PRIVACY POLICY
Updated & Effective February 15, 2023
At Messick Farm Equipment (“Messicks”) we are strongly committed to protecting your privacy. This commitment exists throughout the lifecycle of your personal data.
This Privacy Policy applies to Messicks current or future websites, mobile applications, or other circumstances where your information is needed in order to provide information, services or products that has been requested by you, (collectively, “Site”). This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you, or that you may voluntarily provide, and our practices for collecting and using that information.
By using the Site, you are consenting to the data practices described in this policy. We reserve the right to periodically change the terms of this Privacy Policy, posting the updated version of our process related to collection, use and disclosure of information on the Site.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Messicks collects both Personal Information and Anonymous Information.
Personal information refers to personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number, and billing and payment information. If you provide personally identifiable information to obtain information, services, or products from us, we will collect and store that personal data.
Messicks also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, including such information as ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected, that can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, referring web site addresses, and device types.
Messicks uses this information to operate our Site, maintain the quality of it, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Site.
Messicks encourages you to review the privacy statements of any web sites you use to link to or from Messicks, so that you are aware of how those web sites collect, use, and share your information. Messicks is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on web sites outside of Messicks.
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Messicks collects and uses your personal information to operate the Site and deliver the services and information you have requested. If provided to Messicks, we may use your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, or other data to communicate with you. If Messicks sends you a marketing e-mail, newsletter, or other communication, that communication will include a link allowing you to opt-out of receiving future Messicks communications.
Messicks does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. We 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 Messicks, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Messicks does not collect or use sensitive personal information, such as race or religion.
Messicks will track the web sites and pages our customers visit within the Site, to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the Site to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Messicks’ Site will only disclose your personal information, without notice, in connection with a court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as required by law.
USE OF COOKIES
The Site uses "cookies" to create a more personalized online experience for you. 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. These are unique to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
The primary purposes that cookies serve is to provide a convenience feature that saves you time when visiting the Site and allows you to customize your experience.
You can accept or decline cookies through your web browser. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Site.
SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Messicks takes all reasonable industry standard precautions to keep the Site, its systems, and your personal information from being made available to unauthorized persons or entities. When personal information (such as name, email, and phone number) is transmitted to the Site, it is protected using encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Despite instituting these standards, we cannot provide absolute assurances that the contents of messages and any confidential information you chose to send to us will be secure.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We will never knowingly ask for or collect information from children. No part of the Site is intended to attract anyone under the age of 18. If you believe that we may have unknowingly collected personal information from a child through the Site, please contact us immediately at info@messicks.com , so that we can delete any such information.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
Messick Farm Equipment may occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback as well as maintain compliance with changing laws and regulations. Messicks encourages all our customers to periodically review this Privacy Policy.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Messick Farm Equipment welcomes your comments and questions regarding our Privacy Policy. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@messicks.com . Messicks will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide a prompt response and determine and remedy the issue
