Fortifi Privacy Policy
Effective and last updated as of November 1, 2024
Introduction
Fortifi Food Processing Solutions and our brands (“Fortifi,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respect the privacy of your personal data. This Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your personal data. This Privacy Policy applies to individuals who access the websites on which this Privacy Policy is posted or linked (collectively, “Sites”) and any of our online and, where required, offline services (collectively, “Services”).
From time to time, we may change this Privacy Policy. If we do, we will post an amended version on this webpage. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically.
This Privacy Policy covers the following topics:
- Personal Data We Collect
- How We Use Your Personal Data
- How We Share Your Personal Data
- Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
- Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms
- Security
- Third Party Links
- Children’s Privacy
- Your Personal Data and Your Rights – Europe and the United Kingdom Only
- Your State Privacy Rights and Additional Disclosures
- Notice to California Residents
- Your Choices and Rights – Rest of the World
- Accessibility
- How to Contact Us
Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data from you through your use of the Sites and Services. Personal data is information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual. We collect the following types of personal data:
Personal Data You Provide
Depending on how you interact with our Sites and Services, we will collect the following personal data that you voluntarily provide to us for the following purposes:
- Create an Account. If you create an account, you will provide us with information such as your name, company name, email address, telephone number, country, and password.
- Sign In. When you sign into your account, you will provide us with your username and password.
- Contact Us. If you contact us, you will provide us with your contact information (for example, your name, email address, and telephone number), and any other information you choose to provide.
- Request a Quote. If you request a quote, you will provide us with information such as your name, company name, address, telephone number, email address and any other information you choose to provide.
- Sign Up for Email. If you sign up to receive emails from one of our brands, you will provide us with your email address.
- Marketing. Subject to applicable law, we may use your contact information to market our Services to you.
- Careers. If you apply for a job with us, you will provide us with your contact information and employment information.
Personal Data as You Navigate Our Sites
Depending on which of our Sites you visit, we may automatically collect certain personal data through our use of cookies and other tracking technologies, such as the following:
- Usage Information. For example, the pages on the Sites you access, the frequency of access, and what you click on while on the Sites.
- Device Information. For example, hardware model, operating system, application version number, and browser.
- Mobile Device Information. Aggregated information about whether the Sites are accessed via a mobile device or tablet, the device type, and the carrier.
- Location Information. Location information from visitors to the Sites on a city-regional basis.
How We Use Your Personal Data
In addition to the purposes stated above, we may use all the personal data we collect in accordance with applicable law such as to:
- Maintain and improve our Sites and Services;
- Investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, and to otherwise fulfill our legal obligations;
- Monitor compliance with and enforce this Privacy Policy and any applicable agreements and policies;
- Protect the security and integrity of our Sites and Services;
- Defend our legal rights and the rights of others;
- Fulfill any other purposes for which you provide it;
- For any purpose that is reasonably necessary to or compatible with the original purpose for which we collected the personal data as disclosed to you; and
- Comply with applicable law.
How We Share Your Personal Data
To the extent allowed by law, we may share the personal data that we collect about you in the following ways:
- With vendors who perform data or Site-related services on our behalf (e.g., email, hosting, maintenance, backup, analysis, etc.);
- To the extent that we are required to do so by law;
- If applicable, with vendors to prepare, deploy and analyze advertising content;
- In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
- To establish, exercise, or defend our or a third party’s legal rights, including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention;
- With any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal data where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal data;
- With any other person or entity as part of any business or asset sale, equity transaction, merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, or in preparation for any of these events;
- With any other person or entity where you consent to the disclosure; and
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the personal data or for any other purpose we deem necessary, including to protect the health or safety of others.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
How We Use Cookies
Like many other companies, we use cookies and other tracking technologies (collectively, “Cookies”). Cookies are small files of information that are stored by your web browser software on your computer hard drive, mobile or other devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets). We set some Cookies ourselves, while separate entities set other Cookies.
When you first visit our Sites, you may (depending on the Site) be presented with a banner which offers you choices about whether to accept or reject cookies or tracking technologies of different types. You also can block Cookies by changing your Internet browser settings to refuse all or some Cookies. If you choose to block all Cookies (including essential Cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Sites.
You can find out more about Cookies and how to manage them by visiting www.AboutCookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can understand which entities have currently enabled Cookies for your browser or mobile device and how to opt out of some of those Cookies by accessing the Network Advertising Initiative’s website or the Digital Advertising Alliance’s website. For more information on mobile-specific opt-out choices, visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s Mobile Choices website.
Please note these opt-out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised. Therefore, you will need to opt out on every browser and device that you use.
Google Analytics
Depending on the Site you visit, we may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses Cookies to help us analyze how users interact with a site, compile reports on their activity, and provide other services related to their activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a returning visitor, and any referring website. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google, click here.
Other Types of Collecting Activities
Depending on the Site you visit, we may use Cookies third-party vendors provide to collect information on user behavior (e.g., screens and pages visited, buttons and links clicked, limited information entered, and user taps and mouse movements). This information enables us to monitor and improve the user experience.
Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms
We do not engage in “sales,” or “shares,” or “targeted advertising” as those terms are defined under applicable laws and therefore our Sites do not recognize the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signal. For more information and to download and use a browser supporting the GPC browser signal, click here: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/orgs. If you choose to use the GPC signal, you will need to turn it on for each supported browser or browser extension you use.
Some internet browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Given that there is not a uniform way that browsers communicate the “Do Not Track” signal, the Sites do not currently interpret, respond to or alter their practices when they receive “Do Not Track” signals.
Security
We maintain commercially reasonable security measures to protect the personal data we collect and store from loss, misuse, destruction, or unauthorized access. However, no security measure or modality of data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. Although we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Third Party Links
The Sites may contain links that will let you leave the Sites and access another website. Linked websites are not under our control. We accept no responsibility or liability for these other websites.
Children’s Privacy
The Sites and Services are not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal data from children under 16.
Your Personal Data and Your Rights – Europe and the United Kingdom Only
If you are in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or in the United Kingdom, you are entitled to the following explanation of the legal bases we rely on to process your personal data and a description of your privacy rights.
Legal Bases for Processing Your Personal Data
The legal basis for collecting and using the personal data described above will depend on the Personal Data concerned and the specific context in which we collect it.
Your State Privacy Rights and Additional Disclosures
If you are a United States’ resident, your state of residency may provide you with certain privacy rights regarding your personal data. The availability of these rights also may depend on which of our brands you have interacted with.
Notice to California Residents
The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CCPA”), requires that we provide California residents with a privacy policy that contains a comprehensive description of our online and offline practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, sale, sharing, and retention of personal information.
Your Choices and Rights – Rest of the World
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you are located, you may have certain rights with respect to your Personal Data.
Accessibility
We are committed to ensuring this Privacy Policy is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you wish to access this Privacy Policy in an alternative format, please contact us as described below.
How to Contact Us
To contact us for questions or concerns about our privacy policies or practices, please email privacy@fortififoodsolutions.com.
