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PRIVACY POLICY The Colman Group, Inc. & affiliates: San Jamar BVT - Chef Revival, Inc. CR Acquisition, Inc Legal Information Your privacy is very important
to us. This Privacy Policy discloses how
The Colman Group, Inc. ("TCG") and its affiliates collect, protect, use and
share personal information gathered about you, in conformance with the
applicable law. All personal information
is collected in a fair and non-intrusive manner, with your voluntary
consent. Personal Information is not accessible
to anyone outside the specific function for which it is collected. TCG respects the privacy of employees and job
applicants, customers, agents, and other visitors to our websites who may
choose to provide personal information.
We recognize the need for appropriate protection and management of
personal information that you provide to us.
This Privacy Policy will assist you to understand what types of
information we may collect, how that information may be used, and with whom the
information may be shared. In an effort to comply with
the law, and our commitment to protect your personal information, we provide
the following, which discloses our policies. What type of information do we collect? Personal Information is any information
concerning the personal or material circumstances of an identified or
identifiable individual. An identifiable
person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an
identification number or to one or more factors specific to his physical, physiological,
mental, economic, cultural or social identity. Personal Information shall
include but is not limited to: identifying information such as name, home
address, home telephone number, e-mail address, Social Security number,
financial information and employment-related information such as may be found
on resumes, applications, background verification information, or in employment
references. We will not collect sensitive
Personal Information, except to comply with Affirmative Action data requirements. Sensitive Personal Information can include
but is not limited to: information pertaining to gender, disabilities and
veteran status. Cookies-Internet Users In addition to Personal
Information, we use data collection devises such as "cookies" on certain web
pages to help analyze our web page flow and measure promotional
effectiveness. Cookies are pieces of
information a website sends to an individual¿s hard drive while they are
viewing the website. Cookies allow the
website to remember important information that will make your visit to the site
more useful. We use cookies to help
improve your future visits. If you do
not wish to receive a cookie or if you wish to set your browser to warn you
each time a cookie is being sent, or if you wish to turn off all cookies, use
the options on your browser to assist you.
The "Help" option on your browser may assist you in changing your cookie
preferences. Please note that by turning
cookies off, you will not have access to many features available on our website. Children and Data Collection We care about the safety of
children. We will not knowingly allow
anyone under 13 to provide us any personally identifying information. Children under 13 years of age are required
to obtain the express permission of a parent or guardian before submitting any
Personal Information about themselves (such as their names, e-mail addresses,
and phone numbers) over the Internet. Our Use of Your Information We use your Personal
Information to facilitate the services you request. We have tailored our Privacy Policy to
adequately inform you of the use of your Personal Information. Collection and Use of Employee Personal Information TCG also collects Personal
Information from its employees and applicants (human resource data) in
connection with administration of its Human Resources programs and
functions. These programs and functions
include, but are not limited to: job applications and hiring programs,
compensation and benefit programs, performance appraisals, training, access to TCG
facilities and computer networks, employee profiles, internal intranet employee
directories, Human Resource recordkeeping.
Affirmative Action data, and other employment related purposes. It is the policy of TCG to
keep all past and present employee information private from disclosure to third
parties. There are certain business
related exceptions and they are: 1.
To comply with
county, state or federal agency requests; 2.
Inquiries from
third parties with a signed authorization form the employee to release the
information, except in situations where limited verbal verifications are
acceptable (see below); 3.
Third parties with
which TCG has contractual agreements to assist in administration of company
sponsored benefits. Verifications of Employment Prospective employers, state
agencies, financial institutions, and residential property managers routinely
contact TCG requesting information on a former or current employee¿s work
history and salary. All such requests of
this type shall be referred to and completed on a confidential basis by the
Human Resources Department or Payroll Department. For written verification of
employment requests, information will be provided on the form only when it is
accompanied by an employee¿s signed authorization to release information. The form will be returned directly to the
requesting party and filed as a part of the Human Resources or Payroll
Department¿s confidential records. Medical Information TCG is compliant with federal
HIPPAA regulations and only utilizes information related to the company
sponsored healthcare plan on a "need to know" basis for administration of the
healthcare plan. Collection and Use of Customer Information TCG will not collect customer
Personal Information, unless the customer contacts TCG directly. In order to adequately address a customer¿s
concern, their Personal Information may be shared with the an Agent. Failure to provide necessary information may
prevent TCG from fully addressing any customer concerns. If you are a participant in
the Online system, we ask for contact information, name, shipping address,
phone number, and e-mail address. In the
future, we may use this information to contact you regarding products or
promotions, as well as other products and services, which may be of interest to
you. At any time you may "opt out" of
future contacts by un-subscribing from our database or contacting the Privacy
Officer. Sharing of Personal Information We
may share Personal Information with our service providers, consultants and
affiliates for our internal business purposes.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, TCG will not share Personal
Information with a third party, unless a customer requests, consents to such
disclosure, or disclosure is required or authorized by law. TCG reserves the right to disclose Personal
Information to a third party if a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or
court order legally requires or authorizes us to do so. TCG also reserves the right to disclose
and/or transfer Personal Information to a third party in the event of a
proposed or actual purchase, sale, lease, merger, amalgamation or any other
type of acquisition, disposal, or financing of all or any portion of TCG or of
any of the business or assets or shares of TCG or a division thereof. Our Agents and other service providers are
prohibited from using Personal Information for any purpose other than to
provide assistance. Development Agents
are required to protect Personal Information disclosed by us and to comply with
the general privacy principles described in this Privacy Policy. Storage, Retention and Accuracy of
Personal Information TCG
insures that Personal Information is safeguarded against loss, access, use,
modification, disclosure or other misuse.
All reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure
of your Personal Information. TCG
will retain your Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill
the purpose(s) for which it was collected and to comply with applicable laws,
and your consent to such purpose(s) remains valid after termination of our
relationship with you. We
take all reasonable steps to insure that your Personal Information is accurate,
up-date, complete, relevant and not misleading. TCG may store your Personal Information in its
databases located in the United Stated and/or other countries outside of the Contact Information You
may contact the Privacy Officer to access, correct or delete your Personal
Information. If necessary, the Privacy
Officer will contact another employee to assist in completing your requested
task. If
you have any questions or complaints, please contact the Privacy Officer. The Privacy Officer (CFO) can be reached by
telephone at: (262) 723-8481; by Facsimile at: (262) 723-8481; by email at: privacyofficer@thecolmangroup.com;
or by mail at: The Colman Group, Inc., Links to Non-TCG Web Sites and Third
Parties Please
note that TCG web sites may contain links to other web sites for your
convenience and information. TCG does
not control those sited or their privacy practices, which may differ from www.thecolmangroup.com. TCG¿s privacy policy cannot and does not
apply to external Web areas. We do not
endorse or make any representations about third party web sites. The personal data you choose to give to
unrelated third parties is not covered by the TCG privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policy
of any company or website before submitting your Personal Information. Some third parties may choose to share their
personal data with TCG; than sharing is governed by that third party company¿s
privacy policy. Changes to our Privacy Policy This
Privacy Policy may be amended at any time, without prior notification. |