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This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to personal information processed by Lesaffre Yeast Corporation (“Lesaffre,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) when engaging with us on Red Star Yeast’s website www.redstaryeast.com (the “Site”) or other online informational offerings owned or operated by Lesaffre (collectively, the “Services”). Our Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, process, and share your personal information through the Services and to help you understand and exercise applicable privacy rights.
As used in this Privacy Policy, “personal information” has the meaning given to it under the law where you live, but typically refers to information that can be used to identify you as an individual; meanwhile our activities taken with respect to your personal information are referred to as “processing.” For residents of U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws that apply to us, additional disclosures are available below.
1. SCOPE AND UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by us through the Services. Lesaffre may provide additional privacy notices to individuals at the time we collect their personal information.
Changes to our Privacy Policy. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law. If you continue to access the Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect, we will assume you have read and acknowledged the new policy.
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
The categories of personal information we collect depend on how you interact with us, our Services, and the requirements of applicable law. We collect personal information that you provide to us, information we obtain automatically when you use our Services, and information from other sources such as third-party services and organizations, as described below. For residents of certain states, additional disclosures about the information we collect is available in our supplemental disclosure below.
A. Personal Information You Provide to Us Directly
We may collect personal information that you provide to us.
B. Personal Information Collected Automatically
We may collect personal information automatically when you use our Services.
Our uses of these Technologies fall into the following general categories:
C. Personal Information Collected from Other Sources
Third-Party Services and Sources. We may obtain personal information about you from other sources, including through third-party services and organizations. For example, if you access our Services through a social networking site, we may collect personal information about you from that third-party application that you have made available via your privacy settings.
Referrals and Sharing Features. Our Services may offer various tools and functionalities that allow you to provide personal information about your friends through our referral service. Third parties may also use the Services to upload personal information about you, including when then tag you. Our referral services may also allow you to forward or share certain content with a friend or colleague, such as an email inviting your friend to use our Services. Please only share with us contact information of people with whom you have a relationship (e.g., relative, friend, neighbor, or co-worker).
3. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We use your personal information for a variety of business purposes, including to provide our Services, for administrative purposes, and to market our products and Services, and for other legitimate business purposes as permitted by law.
A. Provide Our Services
We may use your personal information to fulfill our contract with you and provide you with our Services, such as:
B. Administrative Purposes
We may use your personal information for various administrative purposes, such as:
C. Marketing and Advertising our Products and Services
We may use your personal information to tailor and provide you with content and advertisements. We may provide you with these materials as permitted by applicable law.
Some of the ways we may market to you include email campaigns, custom audiences advertising, and “interest-based” or “personalized advertising,” including through cross-device tracking.
D. With Your Consent
We may use personal information for other purposes that are clearly disclosed to you at the time you provide personal information or with your consent.
E. Other Purposes
We also use your personal information for other purposes as requested by you or as permitted by applicable law including to create de-identified and/or aggregated information.
4. HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We disclose your personal information to third parties for a variety of business purposes, including to provide our Services, to protect us or others, or in the event of a major business transaction such as a merger, sale, or asset transfer or as appropriate and permitted by law.
A. To Provide our Services
The categories of third parties with whom we may share your personal information are described below.
B. To Protect Us or Others
We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store associated with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
C. In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.
5. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS
Your Privacy Choices. The privacy choices you may have about your personal information are determined by applicable law and are described below.
Your Privacy Rights. In accordance with applicable law, you may have the right to:
Exercising Your Rights:
6. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we do not accept liability for unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or loss of personal information.
By using our Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our Services. If we learn of a security system’s breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on our Services, by mail, or by sending an email to you.
7. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
All information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We endeavor to safeguard your information consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
8. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We store the personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services, or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws, or based upon other criteria, including, but not limited to, the sensitivity and volume of such data. Additionally, we endeavor to retain all such personal information in accordance with legal requirements.
9. INFORMATION OF MINORS
Our Services are not directed to persons under the age of 18 (or other age as required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has uploaded personal information to our Site without your consent, please Contact Us immediately. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of applicable law, we will delete any personal information we have collected, unless we have a legal obligation to keep it (such as to protect our rights).
10. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES/APPLICATIONS
The Services may contain links to other websites/applications and other websites/applications may reference or link to our Services. These third-party services are not controlled by us. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen, or approve, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications. Providing personal information to third-party websites or applications is at your own risk.
11. CONTACT US
Lesaffre is the controller of the personal information we process under this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or to exercise your rights as detailed in this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Lesaffre Yeast CorporationAttention: General Counsel’s Office7475 West Main Street, Suite 150Milwaukee, WI 532141-800-445-4746 ext. 3,6
12. NOTICE AT COLLECTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN U.S. STATES
This Notice at Collection and Supplemental Notice is for residents of states that have adopted comprehensive privacy legislation to the extent that the apply to us and our Services (collectively, “Applicable State Laws”).
Personal Information We Collect. We have collected the following categories of Personal Information from you in the last 12 months: personal identifiers (e.g., name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier or other similar identifiers), protected classification characteristics under California or federal law, financial information (e.g., age, race, national origin), employment information, commercial information (e.g., records of personal property, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies), geolocation information, Internet or other electronic network activity information, biometric information, and inferences about you.
Sources of Personal Information We Collect. As more fully described in the section titled, “Personal Information We Collect,” the sources from which we collect Personal Information include directly from you when you interact with us, automatically from you when you use our Services (for example, through cookies and other Technologies) from third parties (for example, from third-party referrals).
How We Use Your Personal Information. We use the Personal Information we collect about you for the business purposes described above in the section titled, “How We Use Your Personal Information.”
How We Disclose Your Personal Information. We disclose your Personal Information to the parties described above in the section titled, “How We Disclose Your Personal Information.”
Data Retention. The above section titled, “Retention of Personal Information,” outlines the criteria we utilize for determining how long to retain your Personal Information.
“Sale” of Personal Information under the California Consumer Privacy Act. For purposes of Applicable State Laws, we do not “sell” personal information, nor do we have actual knowledge of any “sale” of personal information of minors under 18 years of age as the term “sell” is commonly understood. However, we may share information with third-party advertising partners for the purpose of promoting our Services as described above, such as for cross-context behavioral advertising and targeted advertising. To the extent that such sharing is considered a “sale” or “sharing” or disclosing for targeted advertising under California or other Applicable State Law, you may limit such sharing by following the instructions found above in the section titled, “Your Privacy Choices and Rights.”
The categories of Personal Information we share for cross contextual advertising and targeted advertising include:
Each of these categories may have been shared with advertising networks and data analytics providers for the purpose of providing targeted advertising and marketing.This Notice at Collection and Supplemental Notice is contained within our full Privacy Policy, which is available here.Additional Privacy Rights for Residents of Certain States
Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you, in terms of price or services that we offer, if you exercise any of the rights listed above.
Authorized Agent. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to use an authorized agent on their behalf to exercise a privacy right discussed above. If you are an authorized agent acting on behalf of a user to communicate with us or to exercise a privacy right discussed above, you must be able to demonstrate that you have the requisite authorization to act on behalf of the user, and have sufficient access to that user’s laptop, desktop, or mobile device to exercise that user’s right digitally. If you are an authorized agent trying to exercise rights on behalf of one of our users, then you can make a request on the user’s behalf by Contacting Us. Such requests must include the following information: (1) a written authorization from the consumer that includes the consumer’s full name, address, telephone number and valid email address used by the consumer to interact with us, that is signed by the consumer and clearly bestows upon the agent the proper authority; and (2) a certificate of good standing with your state of organization. Alternatively, an acting agent can provide a valid power of attorney signed by the consumer on the agent’s behalf and a valid email address used by the consumer to interact with us. The email address of the consumer will be used to separately verify the agent’s authority with the consumer.
Verification. We are required by law to take reasonable steps to verify your identity prior to responding to your request. Please note that your exercise of these rights is subject to certain exemptions to safeguard the public interest (e.g., the prevention or detection of crime) and our interests (e.g., the maintenance of legal privilege). If we are unable to process your request via you authenticating yourself on the Services, we may verify your request by asking for information sufficient to confirm your identity, based on the information we have on file. Requests to exercise these rights may be granted in whole, in part, or not at all, depending on the scope and nature of the request and as permitted by applicable law. Where required by applicable law, we will notify you if we reject your request, and notify you of the reasons we are unable to honor your request.
13. SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE FOR CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES
A. Supplemental Notice for Canada
This Supplemental Notice for Canada only applies to our processing of personal information that is subject to the applicable data protection laws of Canada.
