Privacy Policy
Last updated October 1, 2013
» Bunge Privacy Notice for California Residents
Bunge, a leading agribusiness and food company, including its operating units in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico,and its successors, subsidiaries and other companies that it may have now or in the future operate (collectively, “Bunge,”“we,” “our,” or “us”), respects the privacy of the visitors to its website at www.egtgrain.com, including sub-domains of egtgrain.com and pages within any such website and any equivalent, mirror, replacement, substitute or backup for such website (this “Website”). In the following paragraphs (this “Privacy Policy”), we describe the types of information collected on this Website, how we treat it, why we collect it, and our policies relating to disclosure to third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites operated by Bunge’s parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies or other companies under a common control on domains other than egtgrain.com, which may have their own privacy policies.
By using this Website, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your information by Bunge in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please also see this Website’s Terms of Use for other terms and conditions governing your use of this Website and our products and services.
Please note: The laws and regulations in different countries impose different (and even conflicting) requirements on the Internet and data protection. The servers that make the Website available worldwide are located in the United States. All matters relating to the Website are governed by the laws of the state of Missouri, without reference to its conflicts of law rules that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
Information that We May Collect
Current and potential business customers may request additional information about our products and services by utilizing contact information available on this Website. To the extent you provide us with your contact information in connection with such request, we will only use such information to provide you with the requested materials and to provide you with information concerning our products and services.
We collect information that does not contain any personally identifying information from visitors to this Website on an ongoing basis (“Aggregate Information”). This information includes the number of visitors to this Website, which pages they access, what information they download, the type of browser and operating system used, their IP addresses, the name of a visitor’s Internet service provider, information regarding what website a visitor was referred from and similar information. When you visit this Website, we may automatically collect this information from you. We may also aggregate it with similar information collected from other visitors.
Any feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas or the like that you send to Bunge will be treated as being non-confidential and nonproprietary, and Bunge will be free to use such information for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products and services incorporating the information.
Why Do We Collect Aggregate Information?
The primary reason that we collect Aggregate Information is to understand the use of this Website and make improvements. We want to provide you with the best possible experience when using this Website. With this Aggregate Information, we may be able to customize sessions to best meet your needs. In addition, we may be able to identify and address problems more quickly and with little disruption, and make efforts to ensure the security and integrity of this Website. We may provide non-personal, summary or aggregate visitor data based on Aggregate Information to partners and other third parties at our discretion.
Do We Use “Cookies”?
Like many websites, this Website may use “cookie” technology, including “persistent cookies,”and other user tracking mechanisms (e.g., local shared objects) (“Cookies”) to collect Aggregate Information. Cookies are files or tiny elements of data that a website can send to a browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive to collect information during your visit to this Website, such as the particular Website areas you visit, and may be used to recognize you when you return. Cookies can enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you are visiting this Website. They do not contain any personally identifiable information. We may use Cookies that remain on your device even after you close your browser or application, to understand general Website usage and volume statistical information (which does not include personally identifiable information) and improve the content and offerings on this Website. You may be able to set your browser to notify you when you receive Cookies, or to disable Cookies altogether. However, by disabling Cookies, you may not have access to the entire set of features of this Website. Please consult your browser’s help menu for instructions.
What About Third Party Websites?
Links or pointers to other websites and references to products and services offered by third parties are provided to you for convenience only and do not constitute an endorsement or approval by us of the organizations that operate such websites, the content on such websites or of such third party products and services. In particular, you should be aware that such third party websites may collect data or solicit personal information from you. As we do not control such websites, we are not responsible for their privacy policies or for the collection, use or disclosure of any data or personal information such websites may collect. We encourage you to review the legal and privacy statements of all third party sites.
Notification of Changes
You acknowledge that we have the right, at our sole discretion, to modify, add or remove any terms or conditions of this Privacy Policy without prior notice or liability to you. Any changes to this Privacy Policy shall be effective immediately following the posting of such changes on this Website. For this reason, we encourage you to check this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us.