Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 2019

This website is owned and operated by Whitson’s Food Service Corp., which, collectively with its affiliated companies, is doing business as Whitsons Culinary Group®. Here at Whitsons, we recognize that many visitors to our site are concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. So we've developed this Privacy Policy to address those concerns. We may update this Policy from time to time, so please check in occasionally.

Types of Information We Collect

At our site, we collect both personally-identifiable information and aggregate information. Personally-identifiable information relates to an individual consumer - e.g., name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc. We only collect personally-identifiable information from individuals who provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly, such as by registering at our site, or by providing name and address information and requesting follow-up contacts from us. We don't require you to register or provide this information to us in order to view our site or have access to its content.

Aggregate information relates to such things as how many consumers visit the site, which pages they access, what information they download, the type of web browser and operating system you use, the name of your Internet Service Provider (e.g., AOL®), and so on. When you visit our site, we automatically collect this information, and combine it with similar information collected about all other visitors. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor our website to our visitors.

This web site is not intended for persons under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from or about children, and we do not knowingly market our products or services to children.

How Information is Collected

As we noted above, personally-identifiable information is collected from you directly and with your knowledge. Thus, when you register on the site, we collect the information you provide. When you enter a promotion, we collect the information needed for you to participate and for us to fulfill our obligations to you. When you e-mail us, we collect the e-mail address you supply, so that we can respond.

We also collect aggregate, non-personal information on an ongoing basis when you view our website. The collection of this non-personal information is done either through "cookie" technology or with "web beacons" (also called 'single-pixel gifs'), as explained below.

Cookies

Like many companies, we use "cookie" technology on and off of our website. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual's hard drive for the purpose of keeping records. They enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you are visiting a particular site. The cookies do not contain are not used to obtain any personally-identifiable information and cannot profile your system or collect information from your hard drive.

When you view our website we may place a "cookie" on your computer. Temporary cookies are used for purposes such as counting the number of visits to our sites. These temporary cookies are eliminated when you exit your browser. A permanent cookie may also be stored on your computer by your browser. When you log in, this type of cookie tells us whether you've visited us before or if you are a new visitor. The cookie doesn't obtain any personal information about you or provide us with any way to contact you, and the cookie doesn't extract any information from your computer. We do use the cookie to help us identify site features and content in which you have the greatest interest, so that we can provide more of what you may want.

The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Remember, though, that cookies allow you to take full advantage of all of Whitsons’ newest website features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.

Web Beacons

Web beacons are Internet instrumentation that helps us to determine, for instance, whether a page has been viewed. When you ask us to send you information on a promotion or newsletter, we may use web beacons to determine how many of the e-mails we sent were actually opened. In general, any electronic image viewed as part of a web page, including a banner ad, can act as a web beacon.

Third party advertising networks that serve ads onto any Whitsons website may use cookies and/or web beacons in their advertisements. Whitsons retains no control over these third party cookies and/or web beacons and does not have access to whatever information they may collect on behalf of the third party. We do not partner with or have special relationships with any ad server companies. However, in addition, Whitsons may use cookies and/or web beacons when Whitsons advertises on other companies’ websites. Any information we gather in this way will be governed by this Privacy Policy.

Contests and Sweepstakes

Our site sometimes includes notices of promotions we are conducting, and we may permit you to enter electronically in some cases. If that occurs, we will use the information you provide for the purpose of conducting the promotion (e.g., to contact you if you're a winner). After the conclusion of the promotion, the personal information will remain in our database and used to contact you again for other promotions and offers.

Questionnaires and Surveys

We may occasionally ask visitors to complete surveys and opinion polls about their attitudes and interests. Surveys help us to understand your needs. If sample answers to surveys are posted on the website, no personally identifiable information will be included. If you participate in one of our surveys, you can be assured that we do not maintain any personal information about you in our databases as a result of the survey.

How We Use Your Personal Information

If you specifically agreed to follow-up contacts by us or asked to be put on our mailing list when you registered, we may contact you from time to time. For example, we may send you marketing or promotion materials; we may respond to your comments or requests for information; or we may contact you if needed in the course of processing a product or service you requested through our website.

In the e-mail section of our site, we ask for some personally-identifiable information, such as your name and phone number. We use this information only if we need to contact you directly because our attempts to contact you by e-mail were unsuccessful. We don't use your e-mail address for any purpose other than responding to the message you've sent, unless we have your permission. You may unsubscribe from communications any time you would like, by simply clicking unsubscribe from any email program.

We also use personal information about you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts; to statistically analyze website usage; and to improve our features and content. We may also use your personal information to deliver content that is customized to your interests as we best understand them from the information you've provided to us and your activities on the site. This customized content may include such things as service and product information, banners, and promotions. We do not collect personal information automatically, but we may combine non-personal information collected automatically (through cookies) with your previously submitted personal information.

Whitsons’ primary goal in collecting personal information is to give you a meaningful and customized experience while you are using our websites and interactive banner ads.

Third Parties Who Provide Support Services to Whitsons Culinary Group

In the course of doing business, we employ other companies and individuals to perform a variety of functions on our behalf. For example, we hire agencies to help administer consumer promotions, to analyze data, and to provide customer service. These agents may have access to personal information if it is needed to perform their functions for Whitsons; however, they are prohibited from using it for other purposes and they are required to maintain the information in confidence.

Data Sharing and Transfer

We do not sell, transfer, or disclose the personally-identifiable information we gather at our website to third parties. There are only two exceptions to this rule: (1) We will disclose information in cases where we believe in good faith that it is necessary to prevent a crime or an injury to ourselves or third parties or where otherwise required by law; and (2) We disclose information to third parties who provide support services to us, as described above.

There may be times when we share aggregate information about our visitors (for example, the percentage of male and female visitors to our site) with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties in an effort to customize or enhance the content and advertising of our site for our users. We may also aggregate data from web log files (such as your web browser, operating system, pages visited, etc.) to understand how users navigate the site and what features are most popular.

Links to Other Sites

Whitsons Culinary Group does its best to make sure that every link on our website sends you to a helpful place on the Internet. However, websites and addresses change quickly, and we cannot guarantee the content of every site to which we provide a link. In addition, different websites have different privacy policies. You should always check the privacy policy of the specific site you're visiting to understand your rights.  Whitsons is not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices employed by other sites.

Choice and Control

You are ultimately in control of the personally-identifiable information you provide to us on our site. For example, you can always opt out of newsletters and other communications altogether and we will take prompt steps to remove your personally-identifiable information from our database. Contact us via email or telephone if you wish to take this action, or simply click unsubscribe on any email you receive from us.

Updates To This Privacy Notice

We may change or update portions of this Privacy Policy at any time and without prior notice to you. Any and all changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this website.  We will endeavor to provide notice to you on this site of any major changes for at least 30 days following the change.  Please check back from time to time so you are aware of any changes or updates to the Policy, and so you may opt out of any new uses of your information. We will indicate the notice's effective date on the first page of the notice.

How To Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

Whitsons Culinary Group
1800 Motor Parkway
Islandia, NY 11749
Attention: Web Privacy Policy

Or Call Us at 888-285-6633, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST.

We'll be happy to answer your questions or hear your concerns.

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