Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 08/2024

Newly Weds Foods respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information we collect through our website, forms, business communications, events, recruitment activities, and related services.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, when we share it, how long we keep it, and the rights you may have under applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation and UK GDPR, where applicable, and the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Newly Weds Foods,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Newly Weds Foods and its affiliated companies.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

Information you provide directly

This may include your name, company name, job title, email address, phone number, mailing address, country or region, inquiry details, product interests, event registration information, newsletter preferences, and any other information you submit through our website forms or communications with us.

Business and customer information

If you contact us about our products, services, capabilities, technical support, sales, or business opportunities, we may collect business contact details and information related to your company, inquiry, project, product needs, or relationship with Newly Weds Foods.

Applicant and career information

If you apply for a job or interact with our careers resources, we may collect resume/CV information, employment history, education, qualifications, references, contact details, and other information needed to evaluate your application.

Website and device information

When you use our website, we may collect information such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited, referring pages, time spent on the site, approximate location, cookie identifiers, and interaction data.

Marketing and communication information

We may collect your communication preferences, newsletter sign-ups, event participation, form submissions, and records of communications with us.

Sensitive personal information

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through general website forms unless it is necessary for a specific purpose, such as recruitment, legal compliance, or where you choose to provide it. Please do not submit sensitive personal information through general contact forms unless requested.

2. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

To respond to inquiries and communicate with you.
To provide information about our products, services, capabilities, and business solutions.
To manage customer, supplier, vendor, and business relationships.
To process event registrations, newsletter sign-ups, or marketing requests.
To evaluate job applications and manage recruitment.
To improve our website, content, user experience, products, and services.
To understand website usage and performance.
To send marketing communications where permitted by law or where you have consented.
To comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, tax, accounting, and audit obligations.
To protect the security, integrity, and lawful operation of our website, systems, business, and users.
To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
To support business transfers, mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, or similar transactions.

3. Legal Bases for Processing Under GDPR/UK GDPR

Where GDPR or UK GDPR applies, we process personal information under one or more of the following legal bases:

Consent: Where you have given consent, such as for certain marketing communications or non-essential cookies.
Contract: Where processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or take steps before entering into a contract.
Legal obligation: Where processing is required to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as responding to inquiries, improving our website, managing business relationships, securing our systems, and communicating with business contacts, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

4. How We Share Personal Information

We may share personal information with:

Newly Weds Foods group companies and affiliates.
Service providers that support our website, hosting, security, analytics, marketing, CRM, email delivery, recruitment, events, and business operations.
Professional advisers, including legal, accounting, audit, insurance, and compliance advisers.
Business partners, distributors, or representatives where needed to respond to your inquiry or support your business relationship with us.
Government authorities, regulators, courts, or law enforcement where required by law.
Parties involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar business transaction.
Other parties where you have directed us or consented to the sharing.

We require service providers to use personal information only for authorized purposes and to protect it appropriately.

5. Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, remember preferences, understand site performance, improve user experience, and, where applicable, support marketing and advertising.

Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. Other cookies, such as analytics, functionality, and marketing cookies, may require your consent depending on your location and applicable law.

For more details, please review our Cookie Policy.

6. International Data Transfers

Newly Weds Foods operates globally. Your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, or accessed from countries other than the country where you are located. Where required by applicable law, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers, such as contractual protections, adequacy decisions, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the reason it was collected, legal or regulatory requirements, contractual needs, security needs, and our legitimate business interests.

Examples include:

Contact form and inquiry information: retained for as long as needed to respond and manage the business relationship.
Marketing information: retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent, unless another lawful basis applies.
Applicant information: retained according to recruitment, employment, and legal requirements.
Website analytics and cookie information: retained according to the cookie settings, analytics provider settings, and applicable law.
Legal, tax, accounting, and compliance records: retained as required by applicable law.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Request deletion of personal information.
Request restriction of processing.
Object to certain processing.
Request portability of your personal information.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Opt out of certain marketing communications.
Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

These rights may be subject to legal limitations, verification requirements, and exceptions.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details listed below.

9. California Privacy Notice

This section applies to California residents and supplements the rest of this Privacy Policy.

Categories of personal information we may collect

In the last 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

Category	Examples	Purposes
Identifiers	Name, email address, phone number, business address, IP address, online identifiers	Responding to inquiries, business communications, website operations, marketing, security
Customer records information	Contact details, business information, inquiry details	Managing business relationships, providing services, responding to requests
Commercial or business information	Product interests, service inquiries, customer or supplier relationship information	Sales, customer support, business operations
Internet or electronic network activity	Pages visited, browser/device information, referral source, interaction data	Website analytics, security, performance, user experience
Geolocation data	Approximate location based on IP address	Website functionality, analytics, regional support
Professional or employment-related information	Job title, company, resume/CV, employment history, application information	Recruitment, business communications, vendor/customer relationship management
Inferences	Preferences or interests based on website activity or communications	Improving communications, marketing, website experience
Sensitive personal information	Limited information that may be submitted in recruitment or legally required contexts	Recruitment, legal compliance, security, business operations

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that would require a “Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information” link unless stated otherwise.

Sources of personal information

We may collect personal information from:

You directly.
Your company or organization.
Website forms and communications.
Cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies.
Service providers.
Publicly available sources.
Recruitment platforms or references, where applicable.

Disclosure of personal information

We may disclose personal information to service providers, contractors, affiliates, professional advisers, business partners, regulators, authorities, and other parties described in this Privacy Policy.

Sale or sharing of personal information

We do not sell personal information for money.

Depending on the cookies and tracking tools active on our website, we may “share” certain identifiers and internet or electronic network activity information with analytics or advertising partners in a way that may be considered “sharing” under California law for cross-context behavioral advertising.

You may opt out of sale or sharing by using the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link or by adjusting your cookie preferences. Where required by law and technically supported, we also honor Global Privacy Control signals as opt-out requests.

California privacy rights

California residents may have the right to:

Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, sell, or share.
Access personal information.
Delete personal information, subject to exceptions.
Correct inaccurate personal information.
Opt out of sale or sharing of personal information.
Limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information, where applicable.
Not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.

10. Marketing Communications

You may opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us. Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send non-marketing communications, such as responses to inquiries, service-related messages, or legal notices.

11. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no website, system, or transmission method is completely secure.

12. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for business and professional audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

13. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those third-party sites. Please review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make updates, we will revise the “Last Updated” date above. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice where required by law.

15. Contact Us

For privacy questions or to exercise your privacy rights, please contact:

Email: privacy@newlywedsfoods.com
Mail: Timothy Whelan
Data Protection Officer
Newly Weds Foods
8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60631

For California privacy requests, please use:
Email: privacy@newlywedsfoods.com
Web Form: California privacy requests
Toll-Free Number: 1-800-621-7521