A. General
1. This document describes Granot’s Privacy Policy, which governs Granot’s Website. The Granot Website is operated by Granot Ltd. (No. 5770004440, Hefer Mobile Post; hereinafter: the “Website” and the “Cooperative,” respectively). The purpose of this document is to clarify and explain the privacy policy that governs the use of this Website and of information disclosed to the Cooperative by Website users or collected by the Cooperative through the Website.
2. This Policy does not apply to information that is expressly excluded from the scope of the Policy, including in the framework of the Website’s Terms & Conditions, unless otherwise expressly stated.
3. The Privacy Policy and the Website Terms and Conditions (hereinafter: the “Terms and Conditions” or the “Terms of Use”) should be read before the Website is used and before any personal information is furnished through the Website. This document constitutes part of the Website’s Terms & Conditions, and should be read in conjunction therewith.
4. Use of this Website is contingent upon the user’s consent to this Policy and the Terms of Use. By using and viewing the Website and/or providing information thereon, the user confirms that they have read and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.
5. The Cooperative may – at its sole discretion – amend the provisions of this document and/or the Terms and Conditions and/or those of any other document that replaces or supplements them in connection with the Website’s Terms of Use. Users are requested to refer to this page from time to time in order to read its current Terms and Conditions.
6. It is hereby clarified that words in this document importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and vice versa. Moreover, words importing the singular shall also include the plural and vice versa, as the case may be.
7. Section headings in these Terms & Conditions are solely intended for convenience and ease of reference.
8. Any reference in this document to the “Cooperative” shall include Cooperative, the Website’s operators and administrators, and any representative thereof.
B. Data gathering and purposes
9. The Cooperative may collect and retain any information about Website users that was furnished by them or that was collected by the Cooperative as a result of and/or in connection with their use of the Website. There are two types of such information:
9.1. “Active Information” – information (such as names, addresses, emails, telephone numbers, etc.) that are disclosed by users for various purposes (registration and/or services rendered through the Website, online purchases, direct messages, customer services, etc.).
While viewing or using the Website, certain content and/or services may occasionally require a registration process that entails the disclosure of personal information. It is hereby clarified that users are not obligated (under applicable law or otherwise) to disclose such information or any other information to the Cooperative, although failure to disclose them could limit the viewing and/or use of the Website and/or any part thereof.
9.2. “Passive Information” – information that is collected without being actively disclosed by users (e.g.: browser types, user IP addresses, preferred websites and contents, device locations, and other anonymous information about the access to the Website, and more). This information is collected for such purposes as statistical data gathering, the Website’s management, the improvement of services rendered on the Website, and so on.
In this context, it is hereby clarified that the Website might include and/or make use of software programs and/or identification and/or monitoring technologies, e.g., cookies. These software programs and applications enable the Website to collect information about users (such as their personal preferences), inter alia for the purpose of the Website’s proper operation, its customization (tailored to user preferences), improved services, the authentication of information furnished through the Website, data security, and so on. The use of these applications is occasionally contingent upon the user’s consent, but it is hereby clarified that such consent is not always sought. It should be noted that the use of the aforementioned programs can occasionally be blocked (or removed from the user’s hard drive, in case they are saved thereon) through the web browser. However, the Cooperative is not responsible for and/or does not control any of the above, and users who wish to do so should examine the options available through their web browsers. In any event, please note that deleting cookies or discontinuing their use could prevent or limit the access to the Website and/or any part thereof.
10. The Cooperative may collect and retain any such information (both active and passive) in any manner and for any period of time at its sole discretion. It is hereby clarified that the Cooperative may collect personal information of users and unidentified information, inter alia to provide products or services, improve the Website and its user experience, improve the Cooperative’s products and services, manage customer relations, market and advertise the Cooperative’s products, engage in statistical and computational processing and analyses, etc. Moreover, it is hereby clarified that the Cooperative may include such gathered information in its databases.
11. It should be emphasized that the disclosure of information is contingent upon the user’s consent and wishes, and users are not obligated (under applicable law or otherwise) to disclose any information. Users may refrain from filling the fields intended for the aforementioned information and/or any part thereof (however, as stated, the viewing and retention of data on the Website is contingent upon the disclosure of certain information).
C. Use of Information
12. The use of information gathered by the Cooperative as stated above will be made to manage and improve services and the relationship with Website users, and to manage and operate the Website, including, inter alia, for the following purposes:
• Managing the Website and the Cooperative’s operations;
• Contacting and informing users;
• Responses to questions that pertain to the Website and/or services rendered thereon;
• Marketing and advertising that pertain to the Cooperative and to third parties, both on the Website and through other platforms;
• Compliance with legal requirements and the provisions promulgated by competent agencies;
• The protection of the legal interests and/or other legitimate interests of the Cooperative and/or related corporation;
• Improving the service, functionality and user experience of the Website, including statistical and computational processing and analyses, and resolving malfunctions and/or failures;
• Customization of the website and/or any user content.
D. Transfer of information to third parties
13. The information disclosed to the Cooperative by users and/or collected by the Cooperative in the framework of and/or as a result of the use of the Website will be retained in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and the provisions of applicable law. This information will be retained in the Cooperative’s databases at its discretion, and it will not be furnished to third parties other than the Cooperative’s related corporations, business partners and/or parties that furnish the Cooperative or the representatives thereof with services.
14. Notwithstanding the above, the Cooperative may furnish third parties with information disclosed to it by users or gathered by it in the framework and/or as a result of the use of the Website, including personal information (names, telephone numbers, email addresses, etc.) without the User’s consent in the following cases:
• The Cooperative believes that the information’s disclosure is needed to prevent damage to users or third parties.
• The information’s disclosure is required under applicable law and/or judicial orders and/or the provisions promulgated by a competent agency.
• If a user breaches the Website’s Terms of Use or engages in illegal activities (including attempts to engage in such activities).
• In case of a legal dispute between the Cooperative and/or a Website user and for the purpose of other legal proceedings in which the Cooperative is involved, according to the Cooperative’s needs, and at its discretion.
• If the Cooperative merges with another entity, sells its operations, undergoes changes in ownership, transfers its business operations (in whole or in part) to third parties, etc., the Cooperative may transfer the information that it stores about users and any other materials in its possession to such entities.
E. Server
15. The server that hosts the Website may be located outside of Israel. Information about users will only be gathered, used, and processed by the Cooperative in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Notice.
F. Review of Information
16. Users may contact the Cooperation to review the information that pertains to them and that is stored in the Cooperative’s databases. Moreover, users may request changes to and/or corrections of their information that we store and/or may request its deletion, and all in accordance with applicable law.
It should be noted that, notwithstanding the above, the Cooperative may retain information in its databases about users that it independently collects and/or that it does not use to contact users (such as information needed by the Cooperative or that supports its business operations) and all subject to and in accordance with the provisions of applicable law.
G. Data Security
17. This Website employs various systems and procedures intended to secure and protect information and prevent unauthorized access. However, it is hereby clarified that the measures that we take to ensure data security do not provide complete protection. In light of the above, the Cooperative does not warrant that all of the information and everything included on the Website and the services rendered thereon are impervious to unauthorized access, and it cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not gain access to the information disclosed and/or gathered about users. We therefore recommend that users take care when they disclose information online in general, and, before they disclose such information to the Website, they should consider the benefits and risks entailed in such disclosure.
H. Third Party Sites
18. The Website may include links to websites that are operated by third parties (including organizational corporations and subsidiaries), which are not controlled by the Cooperative and for which the Cooperative is not responsible, and users should note that the provisions of this Privacy Policy do not apply to those websites, and they should review the policies of those respective third parties.
I. Governing Law / Jurisdiction
19. The Privacy Policy and the use of the Website shall be exclusively governed by Israeli law (whether the Website is used in Israel or overseas).
20. Exclusive jurisdiction in connection with this Privacy Policy and the use of the Website is entrusted to the competent courts in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
I. Contact Information
21. If you have any queries about the Privacy Protection Policy, including information disclosed by you to the Website and/or collected about you pursuant to your use of the Website, please contact us via telephone at 04-6321215 or via email at galm@granot.co.il, and we will endeavor to respond to your query as soon as practicable.