The GROU Container Committee has a strong
commitment to providing superior service to all of our customers and
visitors of this web site, including respecting your concerns about
privacy. We have prepared
this statement to inform you of the privacy principles that govern this
web site, and to address your concerns about the use of personal
information you have provided to us.
At GROU, meeting your needs and expectations form the foundation
of everything we do, including protecting your privacy.
If after
reviewing this statement you have any questions or concerns, please send
an email to or send a letter to:
Your Information This web site
does not collect personally identifiable information from your computer
when you browse this web site. This
means that, unless you voluntarily and knowingly provide us with
personal and/or company information, we will not know your name, email
address, or any other personally identifiable information.
The GROU web site
(located at www.groucontainerfees.ca)
does not use "cookie" technology.
"Cookies" are encrypted strings of text that a web site
stores on a user's computer.
GROU Applications via Web Site
The information
we collect may include your name, address, telephone, e-mail address,
etc., and this will occur at the time a GROU application takes place via
our web site. We will use
your email address to send a confirmation of that order and, if
necessary, we may use other information to contact you for help in
processing the sales order.
At any time,
you may ask to see the personal data you have given us and to request
corrections.
Confidentiality
Information provided will
be kept confidential and used only to support customer relationships
with GROU and/or Pulse Crops (Canada) Association.
Agents, contractors or partners of GROU and/or Pulse Crops
(Canada) Association who have access to your company information are
required to keep the information confidential and not to use it for any
other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing on
behalf of GROU.
When we ask for
sales order information, it is transferred over a Secured Sockets Layer
(SSL) line, provided you are using an SSL-enabled browser such as
Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
This ensures that your information is encrypted as it travels
over the Internet. This
secure mode is enabled before any such information is transmitted from
your computer.
Credit Card Transactions
GROU and/or Pulse
Crops (Canada) Association does not directly collect credit card
information. All credit card
transactions received via our web store are processed through
InternetSecure.
Option to Opt Out
It is our
intention to only send you email communications that will be useful to
you and that which you want to receive.
These communications will relate to offers and/or services
provided by GROU and/or Pulse Crops (Canada) Association.
If you do not wish to be included in these mailings, or if you
have provided permission in the past, you may opt-out of these mailings
by sending an email to or a letter to:
Other Sites
GROU is only
responsible for the privacy statement and content of this web site.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the use of
cookies on web sites that you have accessed via our web site.
Legal Disclosure
GROU may be
required to disclose personal information in connection with law
enforcement, fraud prevention, regulation, and other legal action, or if
GROU believes it is necessary to do so to protect customers of GROU, the
public or GROU itself. This
is a Canadian web site and is subject to Canadian law.
Your Consent
By
using this site, you consent to the gathering and use of this
information by GROU. In the
future, we may need to change this privacy statement.
All changes will be made here so that you are always aware of
what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances
we disclose it.
GROU and/or
Pulse Crops (Canada) Association will not disclose your personal and/or
company information to any outside organization without your consent.
