Privacy Policy

Producers 1A Group ("we," "us") operates this website to connect small and mid-scale family farmers across Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware with wholesale buyers and urban markets. This policy explains what personal information we collect, why, who we share it with, and the rights you have under US state privacy laws.

Categories of personal information we collect

• Identifiers — name, email address, phone number, business or farm name, and county/state, when you submit a contact form, questionnaire, or chat request.
• Commercial information — crops grown, acreage, volumes, buying interests, and program participation you choose to share.
• Internet and device activity — pages viewed, referring page, approximate location derived from IP address, browser and device type, and interaction events.
• Audio/chat content — messages you type into our Field Guide assistant and, if you opt in to "read aloud," the text sent for speech synthesis.
• Inferences — limited interest signals used to route inquiries to the right program.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information (such as government IDs, precise geolocation, health, or financial account data) through this website, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under 16.

Purposes for collection and use

• Responding to farmer, buyer, partner, and press inquiries.
• Operating aggregation, distribution, and program services you request.
• Measuring site traffic and improving content and navigation.
• Security, fraud prevention, and abuse rate-limiting.
• Complying with legal, grant, and reporting obligations.

Sources of information

Directly from you (forms, chat, email, phone), automatically from your device as you browse, and occasionally from partner organizations that refer you to a program.

Third parties we share information with

• Hosting and database providers that store form submissions and site content on our behalf.
• Analytics providers (for example Google Analytics) that measure aggregate site usage.
• AI service providers that generate Field Guide assistant responses and optional text-to-speech audio.
• Email and communications providers used to reply to you.
• Legal or governmental recipients when required by law or to protect rights and safety.

We do not sell personal information for money. Some analytics and advertising cookies may constitute a "sale" or "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under California law. You can opt out at any time using the toggle in Cookie Settings or by enabling Global Privacy Control in your browser, which we honor automatically.

Your US state privacy rights

Residents of California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Utah (UCPA), and Texas (TDPSA) have the following rights, subject to each state's exceptions:

• Right to know / access the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to delete personal information we hold about you.
• Right to correct inaccurate personal information.
• Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information and of targeted advertising.
• Right to data portability — receive a copy in a usable format.
• Right to non-discrimination — we will never deny service, charge different prices, or provide a lesser quality of service because you exercised a privacy right.
• Right to appeal (VA, CO, CT, TX) — if we decline a request, you may appeal by replying to our decision, and you may contact your state Attorney General.

How to submit a request

Email manatee@producers1aggroup.com with the subject line "Privacy Request," or call 609-461-9220. Tell us which right you are exercising and the state you reside in. We will verify your identity by matching the information you provide against our records, and we will respond within 45 days (extendable once by another 45 days with notice). An authorized agent may submit a request on your behalf with written permission.

Data retention

We keep inquiry and questionnaire records only as long as needed to serve you and satisfy legal, grant, or reporting obligations, then delete or de-identify them.

Security

We use encrypted transport, access controls, and row-level database security. No system is perfectly secure, so please avoid sending sensitive documents through website forms.

Changes to this policy

We will update the "Last updated" date above whenever this policy changes materially.

Contact

Producers 1A Group · manatee@producers1aggroup.com · 609-461-9220