Privacy Policy
Use of this Web site is subject to all the terms and conditions of this privacy policy, including the provisions regarding change, alteration or modification of this privacy policy. The following discloses our information gathering and disclosure practices for this Web site.
OPEN ACCESS WITH NO INFORMATION REQUIREMENT
To access and make use of the True Source Honey Web site, it is not necessary that you provide any information or complete any registration.
True Source Honey presently has no plans to collect or disseminate personal information from the users of our Web site.
USES OF INFORMATION
From time to time, True Source Honey may gather information about how many users, in the aggregate, visit the Web site for our internal use, however, such statistical information will not personally identify you without your consent. Please be advised that if you contact us by e-mail, we may retain your e-mail address only for purposes of response, follow-up communications and updates. True Source Honey provides users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving certain communications from us. If you prefer to opt-out of receiving certain transmissions, updates or follow-up communications, simply send a request via e-mail to info@truesourcehoney.com.
NO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
True Source Honey does not sell user lists and will not, to the extent feasible, disclose any information pertaining to its users.
The Web site may also contain hyperlinks to other web sites and advertising. The privacy policies of those Web sites and advertisers may differ from that of True Source Honey. Please contact such Web site operator or advertiser directly to determine their privacy policy.
True Source Honey may disclose any information if ultimately required to do so by law or in the belief that such action is reasonably necessary (a) to conform to the requirements of the law or to comply with legal process served on True Source Honey; (b) to protect and defend the legal rights or property of True Source Honey, the Web site or its users; or (c) in an emergency, to protect the safety of its users and/or the public.
COOKIES
We may collect information on what pages you access or visit, including through reliance on "cookies." This information may be used to measure usage, number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. We may use this information to measure usage and improve the content of our site. It is used for internal review only and not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes, without first providing notification to you. Except as expressly provided herein, we shall treat any data or information transmitted to us through this site as non-confidential and non-proprietary.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE PROTECTED
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, True Source Honey will take adequate measures to protect any information acquired by True Source Honey from users by storing it in a secure operating area that is not available to the public. True Source Honey does not, however, use encryption to protect data that you submit to the Web site. Information that you submit travels through the Internet and becomes public information. Accordingly, you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information to True Source Honey via e-mail or otherwise through the Web Site.
TRUE SOURCE HONEY AND MINORS
True Source Honey does not knowingly market the Web site or collect information from minors. If a minor will be using the Web site, it is the legal guardian’s responsibility to instruct such minor not to submit any personal information by way of e-mail or otherwise.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Any questions, comments and/or concerns that you may have regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed to info@truesourcehoney.com.
Honey Fast Facts
- Per capita consumption of honey in America is 1.1 pounds per year.1
Read all Fast Facts » - In 2009, the U.S. produced only about 144 million pounds of the 382 million pounds of honey consumed.2
Read all Fast Facts » - Bee Culture magazine accurately predicted that the 2009 honey crop would be the worst on record.3
Read all Fast Facts » - To make up the difference between U.S. honey production and consumption, we rely on honey from other countries, including Canada, Argentina and Brazil, among other countries.4
Read all Fast Facts » - There are 210,000 beekeepers in the U.S.5
Read all Fast Facts » - A Penn State College of Medicine research team found that a small dose of buckwheat honey given before bedtime provided better relief of nighttime cough and sleep difficulty in children than no treatment or dextromethorphan (DM), a cough suppressant found in many over-the-counter cold medications.6
Read all Fast Facts » - Bees may travel as far as 55,000 miles and visit more than two million flowers to gather enough nectar to make just a pound of honey.7
Read all Fast Facts » - There are more than 300 unique kinds of honey in the United States, originating from such diverse floral sources as Clover, Eucalyptus and Orange Blossoms.8
Read all Fast Facts » - Honey is primarily composed of fructose, glucose and water. It also contains other sugars as well as trace enzymes, minerals, vitamins and amino acids.9
Read all Fast Facts » - Lighter colored honeys are mild in flavor, while darker honeys are usually more robust in flavor.10
Read all Fast Facts » - The color and flavor of honeys differ depending on the nectar source (the blossoms) visited by the honey bees. The color ranges from nearly colorless to dark brown.11
Read all Fast Facts » - Fifty percent of the population buys honey for direct consumption, while 75 percent of the population consumes honey as an ingredient in teas, breads, salad dressings and BBQ sauces, among other food items.12
Read all Fast Facts » - Almost a quarter of the 210 million pounds of honey imported by the United States was from countries who have no existing commercial honey export business.13
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