REVISED: April 24, 2023
Welcome to Baker Commodities, Inc. and its affiliates, including B.C. Drain Service, Inc., Island Pumping & Services, Inc., One More Time, Inc., New Leaf Biofuel, LLC, MMI Tank & Industrial Services, Inc., Baker Cold Storage, Inc., Baker Property Investments, LLC, (“Baker” “we” or “us”) Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). Please note that Baker also is doing business as Island Commodities and Western Mass. Rendering Co. This Privacy Policy is important and affects your legal rights, so please read carefully.
By accessing or using www.bakercommodities.com, any of its affiliate sites, and various related websites and services (collectively, the “Baker Services”), you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and all of the terms incorporated herein by reference. By using the Baker Services and/or submitting or collecting any personal data via the Baker Services, you accept and expressly consent and agree to our practices surrounding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy also applies to personal information related to business to business (B2B) relationships. If you do not consent and agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you cannot, and we do not authorize you to, access, browse, or use the Baker Services.
Our processing of personal information, such as your name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number, will be undertaken consistent with the requirements of applicable privacy laws.
2.1 Personal Information We Collect Directly from You
We receive personal information as described to you at the point of collection, pursuant to your consent, and/or when you voluntarily provide us with personal information, including:
(1) individual information (such as your e-mail address and phone number);
(2) company information (such as your company’s address); and
(3) other identifying information that you voluntarily choose to provide to us, including without limitation unique identifiers such as passwords, and personal information in messages you send to us.
As part of our efforts to keep our employees and customers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, we may also collect certain medical information from our customers, including some or all of the following: experiences with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and bodily temperature readings and/or thermal scans. This medical information will be collected by Baker employees, will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in any way that identifies you unless we are otherwise required to disclose the information based upon applicable U.S. State or Federal laws. While we understand the sensitive nature of this information, refusal to provide such information may result in our denial of services to you and/or other restrictions being placed upon your account. We appreciate your understanding.
We may also collect additional information, which may be personal information, as otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.
2.2 Information We Automatically Collect When You Use Our Site
In order to access and use certain areas or features of the Baker Services, you consent to our collection and use of certain information about your use of the Baker Services through the use of tracking technologies or by other passive means. Your consent to our access and use of this “passively collected” information includes, but is not limited to, the domain name of the website that allowed you to navigate to the Baker Services, search engines used, the internet protocol (IP) address used, the length of time spent on the Baker Services, the pages you looked at on the Baker Services, other webpages you visited before and after visiting the Baker Services, the type of device and/or internet browser you have, the frequency of your visits to the Baker Services, and other relevant statistics (collectively “Traffic Data”).
We collect information (including personal information and Traffic Data) when you use and interact with the Baker Services, and in some cases from third party sources. Such means of collection include:
4.1. Tracking Tools
We may use tools outlined below in order to provide the Baker Services, advertise to, and better understand users.
4.2. Behavioral Advertising
We may use a type of advertising commonly known as interest-based or online behavioral advertising. This means that some of our partners use Tracking Tools to collect information about a user’s online activities to display Baker ads to the user based on the user’s interests (“Behavioral Advertising”). Our partners may include third-party advertisers and other third-party service providers, and such partners may collect information when you use the Baker Services, such as IP address, mobile device ID, operating system, and demographic information. These Tracking Tools help Baker learn more about our users’ demographics and Internet behaviors.
4.3. Options for Opting out of Cookies and Mobile Device Identifiers
If we process Cookies based on your consent (as indicated at the time of collection of such data), you have the right to withdraw your consent at any point in time by contacting us at info@bakercommodities.com. Please note, if you exercise this right, you may have to provide your consent on a case-by-case basis to enable you to utilize some or all of the Baker Services. Baker utilizes a third-party consent management tool, Osano, to obtain your consent respecting cookies. When you provide consent, Osano catalogs that information. If you later change your mind, you can submit a Data Subject Access Request to Osano to request deletion of your information. For additional information, review Osano’s privacy policy available at https://www.osano.com/legal/privacy.
You may be able to reject Cookies and/or mobile device identifiers by activating the appropriate setting on your browser or device. Although you are not required to accept Baker’s Cookies or mobile device identifiers, if you block or reject them, you may not have access to all features available through the Baker Services.
This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of Cookies and other Tracking Tools by any third parties, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third party. Please be aware that some third-party Cookies can continue to track your activities online even after you have left the Baker Services.
We may use, sell or share information (including information that has been de-identified and/or aggregated) to better understand who uses the Baker Services and how we can deliver a better user experience. We use information, including personal information, to provide the Baker Services and to help improve the Baker Services, to develop new services, and to advertise our services. Specifically, such use may include:
By providing your e-mail and/or phone number and checking a box, clicking the “complete” button, or some other affirmative act, you are consenting to receive e-mails and/or calls and text messages, including live, prerecorded, and/or automated calls and messages, to that email or phone number. After signing up, you will receive a confirmation e-mail or text message from Baker on your mobile number. This agreement is not entered into as a term or requirement of any purchase or promotion. Normal message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary. Neither we nor the participating carriers guarantee that messages will be delivered. We may discontinue these programs at any time without notice.
In certain circumstances, and in order to perform the Baker Services, we may share certain information about you as described in this section:
We have collected the following categories of sensitive personal information from consumers within the last twelve months:
We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes other than those specified in the CCPA/CPRA and we do not use this information to draw inferences about consumers.
We maintain physical, electronic and organizational safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. With regard to information that you transfer to us through one of the Baker websites or Baker mobile apps, please be aware that no data transmission over the Internet or a wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, Baker cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit on or through the Baker websites or Baker mobile apps and you do so at your own risk.
9.1 Information You Provide
You can choose whether or not to provide personal information through the Baker Services. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights relating to your personal information and will not (i) deny you goods or services, (ii) provide you with a different level or quality of services, or (iii) charge you different prices for services for doing so.
9.2 California Privacy Rights
In the preceding 12 months, we collected and disclosed for a business purpose the following categories of personal information about California consumers:
| Category | Examples | Collected? | Categories of Recipients |
| Identifiers | Name, address, e-mail address, IP address | Yes | i.e., Organizations providing services to Baker; governmental bodies (for example, in response to subpoenas, pursuant to regulator requests or pursuant to state health or other regulatory requirements) |
| Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute | Name, professional-related information; and employment-related information | Yes | i.e., Organizations providing services to Baker |
| Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law | Name, age, citizenship, nationality, ancestry, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, proof of eligibility to work | Yes | i.e., Organizations providing services to Baker; governmental bodies (for example, in response to subpoenas, pursuant to regulator requests or pursuant to state health or other regulatory requirements) |
| Commercial information | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | Yes | i.e., Organizations providing services to Baker; governmental bodies (for example, in response to subpoenas, pursuant to regulator requests or pursuant to state health or other regulatory requirements) |
| Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with the Baker Services | Yes | i.e., Organizations providing services to Baker |
| Geolocation data | Location and movement data | Yes | i.e., Organizations providing services to Baker |
| Professional or employment-related information | Proof of eligibility to work, resumé, other professional-related information and employment-related information | Yes | None |
| Biometric information | Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. | No | |
| Non-Public Education Information | Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records | No | |
| Inferences from the foregoing | Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. | Yes | i.e., Organizations providing services to Baker; digital advertising providers |
Purposes for Collection, Use, and Sharing. We use and disclose the personal information we collect for our commercial purposes, as further described in this Privacy Policy, including for our business purposes with our partners and service providers as follows:
Sales or Sharing of Personal Information
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have not sold or shared for cross-contextual behavioral advertising the above g categories of information.
We disclose your personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:
Data Retention
Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, we will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, as required to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting obligations, or as necessary to resolve disputes. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider our statutory obligations, the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes we process your personal data for, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.
Under some circumstances we may anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you. We reserve the right to use such anonymous and de-identified data for any legitimate business purpose without further notice to you or your consent.
Your Rights and Choices
The CCPA/CPRA provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your CCPA/CPRA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:
Right to Correct
You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information regarding the information you provide us.
Do Not Sell or Share My Information
If you qualify under applicable law, you have the right to opt out of sale of your personal information to a third party or to opt out of sharing of your personal information for cross contextual behavioral advertising. Please note that this does not stop us from distributing this information within our organization across business units. Additionally, your right to opt out does not stop all transfers to third parties as we can continue to provide your personal information to our service providers pursuant to a written contract that meets requirements within the CCPA/CPRA. Furthermore, we can continue to provide data that does not meet the definition of personal information.
This right to opt out applies to all California consumers ages 16 or older and may be exercised at any time. We will honor all such requests unless you subsequently decide to opt-in to the sale of your personal information.
The sale of personal information does not include if you direct us to interact with a third party, any third party alerts that you have opted out of, the sharing of information is necessary to perform a business purpose and meets the other conditions specified, or the information is transferred as part of an asset in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other change of control event.
If you wish to exercise your right to opt out, please submit a request via E-Mail: info@bakercommodities.com or phone: 855-422-5370
We will honor your request for twelve (12) months before we ask you to opt-in to the sale of your personal information.
Right to Access Information on Automated Decision-Making
You have the right to access information collected through automated decision-making and the explanation behind our collection. Additionally, you can opt-out of our use of automated decision-making related to your performance, health, behavior, reliability and location/movement.
Deletion Request Rights
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:
Exercising Access, Data Portability, Correction and Deletion Rights
To exercise the access, data portability, opt out, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us in one of the following ways:
By E-Mail: info@bakercommodities.com
By phone: 855-422-5370
Or contact us in writing at:
Baker Commodities, Inc.
ATTN: Legal Department
4020 Bandini Blvd
Vernon, CA 90058
Only you or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
Response Timing and Format
We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that account. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request’s receipt. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
We retain personal information about you for as long as necessary to provide you the Baker Services. In some cases, we retain personal information for longer, if doing so is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law. Afterwards, we retain some information in a de-identified and/or aggregated form but not in a way that would identify you personally.
The Baker Services are not intended for use by children. Individuals under the age of 18 may not use the Baker Services. Baker does not knowingly collect any information from children. If you are under 18, do not attempt to register for the Baker Services or send us any personal information. By accessing, using and/or submitting information through the Baker Services, you represent that you are not younger than 18 and that you have authority to do so. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor child, you may, in compliance with this Privacy Policy, use the Baker Services on behalf of such minor child. Information you provide through the Baker Services on behalf of a minor child will be treated as personal information as provided herein. If you use the Baker Services on behalf of another person, regardless of age, you represent and warrant that you have authority to do so.
The Baker Services may contain links or content from third party websites. A link or content from a third-party website does not mean we endorse that website, the accuracy of information presented, or the persons or entities associated with that website. If you visit a third-party website, you are subject to the privacy policy of the applicable third party and we are not responsible for the policies and/or practices of any third party. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your information to others.
The effective date of this Privacy Policy is set forth at the top of this webpage. We will notify you of any material change by posting notice on this webpage. Your continued use of the Baker Services after the effective date of any amendment to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. Any amended Privacy Policy supersedes all previous versions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO FUTURE CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST STOP USING THE BAKER SERVICES AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH CHANGES.
By visiting this website or providing the Company with personal information, you agree to receiving communications by electronic means or other method at the sole discretion of the Company.
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, the ways in which we collect and uses your information described int his policy your choices and rights regarding such use, or wish to exercise your rights under California law, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@bakercommodities.com or by calling 855-422-5370, or contact us in writing at:
Baker Commodities, Inc.
Attn: Legal Department
4020 Bandini Blvd
Vernon, CA 90058
