Privacy Policy

We use industry standard safeguards to protect the confidentiality of personal information we collect from visitors to this Web site. Personal information collected is accessible only by designated staff or agents of our organization who are also bound to this statement.

This statement is provided to clarify our commitment to protecting the security of the personal information you provide.

Personal Information that We May Collect
How We Use and Disclose Your Information
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Cookies and Other Tracking Methods
Notification of Changes
Questions and Suggestions
Web site Operator Information
Children’s Privacy Policy

PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE MAY COLLECT

When you register on our site, we may ask for information such as your name, email address, postal address, zip code, telephone, gender, personal interests and preferences of our products and services. We do not collect or maintain offline contact information from those actually known to be under the age of 13. We will not contact children under age 13 without a parent’s permission.

In addition to the information provided by Web site visitors, our computers automatically receive and record information from your Internet browser, including your IP address, cookie information, and the pages you request.

Finally, we—and third parties designated by us—may access additional information from Google using tools such as Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting. This information is typically collected, analyzed, and housed by Google from multiple individuals and includes, for example, what search terms were used to reach our site, what other sites were visited before and after visiting our site, and so forth. Most, if not all, of this Google information is aggregated and does not have personal information (such as individual names, individual addresses, and the like). Google’s privacy policy regarding this information is available on its site at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

We use information you provide on an aggregated basis to do such things as operate our site, enhance our site, and to better understand the profile of our online audience. We may also use this data, both aggregate and personal to you, to enhance your site experience on our site by displaying content and marketing messages that we believe will be of interest to you. In some cases we use your personal information to contact you or to provide information to you, such as to send newsletters to you that you request.

We—and third parties designated by us—use the Google information to improve our site and to improve other marketing, advertising, and other on-line activities.

INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

We do not sell or rent your personal information or share your personal information with other people or non-affiliated companies, except with your permission, or under the following circumstances:

We may provide the information to companies who sell Fruit Growers-branded products under licensing agreements. These companies may use your personal information to help us communicate with you about offers. These companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of the Web site terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
We transfer information about you if this company is acquired by or merges with another company.
Third parties (hackers) may unlawfully intercept or access information or confidential transmissions.

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING METHODS

Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your computer. We may use cookies or, in a limited number of cases and IP addresses for a number of reasons. Cookies allow us to better understand how users use our site and can help us to tailor our Web site or a marketing message to better match your needs and interests. Cookies can also help you remember your user name and password on protected areas of Web sites. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of our site may not work properly if you do. We do not know whether and how Google, other search engines, or other entities use cookies.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES

If we are going to use your personal information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection through this Web site, we will notify you. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that affect user information already collected through our site, we will post a notice on our web site notifying users of the change.

QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

If you have a complaint about our compliance with this privacy statement, you may contact us at info@fruitgrowers.com

WEB SITE OPERATOR INFORMATION

This Web site is operated by Fruit Growers Supply Company. 27770 N. Entertainment Dr, Valencia, CA 91355. You can contact Fruit Growers directly at: (888) 997-4855 .

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY POLICY

FRUIT GROWERS SUPPLY COMPANY CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

Fruit Growers Supply (“Fruit Growers”) cares about personal privacy and takes special care of the privacy of children under the age of 13. We have developed our privacy practices as they relate to children from guidelines established by the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) and in compliance with the requirements established by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”). We also recommend that parents monitor their children’s Internet activities and learn and employ software or other tools which can help their children enjoy the fun and entertainment of an on-line experience without compromising their personal safety or allowing them to utilize the Internet in a manner inconsistent with their parent’s preferences.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM CHILDREN?

At Fruit Growers it is our policy to create website experiences for children under the age of 13 that require minimal or no collection of personal information. Generally, Fruit Growers limits its collection of information to non-personally identifiable information that is gathered through the use of “cookie” technology or through a child’s voluntary submission to us. Non-personal information that we may ask a child to voluntarily submit, generally in the form of a survey that we use for research purposes, may include personal interest, gender, snack or food preferences, or age. Fruit Growers employs cookie technology and similar devices on our Websites to facilitate site administration and
navigation. Fruit Growers also uses cookies and similar devices to collect non-personal information about users of a Fruit Growers website, such as (1) a user’s IP address (i.e. princeton.edu – 192.168.1.1), the type of web browser (i.e. Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Explorer) and operating system (i.e. Windows or Linux) being used, (2) the pages of the website a user visits and (3) other websites visited after a user leaves the Sites. Fruit Growers collects this information in order to monitor usage of its Websites and to improve aspects of its Websites. Cookies do NOT contain any personally identifiable information such as your child’s name or your e-mail address.

From time to time, however, Fruit Growers may request limited personal information from your child (e.g. name, email address, age, and parent/guardian’s mailing address) in order for your child to participate in particular online activities. Except in special, limited circumstances, we do not collect this information online from a child without the consent of a parent/guardian. When we ask for their consent, we will tell them what we will do with the information that their child provides to us, how they can review their child’s information and how they can request us to delete it. Fruit Growers does not condition a child’s participation in any activity on its website on a child’s disclosure of more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in the activity.

Also, from time to time, Fruit Growers may collect information from a child under 13 without prior consent of a parent/guardian, but only in these special, limited circumstances:

We may seek a child’s name and a parent/guardian’s email contact information to seek the parent/guardian’s consent or to provide them with a notification.

We may seek a child’s name and email address in order to respond on a one-time basis to a specific request of that child. For example, if a child sends us an email request, we will hold their email address long enough to respond to them and then delete it from our system after we have provided an answer.

If a child signs up for one of our email newsletters, or any other of our activities that require multiple online contact with that child, we ask that child for the name or email address of a parent or guardian so that we can notify them and give them an opportunity to opt out of the activity on behalf of their child.

From time to time, Fruit Growers has special online promotions like sweepstakes or contests that are open to children under the age of 13. If a child under the age of 13 wishes to participate, we will ask for a parent/guardian’s name and email address so that we can notify them and give them an opportunity to complete the registration for their child or opt out of the activity on behalf of their child. Any information that is given to us in this circumstance is used only for the purpose of conducting the promotion and will be deleted from our system once the promotion is concluded, and after any legally required period for keeping such information has passed.

We may seek a child’s name and contact information to the extent reasonably necessary to protect the safety of a child participating on our website. In this situation the information will only be used for the sole purpose of protecting the child’s safety and, as above, we will provide the parent/guardian with notice of this use.

We may seek a child’s name and contact information to the extent reasonably necessary to protect the security or integrity of our website; to take precautions against liability; to respond to judicial process; or to extent permitted under other legal provisions, to provide information to law enforcement agencies or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety. Such information will not be used for any other purpose.

HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

The personally identifiable information we collect from a child under the age of 13 will be used solely by
Fruit Growers or its agents or contractors for the internal purposes indicated at the time the child, with parental/guardian notice or consent, provides the information. For example, if a parent registers a child in one of our sweepstakes, we will use the information to notify the child that he or she has won and to fulfill the sweepstakes prize. Fruit Growers currently does not disclose, sell or otherwise transfer to third parties personally identifiable information that children

provide, except, from time to time, however, we may transfer, disclose or share such information with third parties who are engaged by us specifically to administer or fulfill certain online activities (e.g. conducting sweepstakes and contest). Such third parties have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes. Lastly, we may also disclose personally identifiable information to third parties when required by law or pertinent to judicial or government investigations or proceedings, or otherwise necessary to protect our website or the safety of its users.

SECURITY

We have taken steps to protect confidentiality, security and integrity of all information our visitors share will us. This includes setting up processes to avoid any unauthorized access or disclosure of this information. We will also use our best efforts to maintain accurate personal information collected from our visitors.

CONTACTING US REGARDING YOUR CHILD’S PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

Upon providing proper identification, parents can request review, correct, update or have deleted their child’s personally identifiable information from our database by writing to us at Fruit Growers 27770 N. Entertainment Dr, Valencia, CA 91355. You can contact Fruit Growers directly at: (661) 290-8900. Please feel free to use this same contact information if at any time you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy.

Inc. 27770 N. Entertainment Dr, Valencia, CA 91355. You can contact Fruit Growers directly at: (661) 290-8900. Please feel free to use this same contact information if at any time you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy.

Fruit Growers reserves the right to change our Privacy Policies or practices at any time. Any changes will be reflected on this page. Therefore we recommend that you visit our Privacy site often so that you are always fully informed. In addition, we will send a notice to any parent informing them of any material change in the collection, use, and/or disclosure practices to which that parent previously consented.

TERMS OF USE

FRUIT GROWERS SUPPLY COMPANY., PROVIDES THIS SITE AND RELATED SERVICES SUBJECT TO YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY:

COPYRIGHT

All pages within this Internet site (“Site”) are the property of Fruit Growers Supply Company, and/or its affiliates. No portion of the materials on these pages may be reprinted or republished in any form without the express written permission of Fruit Growers Supply Company .

TRADEMARK

“Fruit Growers Supply Company” and the “Fruit Growers Supply Company” logo are trademarks and service marks of Fruit Growers Supply Company. All other trademarks, service marks and logos used in this Site are the trademarks, service marks or logos of Fruit Growers Supply Company, its member growers or its affiliates.

WARRANTY

THIS SITE, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IT OR ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND SITE-RELATED SERVICES.

FRUIT GROWERS SUPPLY COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS MEMBER GROWERS AND SPONSORS ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE AND/OR SITE-RELATED SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE SERVICES.

Although Fruit Growers Supply Company, attempts to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the Site, it makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the correctness or accuracy of the Site. It is possible that the site could include inaccuracies or errors, and that unauthorized additions, deletions and alterations could be made to the Site by third parties. In the event that an inaccuracy arises, please inform Fruit Growers Supply Company so that it can be corrected.

AGREEMENT

This Agreement is entered into in the State of California and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, exclusive of its choice of law rules. Each party to this Agreement submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of Los Angeles in the State of California and waives any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. In any action to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorney fees. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all written or oral agreements heretofore existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled. Fruit Growers Supply Company may modify the terms of this Agreement by posting notice of such modification on a page of the site titled “Legal Notices” before the modification takes effect.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

USDA prohibits discrimination on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, limited English proficiency, or because all or a part of an individual’s income is derived from a public assistance program. In programs that receive Federal financial assistance from USDA, discrimination is prohibited on the bases of race, color, religious creed, sex, political beliefs, age, disability, national origin, or limited English proficiency. (Not all bases apply to all programs.)

Reprisal is prohibited based on prior civil rights activity.

To file a complaint of discrimination, go to: https://www.usda.gov/non-discrimination-statement

COMPLIANCE HOTLINE

COMPLIANCE HOTLINE 800-757-7726

The Company is committed to providing a work environment free of unlawful and unethical behavior, including but not limited to:

Fraudulent Transactions	Discrimination	Theft Of Company Property
Improper Accounting	Harassment	Bribes And Kickbacks
Improper Record Keeping	Retaliation	Conflicts Of Interest
Company Policy Violations	Violations Of Law	Code Of Conduct Violations

The Company furnishes a Compliance Hotline to provide a dedicated line for confidential reporting by employees, vendors, customers, or other third parties of actual or suspected violations of the above or other problems important for the Company to know about, regardless of whether the conduct is by an employee of the Company, including supervisors and managers, interns, volunteers, independent contractors, vendors, suppliers, customers, and/or any other third party.

If you are not sure if something is a problem, it is helpful to talk about it. The information will be investigated by the Internal Audit Department, who will ensure the investigation is handled impartially, timely, and kept confidential where possible.

Reporting to this hotline is available on a 24/7, 365-day basis. Reporting should be done without fear of reprisal, and a request can be made that it remain anonymous.

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