Updated December 12, 2024
OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) sets forth the policies of Grain Foods Foundation (the “Foundation,” “we” or “us”) regarding the Foundation’s Web site, grainfoodsfoundation.org (the “Site”). Please read our Privacy Policy carefully because, by using the Site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
WE DO NOT COLLECT ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
We do not collect any personally identifiable information about you when you use our Site.
a. Non-Personally Identifiable Information Collected Automatically. When you visit the Site, we monitor your activity on the Site. This information will not be stored in a manner that is personally identifiable with you. Also, in connection with your visit to the Site, we may collect various categories of non-personally identifiable information, including, without limitation, aggregated statistics generated from visitors to our Site (“Users”).
We may use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about your interactions with our Site. These services use cookies to gather and analyze anonymous data about your visits. Please review their privacy policies for further details.
We use “cookies” to help you access and navigate the Site more efficiently and to statistically monitor how many people are using the Site. A cookie is a small file or tool stored on the User’s hard drive containing information that allows us to deliver customized information to you. You may set your browser to notify you of or decline the receipt of cookies; however, certain features of the Site may not function properly or be available if your browser is configured to disable cookies.
The Foundation uses both “session” and “persistent” cookies on this Site. Session cookies are temporary bits of information that are erased once you exit your Web browser or turn off your computer. Persistent cookies are more permanent bits of information that are placed on the hard drive of your computer and stay there unless you delete the cookie. They store information on your computer for a number of reasons, such as helping to determine what areas of the Site you find most valuable. Persistent cookies placed on your computer by this Site do not store any personal information.
b. Data Retention and Deletion
We retain non-personally identifiable information and cookies for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which they were collected, including for analytical purposes, and in compliance with legal obligations. If you wish to delete cookies, you may do so through your browser settings, but please note that some features of the Site may no longer function properly.
c. Data Sharing
We do not share personally identifiable information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. If we engage third-party service providers to assist with promotional activities, they are only allowed to use your information for those specific purposes and must follow the privacy standards we establish.
d. Emails You Send to the Foundation
When you send an email through the “Contact Us” area of the Site or otherwise, the Foundation may retain your email address and the contents of the email you send. This Privacy Policy does not apply to content, business information, ideas, concepts or inventions that you send to the Foundation by email. If you want to keep any such information private or proprietary, please do not send such information in an email or otherwise dispatch such information to the Foundation.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMER
All content found on the Site, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.
If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor, go to the emergency department, or call 911 immediately. The Foundation does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on any information provided on the Site, by the Foundation’s employees, contracted writers, or medical professionals presenting content for publication to the Foundation is solely at your own risk.
Links to educational content not created by the Foundation are taken at your own risk. The Foundation is not responsible for the claims of external websites and education companies.
OUR PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
We may retain advertising and/or public relations agencies to perform certain promotional activities on our behalf. Such third party agencies may need to collect personally identifiable information in order to perform their promotional activities, but they will use the personally identifiable information only in connection with performance of their activities, will not use such information for any other purpose and will destroy such information after they have completed their activities.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND FRAUD PROTECTION
We may disclose any information we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request
THIRD PARTY LINKS
We may provide links to third-party Web sites. Please be aware that we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of such Web sites, which may differ from those of the Foundation. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies of these Web sites before providing any information to them.
DATA SECURITY
We maintain a variety of physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the Site from unauthorized access. You should be aware that the Foundation has no control over the security of other sites on the Internet you might visit or interact with, even when a link may appear to said site from ours.
OUR SITE IS NOT FOR USE BY CHILDREN
The Site is a general audience site and we do not knowingly market to children under the age of 13. If a child under age 13 submits information about himself or herself to us through any part of our Site, and we become aware that the person submitting the information is a child, we will attempt to delete this information as soon as possible. We require that only persons 18 years of age or older use our Site. By using the Site, you hereby represent that you are at least 18 years old.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices. When we post changes to this Privacy Policy, we will revise the Effective Date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make any material change to our Privacy Policy, we will notify you by prominently posting notice of the changes on the Site. We recommend that you check the Site from time to time to inform yourself of any change in this Privacy Policy or any of our other policies.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy. We try to answer all inquiries within a reasonable time, but we may not always be able to do so.
Erin E. Ball
Executive Director
Grain Foods Foundation
25 Massachusetts Avenue NW, #500B
Washington, DC 20001-1430
Phone: (443) 994-8399
eball@grainsfoundation.org
If you have any concerns or complaints about our privacy practices or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at the details above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or data protection authority in your jurisdiction.
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PRIVACY PRACTICES
a. California Residents.
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to:
- Request disclosure of personal information we have collected about you.
- Request deletion of your personal information.
- Opt-out of the sale of your personal information.
- Non-discrimination for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
As noted, we do not collect personal information; however, if this policy changes, you will be notified.”
If you are a resident of California, in addition to the rights set forth in this Privacy Policy, you have the right to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain categories of personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. As stated above, however, we do not collect or share such information.
b. Visiting Our Web sites from Outside the United States.
Our Site is hosted in the United States. Our Site is governed by United States law. If you are visiting the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that information may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The legal basis for such transfers will be provided where applicable in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or other relevant data protection laws. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using our Site, you consent to your information being transferred to our facilities as described in this Privacy Policy.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Correct any inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
- Request the deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Object to or restrict our processing of your personal data.
- Withdraw consent where consent is the basis of processing.
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority if you believe we have violated your rights.
c. No Rights of Third Parties.
This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties.