CO-ALLIANCE PRIVACY POLICY Co-Alliance highly regards the privacy of individuals who visit our web sites and therefore we follow the privacy standards which have been adopted by the United States. This statement sets forth the important information which individuals who visit these sites need to know about how Co-Alliance uses personal information from web site visitors. Please read this policy carefully. By visiting a Co-Alliance web site and using the services provided on that site, you are indicating your agreement as to the use of your personal information as set out in this Policy. This policy does not apply to any other Co-Alliance services or dealings with users or customers and does not apply to third-party sites which may be linked to the Co-Alliance site. Collection of Information Co-Alliance web sites collect personally identifiable information only from individuals who voluntarily choose to provide the information through the web site. (In this Policy the foregoing information is referred to as “Personal Information.”) That Personal Information may be collected in several different ways: Some sites may permit users to request a “user i.d.” and password which can be used on future visits to the site. Visitors to the site may be asked to supply their name, geographic location and some information about their business or occupation or other reason for interest in the site. In addition, some sites permit users to supply an e-mail address to sign up for Co-Alliance newsletters. Other sites may include feedback or comment forms whereby users can submit questions or comments to Co-Alliance. (In this Policy, the foregoing information is referred to as “User Information.”) Some sites may permit users to enter into transactions with Co-Alliance or to take advantage of services provided by Co-Alliance to its customers through that site. On such sites, users will be required to provide detailed information necessary to enable Co-Alliance to process the transaction and to provide the goods or services requested by the visitor. Visitors may be requested to provide financial information, including credit card or bank information, in connection with such transactions. Some Co-Alliance web sites may provide chat rooms or discussion forums where users may register and post messages or comments. Participation in such discussion areas is entirely voluntary. No information which a user posts in such an area is private, inasmuch as it will be accessible to other users of the same area. Thus, any Personal Information which a user chooses to post in such an area will not be subject to this Privacy Policy. From time-to-time our site may request additional information from users by means of surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose whatever additional information may be requested. Information requested through surveys and contests may include additional demographic information. (In this Policy, the foregoing information is referred to as “Survey Information.”) In addition to the foregoing Personal Information, each site automatically logs information about a visitor from the browser used to access the site (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.). This includes information about the I.P. address of the visitor, the pages in the site which are visited from that address and the web site which the user visited just prior to the Co-Alliance site. (In this Policy, the foregoing information is referred to as “Visit Information.”) While some jurisdictions consider IP addresses to be personal information, none of this Visit Information is used by Co-Alliance for direct or indirect identification of the individual user who is accessing the Co-Alliance site. Visit Information will be used by Co-Alliance to diagnose problems with its web servers, to administer, design and construct its web sites, to track visitor movements on the web sites and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use only. A cookie is a small data file that web sites commonly write to the site visitor’s hard drive when a site is visited. A cookie file contains information that can identify a return visitor each time he or she visits our site. The data is encrypted for added security. Co-Alliance’s web sites may use cookies as a way to measure activity and traffic patterns on the site in order to continually improve the visitor’s experience. Cookies also provide visitors the convenience of not having to log in a password more than once on a Co-Alliance site, thereby saving the visitor time while on our site. A browser can be set to warn the users before accepting cookies. Users can choose to refuse cookies by turning them off in the browser. Users do not need to have cookies turned on to visit our web site, but may need them to use certain customizable features of our web site such as automatically displaying local weather and crop forecasts, accessing certain areas of our web site, and transacting business on our web site. While we take all reasonable steps to protect the privacy of our website visitors, we cannot promise that the current limitations of our online applications programming will address every browser setting or honor every personal browser preference. Further, our online service providers or business partners may implement technologies that allow for the collection of personally identifiable information over time and across websites. We recommend that you review each privacy policy posted on the websites that you visit to better understand privacy practices on those websites. How Co-Alliance uses your Personal Information Generally, we use personal information from our sites in the following ways:
Children and Privacy Co-Alliance does not knowingly collect information from or about children age 13 and under. Opting In / Opting Out Upon registering at any Co-Alliance web site which collects Personal Information, visitors may be given an opportunity to determine whether they wish to receive promotional materials from Co-Alliance or from Trade Partners. The manner and method in which a Co-Alliance site permits users to opt out of receiving such materials will be described on the individual site collecting that Personal Information. If the user would like to “opt out” at a later time, he may do so by following the instructions on the site where the original request was made or the instructions contained in the e-mail messages delivering such materials to him. Correction/Updating of Personal Information If there is an issue with the accuracy of Personal Information, please contact Co-Alliance through the website and provide an email link or contact information to request those changes; generally, user requests for an update of Personal Information will be honored within a reasonable time after we receive a request. However, no changes to personal information will be permitted where the change would result in incorrect information or would alter a transaction with us already completed. Retention of Personal Information Co-Alliance will periodically delete Personal Information collected from visitors to its web sites if it is no longer needed for any purpose for which the information may be used or disclosed under the terms of this Policy. Security Co-Alliance takes precautions to protect users’ information. Our safeguards include technical means and policies and procedures that our staff is trained to follow. In any event in which a Co-Alliance web site is hosted by a third party, these safeguards shall also apply. If as a registered user you receive a password, you should keep it confidential because it is the key to access to the information held by Co-Alliance about you. If you leave your computer’s internet browser running and someone else uses your computer, they will be able to access your account; thus, if your computer is not physically secure remember to shut down your browser, remove browsing history and cookies before you leave it. We try to reduce the likelihood of accidental disclosures and unintended access and modification of account information, but it is impossible to eliminate this possibility completely. When users submit sensitive information via the website, their information is protected both on-line and off-line. All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Co-Alliance employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Any time new policies are added; our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers’ information is protected. Protecting Your Own Privacy Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online – for example on message boards, through email, or in chat areas – that information can be collected and used by others. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information. Changes to Policy If Co-Alliance decides to change its privacy policies and practices, we will post those changes to our Privacy Policy on our web site in advance of the changes taking effect, so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will continue to be able to use information in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected. Contacting Co-Alliance Each Co-Alliance web site provides a Contact Us section to facilitate feedback from site visitors. Please use this facility to notify us if you have any questions, concerns or complaints about the manner in which your personal information has been collected or handled by Co-Alliance, or contact Co-Alliance’s offices. Policy Last Updated June 2015