We at Merlo Farming Group respect the privacy concerns of the users of this site and have created this privacy policy to explain (1) what information we gather from you when you visit our site, (2) how we may use such information, (3) your choices concerning how we may use such information and (4) the security measures we take to protect such information. Some information is collected on this site automatically through our technology; other information is collected only when you choose to give it to us.

Information We Gather Automatically When you visit this site, certain non-personally identifying information is recorded automatically by the standard operation of our Internet servers. Information such as the type of browser being used, its operating system, and your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address (a number that your Internet service provider assigns to your computer whenever you surf the Internet) is gathered in order to facilitate our online operations and to assure an efficient online experience for you. We may also use or share this information for security purposes, to generate group statistics about our user community, or as required by law. We may use your IP address or other automatically recorded information, in cooperation with your Internet provider, to identify you if it is necessary to contact you or to bring legal action against you because you are violating the Terms and Conditions of use for this site or may be causing injury to or interference (intentionally or unintentionally) with our company's rights or property, other users of this site or anyone else who could be harmed by your activities.

Personal Information You Provide To Us We may request personally identifying information from you in a variety of contexts. For example, you may provide such data to us if you complete a contact form (e.g., various sign-up forms for receiving email newsletters, entering a contest or responding to a survey). In such cases, the personally identifying information we request may include your name, email address, mailing address and zip code, and phone number (collectively, "Personal Information"). In addition, we may collect other non-personally identifying information such as your date of birth, gender, country of residence, language preference, hobbies and other information regarding your interaction with our site such as your listening habits, preferences and other customized activities in which you participate. Of course, you never have to answer any of the questions we ask you (nor choose to listen to music or otherwise interact with our site), but refusal to do so may limit the products or services we can offer or provide to you.

How Can Your Personal Information Be Used We may use your Personal Information and other non-personally identifying information we collect to update you about our products or services or to contact you about exciting news. You always have the option to receive fewer or no communications in the future from us by opting out. You may opt out by sending an email to info (at) merlofarminggroup.com and explaining how you would like to modify your preferences.

We reserve the right to disclose your Personal Information, including credit card information, as required by law or in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against you if you are violating the Terms and Conditions of use for this site or may be causing injury to or interference (intentionally or unintentionally) with our company's rights or property, other users of this site or anyone else who could be harmed by your activities.

We do not rent, sell or share credit card information with promotional partners or other third parties.

Safeguarding Your Personal Information Merlo Farming Group cares about the security of your Personal Information. We follow generally accepted industry security standards to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and correctly use such Personal Information.

However, unfortunately, despite many advances in information security technology and procedures, no commercially deployed method of information transfer over the Internet or electronic data storage is known to be 100% secure. As a result, while we do strive to use modern and commercially reasonable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of that information during its transmission or its storage in our systems.

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Most Internet browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. However, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent (note: you may need to consult your browser's "Help" area for instructions on how to do that).

Links to Other Sites We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content or practices of web sites operated by companies outside of Merlo Farming Group that may be linked to this site. You should not assume that their privacy policies or practices are the same as those followed by Merlo Farming Group. Visitors to any web sites other than Merlo Farming Group should refer to each web site's respective privacy policies and practices.

How to Contact Us If you have any questions or complaints about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at info (at) merlofarminggroup.com. When we receive such inquiries about our Privacy Policy, we will use the Personal Information (such as your email address) only to respond to your question or comment. However, if your question raises one or more issues that affect our partners, we may also share your question with them in order to provide a response.

Changes in This Privacy Policy We reserve the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes which we consider material in our privacy practices, we will notify you in this space. We may also attempt to notify you of any such material changes to our privacy practices via email or by placing a notice on our home page.

Acceptance of This Privacy Policy By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of your Personal Information by Merlo Farming Group in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on October 14, 2009.