Privacy policy
This privacy policy has been created to help those concerned with how their 'Personally identifiable information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy to help you understand how we use and protect this information.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, user-provided location or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you register on our site or enter information on our site.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- • To personalize user's experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
- • To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.
- • To use contact information for marketing purposes.
How do we protect visitor information?
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, we protect user information on the website through a SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate. These certificates provide TLS encryption over HTTPS for every page on the site and is not limited to pages containing sensitive or credit card information.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
Do we use 'cookies'?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We use cookies to:
- • Understand and save user's preferences for future visits.
- • Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third party services that track this information on our behalf.
- • Develop marketing plans.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser's Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you disable cookies, you will still be able to use the website.
Third Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.
Third party links
We do not include or offer third party products or services on our website.
Google and Facebook
We may permit third-party companies, such as Google and Facebook, to help us tailor advertising. We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.
Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
Please directly visit each company’s website if you would like to opt-out of either Google’s or Facebook’s advertising. For Google, you can access the browser add-on to opt out of data tracking. For Facebook, please visit your page and click “settings”, then “ads” and click “ads based on my use of websites and apps” setting. Press “choose setting” button and select “off.”
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. - See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf
According to CalOPPA we agree to the following:
- • Users can visit our site anonymously
- • Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page, or as a minimum on the first significant page after entering our website.
- • Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy', and can be easily be found on the page specified above.
Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:
- • On our Privacy Policy Page
Users are able to change their personal information:
- • By emailing us
- • By calling us
- • By logging in to their account
- • By chatting with us or sending us a ticket
How does our site handle do not track signals?
We do not honor the Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism because knowing how you use the website helps us to improve it. The DNT browser mechanism is a setting that requests that a web application disable its tracking of an individual user.
Does our site allow third party behavioral tracking?
We do not allow third party behavioral tracking, other than our vendors (such as website analytics providers). Third parties do not have authorization from us to track which websites you visited before and after ours. That said, we can’t control third party tracking and there may be some tracking that occurs without our knowledge or permission.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under 13.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
- • We will notify the users via email within 7 business days
- • We will notify the users via in-site notification within 7 business days
We also agree to the individual redress principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or a government agency to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
How We Manage Your Emails
We collect your email address in order to:
- • Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
- • Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred
To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM we agree to the following:
- • NOT use false, or misleading subjects or email addresses
- • Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way
- • Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters
- • Monitor third party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
- • Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly
- • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can follow the instructions at the bottom of each email and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
Practical Farmers of Iowa
1615 Golden Aspen Drive, Ste 101
Ames, IA 50010
USA
info@practicalfarmers.org
(515) 232-5661
Last modified on 2018-8-29
