U.S. Pork Center of Excellence Website Privacy Statement

Updated and Effective: November 1, 2022

This Website is operated by the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence (“USPCE,” “we,”“us,” and “our”). Certain information about you may be collected when you use this Website. Some of the information collected may be “personal information”—information that identifies you personally, alone or in combination with other available information. Other information may be non-identifiable.

This Website Privacy Statement (this “Statement”) applies to this Website and explains what information may be collected through your use of this Website, why this Website collects such information, how your information is protected, and the choices you have about how your information is used.

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Contents

  • U.S. Pork Center of Excellence Website Privacy Statement
  • Your Consent
  • Our Terms of Use
  • Additional Privacy Notices
  • Your Choices
  • Changes to this Statement
  • Information this Website Collects
  • How this Website Uses Your Information
  • How Your Information May Be Shared
  • How Your Information is Protected
  • Children’s Privacy
  • Links to Other Websites
  • Access to Your Personal Information
  • Retention of Personal Information
  • Governing Law
  • Questions About This Statement or USPCE’s Data Practices

Your Consent

By using this Website, you are consenting to the collection, use, disclosure, and transfer of your information as described in this Statement. If you do not consent to the collection, use, disclosure, and transfer of your information as described in this Statement, you may not use this Website.

Our Terms of Use

This Statement is part of the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence Terms and Conditions that govern your use of this Website.

Additional Privacy Notices

This Statement may be supplemented or amended from time to time by privacy notices (“Privacy Notices”) provided at the time your information is collected. For example, certain pages of this Website may contain Privacy Notices providing more details about the information collected on those particular pages, why this Website needs that information, and choices you may have about the ways this Website uses that information.

Your Choices

In General. We respect your right to make choices about the ways this Website collects, uses, and discloses your information. This Statement describes some of your choices, and we also may ask you to indicate your choices at the time and on the pages where you provide your information.

Previously Expressed Preferences. You may be able to change previously expressed preferences regarding how this Website uses your information. You may be able to change preferences through your account settings. Otherwise, you can contact us using the information provided in the Questions About This Statement or USPCE’s Data Practices section below.

Changes to this Statement

USPCE reserves the right to update or modify this Statement and any Privacy Notice, at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of the Statement or Privacy Notice on this site. These changes will only apply to the information this Website collects after we have posted the revised Statement or Privacy Notice on this site.

Your use of this Website following any such change constitutes your agreement that all information collected from or about you after the revised Statement is posted will be subject to the terms of the revised Statement. You may access the current version of this Statement at any time by clicking on the link marked “Privacy” within the site.

Information this Website Collects

Information You Manually Provide. The information you manually provide (using your keyboard, mouse, or touchpad) is collected when you use this Website. For example, the information you provide when you upload your contact information or production information will be collected. Some of this information may be personally identifiable.

Information Automatically Sent by Your Web Browser. Information is sent to this Website automatically by your web browser. This information typically includes the IP address of your Internet Website provider, the name of your operating system, the name and version of your browser, the date and time of your visit, and the pages you visit. The information this Website receives depends on the settings on your web browser. Please check your browser if you want to learn what information your browser sends or how to change your settings.

The information this Website receives from your web browser is not, in and of itself, personally identifiable. Generally, this information is used in the aggregate to help us improve this Website and make it more compatible with the technology used by our visitors. However, USPCE may combine this information with other information that does identify you. USPCE may also review its server logs for security purposes—for example, to detect intrusions into this Website—and USPCE might share its server logs, which contain visitors’ IP addresses, with the appropriate investigative authorities who could use that information to trace and identify you.

Information From Your Mobile or Tablet Device. Likewise, if you access this Website through your mobile device, this Website may automatically collect certain information from or about your device. The types of information this Website may collect includes the type of device you use, the IP address of your device, your device’s operating system, the type of mobile or tablet Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use our mobile or tablet application. This information is not, in and of itself, personally identifiable, but USPCE may combine it with other information that does identify you.

Information Collected by Cookies and Other Technologies. This Website uses “cookies” and other technologies to collect information and to support certain features. For example, this Website may use these technologies to:

  • collect information about the ways visitors use the site—which pages they visit, which links they use, and how long they stay on each page;
  • support the features and functionality of the site—for example, to save you the trouble of reentering information already in this Website database or to prompt the settings you established on previous visits; and
  • personalize your experience.

The information this Website collects using cookies and similar technologies is not, in and of itself, personally identifiable, but USPCE may combine it with other information that does identify you. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not required to accept cookies when you visit the site, you may be unable to use all of the functionality of this Website if your browser rejects cookies.

How this Website Uses Your Information

The information you submit may be used for the following purposes:

  • to provide the information, products, and services you request;
  • to provide you with effective customer service;
  • to provide you with a personalized experience when you use this Website;
  • to contact you with information and notices related to your use of this Website;
  • to improve the content, functionality, and usability of this Website;
  • to better understand your needs and interests; and
  • for security, credit, or fraud prevention purposes.

How Your Information May Be Shared

With Third–Party Vendors. The information you submit through this Website will be collected by USPCE and any other third-party vendors who have been engaged to support this Website. These third party vendors are restricted by contract from using the information for any purpose other than supporting this Website.

To Comply with Laws and Protect Our Rights and the Rights of Others. We may disclose your information when we in good faith believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law, a court order, or a subpoena. We may also disclose your information to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to protect the security of this Website; to enforce or apply the Website Terms and Conditions or other agreements; or to protect our own rights or property, or the rights, property or safety of Website users or others.

As Part of a Reorganization. Your information may be transferred to a successor organization if, for example, the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence transfers the ownership or operation of this Website to another organization or if the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence merges with another organization. If such a transfer occurs, the successor organization’s use of your information will still be subject to this Statement and the privacy preferences you have expressed to us.

How Your Information Is Protected

USPCE takes reasonable precautions to provide a level of security appropriate to the sensitivity of the information collected through this Website. Although reasonable measures have been implemented to protect your information against unauthorized use or disclosure, it is not possible to eliminate all risks. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet or stored in our databases and will not be responsible for breaches of security beyond our reasonable control.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information about visitors under 13 years of age. If you believe that a child has submitted personal information on or through this Website without the consent and supervision of a parent or guardian, please contact us using the information provided in the Questions About This Statement or USPCE’s Data Practices section below so that we can take appropriate action.

Links to Other Websites

This Statement applies only to this Website. This Website may contain links to third-party platforms that are not operated by us. These links are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the products sold or information provided through these platforms, nor any association with their operators. USPCE does not control these platforms and is not responsible for their data practices. Any information you provide to third parties on their platforms is covered under their privacy and data collection policies and is not covered by this Statement. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any website or mobile app you visit before using the platform or providing any personal or proprietary business information.

Access to Your Personal Information

If you would like to review, correct, and update the information you have provided through this Website, please contact us using the information provided in the Questions About This Statement or USPCE’s Data Practices section below.

Retention of Personal Information

USPCE retains the information collected on this Website as long as necessary to provide the services, products, and information you request or as permitted by applicable law.

Governing Law

This Statement shall be governed under the laws of the State of Iowa, United States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. You hereby consent and waive all objections to jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the state of Iowa and to venue therein.

Questions About This Statement or USPCE’s Data Practices

If you have questions or concerns about this Statement or USPCE’s data practices, please contact us by mail at U.S. Pork Center of Excellence, 1776 NW 114th St., Clive, IA 50325, or by email at [email protected].

U.S. Pork Center of Excellence Website Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: November 1, 2022

This document explains our position and specific conditions regarding your use of our Internet Website (this “Website”). By using this Website, you agree to be bound by our Terms and Conditions in addition to other terms and conditions or policies that may appear throughout this Website.

References to “USPCE,” “we,” “us,” or “our” in this document mean U.S. Pork Center of Excellence and its affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, and related companies and organizations.

If you are unwilling to accept these Terms and Conditions, we ask that you do not use this Website. When you use this Website, you agree to be bound by the then current Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions, your sole remedy is not to use this Website. Each time you use this Website, you should visit and review the Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to occasionally update the Terms and Conditions. At such time, we will also revise the “last updated” date at the end of the Terms and Conditions. For material changes to this Terms and Conditions, we will notify you by placing a prominent notice on this Website.

Introduction to This Website

This Website primarily offers educational resources for U.S. pork producers to facilitate research and learning.

Other Terms

Some areas of this Website may have additional rules, guidelines, and/or other terms and conditions that apply to your access and/or use of that area of this Website and that may be revised from time to time (“Other Terms”). If there is a conflict or inconsistency between any of these Terms and Conditions and the Other Terms, the Other Terms shall take precedence with respect to your access and use of that area of this Website.

Use of This Website

You agree that you will not access or use this Website in any manner that could damage, disable, impair, or cause undue burden on this Website and/or its host, servers, network, systems, or other users. You agree that you will not attempt to interfere in any way with the operation of this Website, that you will not transmit any virus or worm to this Website, that you will not use any spider, robot, data mining tool, or other automatic device, or any other manual process or means, to access this Website and/or its servers or systems to extract, download, monitor, gather, transmit, or copy any of the data or material on this Website (including, without limitation, account information, product listings, images, descriptions, or prices), or for any other unauthorized purpose; and that you will not engage in flooding, spamming, mail-bombing, crashing, or otherwise sending unsolicited email to other users of this Website. You further agree that you will not attempt to access data that is not intended for your use, that you will not attempt to log on to a server or account that you are not authorized to access, and that you will not probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network related in any way to this Website without authorization.  We reserve the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate without notice your access to this Website or any feature of this Website or any feature or part thereof at any time.

Software

You acknowledge that these Terms and Conditions govern your use of any Software provided by USPCE and/or made available through this Website, whether or not there are license agreements and/or end user agreements. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, you acknowledge that (1) your use of the Software shall be only for personal and/or noncommercial purposes; (2) you shall not attempt to alter or modify the Software; (3) you shall not reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to gain access to the source code for the Software; (4) you shall not attempt to circumvent or disable the Software or its intended purpose; and (5) you shall not copy, sublicense, assign, transfer, distribute, transmit, or otherwise use the Software without the prior written consent of USPCE.

Services

We may change or eliminate Services offered on or through this Website at any time without notice. We make no representation that any Services are available for use in your location, and a reference to Services on this Website does not imply that the Services will be available to you and/or in your location.

Copyright and Permissions

Please feel free to browse this Website. In general, and unless otherwise posted, you may review and print copies of material from this Website, provided that the material (1) is used only for non-commercial purposes, and (2) retains, without alteration, all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices displayed on the material as posted on this Website.

You are not permitted to make or distribute copies of material on this Website for any commercial purpose without prior written permission from us. None of the material contained on this Website (including all software, HTML code, and other code) may be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, retransmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo-reproduction, recordation, or otherwise), resold, or redistributed without the prior written permission of USPCE. Except as otherwise noted, all content of this Website is:

Copyright © 2022 U.S. Pork Center of Excellence.  All rights reserved.

USPCE has a policy of terminating services to users who willfully and/or repeatedly infringe. For further information regarding permission to use material from this Website, please contact us at [email protected].

Trademarks

Many of the trademarks/service marks and/or logos (collectively the “Marks”) displayed on this Website identify the services and products of USPCE and related organizations, and inform the public as to the source of those services and products. Your misuse of any Marks is strictly prohibited, including without limitation, your use of Marks in any of the following ways:

  • In a manner likely to cause confusion;
  • To identify your products or services;
  • In, as, or part of your own trademarks or service marks;
  • In a manner that inaccurately implies a sponsorship, endorsement, or other connection with your products, services or other activities; or
  • In a manner that disparages or dilutes the Marks.

You agree not to display or otherwise inappropriately use the Marks without prior written permission from us. Please make such requests by email to [email protected]. We will evaluate your request and respond as soon as possible.

Your Personal Information and Privacy

Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms. For information on how USPCE collects, uses, and shares any personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.

Additional Disclaimers and Limitation of Liabilities and Warranties

This Website may contain technical inaccuracies, typographical errors, and out-of-date information. We make no representations as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the information posted, and we make no warranty that this Website will meet your requirements. We reserve the right to make changes to this Website at any time.

YOU UNDERSTAND, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, USPCE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST REVENUES, OR LOST PROFITS, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF, ACCESS TO, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, SERVICES AND/OR WEBSITE. USPCE MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO ANY SOFTWARE, MATERIALS, AND/OR SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM THIS WEBSITE, ALL OF WHICH ARE BEING OFFERED “AS IS.” USPCE MAKES NO WARRANTY OF NONINFRINGEMENT. USPCE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING THIS WEBSITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY SOFTWARE OR MATERIALS FROM THIS WEBSITE.

Indemnification

You shall indemnify and hold harmless USPCE, its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents, from and against any and all liability, losses, claims, demands, disputes, damages, and costs of any kind, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation resulting from or in any way connected with your use of this Website, including any Software and/or Services offered through this Website, information that you submit through this Website, and/or your breach of any of the provisions of the Terms and Conditions and/or the Privacy Policy.

Intellectual Property Limitation of Liability

USPCE respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask visitors to our Website to do the same. If you believe your intellectual property, including trademarks, service marks, patents, or copyrights, has been used in a way that constitutes infringement, or if you believe your image has been used without your consent, please notify the designated agent of USPCE.

The designated agent of USPCE for notification of claims of intellectual property infringement on this Website can be reached as follows:

Address:

Designated Agent for Intellectual Property

U.S. Pork Center of Excellence
1776 NW 114th Street
Des Moines, IA 50325

E-mail: [email protected]

Dispute Resolution

Any action based on a breach of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be brought to the federal or local courts presiding in Iowa, United States, whichever is appropriate, and to whose jurisdiction you consent in such an action. If a breach is found by the court, the court shall have the right to issue an injunction, and grant to USPCE its damages and attorneys’ fees and such other and further relief as the court may deem appropriate.

Applicable Laws and Jurisdictional Issues

This Website shall be governed by the laws of the United States, including federal copyright and trademark laws, and the laws of the State of Iowa applicable to contracts entered into and to be wholly performed therein without regard to conflict of laws or choice of law principles. By visiting and using this Website, you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts presiding in Iowa and you agree to accept service of process by mail. You hereby waive any and all jurisdictional and venue defenses that might otherwise be available.

Compliance with Laws

You agree that you will not use this Website or the Software or Services provided on or through this Website for any purpose that is prohibited by these Terms and Conditions or that is unlawful. Further, you agree not to access, download, use, or export this Website or Software or Services provided on or through this Website, in violation of U.S. export laws or regulations, or in violation of any other applicable laws, rules, or regulations. You agree to comply with all export laws and restrictions and regulations of any United States or foreign agency or authority, and not to directly or indirectly provide or otherwise make available this Website or Software or Services provided on or through this Website in violation of any such restrictions, laws, rules, or regulations, or without all necessary approvals.

Miscellaneous

Notwithstanding any other provision contained in these Terms and Conditions, in the event that the performance of any obligation of USPCE is prevented due to acts of God or any government restriction, wars, hostilities, blockades, civil disturbances, strikes, lockouts, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of USPCE, then USPCE shall not be responsible to you for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations. USPCE shall promptly notify you of such force majeure condition. The terms of this clause shall not exempt, but merely suspend, USPCE from its duty to perform until as soon as practicable after a force majeure condition ceases to exist.

The headings of each of these Terms and Conditions are for convenience of reference only. Such headings shall be ignored in the interpretation or construction of any of these terms and conditions.

In the event that any portion of these Terms and Conditions is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intention and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Any failure by USPCE to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.

No changes to these Terms and Conditions shall be made except by a revised posting on this page, and no advice or other information provided by this Website or its representatives to any user in any manner which is not posted on this page will constitute any amendment of, waiver or change to these Terms and Conditions, unless such an amendment, waiver or change is in writing from an authorized officer or representative of USPCE.

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire understanding between USPCE and you with respect to this Website.

BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ANY SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATIONS. AS A CONDITION OF YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, YOU WARRANT THAT YOU WILL NOT USE THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE THAT IS UNLAWFUL.