Privacy Statement and Disclaimer

1. The Flax Lignan Information Bureau (FLIB) respects the privacy of every individual who visits our website or responds to our interactive advertisements. This Privacy Statement outlines the information FLIB will collect and how we will use that information.
2. The FLIB will not collect your name, e-mail address, or any other personal information unless voluntarily provided by you after you are informed about the potential use of such information. The FLIB does not collect any personal information from you unless you explicitly and intentionally provide it.
3. Collection, retention, and use of personal information about site visitors may occur if you choose to interact with the FLIB website, for example, to register or participate in one of the FLIB’s services. Depending on the type of product or service that you request, you may be asked to provide different personal information. The FLIB may require your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and/or other identifying information. For a listing of the type of personal information collected, please refer to the appropriate online form.
4. Personal information about a visitor's access and navigation, and personal information volunteered by you as part of a survey, may be used by the FLIB to improve the site but should not be shared with or sold to other organizations for commercial purposes without your expressed permission.
5. The FLIB will use e-mail addresses voluntarily provided by site visitors to notify them about opting in to receiving updates, products, services, activities, or upcoming events from the FLIB or affiliated entities. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails from the FLIB you should not register. You have the possibility to opt out of receiving such information at any time.
6. The FLIB may also occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, including, but not limited to, packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, answering customer questions about products or services, sending postal mail and processing event registration. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
7. The FLIB may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process served on the FLIB, or (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the FLIB.
8. Non-identifiable Web site visitor data may be collected and used in aggregate to help shape and direct the creation and maintenance of content and to determine the type of advertisement to be seen by site visitors while on the FLIB site.
9. A cookie is a small file stored on the site user's computer or Web server and is used to aid Web page navigation. The FLIB does not use cookies. 
10. The FLIB may use your personal information collected via the Web site (except for email address information which use is outlined above) for the following purposes:

• Register you in programs.
• Answer your e-mails.
• Send information you request.
• Send and process surveys.
• Ensure the site is relevant to your needs.
• Deliver FLIB services such as newsletters, meetings or events.
• Notify you about new products/services special offers, upgrades and other related information from the FLIB.

E-mail messages may not be secure. You should be careful when sending confidential information by e-mail. If you send an e-mail you accept the risk that a third party may intercept e-mail messages.