Privacy Policy on the Podravka d.d. Website
Podravka d.d. acknowledges the fact that many consumers and other website users are concerned about personal information submitted online, and that they want to know how this information is stored and used.
In order to demonstrate that we are committed to the protection of personal information, especially in regard to children who visit our Website, we have developed and implemented a privacy policy on our website. Please review this policy from time to time to ensure you are aware of any potential changes. The privacy policy consists of two parts:
- Privacy Protection on the Podravka d.d. Website - general
- Protection of Children's Privacy on the Podravka d.d. Website
1. Privacy Protection on the Podravka d.d. Website - general
We only collect personal identifying information which is submitted to us on a voluntary basis. We do not require you to submit this information in order to access the website and we do not request that you reveal any more information than is necessary to participate in some of the activities on our website. We collect personal information primarily to inform you by e-mail of changes and updates, include you in our competitions and inform the winners, send publications, brochures and other promotional materials, and respond to the questions or suggestions that you send us. We do not sell, transfer or disclose information collected on our website to anyone outside Podravka without your prior consent, except (1) in cases when we believe in good faith, that it is our legal obligation to disclose such information, and (2) to specific suppliers who assist Podravka in maintaining and managing activities on the website, including, for instance, the awarding of prizes for an online game. Occasionally we may share customer information with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties in order to adjust or improve the content and advertising on our website for the benefit of our users, but such information is general, statistical and non-personal (for instance, the percentage of male and female visitors to our website).
In the case of the sale or transfer of Podravka d.d.'s interests, we reserve the right to sell or transfer your information (including, but not limited to, your postal address, name, age, gender, postcode, country of residence, and other information that you submit through other means of communication) to a third party who: (1) conducts its business through similar activities or services, (2) agrees to follow Podravka d.d.'s interests as far as storage and protection of collected information is concerned, and (3) agrees to abide by the obligations of this privacy policy.
1.1. Confidentiality of information
We would like to stress that during your visit to this website your personal identifying information remains confidential unless you choose to disclose it.
We accept the obligation not to release submitted personal information to other parties, except for the purposes of legal investigation.
1.1.1. Server statistics
Our World Wide Web server uses statistical software. These programs are a standard feature of all web servers and are not specific to our site. Such statistical programs allow us to determine which information is of most interest to our users, what kind of search engine should be introduced, to improve the efficiency of the structure of our site and to determine the extent of traffic coming to our site.
1.1.2. Sending messages by e-mail
When you send us e-mail with personal identifying information, whether it is an e-mail message that contains a question or a comment, or a form submitted by e-mail, we use this information to respond to your request. Your e-mail may be forwarded to other employees or suppliers who might better answer your questions.
1.2. Security of information
For security of information on this Website, and to ensure that this service is available to all users, this computer system uses software which monitors visits to the network and recognises unauthorised attempts at uploading or changing the information, as well as those attempts which may cause damage in some other way.
Unauthorised attempts to upload or change the information on this site are strictly prohibited.
1.3. Polls and questionnaires
We occasionally carry out polls and questionnaires on our web site. The information collected in these polls and questionnaires is used exclusively for Podravka's needs. If we publish a sample of a reply to a poll on any of our pages, such a sample will not contain personal identifying information.
1.4. Promotions
Our website often contains announcements about different games that we organise. For those competitions and prize games which can be accessed electronically, we will use your personal information, but only for the purpose of conducting the competition (e.g. for contacting you in case you have won). We do not share this information with anyone outside Podravka, except with our suppliers who help us organise the games and who are legally obliged to maintain the confidentiality of any information available to them. Once the competition is over, the supplied information will be deleted after a reasonable period of time.
2. Protection of Children's Privacy on the Podravka d.d. Website
Because we directly communicate with children over the Internet, we are aware of the specific problems concerning the protection of their privacy. Our website, which might attract children, and possibly collect personal information on children under 14, is designed in such a way so as to protect their rights and privacy to the greatest possible extent. Therefore, in this regard we:
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DO NOT collect, use or disclose information which could be used to contact children over the Internet, except in the case of promotional online games. Any such online contact information shall only be used to respond directly to a child's request and will not be used for any other purpose without prior parental consent;
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DO NOT collect personal identifying offline contact information, other than for the purpose of awarding prizes, and even then only with prior parental consent;
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DO NOT disclose any personal identifying information to third parties without prior parental consent;
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DO NOT allow children to publicly post or otherwise distribute their personal identifying contact information or other supplied materials, and as far as competition participation goes, we do not encourage children to divulge any more information than necessary for entering competitions or similar activities.
Of course, we do organise and run competitions on our Website aimed at children. In cases where children under 14 are allowed to take part in a competition, we require that they first get a parent's or legal guardian's consent, and enter their parent's or guardian's e-mail address. If a child under 14 wins a prize, we will notify the parent or guardian by e-mail, telephone or letter. The information we collect in competitions is not used for any other purpose than for the competition, and we do not supply this information to anyone outside Podravka (with the exception of the suppliers mentioned above), unless the parent/guardian has been formally notified otherwise. Personal information of the children and the parent/guardian is deleted from our database a reasonable period of time after the promotional activity has ended.
We may permit a child to send us e-mails or to send e-mails to a friend through our site. In that case, we will reply to or forward the e-mail, depending on the case, but we shall not store names, addresses or e-mail messages in our operative database, nor shall we disclose this information to third parties.
As a parent or guardian, you have the right to request to see all the information about your child which we have received on our website, you can request that the information be deleted (if the information is still stored in our database), and/or bar us from the further collection and use of the information about your child. If you are a parent and wish to exercise this right, please contact us.
Control
You may at any time request to see all the personal information we may have received from you on one of our websites. You may request to have the information updated, corrected or deleted (if the information is still stored in our databases), or prevent this information from being used further. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact usPrivacy policy changes and termination.
Links
We do everything in our power to ensure that all the links to other sites offered on our website take you and/or your child to quality webpages that do not promote any negativity. However, as the websites and addresses on the Internet change rapidly, we cannot always vouch for the quality of the contents of all the web pages for which we provide a link.
For any questions or doubts concerning our Privacy Policy, or regarding your experience concerning this website, please contact us.
Privacy policy changes and termination
Podravka d.d. reserves the right to change or end at any moment all or any part of this web site or privacy policy. The changes become effective the moment they are published on this site or when users are informed about them. Privacy policy applies to the moment it is terminated either by you or by Podravka d.d. Your termination, which is possible at any moment, means you stopped using this site and all materials and contents downloaded or used from this web site are cancelled.
Updated 27 January 2010