Privacy Policy
Introduction
Syngenta Seeds Limited is committed to respecting the personal privacy of
individuals who use its Web site. This Privacy Statement describes Syngenta's
current policies and practices with regard to personal information collected
through its Web site, www.newfarmcrops.co.uk (this "Site").
About this site
The Site is owned and operated by Syngenta Seeds Limited. ("Syngenta"). Syngenta
is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Syngenta AG.
Definitions
The terms "you" and "your" refer to you, individually. The term "personal
information" means information about an identifiable individual, such as, the
name, age, e-mail address or mailing address of the individual.
Notification of Changes to This Privacy Statement
Syngenta is continually improving and adding new functionality and features to
this Site and improving and adding to its existing services and programs.
Because these ongoing improvements, changes in the law and changes in technology
may require changes to this Privacy Statement, Syngenta reserves the right to
update or modify this Privacy Statement at any time without prior notice.
Syngenta will do so by posting an updated or modified version of this Privacy
Statement on this Site. Your use of this Site following any such change
constitutes your agreement that personal information collected from or about you
through this Site after the revised Privacy Statement is posted will be subject
to the terms of the revised Privacy Statement. For this reason, we encourage you
to review this Privacy Statement regularly.
This Privacy Statement was last revised in January, 2002.
Your Consent
By using this Site, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of
your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Statement. Your continued
use of this Site constitutes your continuing consent to the terms of this
Privacy Statement, as from time to time amended.
What Personal Information Is Collected Through this Site?
Syngenta collects the personal information you supply when you use this Site,
for example, the information you provide when you register to use this Site,
when you download software, or when you personalize this Site to meet your
specific needs. This information includes, for example, your name, the name of
your company, your or your company's mailing address, your e-mail address, and
information about your interests.
Click-Stream Data
Syngenta may use technology to track your use of this Site, for example, which
pages you view and which links you use. If you use a link on this Site to access
information provided to us by third-parties, this technology will tell us how
you use these resources. This information about your use of this Site and the
resources available through this Site is called "click-stream data."
Click-stream data helps us determine what is important to you, and what is not.
It helps us decide what content and features to add and what to discard. It also
helps us determine whether our Site is easy to use or whether we need to
redesign certain pages and links. Click-stream data does not identify you
personally, but it can be linked to your user name and password. If Syngenta
links any click-stream data to your personal name we will treat it as personal
information.
Other Information Collected By Syngenta
When you access this Site, we may collect the following information and other
information of a similar nature: the name of your Internet service provider, its
IP address, and the name of its server; your operating system (Windows,
MacIntosh, Unix, and so on); and your browser type (Netscape, Internet Explorer,
and so on). This information does not identify you personally or your company
and is not linked to your username or password. Syngenta uses this information
to improve our Site and make it more compatible with the technology used by our
visitors.
How Does Syngenta Use Your Personal Information?
Syngenta uses the personal information you supply to provide the information and
services you request and to personalize this Site to meet your specific needs.
For example, we may use address information to provide local weather information
to you. We use information about your business to provide news articles that
will be of interest to you. We use your e-mail address to respond to your
comments and questions. We use name, contact, and other information to identify
you personally and determine your legal capacity and authority to enter into
binding contracts, such as the User Agreement or a software license.
Syngenta also uses the personal information collected through this Site to
improve the content and functionality of this Site, to better understand our
customers and markets, to improve our products and services and to market our
products and services to our customers and potential customers, including those
who are registered users of this Site. From time to time, we may contact you
with offers and information about agricultural products and services we believe
will be of interest to you. If you do not want us to contact you for such
purposes, please notify us [this should be a hypertext link to a Webmaster
address or any address that comes through to the site "owner"].
Disclosure of Personal Information
Syngenta shares personal information collected through this Site with its
affiliates, who may use the information in the same ways as Syngenta may use the
information. If you do not want Syngenta to share your personal information with
its affiliates, please notify us [again - hypertext link to a Webmaster
address].
Both Syngenta and its affiliates share personal information collected through
this Site with third party vendors who act for or on behalf of Syngenta and/or
its affiliates, for example, companies that provide support services to us or
that help us market our products and services. These companies may need
information about you in order to perform their functions. These companies are
not authorized to use the information we share with them for any other purpose.
In addition, there may be some other, limited circumstances in which Syngenta or
its affiliates may share or transfer the information in their databases to an
unrelated third party, for example, to comply with a legal requirement, for the
administration of justice, to protect your or your company's vital interests, or
in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar
event.
Where appropriate, before disclosing personal information to a third party,
Syngenta will contractually require the third party to take adequate precautions
to protect that data against unauthorized use or disclosure.
Data Integrity and Security
Syngenta strives to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and
currency of personal information in our databases and to protect the security of
our databases. We keep your personal information only for as long as reasonably
necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any
applicable legal or ethical reporting or document retention requirements. Our
servers and our databases are protected by industry standard security
technology, such as industry standard firewalls and password protection. The
employees who have access to personal information have been trained to handle
such data properly and in accordance with our security protocols. Although we
cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, alteration
or destruction of data, we try to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.
Data Access and Corrections
If you wish to access or correct personal information collected through this
Site, please contact us [hypertext link to a Webmaster address]. Please provide
enough information to permit us to identify your personal information. We will
respond to your requests in a prompt and proper manner. If we can accommodate
your request without incurring significant expense, we will attempt to do so.
Syngenta does not charge for complying with a correction request; however, for
all other requests, Syngenta may charge a small fee to cover its costs. Requests
to correct or delete personal data are subject to any applicable legal and
ethical reporting or document retention obligations imposed on Syngenta.
Children
Syngenta does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of
eighteen. If you are under eighteen, please do not give us any personal data. If
you have reason to believe that a child has provided personal data to us, please
contact us [hypertext link] and we will endeavour to delete that information
from our databases.
Link to Other Sites
This Privacy Statement applies only to www.newfarmcrops.co.uk. Syngenta and its
affiliates operate many different types of Web sites for different purposes and
in different countries where different laws may apply. If you visit another
Syngenta Web site, please take a moment to review the privacy statement posted
on that site to learn what personal information may be collected through that
site and how it is processed.
This Site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites that are not operated by Syngenta
or one of its affiliates. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and
convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these
third-party Web sites or any association with their operators. Syngenta does not
control these Web sites and is not responsible for their data practices. We urge
you to review the privacy policy posted on any Site you visit before using the
Site or providing any personal information about yourself.
Transfer of Data Abroad
Syngenta is part of a global enterprise. Syngenta and its affiliates have
facilities and databases in different countries. Syngenta and its affiliates
may, from time to time, transfer your personal data to a database belonging to
Syngenta, an affiliate or a third-party in another country. Where appropriate,
before disclosing personal information to a third party, Syngenta contractually
requires the third party to take adequate precautions to protect that data.
Of course, the Internet is made up of a large number of international
connections. If you are visiting this Web Site from a country other than the
country in which our server is located (currently, the United States of
America), the various communications will necessarily result in the transmission
of information across international boundaries.
Governing Law
This privacy policy forms part of the Syngenta Seeds User Agreement and as such
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the England
and Wales.
Questions About Our Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or concerns about the way
Syngenta processes your personal information, please write to:
Data Protection Officer
Syngenta
European Regional Centre
Priestly Road
Surrey Research Park
Guildford
Surrey GU2 7YH
UK
