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| This is the web site of Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation
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Our postal address is
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation
100 Hero Drive
Amsterdam, NY 12010 |
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| We can be reached via email or
you can reach us by telephone at 1-800-BEECH-NUT (1-800-233-2468). |
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| This policy covers information collected by Beech
Nut through its web site, www.beechnut.com. |
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| Customer Information |
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We may require you to supply us with personal information
during a registration process online prior to using certain features
of our site (for example, prior to entering an online sweepstakes
or receiving e-mail communications). If you choose to withhold
personal data requested by us, it may not be possible for you to
gain access to certain parts of the site or for us to respond to
your query. We may also use the information provided in statistical
form to understand our site’s demographics, such as percentage
of male and female users, geographic location, age ranges, or a
combination of these or other demographics. As detailed below,
we will not share specific information about you to advertisers
or third parties without your consent.
We may perform statistical analyses of aggregate (group) user behavior.
This allows us to measure relative consumer interest in the various areas
of our web site for product development purposes. Any information we collect
is used for our own internal purposes to improve the content of the web
site to enhance users’ experiences when visiting our site, to customize
the content and/or layout of our pages, and to provide the services required
by an individual user. We do not use personally identifiable information
for any reason that is not disclosed either in this Policy or at the time
the information is requested. Beech Nut processes personal data for specific
and limited purposes, which we inform you about when we ask you for information.
For example, we may collect and use personal data to provide you with products
or services, to market products and services which we think may be of interest
to you, or to communicate with you for other purposes. Beech Nut keeps
your data only for as long as is reasonably needed for such purposes and
in accordance with any applicable legal or ethical reporting or documentation
retention requirements. Aside from an automatic reply to an e-mail received
by us, it is our intent not to e-mail to you unless you request a particular
service, or consent to being contacted by e-mail. There may be instances
where you will have the opportunity to subscribe to an e-mail list that
will send information about the site or our advertisers to your e-mail
address, but after an initial mailing gauging your interest this will be
continued only with your permission and consent.
We will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required
to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary
to 1) confirm to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process serviced
on Beech Nut or the site, 2) protect and defend the rights or property
of Beech Nut or its web site, and 3) act under exigent circumstances to
protect the personal safety of users of Beech Nut’s web site or the
public. |
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| Child Information |
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Beech Nut does not attempt to collect personal information
from children. We cannot always determine if a user is a child.
Beech Nut will not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal data from
a minor under the age of 13 without obtaining prior consent from a person
with parental responsibility (e.g., a parent or guardian) through direct
off line contact. We will provide the parent with (a) notice of the specific
types of personal data being collected from the minor, and (b) the opportunity
to object to any further collection, use, or storage of such information,
Beech Nut abides by laws designed to protect children.
Parent age data is collected to comply with COPPA regulations. The Beech
Nut site is not intended for audiences under 13 years of age.
Users may choose to add their child’s name and/or picture onto the
web site to enhance your personal site experience. Your child’s name
and/or photo will not be sold to or shared with third parties or tracked
and monitored by Beech Nut. |
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| Web site Log Files |
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Web site log files are generated that collect the
information about your computer hardware and software which may
include your IP address, date, time and pages visited, browser
type and referring web site addresses. Aggregate reports for web
site visitors are generated that do not contain personally identifiable
information other than the IP address.
An IP address is a number assigned to your computer when you connect to
the Internet. As part of the protocol of the Internet, web servers can
identify your computer by its IP address. In addition, web servers may
be able to identify the type of browser you are using or even the type
of computer.
Beech Nut collects IP addresses and related information for the purposes
of system administration, to assess the traffic to our site, to report
aggregate information to our advertisers, and to maintain and improve our
site. We do not link IP addresses to your personally identifiable information.
We can and will use IP addresses, however, to identify a user when we feel
it is necessary to enforce compliance with our terms of service or to protect
our service, site, customers or others.
Web site log files are only used to generate internal reports about various
areas of the Beech Nut site and to maintain quality of service. |
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| Cookies |
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Internet cookies may be used in several places on
the Beech Nut site. They may be used in the message board area
to keep track of individual users’ previous visits. Cookies
may also be used in certain contest and voting areas of the Beech
Nut site to make sure users don’t enter/vote more than allowed.
Cookies are small bits of information that some web sites (including the
Beech-Nut web site) transfer to an individual’s hard drive for research
purposes. Beech Nut may use cookies to analyze the traffic, such as total
visitors and pages viewed on our site, and make improvements based on the
data we collect. Beech Nut never saves passwords or credit card information
in cookies. The use of cookies has become a standard in the industry, especially
at web sites that provide any kind of personalized service.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can usually set
your browser to refuse cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent.
If you refuse cookies, you may not be able to use some of the functionality
of the Beech Nut site. Cookies may also be used by Beech Nut’s advertisers
and partners from third party sites to which the Beech Nut site links.
We do not control these cookies. The use of cookies by advertisers is standard
in the Internet industry. |
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| Who Is Collecting
This Information |
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| Beech Nut collects this information via our web site.
In the case of co branded sites, various third parties may collect
such information. You should review the applicable privacy policies
of these third parties before providing personally identifiable
information. Beech Nut is not responsible for any actions or policies
of such third parties. |
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| Links to Other Sites |
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While you are using Beech Nut’s web site, you
may be linked or directed to other third party sites outside the
Beech Nut site that are beyond Beech Nut’s control. For example,
you might click on a link or banner ad that will take you off Beech
Nut’s site. Each of these third parties may have a privacy
policy different from that of Beech Nut. These other sites may
send their own cookies to users, collect data or solicit personal
information. You should review the applicable privacy policies
of these third party sites before providing personally identifiable
information. These links and banners may take you to sites of advertisers,
sponsors and co branding partners. Please review the privacy policies
of these sites. Beech Nut is not responsible for any actions or
policies of such third parties.
PLEASE BE AWARE that when you voluntarily disclose personal information
(such as your name or e-mail address) in chat areas or bulletin boards
or to third parties, that information may be collected by others outside
our control and may result in unsolicited messages from others. |
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| Mailing Lists |
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| Beech Nut maintains mailing lists. Subscribers may
opt out of those lists at any time. User information may be kept
to determine winners in contests that are run on the Beech-Nut
site and to mail out winning prizes, and to provide customized
content. That information is used for no other purpose. |
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| User Registration |
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Beech Nut does not require user registration to
access content at this site, except for those wishing to interact
with other fans on message boards.
If you have any questions about the privacy policy at beechnut.com, please
e-mail Beech Nut at beech-nut@beech-nut.com.
From time to time, this Privacy Policy may be updated. Your continued
use of the Beech-Nut site following changes to these forms is acceptance
of those changes. We encourage you to periodically review this Policy
to be informed of how we are protecting your information. From time to
time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not
previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices
change at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to
our web site to notify you of these changes and provide you with the
ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how
your information is used, you should check back at our web site periodically.
Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes
other than those for which it was originally collected by calling us
at the number provided above, e-mailing us at the above address or writing
us at the above address.
Upon request, we offer visitors the ability to correct inaccuracies in
contact information and communications that the consumer/visitor has
directed to the site. Consumers can have this information corrected by
sending us an e-mail at the above address, calling us at the above telephone
number or writing to us at the above address.
If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy,
you may contact us at the above addresses or phone number.
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