Continental Mills Privacy Policy
Last updated: 10/12/2011
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how your personal information is collected,
used and disclosed by Continental Mills, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies ("Continental Mills" or "we"). This Policy applies to the websites of
Continental Mills, including www.alpinecider.com
(collectively, the "Sites").
Personal Information Collected
We collect information about you in various ways when you use the Sites. For example,
we may collect personal information you provide to us when you register for an account,
create a profile, sign up to receive newsletters and coupons, submit a recipe, communicate
through our Contact Us page or sign up to participate in a contest or promotion.
Such personal information may include your name, email address, postal address,
phone number, and other contact or demographic information you provide. We may also
obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect
on the Sites.
When you visit our Sites, some information is automatically collected. For example,
we automatically log your computer's operating system, Internet Protocol ("IP")
address, access times, browser type and language and the website you visited before
our Sites. We also collect information about your usage and activity on our Sites.
Cookies. We automatically collect information using "cookies." Cookies are small
data files stored on your hard drive by a website. Among other things, cookies help
us improve our Sites and your experience. We use cookies to see which areas and
features are popular and to count visits to our Sites. Most Web browsers are set
to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your
browser to remove and/or reject cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove
or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Sites.
Web Beacons. We may also collect information using Web beacons. Web beacons are
electronic images that may be used on our Sites or in our emails. We use Web beacons
to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and
to tell if an email has been opened and acted upon.
Use of Personal Information We Collect
We use personal information collected through the Sites for purposes described in
this Policy or disclosed to you on the Sites. For example, we may use your information
to:
- operate and improve the Sites;
- process and deliver contest entries and rewards;
- respond to and process your requests, comments and questions and provide customer
service;
- help you locate stores near you that carry our products;
- send you coupons, marketing materials and information about new contests, promotions,
rewards, upcoming events and other news about products and services offered by us
and select partners;
- send you technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative
messages; and
- link or combine with other personal information we get from third parties to help
understand your needs and provide you with better service.
We may store and process personal information in the United States and other countries.
Sharing of Personal Information
We do not share your personal information with third parties other than as follows:
- with your consent or direction;
- with third party vendors, consultants and other service providers who are working
on our behalf and need access to your information to carry out their work for us;
- to (i) comply with laws or to respond to lawful requests and legal process, (ii)
to protect our rights and property and those of our agents, customers and others,
including to enforce our agreements, policies and Terms of Use or
(iii) in an emergency to protect our personal safety and the personal safety of
our customers or any third party; and
- in connection with any merger, sale of company assets, restructuring, reorganization,
financing or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify
you.
Third Party Ads and Links
The Sites may contain links to other websites. In addition, if you click on an advertisement
that appears on one of the pages of the Sites, you may be transported to a third
party website. This Policy does not apply to linked sites and we are not responsible
for the content or privacy and security practices of those sites. Any personal information
you provide on a linked page is provided directly to a third party and is subject
to such third party's privacy policy. We encourage you to learn more about such
third parties' privacy and security practices and policies before providing them
with personal information.
Security of Your Personal Information
We take reasonable measures to help protect your personal information in an effort
to prevent loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
Your Information Choices and Changes
You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions
in those emails. If you have an account on one of the Sites, you may also make changes
to your contact information and preferences by logging into your online account
and modifying the settings/information in your profile. If you opt out of receiving
promotional emails from us, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as
emails about your account or our ongoing business relations.
Changes to this Policy
We may change this Policy from time to time. If we make any changes to the Policy,
we will change the "Last Updated" date above.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at baking@continentalmills.com.