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Once Upon A Farm Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") lets you know what information we collect about you or what information you may provide to us, including when you visit our website at www.onceuponafarmorganics.com and related webpages (our "Website"), and our practices for using, disclosing, protecting and sharing that information.
This Policy was last updated on February 8, 2021.
About this Policy
This Policy applies to information that we collect on our Website, in emails or other electronic messages between you and Once Upon A Farm, information you may provide us, including when you visit us, and information you provide to us when you contact us, subscribe to receive updates, or create an account with us.
This Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content, including advertising, which may link to or be accessible from our Website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those other websites.
Please read this Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, you should not use our Website. We reserve the right to update or modify this Policy from time to time. Where applicable data protection laws require us, we will provide appropriate notice, and take any necessary action, should we make any material changes to our practices. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Children Under the Age of 16. Our Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We expect that any use of our Blog, including Storytelling posts, will be accessed and chaperoned by a parent. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you are under the age of 16, do not use or provide any information on our Website. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under the age of 16 without proper consent, we will delete that information.
Information We Collect
We collect personal information from you in a variety of ways including, for example, when you visit our site, place an order, fill out forms, become a subscriber, or request to receive updates. This information may include personal information that can be used to identify you. Personal information does not include publicly available information from government records or deidentified or aggregated consumer information.
In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information within the past twelve months:
| Category | Examples | Collected? (Y/N) | |
| A | Identifiers | Such as, for example, a real name, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name or other similar identifiers (such as, for example, when you provide reviews, posts, or other information on our social media pages or that is tied to your social media). | Y |
| B | Personal Information (Categories Listed in the Customer Records statute) | Such as, for example, a name, postal address, and telephone number, and credit or debit card number if you place an order with us. If you are applying for a position with us, your employment and education history. Note: Some information in this category may overlap with other categories. | Y |
| C | Protected Classification | Such as, for example, if you choose to include the ages of your child(ren) when you sign-up for our Once Upon a Farm Subscriber Tasting panel. | Y |
| D | Commercial Information | Such as, for example, records of products purchased or considered or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | Y |
| E | Biometric Information | Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep and health or exercise data. | N |
| F | Internet or other similar activity | Such as, for example, your browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our Website, advertisement and social media. | Y |
| G | Geolocation Data | Such as, for example, if you insert your city or zip code to find where we are near you. Also, your location relating to certain of our advertising and marketing campaigns using, for example Google, Facebook, and Destini. | Y |
| H | Sensory Data | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information | N |
| I | Professional or employment-related information | If you apply for a position with us, we may collect your current or past job history, including references. | Y |
| J | Non-public education information | If you apply for a position with us, we may collect your educational history and any completed certifications. | Y |
| K | Inferences drawn from other PI | Such as, for example, your preferences, predispositions, behavior, and characteristics. | Y |
We obtain this information from the following sources:
Directly from you.
In general, you can visit our Website without providing any information other than the information we collect automatically. There are times, however, when we may need information from you. You may choose to give us this personal information in a variety of situations. For example, if you choose, you may provide your name, email address, postal address, and phone number if you contact us generally or have concerns about one of our products; your email address to receive promotional material; your name, postal address, phone number, and credit or debit card information to order product; or your email address and password to create an account for regularly scheduled shipments.; and your name, email address, postal address, number of children in your household, and age of child(ren) to participate in our consumer tasting panel.
We may also ask for your personal information when you express interest in employment opportunities by submitting an application to us. The information we collect, such as your name, contact information, and employment and education history, will be apparent at the time you are submitting your application and we will use the information to evaluate your candidacy for employment.
We also may ask for your name, email address, postal address, number of children in your household, and age of child(ren) if you choose to participate in a consumer tasting panel or we may ask for your contact information if you visit our site or we meet you at a conference or show.
Information we collect automatically.
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about you. For example, we use cookies (a tiny file stored on your computer's browser), pixels (a code that is placed on our Website to collect information about visitors to our Website to track behavior, which is then sent to the marketing/advertising platform we are using to be processed and reported back to us using deidentified information), and other tracking technologies to collect and use information about you, including to serve interest-based advertising. We also utilize third-party services that use tracking technologies when you visit our site. These automatic data collection technologies are used to tell us about your device, browsing actions, location, and patterns, including details of your visits to our Website and information about you and your device and internet connection, including your IP address or device identifier, operating system, and browser type. We may use this information to understand how our users navigate our site and to determine common traffic patterns, including what site the user came from. We may also use this information to simplify and optimize site navigation, to make product recommendations to you, to help design our site in order to make your experience more efficient, and to target our advertising and determine if our advertising on certain platforms is effective.
How you can control cookies.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. However, if you prefer not to store cookies on your device, you can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, set your browser to refuse cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser, delete cookies after visiting our site, or browse our site using your browser's anonymous usage setting. However, if you don't accept cookies, this may prevent our Website or services from working properly. For instructions, check your browser's help file or technical instructions.
How We Use Collected Information
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To improve customer service. Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
- To personalize your experience. We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Website. We may also use your information to remember your preferences and personalize your Website experience.
- To improve our Website and advertise our products. We continually strive to improve our Website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you. Through our use of cookies and pixels, we are able to understand how our Website is being used, to measure the effectiveness of our Website, to customize content and advertising, and to use and analyze target markets.
We also may receive information about you from other sources, including from third parties. We may combine this information with other information that you have provided which helps us to update and expand our records, identify new customers, and tailor our advertising and marketing communications.
- To process transactions. We may use the information you provide to process your order and payment.
- To send periodic emails. We use your email address for order processing, including to send you information and updates pertaining to your order. We may also respond to your inquiries or other requests. Additionally, if you opt-in to our mailing list, you will receive emails that may include company news, updates, or related product or service information.
- To interact on social media. We use, for example, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest to target audiences that may be interested in our products and services. We are not responsible for these social networks as they are governed by their respective privacy policies and terms and we recommend you carefully review such policies and terms.
- To evaluate or conduct a business transaction. To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets ("Transaction"), whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our Website users or customers is among the assets being transferred, which may occur prior to the closing of such Transaction.
- Other purposes. To notify you about changes to our Website. To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Website and databases. To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide us with personal information or for which you consent.
If you are submitting information on behalf of a third party, we expect that you have received appropriate consent, according to applicable privacy laws, before transferring any personal information to us.
We will not collect additional categories of information or use the information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.
Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit Privacy Policy for California Residents.
How We Share Information
We may disclose aggregated information about users, and information that does not identify an individual, without restriction. We do not sell or rent your personal information for money. We may share your personal information with the following categories of parties:
- With our service providers. We may share your information with service providers who help us run our business, including, for example, hosting our Website, delivering our emails and marketing communications, analyzing the data we collect, helping us with sales, processing orders, sending you the products requested, locating stores that sell our product, and billing and refunding services.
- With third parties. We may share your information with third parties when we conduct brand partnerships, run sweepstakes on social media, or for any purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
- With online platforms. We may share your information with online platforms such as, for example, Google and Facebook and e-retailers.
- With a buyer or successor. We may also disclose your information to a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets. This may occur prior to the consummation closing of such transaction.
- Other. To: (a) satisfy applicable law, regulations, legal process or valid governmental request; (b) enforce the terms of use applicable to our services, (c) detect, prevent or mitigate fraud or security or technical issues; or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of our company, our customers or the public as required or permitted by law.
You can tell us how we can use your personal information by using the following:
- Tracking Technologies. As noted above under "How you can control cookies," you can, for example, set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our Websites may be inaccessible or not function properly.
- Disclosure to Third-Parties. If you do not want us to share your information with third parties, you can choose not to submit your information on the form giving us permission to share your information.
- Email list. If you are on our email list, you may remove yourself from the mailing list at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or you may contact us at care@uponafarm.com.
How we protect your information:
We work to adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.
Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures. Our Site is also in compliance with PCI vulnerability standards in order to create as secure of an environment as possible for Users.
Changes to this privacy policy
Once Upon A Farm, LLC has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. If we decide to make changes, we will post the updated policy on our Website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and the circumstances on how we disclose it. The date this Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring that we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and the Policy to check for any changes. Your continued use of our Website following the posting of changes constitutes acceptance of such changes. Where required by applicable data protection laws, we will also seek your consent to any material changes that affect how we use your information.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
Upon A Farm LLC Berkley, California USA 888.983.1606 care@uponafarm.com
Privacy Policy for California Residents
Effective Date: February 8, 2021
This Privacy Policy for California Residents ("California Policy") supplements the information contained in our Policy above and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California ("consumers" or "you"). We adopt this California Policy to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") and any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this California Policy.
Where noted herein, the CCPA temporarily exempts personal information reflecting a written or verbal business-to-business communication ("B2B personal information") from some requirements.
Information We Share
We may disclose your personal information to a third party for a business purpose or share your personal information with a third party subject to your right not to provide your information in those circumstances (see Sales Opt-Out and Opt-In Rights below). When we disclose personal information for a business purpose, we enter a contract that describes the purpose and requires the recipient to both keep that personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose except performing the contract.
We share your personal information with the following categories of parties:
- Our service providers.
- With data marketing and analytical suppliers.
- In Corporate Transactions. We may share your data with a potential buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of all or some of our assets. This may occur prior to the closing of such transaction.
- Other Reasons. To: (a) satisfy applicable law, regulations, legal process or valid governmental request; (b) enforce the terms of use applicable to our services, (c) detect, prevent or mitigate fraud or security or technical issues; or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of our company, our customers or the public as required or permitted by law.
In the preceding twelve months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose:
Category A, Identifiers; Category B, Customer Records; Category D, Commercial Information; Category I, Professional or Employment Related Information, and Category J, and Non-Public Education Information.
We disclose your personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of parties:
- Service providers.
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information:
Category A, Identifiers; Category B, Customer Records; Category D, Commercial Information; Category F, Internet or other similar activity; Category G, Geolocation Data; and Category K, Inferences drawn from other PI.
We disclose your personal information to the following categories of third parties:
- Data marketing and analytical suppliers, such as Facebook and Google.
If you are a California resident, the CCPA provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
Accessing Your Information and Data Portability Rights
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:
- The categories of personal information we collected about you;
- The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you;
- Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information;
- The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information;
- The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request);
- If we sold or disclosed your personal information for a business purpose;
- Sales, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient purchased; and
- Disclosures for a business purpose, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient obtained.
Requesting Deletion of Information
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:
- Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our contract with you.
- Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
- Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
- Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
- Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Coe § 1546 et seq.).
- Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the information's deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research's achievement, if you previously provided informed consent.
- Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.
- Comply with a legal obligation.
- Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.
Exercising Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights
To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:
- Calling us toll free at 888.983.1606
- Emailing us at care@uponafarm.com
You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable request must:
- Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative, which may include your name and email address;
- Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.
Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. However, we do consider requests made through your password protected account sufficiently verified when the request relates to personal information associated with that specific account. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.
Response Timing
We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer within 45 days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 45 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that account. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request's receipt. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable.
For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance, which may include either a screen shot of the information or a pdf.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
Personal Information Sales Opt-Out and Opt-In Rights
Under the CCPA, if you are 16 years of age or older, you have the right to direct us not to sell your personal information at any time (the "right to opt-out"). To exercise the right to opt-out, you, or your authorized representative, may submit a request to by emailing us at care@uponafarm.com. You will need to provide your First Name, Last Name, Email Address and confirmation that you are a resident of California.
Once you make an opt-out request, we will wait at least 12 months before asking you to reauthorize personal information sales. However, you may change your mind and opt back in to sharing personal information by filling out a form with the requested information and submitting that form.
You do not need to create an account with us to exercise your opt-out rights. We will only use your personal information provided in an opt-out request to review and comply with the request.
Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
- Deny you goods or services.
- Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
- Provide you with a different level or quality of goods or services.
- Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this Policy. If we decide to make changes, we will post the updated policy on our Website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and the circumstances, if any, we disclose it. The date this California Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring that we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our website and the Policy to check for any changes. Your continued use of our Website following the posting of changes constitutes acceptance of such changes. Where required by applicable data protection laws, we will also seek your consent to any material changes that affect how we use your information.
Help
If you need help with unsubscribing, or have questions regarding this California Policy, the ways in which we collect, share, and use your information as described in this Policy, your choices and rights regarding such use, or wish to exercise your rights under California law, please contact us at:
Upon A Farm LLC
Berkley, California USA
888.983.1606
care@uponafarm.com