resume submission), to
participate in a particular activity (such as sweepstakes or other promotions),
or to communicate with us via the Website.
(b)
Website Usage Information
We Automatically Collect
When
you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain Website Usage
Information related to your activities on the Website. Website Usage Information may include your IP
address, browser type and operating system, the domain from which you came, the
page you are viewing, the time, and what you clicked. To collect Website Usage Information, we may
utilize a variety of technologies, such as cookies (a small data file placed on
your computer when you visit the Website),
web beacons
(small graphic images or other web
programming code that may be included in our web pages and e-mail
messages),
embedded scripts (code that is
designed to collect information about your interactions with the Website, such
as which links you click on), or similar technologies.
The Website Usage Information we collect may be used for a
number of purposes, such as system administration, to help us understand the demographics
of the visitors to the Website, to enhance the performance and usefulness of
the Website, or to audit use of the Website. Website Usage Information is
typically anonymous information, since it is not normally associated with you
or your identity. However, if it is combined with your Personal
Information in a manner that it is directly associated with your identity it
will be treated as Personal Information under this Privacy Policy.
(c) Children
We do
not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children younger than the
age of thirteen (13). We will delete any Personal Information collected
that we later determine to be from a person younger than the age of thirteen
(13).
2. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We
may retain and use Personal Information collected via the Website for various
purposes. These include: (1) to
communicate with you; (2) to respond to your inquiries; (3) to consider you for
employment or otherwise process Personal Information that you submit through
the Website; (4) to improve the Website or our services, or to customize your
experience on the Website; (5) for our internal business purposes; and (6) for
other purposes disclosed in this Privacy Policy, at the time you provide the
Personal Information, or thereafter. We
do use Personal Information collected via the Website for marketing purposes
related to products and services offered by us and our subsidiaries and
affiliates which may be of interest to you.
3. SHARING
OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
Third Parties Generally. We
may share Personal Information collected via the Website with our subsidiaries
and affiliates. We do not share Personal
Information collected via the Website with other third parties for their own
use unless such sharing is specifically authorized by you or is reasonably
anticipated by the nature of the transaction (e.g., credit card data and
related transaction data will be shared with credit card issuers and
processors).
Third Parties Providing
Services on Our Behalf.
We may share Personal Information with third parties who perform services on
our behalf, solely for the purpose of providing such services. This
includes, without limitation, third parties that may host the Website or
operate certain functions or features of the Website, archive our data, send
communications, analyze data, or create, or provide other services on our
behalf.
Business Transfers and
Corporate Changes. We
reserve the right to disclose and transfer Personal Information in connection
with a corporate merger, consolidation, or restructuring, the sale of
substantially all of GROWMARK's ownership interests and/or assets, or other
corporate change, including, without limitation, during the course of any due
diligence process.
Legal Requirements and Law
Enforcement.
We may also disclose and transfer Personal Information to third parties: (i) where
required by law; (ii) in the event we are required to respond to a court order,
subpoena, discovery request, or other legal process, or if in our good faith
opinion such disclosure is required by law; (iii) at the request of
governmental authorities conducting an audit or investigation; (iv) to verify
or enforce compliance with other agreements or policies governing the Website,
or applicable laws, rules, and regulations; or (v) whenever we believe
disclosure is necessary to limit our legal liability or to protect or enforce
the rights, interests, or safety of the Website, its users or other third
parties. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies
any activities that we, in good faith, believe to be unlawful.
Sharing of Non-Personal
Information. We may share
non-personally identifiable information, such as Website Usage Information or
other aggregated user statistics, as well as anonymous information derived from
Personal Information, such as de-identified user information, with third
parties for any purpose.
4. SECURITY
While
we take steps to help protect and provide security for the Personal Information
collected via the Website, no data transmission over the Internet, wireless
transmission or electronic storage of information can be guaranteed to be completely
secure. Please note that communications to us from the Website are not
encrypted, that we can not ensure or warrant the security of any information we
collect, and that using our Website to provide us with Personal Information is at
your own risk.
5. CONSENT TO TRANSFER INFORMATION TO THE
UNITED STATES
The
Website is operated in the United States and Canada. Information we
collect will be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States and
Canada, and such information may be transferred between these countries from
time to time. By using the Website or providing us with any information,
you consent to this transfer, processing, and storage of your information in
the United States and Canada, and to the transfer of information between the
United States and Canada from time to time.
6. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
We
reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes
will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Privacy
Policy. However, we will not use Personal Information collected via this
Website in a manner materially different than what was stated at the time it
was collected unless we receive your consent.
7. PRIVACY OFFICER
Questions about this Website or
this Policy may be directed to the Executive Director of Corporate Compliance,
designated as the privacy officer of GROWMARK, Inc., as follows:
GROWMARK, Inc.
Attn: Executive
Director of Corporate Compliance
1701 Towanda
Avenue
Bloomington, IL
61701
complianceofficer@growmark.com