DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC. PRIVACY POLICY
Thank you for visiting us online at
www.darlingii.com. At Darling, we strive to do everything we can to respect your privacy; be assured that we will use our best efforts to protect the privacy of visitors to this web site. We are committed to protecting and safeguarding consumer privacy on the Internet. This Privacy Policy applies to this site, www.darlingii.com, and all sites of the affiliates of Darling International Inc. (“Darling”) that are linked to this site (collectively, the "Sites"). By viewing or using any Site, you are agreeing to the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy. For other terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Sites, please review our Legal Statement.
Types of Information We Collect
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Personal Information" means any information by which you can be personally identified, and includes your first and last names, address(es), email addresses and other similar information. In general, you can visit the Site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our Web servers may collect the domain names, not the e-mail addresses, of visitors. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the Site, pages viewed, and similar data. Darling International Inc. then uses this information to measure the use of our Site and to improve the content of our Site. Darling only gathers personal information when voluntarily submitted by you (for example by submitting a comment or inquiry or completing a registration form). When any personal information is collected we will let you know, at the time of collection, how we will use the information you give to us by reference to this Privacy Policy. Any and all uses of personal information will comply with applicable law.
Use and Retention of Personal Information
It is Darling's policy to maintain all personal information as confidential, regardless of the purpose for which it is submitted, and to use such personal information for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. Darling does not sell, rent or otherwise distribute to third parties personal information about visitors to the Site, except as needed for Darling to provide the services for which such information was volunteered.
Darling does not sell, transfer or disclose personal information to third parties without your permission. However authorized third parties may need access to some of your personal information to provide the services for which you provided such information. It is Darling’s policy to provide to third parties only that amount of personal information that they require to complete the requested service or transaction.
Darling cooperates with law enforcement and judicial inquires and other third parties to enforce laws, intellectual property and other rights. It may be necessary to furnish your information to third parties in connection with these objectives. Darling reserves the right to use or disclose any information as needed to satisfy any law, regulation or legal request, to protect the integrity of the site, to fulfill your requests, or to cooperate in any law enforcement investigation or an investigation on a matter of public safety.
Darling may share personal information within the Darling organization including its subsidiaries and our affiliates. Any and all use of this information by Darling will comply with this policy.
Cookies
We use "cookies" to identify you when you visit the Site (our server recognizes information regarding your domain name or access provider and e-mail address) to understand how you and other visitors use the Site so that we can serve you better and improve your on-line experience. A "cookie” is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser that enables the server to collect information back from the browser. For example, Darling uses cookies to track the total number of visitors to our site on an anonymous aggregate basis for record-keeping purposes.
Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can usually change your browser to prevent this. Use the options in your web browser if you do not wish to receive a cookie or if you wish to set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. Click on the "Help" section of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
Links to Other Sites
From time to time, we may offer links to sites that are not operated by Darling. If you visit one of these linked sites, you should review their privacy and other policies. We are not responsible for the policies and practices of other companies, and any information you submit to those companies is subject to their privacy policies.
Security
Darling is concerned with the security of the data and information we collect and we use commercially reasonable physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to help ensure the security, integrity and privacy of all personal information. However, due to the inherent insecurity of the Internet, no security measures should be viewed as one hundred percent effective in all circumstances. Darling cannot absolutely guarantee against a breach of its security or the actions of third parties that may seek to obtain unauthorized access to personal information.
In the event of a security breach in which personal information has been acquired, or is reasonably believed to have been acquired, by an unauthorized person, and where applicable law requires notification, Darling will notify the affected individual of the breach electronically, by email or fax, or if unable to contact the individual electronically, then by US Mail. This notice will be given in a timely manner, consistent with legitimate needs of law enforcement and any measures necessary for Darling or law enforcement to determine the scope of the breach and to restore and assure the integrity of the data system.
In the case where law enforcement determines that notification will impede a criminal investigation, Darling may delay notification until law enforcement or we determine that notification will not compromise the investigation.
Children's Privacy
Darling believes it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to participate in and monitor their online activity. We do not intend to collect personal information from children. When we collect information from children, we do so in compliance with applicable children’s data protection laws. U.S. websites that collect information from children under the age of 13 are covered by a privacy statement that meets the requirements of the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is effective as of May 21, 2008. Please note that we are continually developing mechanisms to enhance the user experience on this web site and to provide our users with greater choice related to the use and disclosure of information and we reserve the right to add to, update or otherwise modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this policy, we will post notice of the change on our Home Page and post the revised version of the Privacy Policy here; we suggest that you check here periodically for the most up-to-date version. The most current Privacy Policy will apply to all data and other information collected on the Site, no matter what version of the Privacy Policy was in effect when the information was collected.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about Darling International Inc.’s Internet Privacy Policy, please contact us by e-mail at:
info@darlingii.com