Privacy statement

CNS Media Privacy Statement

Last updated 27 February 2023

1) About CNS Media and our Privacy Policy

CNS Media is committed to protecting your privacy and providing a safe and secure online environment.

CNS Media is the publisher of The World of Food Ingredients journal, www.foodingredientsfirst.com, www.nutritioninsight.com, www.packaginginsights.com and www.personalcareinsights.com.

This Privacy Policy outlines the privacy practices of CNS Media B.V. (“CNS Media,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Our Privacy Policy applies to any and all platforms and websites owned by CNS Media. Our Privacy Policy explains how we may use your personal information and provides an overview of how we protect your privacy during your visit.

2) Collection of Personal Data

We collect your information in two ways: (1) directly (including personal information like name and email address provided to us by you when you subscribe to our services: The World of Food IngredientsDigital, newsletters (Daily Newsletter, Weekly News Review and Trends and Highlights Mailings), technical papers, webinars, client promotions, videos and Ingredient Focus presentations and (2) indirectly as in when you visit our website, some technical details will automatically be supplied to our computers via your devices, like the IP address, the operating system and the internet browser used). You may have given your prior consent, which you may withdraw at any time (such as for marketing and sales purposes).

The personal information collected (1) directly from you may contain the following details:

Email
Date of contact
Company
Job Title
Location
Name
Professional Interests
Financial Details We do not store any of your financial details. We only hold business invoicing and bank account information as required to process your subscription.

3) Use of Personal Data

We use the collected data in the following ways:

To provide you with our services: The World of Food Ingredients Digital, various newsletters (Daily Newsletter, Weekly News Review and Trends and Highlights Mailings, technical papers, webinars, client promotions, videos and Ingredient Focus presentations.
To enrich our knowledge of your specific interests based on behavior and usage profiling, to provide you with relevant content.
To generate traffic insights to understand how users interact with our platform and how we can improve our services.
To create statistics about the use of our services.
To further protect our products and services against misuse.
To ensure compliance with all the statutory obligations that apply to us.
To save your settings and preferences in order to prevent you from having to re-enter this information.
To contact you, e.g. in the event of sending you a reset password email.

You may be asked to provide your contact details to access free content services such as webinars, technical papers, presentations, etc.. By submitting your contact details, you give consent to be subscribed to the newsletter services of our brand portfolio. Your contact details may also be shared with the sponsor or affiliated companies to these features.

We may record contact details made available in press releases that are shared with our editorial team for future editorial communications. Company representatives specified in press releases may be invited to the newsletter services of our brand portfolio.

Processing your personal data in any other way will only occur if you have given us your unambiguous permission for such additional processing.

4) Marketing Partners and Other Vendors

We may share your information with affiliated companies or third parties, including but not limited to vendors that provide us with the technology to deploy our services.

5) Data Retention

Unless we receive a deletion request, we will retain your information. We only keep your details for as long as necessary for the purpose you submitted them. You can request that we delete your data anytime through subscriptions@cnsmedia.com.

6) International Use of Websites

Our website is managed in part on servers located within the Netherlands but can be accessed online globally. The EU laws for privacy and protection GDPR will be upheld where applicable. We ensure your personal details are protected by our Privacy Policy beyond the boundaries of the EU.

By providing us with your personal details directly or indirectly, you accept the processing of your details according to these guidelines.

7) Cookies

Cookies are unique identifiers that store information about your visit to our websites. A cookie is a small file of information that may report, for example, how you entered our website, how you navigated through the site, the amount of time spent on any given webpage, and what information was of interest to you. We use cookies for tracking purposes and sales optimization. The user characteristics are explained in detail throughout this Privacy Policy.

Most web browsers offer tools/preferences to make website visits anonymous. However, if your browser does not accept cookies from our websites, you may not be able to access, view, or utilize all the websites 'features.

Our websites use Google Analytics, a web analysis service offered by Google Inc. ‘Google ’TM. Google Analytics uses ‘cookies ’to help websites analyze how users are using their sites. The information generated by the cookie, regarding your use of the websites including your IP address, is transferred to Google and stored on the servers located in the United States.

Google uses this information to keep track of how you use the websites, to generate reports on website activity for the website operators, and to offer other services relating to website activity and internet use.

Google may pass this information on to third parties if it is legally required to do so or if third parties process the information on behalf of Google. Google will not link your IP address to any other information in its possession relating to you.

You can refuse the use of cookies via your browser ’s settings or options. However, we would like to remind you that you will not be able to use all the websites 'options. If you don ’t want Google Analytics to keep track of your website visit, you can simply download a tool via: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en, which will block Google Analytics. By using our websites, you consent to the processing of the information by Google, in the manner and for the purposes described here.

8) Your personal data information rights:

At all times, CNS Media will comply with the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to rectification –you can ask that your information be updated or corrected.
Right to be forgotten –you can ask that your information be permanently deleted.
Right of portability –you can ask to have your information transferred to another organization.
Right to object –you may seek to prohibit certain uses of your personal data.
Right of access –you have the right to know what personal data has been collected about you and how it ’s being used.

For any of the above requests regarding your personal details, you can contact our Data Controller at subscriptions@cnsmedia.com. You can request that we delete your data anytime.

9) Third-Party Links and Uses

We may share your information with law enforcement officials or governmental agencies: 1 in response to their request; 2 when permitted or required by law; or 3 to establish our compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, or guidelines.

Our websites may offer links to other websites. Other websites have their terms of use and privacy and security policies. If you choose to visit one of these sites, you should review the policies that govern that particular site. We don 't accept any liability in this regard.

CNS Media B.V. does not authorize or assert the accuracy of information published on its digital and print platforms. If readers make decisions based on the information published on our platforms, they do so at their own risk. CNS Media B.V. does not accept responsibility for decisions made based on the accuracy of information published.

10) Digital Mailing Lists and Content

We offer the following newsletter services, free of charge to our subscribers:

FoodIngredientsFirst.com

–Daily Newsletter, sent Monday to Friday. This newsletter is a summary of the daily news from the food and beverage industry.

–Trend Mailings &Promos sent intermittently. The trend mailing is a free newsletter service created by our editorial team. This can include special reports and industry interviews, featuring trending content, data around new product development launches and market insights. As part of your subscription to the trend mailing list, you will receive promotional messages from third parties. You can unsubscribe from the promos list and continue to receive the trend mailing once per week at any time.

– Weekly News Review, sent every Friday. This newsletter is a summary of the week 's news from the food and beverage industry.