This website, located at ACCOFeeds.com (the “Website”), is operated by
Cargill, Incorporated ("CARGILL"). CARGILL has created this Privacy
Statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy of our
users and to explain our information gathering and dissemination practices for
the Website.
By providing the information requested by the Website, or by continuing to
use the Website after having an opportunity to review this Privacy Statement,
you have consented to the terms of this Privacy Statement, and CARGILL’s use
of the information it collects as described at the point of collection or in
this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree to this Privacy Statement, you are
required to leave the Website.
CARGILL reserves the right to modify this Privacy Statement
at any time without giving you prior notice. Your use of the Website following
any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the
Privacy Statement as modified. For this reason, we encourage you to review this
Privacy Statement whenever you use the Website. The last date this Privacy
Statement was revised is set forth below.
This Privacy Statement should be read in conjunction with and subject to the
Legal
Policy Terms and Conditions
. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency
between the provisions of this Privacy Statement and the Legal Policy Terms and
Conditions, the Legal Policy Terms and Conditions will control.
1. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
A. Generally: The type of information requested or collected by us may
include user demographic information and personally identifiable user contact
information. We may collect information from users who make use of the Website,
register for certain services online, participate in online surveys, contests
and promotions, and make online requests for information. We may also collect
information through the use of “cookies” and IP addresses, as described
below. In the event that CARGILL sells or acquires business assets or concerns,
in whole or in part, CARGILL may transfer user information in conjunction with
such sale or acquisition.
B. Profile and General Information: A user may create an individualized
profile (“Profile”) at the “My Profile” page of the Website. Creating a
Profile requires users to provide personally identifying information (such as
name, address, and e-mail address). This information is used to contact the user
about the services on the Website in which the user has expressed an interest
and to enable personal customization features of the Website. This information
may also be used for marketing and promotional purposes by CARGILL, and our
affiliates, and may be shared with our dealers or other companies. Profile
information provided by children under the age of 13 will not be shared with
third parties, except as set forth in Section 5 of this Privacy Statement.
C. Cookies: Cookies are information files that your web browser places on
your computer when you visit a website. CARGILL uses cookies to improve your
experience on the Website. If you choose to use any of the personal
customization features of the Website, we will need to place cookies on your
computer to record any preferences you indicate to us. These cookies will not
contain any personally identifying information about you. In order to provide
you with customized service, these cookies will need to remain on your computer’s
hard drive so that you do not have to re-enter any of your preferences when you
return to the Website. If you wish, however, you can disable cookies on your
computer by indicating this on the “My Profile” page of the Website or in
the preferences or options menus in your browser.
D. IP Addresses: An Internet protocol (“IP”) address is a set of
numbers that is automatically assigned to your computer when you access the
Internet. Web servers identify your computer by the IP address assigned to it
during your online session. We use the IP addresses of our users to help
diagnose problems with our servers and to administer our Website. We do not
ordinarily link IP addresses to the personal information that our users submit.
We reserve the right but do not assume the obligation to use IP addresses to
identify a user when, in our sole discretion, we feel it is necessary to enforce
compliance with our
Legal
Policy Terms and Conditions
or to protect the
Website, our users or others.
2. OPT-OUT PROCEDURE
We have provided a means for you to opt-out of sharing your personal
information with third parties or receiving future communications from CARGILL
about new products, features or services. If you wish to opt-out of these
offerings for any reason, you may contact us at the addresses set forth in
Section 3 of this Privacy Statement.
3. ACCESS/CORRECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
You may access the data collected through the Website about you by sending a
request to the address listed below. If you believe that an error has been made
in the accuracy of the data collected from you, CARGILL will correct such error
upon adequate verification of the error and the identity of the person seeking
the correction.
If you wish to access, remove or correct any personally identifying data you
have supplied to CARGILL via the Website you may do so either by:
1. sending an e-mail request to ACCOFEEDS@Cargill.com; or
2. sending a letter via the U.S. Mail to:
ACCOFeeds Website Administrator
Cargill, Inc.
PO Box 5614
Minneapolis, MN 55440-5614; or
3. sending a letter via facsimile to (952) 984-1423.
4. SECURITY
CARGILL has taken steps to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of
the personally identifiable information we collect online. These steps include
limiting the number of people who have physical access to our database servers
as well as electronic security systems and password protections which guard
against unauthorized access. Unfortunately, no computer system, website, or
transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Therefore, CARGILL cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
collected by us, transmitted over the Internet, or maintained in your Profile.
You agree that any data transmission you make or receive through the Website is
at your own risk.
If you complete a Profile, you will be asked to choose a password to protect
your Profile from access by other users. We recommend that you do not divulge
your password to anyone. You agree that you are solely responsible for
maintaining the secrecy of your password and any information in your Profile.
5. CHILDREN AND PRIVACY
CARGILL encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their
children and to participate in the activities offered on the Website. The
Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) regulates the means by which website
operators collect and use personal information from children under 13 years of
age (“Children” or “Child”), pursuant to the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act of 1998 (the “Act”). For more information about the Act and
children’s online privacy in general, visit the FTC’s web site at
http://www.ftc.gov
.
No information should be submitted to or posted on the Website by Children
without the consent of their parent or guardian.
All users who complete a Profile receive an e-mail confirming their
registration. In addition, when a Child creates a Profile, he/she is required to
provide the e-mail address of his/her parent or guardian, and that parent or
guardian receives an e-mail alert form, notifying him/her to the Child’s
request to complete a Profile. If the Child’s parent or guardian does not have
an e-mail address, the Child may print a copy of the alert form for the parent
or guardian. In order to activate the Child’s Profile, the parent or guardian
must provide verifiable consent by completing and signing the alert form and
returning the alert form to CARGILL by US Mail at the address set forth in
Section 3, or by facsimile at the number set forth in Section 3.
The Website may sponsor certain sweepstakes, contests and promotions
(collectively “Promotions”). Only users with active Profiles may participate
in Promotions. This means that a Child may not participate in Promotions until
the Child’s parents or guardians have provided the verifiable consent required
to activate the Child’s Profile. Additionally, where that information is
disclosed in the Profile, CARGILL will send an e-mail to the Child’s parent or
guardian informing him or her of the Child’s entry in a Promotion. The
information collected through the Website in a Promotion may be passed to a
fulfillment house that helps run the Promotion. These fulfillment houses have
agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of any
information that they receive from CARGILL. In addition, CARGILL may use the
Child’s information to contact the Child regarding subsequent Promotions or
other CARGILL marketing efforts. If a Child wins a Promotion, notification and
prizes are sent to the parent or guardian from whom consent was obtained.
CARGILL will obtain additional consents from the parent or guardian of a Child
who wins a Promotion prior to publishing the Child’s name, age, image, and
other personal information.
A Child’s parent or guardian may review and have deleted the Child’s
Profile by contacting CARGILL as described in Section 2 of this Privacy
Statement.
6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
A. Links to Other Websites: The Website contains links to other websites.
Each of these linked websites maintains its own independent privacy policies.
Even if an affiliation exists between our Website and a third-party website,
CARGILL does not control and is not responsible for the privacy policies or the
content of those websites. When you leave the Website and access the websites of
our partners, affiliates, or third parties, the privacy policies of the party
maintaining that website apply.
B. Disclaimer of Liability: Under no circumstances will CARGILL be liable
for any damages, including, but not limited to, special, incidental,
consequential or exemplary damages, that result from the use of the information
or materials posted to or collected as a result of the user’s accessing the
Website, even if CARGILL has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
7. ENFORCEMENT/REDRESS
If for some reason you believe that CARGILL has not adhered to this Privacy
Statement, please notify us using any of the methods set forth in Section 3,
above. In its sole discretion, CARGILL will respond to your concerns and, when
appropriate, take steps to correct a problem.
8. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of the
Website, or your dealings with the Website, you may contact us by email, mail or
fax as set forth in Section 3.
Copyright 2000 Cargill, Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Date of last revision: December 15, 2000