TAURA Natural Ingredients, hereafter referred to as TAURA, collects and uses personal data from visitors of our websites in accordance with the following statement (“Privacy Statement”). The Privacy Statement does not apply to any data TAURA collects offline or through web or mobile sites that do not link to this Privacy Statement.

Types of Data Collection

If a user (“you”) sends a request through our website or through third parties’ facilitated software, you will know what information you provide because you will actively submit it to us. For example, if you request ingredients and/or samples, register for e-mail alerts or webcasts, or if you receive commercial documentation from TAURA, either via an TAURA website or through third parties’ facilitated software, to enable the fulfillment of the request you will provide information such as your name, title, company, address, country, phone, fax, and/or e-mail.

TAURA automatically receives certain information from your computer or mobile device, including but not limited to the activities you perform on our sites, or the activities you perform through third parties’ facilitated software, the type of hardware and software you are using (for example, your operating system or browser), information stored in cookies, IP address, access times, the web pages from which you came, the regions from which you navigate the web page, and the web page(s) you access (as applicable).

TAURA uses tracking technology (“cookies”) on the TAURA website or through third parties’ facilitated software, to customize and improve the site and for certain additional purposes including analysis of what information you are accessing or downloading and how you are interacting with that information after the download is completed. Please refer to the TAURA Cookie Policy for details of the types of cookies TAURA uses and the purposes for which the cookies and the data collected through them are used.

Purposes of Data Collection

TAURA collects personal data through our sites or via third parties’ facilitated software to provide, customize and improve the functionality of the site, to provide you e-mail alerts, access to webcasts or other services, fulfil sample requests or contractual obligations, and to communicate with you via phone, fax, standard mail, and/or e-mail. By providing this information, you consent to such collection and use of the provided data. If you send a request but choose not to be added to the TAURA mailing list, we will only contact you for matters pertaining to your request(s).

Sharing Personal Data

TAURA may share your personal data:
• with your consent;
• to comply with relevant laws, regulatory requirements and to respond to lawful requests, court order and legal process;
• to protect and defend the rights or property of us or third parties, including enforcing agreements, policies and terms of use;
• in an emergency, including to protect the safety of our employees or any person;
• in connection with investigating and preventing fraud; and
• for purposes of a business deal involving sale or transfer of all or part of our business or assets (e.g. merger, financing, acquisition, bankruptcy transaction or proceeding).
• TAURA also shares your personal data with our affiliates, agents, contractors, and service providers in order to assist us in conducting our business.

Security

No data transmission over the internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secured. As a result, while TAURA strives to protect your personal data through implementation of security measures, TAURA cannot warrant the security of any information you transmit to TAURA.

Information Storage and International Transfers

TAURA and its service providers process and store your personal data on servers around the world, including in the United States.

Visiting the Site

Visiting our site is voluntary. If you do not want us to collect and process your personal data, you are advised not to visit this site. If you choose to do so, you should not provide any confidential information to TAURA through this site, and TAURA shall take no responsibility whatsoever as to possible damages users might suffer in that respect.

Contact

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time, at our sole discretion. If you have any questions about our Privacy Statement, please contact TAURA by e-mail at accounts-EU@tauraurc.com or by mail addressed to Taura Natural Ingredients, F.A.O Finance Department, I.Z. 3 ‘De Heze’, Lammerdries-oost 30, 2250 Olen, Belgium, Europe.

 
Our Cookie Policy

SETTINGS OF COOKIES

TAURA use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files of information, stored on your computer that enable the analysis of website use. The cookies used on our web servers are mostly session cookies which are automatically deleted from your hard drive once the browser session has come to an end. Other cookies reside on your computer system and help us to recognize your computer when you next visit our sites (permanent cookies). This information is used to assess your use of the website, to compile reports about website activity for website operators and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

Cookies help to improve our websites and to deliver a better and more personalized service:
• To estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
• To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customize our websites according to your individual interests.
• To speed up your searches.
• To recognize you when you return to our websites.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by changing your browser settings, though in this case you may not be able to use all the features on our websites. By using the TAURA website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Information on deleting or controlling cookies is available at www.AboutCookies.org.


Analytics and customization cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in identifiable or aggregate form to help us understand how our Online Properties are being used, the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, or to help us customize our Online Properties for you.

The following third parties use cookies on Online Properties:

• AdWords
• Twitter
• Google Tag Manager
• Google Analytics & AMP Client ID
• Hubspot

How to refuse:

You can prevent the storage of cookies by changing your browser settings, via the Help menu. Step-by-step information per brower is available below, in the section How to disable cookies in your browser.

Web Tracking Tool

The TAURA website use web tracking tools to collect and save data in an anonymous form exclusively for the purposes of optimization. This data is not used to personally identify the website user, nor will any personal data will be saved. The user's IP address is disguised and does not allow for any conclusions regarding the identity of the website visitor.

Google Analytics 

The TAURA website use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyze how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using an TAURA website that uses Google Analytics, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

You can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Please note that the TAURA website uses Google Analytics with the setting “anonymizeIp”. This guarantees anonymized data collection by masking the last part of your IP address. Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/

TAURA’s servers automatically collect data about your server’s internet address when you visit us. This information, known as an Internet Protocol address, or IP Address, is a number that’s automatically assigned to your computer by your internet service provider whenever you’re on the internet. When you request pages from an TAURA site, our servers may log your IP Address and sometimes your domain name. Our servers may also record the referring page that linked you to us (e.g., another website or a search engine); the pages you visit on our sites; the website you visit after our sites; the ads you see and/or click on; other information about the type of web browser, computer, platform, related software and settings you are using; any search terms you have entered on our sites or a referral site; and other web usage activity and data logged by our web servers. We use this information for internal system administration, to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our sites. Such information may also be used to gather broad demographic information, such as country of origin and internet service provider. Any or all of activities with regard to our site usage information may be performed on our behalf by our services providers.

Guideline for users to opt-out

How to disable cookies in your browser.
Here's how to prevent new cookies from being installed and how to delete existing cookies. The exact procedure depends on which browser you are using.

Internet Explorer
• To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies
Firefox
• To prevent new cookies from being installed:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
• To delete existing cookies:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
Google Chrome
• To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Safari
• To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471

RIGHT TO MODIFY POLICY
TAURA reserves the right to amend, modify or discontinue this Policy at any time, for any reason.

Last updated 24 June, 2019.