Privacy Policy

Your privacy is critically important to us. At Where is my milk from? we have a few fundamental principles:

• We don't share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, develop our products, or protect our rights.
• We don't store personal information on our servers unless required for the on-going operation of one of our services.
• We don't spread mad cow disease.

First off, does anyone even read this? Probably only lawyers (please don't sue us!). Okay, here it goes.

Website Visitors

Like most websites, Where is my milk from? collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Our purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how the visitors of Where is my milk from? use its website. From time to time, Where is my milk from? may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Where is my milk from? also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on the Where is my milk from? blog. Where is my milk from? only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Where is my milk from? choose to interact with Where is my milk from? in ways that require Where is my milk from? to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Where is my milk from? gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who use the contact form to provide their name and email address. Those who utilize the Local Dairies feature of Where is my milk from?, for example - may enter their home addresses. In each case, Where is my milk from? collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Where is my milk from?. Where is my milk from? does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

Where is my milk from? may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. For instance, Where is my milk from? may monitor the most popular blog posts or dairies on the site. Where is my milk from? may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Where is my milk from? does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Where is my milk from? discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on the behalf Where is my milk from? or to provide services available at Where is my milk from?, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Where is my milk from?, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Where is my milk from? will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Where is my milk from? discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Where is my milk from? believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Where is my milk from?, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a Where is my milk from? website and have supplied your email address, Where is my milk from? may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Where is my milk from? and our products. We primarily use our various blogs to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Where is my milk from? takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Where is my milk from? uses cookies to help Where is my milk from? identify and track visitors, their usage of Where is my milk from? website, and their website access preferences. Where is my milk from? visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Where is my milk from?, with the drawback that certain features of Where is my milk from? may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Business Transfers

If Where is my milk from?, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Where is my milk from? goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Where is my milk from? may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Ads

Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Where is my milk from? and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Comments

Comments and other content submitted to our blog is saved on our servers and be published publically.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Where is my milk from? may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in the sole discretion of Where is my milk from?. Where is my milk from? encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Change log

• March 29, 2012: Final draft of privacy policy published