Privacy

Privacy Statement
Lesaffre International Corporation is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Lesaffre International Corporation Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Lesaffre International Corporation website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement

Collection of your Personal Information
If you register as a user, Lesaffre International Corporation collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Lesaffre International Corporation also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Lesaffre International Corporation. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Lesaffre International Corporation for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Lesaffre International Corporation Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Lesaffre International Corporation public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Lesaffre International Corporation does not read any of your private online communications.

Lesaffre International Corporation encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Lesaffre International Corporation so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Lesaffre International Corporation is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Lesaffre International Corporation and Lesaffre International Corporation family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information
Lesaffre International Corporation collects and uses your personal information to deliver the services you have requested. Lesaffre International Corporation also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Lesaffre International Corporation and its affiliates. Lesaffre International Corporation may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Lesaffre International Corporation does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Lesaffre International Corporation may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Lesaffre International Corporation may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Lesaffre International Corporation, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Lesaffre International Corporation does not collect, use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. Lesaffre International Corporation does not collect, use or disclose any personal information of children under the age of thirteen (13).

Lesaffre International Corporation keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Lesaffre International Corporation, in order to determine what Lesaffre International Corporation services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Lesaffre International Corporation to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Lesaffre International Corporation Web sites 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: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Lesaffre International Corporation or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Lesaffre International Corporation; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Lesaffre International Corporation, or the public.

Use of Cookies
The Lesaffre International Corporation Web site use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Lesaffre International Corporation pages, or register with Lesaffre International Corporation site or services, a cookie helps Lesaffre International Corporation to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Lesaffre International Corporation Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Lesaffre International Corporation features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Lesaffre International Corporation services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information
Lesaffre International Corporation secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Lesaffre International Corporation secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement
Lesaffre International Corporation will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Lesaffre International Corporation encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Lesaffre International Corporation is protecting your information.

Contact Information
Lesaffre International Corporation welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Lesaffre International Corporation has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Lesaffre International Corporation at webmaster@lsaf.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.