The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture 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 The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture does not read any of your private online communications.

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture and The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture collects and uses your personal information to operate the The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture Web site and deliver the services you have requested. The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture and its affiliates. The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture 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, The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture 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 The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture, in order to determine what The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture 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 The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture 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 The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture pages, or register with The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture site or services, a cookie helps The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture 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 The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture 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 The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture 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

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture is protecting your information.

Contact Information

The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture has not adhered to this Statement, please contact The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture at conwella@anr.msu.edu. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.