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Terms & Conditions 

This Notice forms part of the terms of use for our Sites, our Services, and other agreement(s) into which this Notice is incorporated by reference. Please note that different privacy notices or in some cases, Supplemental Notices (See Privacy Policy for more terms or conditions) or other Additional Terms may be applicable to certain Services. This Notice does not apply to our intellectual property, including any data or content, that we own or license from third parties, nor does it apply to data which is publicly available, except as otherwise described herein.

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1. DEFINITIONS

  • “Additional Terms” refers to the terms, conditions, and obligations of other agreements in which this Notice is incorporated by reference. Such agreements may include, but are not limited to, service agreements, terms-of-use documents, end-user license agreements, subaward agreements, or purchase terms, which govern the use of our Sites, use of our Services, or our other formal interactions.

  • “Affiliated Entity” refers to any entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with HMI, where “control” means beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or securities or the ability otherwise to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing authority.

  • “HMI,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Holistic Management International.

  • “Notice” refers to this privacy notice.

  • “Personal Information” refers to information that can be used to identify you personally, alone or in combination with other information available to us. Examples of Personal Information include, but are not limited to, your name, physical address, and e-mail address and/or various other types of information we collect and process as described in Paragraph 4 below.

  • “Site” refers to any of our websites, including those on which this Notice is posted or linked.

  • “Services,” refers to, but is not limited to, our various Sites, mobile applications, agricultural technology tools, portals, platforms, programs, HMI programs (including educational events or products and/or research) and/or other services and activities. “Services” may further include HMI’s receipt and acceptance of charitable donations and contributions in exchange for timely acknowledgment of such donations or contributions in accordance with Internal Revenue Service requirements. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Services shall be subject to this Notice.

  • “User-Generated Content” means any observations, commentary, dialogue, or information you create or own that you post or otherwise provide to us (i) regarding our Services or (ii) for the purpose of sharing such content, knowing that we may share it publicly through one of our Services or otherwise make such content publicly available.

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2. OWNERSHIP/YOUR CONSENT

You are the owner of the information that you or another authorized party provide(s) to us or that is collected from your ranch or other property. HMI recognizes that your ownership gives you the right to share, download, and restrict your information. By providing, uploading (or authorizing the upload), or sharing of information with HMI, you represent that you are the owner of such information (or otherwise authorized to upload or share the information with HMI). You shall not provide or share information with HMI unless you are (i) the owner or (ii) authorized by the owner to do so. Further, by using any of our Services, you are consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of information as set forth in this Notice. If you do not agree to be bound by this Notice, you may not continue to access or use our Services.

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3. CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The information we collect (and the sources from which we collect it) depends on what you do when using our Services. The following list includes, but is not limited to, the categories of information we collect, and the sources from which we collect such information. Some of these categories may include Personal Information.

When you use our Services, we, our third-party partners, or our third-party service providers may collect the following categories of information:

  • Audio/Visual data, including, but not limited to, recordings and images of you collected by our photographers when you visit our events, images of your property collected for consultation or in furtherance of research, as well as audio files and records, such as voice mails, recordings of our educational events, and the like;

  • Donor, Contributor or Philanthropic Partner data, including, but not limited to, giving history and preferences, estate planning information, real estate or other asset ownership, and connection or relationship to HMI;      

  • Employment data, such as information you provide in relation to your place of employment or, if applicable, related to your employees;

  • Event/Program registration information, such as information you provide when filling in e-registration forms or surveys related to our various Services;

  • Financial information, such as your credit card or other financial account information for the purpose of facilitating your purchase of Services, donation, or contribution;

  • Inference data, including, but not limited to, information used to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, market segments, likes, favorites and other data or analytics provided about you or your account by social media companies or data aggregators, including household data such as income, marital status, number of children, occupation, the Services you use or intend to participate in, use, or purchase, and your interests;

  • Identity data, such as your name, e-mail address, fax number, mailing address, physical address, or phone numbers;

  • Location data, such as data obtained from GPS when you have certain Services (e.g., mobile application) activated on your mobile device or data obtained from instrumentation taking ecological or weather data from your property in furtherance of research and/or monitoring activities;

  • Marketing and communications data, including, but not limited to, your marketing preferences and your subscriptions to or permissions to receive our publications, emails, and SMS messaging;

  • Ranch/Production/Ecosystem data, including, but not limited to, (i) ranch management data (such as data related to land boundaries, soil types, production and soil health, climate and weather data, wildlife activity, ecosystem data, animal health and herd data) and (ii) other related financial or production data (such as data related to your financial goals, agricultural and agronomic practices, production performance, revenue, pricing data, government program participation, expenses, profits, and related operational data);

  • Recruitment data, such as information you submit in connection with a job application or inquiry;

  • Registration data, such as information you provide when you register for an account to use one of our Services, including your encrypted account usernames and passwords (please note that if you permit a third party to create your account for you, we may collect the registration data from that third party);

  • Transaction data, including, but not limited to, your inquiries, your donations, and/or your orders for our Services and details of financial transactions to or from you; and

  • Your feedback, such as feedback from you about our Services.

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In addition to the above, when you use any of our Services, we may automatically collect the following categories of information:

  • Usage data, including, but not limited to, information about how you participate in our Services, what pages you view, the number of bytes transferred, the links you click, the materials you access, the date and time you access the Services, the website from which you linked to one of our Sites and other actions taken within the Site(s) or Services; and

  • Technical data, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your device ID, your browser type, capabilities, language, and your operating system. An “IP address” is a unique identifier that is automatically assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet. It is used to identify your computer’s “location” in cyberspace, so that the information you request can be delivered to you.

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We may collect the above categories of information from any of the following sources:

  • Information You Volunteer. We collect information you and others knowingly and voluntarily provide when you use our Services or otherwise interact with us. For example, we collect the Personal Information you provide when you subscribe to one of our newsletters or alert services, review, or comment on one of our products, or contact us with questions. If you post any User-Generated Content to our Services, please note that it may be visible to other users of our Services, and it must comply with our terms outlined in Section 4 below, as well as any Additional Terms. We may also collect information you volunteer if you enter into an agreement with us, such as to provide us with products or services (e.g., if you have entered a contract to provide us with services or products, we would collect your tax ID number and bank account information to facilitate your payment).

  • Information Provided by Partners. In some circumstances, either you or HMI may have a relationship with a third party who provides us information about you. For example, if you are a ranch employee and your employer registers you for one of our Services, your employer may provide us information about you in connection with that Service.

  • Service Providers, Aggregators, and Advertisers. We may receive Personal Information and other data from various individuals or entities that provide services on our behalf, including but not limited to ad networks, behavioral advertising vendors, market research, and similar companies that provide us with additional Personal Information as well as Inference data.

  • Social Media Companies. We receive data from social media companies that may transfer Personal Information to us when you register for one of our Services or interact with that social media company on or in connection with our Services (e.g., events, products, or programs).

  • Data We Create and Infer. We, in combination with others operating on our behalf, create and infer Personal Information (such as Inference data) or aggregate data based on our observations or analysis of other Personal Information processed under this Notice or Supplemental Notices. We may correlate this data with other data we process from/about you. We may combine any Personal Information (or other information) about you that we receive from you, from any Affiliated Entity, and from third parties.

  • Information Sent to Us by Your Web Browser. We collect information that is sent to us automatically by your Web browser. Please check your browser if you want to learn what information your browser sends or how to change your settings.

  • Information Sent to Us by Mobile Applications. If you have one of our mobile applications installed on your mobile device, we will collect information regarding the mobile device on which you install the application, as well as your registration data if you register for the application. If necessary for the Services provided, we may, subject to notification or consent, if required by state or U.S. law, track the location of your device, and other data you may scan or log into the mobile application as well as information relating to your use of the mobile application.

  • Cookies and Other Technologies. We use “cookies” and other technologies to collect information and support certain features of our Services. For example, we may use cookies and other technologies to:

    • Collect information about the ways visitors use our Services, for example, which pages they visit, which links they use, and how long they stay on any given page;

    • Support the features and functionality of our Services, for example, to save you the trouble of reentering information already in our database or to prompt the settings you established on previous visits; and

    • Personalize your experience when you use our Services.

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In addition to the cookies and similar technologies we use, our partners or third-party service providers may also use cookies and similar technologies. For example, our partners may deliver cookies through our Services that allow them to recognize you in future Web sessions as someone who has expressed an interest in that Service or in our other Services. Likewise, links in e-mails sent to you by our partners or third-party service providers may be designed so that we can identify recipients who click on them and/or measure the effectiveness of an e-mail campaign.

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Generally, if you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not required to accept cookies when you visit our Site(s), you may be unable to use all of the functionality of our Site(s) (or some of our other Services) if your browser rejects our cookies.

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