Information shared with Washington State Fruit Commission and its agencies is not used in ways other than that which are clearly intended when the information is shared. Personal identifiable information, including addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers, are not published, sold, rented or otherwise distributed.

Individuals who contact Washington State Fruit Commission for business or non-consumer related purposes, or who are requesting specific information that is related but not directly within the purview of Washington State Fruit Commission, may have their message forwarded to an appropriate organization, such as those within the industry, research, government or education system, who can assist them. Such transfers are rare, done on an individual basis, and done in the best interest of serving users at the Washington State Fruit Commission websites (nwcherries.com, wastatefruit.com, and cherryupdate.com).

THE WASHINGTON STATE FRUIT COMMISSION DOES NOT ACCUMULATE PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISTRIBUTION TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.

Persons who contact Washington State Fruit Commission, or enter any online contests, may have their first name, city and state of residence, photography or artwork published on the Washington State Fruit Commission pages, and/or used for any other promotional or advertising uses including uses beyond those related to the Internet. Washington State Fruit Commissions DOES NOT publish last names, addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, or personal identifying photography without prior approval from the person whose personal information is to be published, and only if that person is 18 years of age or older, or permission is received from a parent or guardian.

Persons under 18 years of age should obtain parental approval before contacting anyone on the Internet.

NEWSLETTERS
Individuals who would like to be included on any Washington State Fruit Commission or NW Cherries e-mail list must sign themselves up for that list or agree to be included when participating in a contest and may unsubscribe at any time. Information collected through e-mail list subscription is used for no other purpose than to facilitate the delivery of the specific newsletter the user has subscribed to. The Washington State Fruit Commission does not operate newsletters for children.

ADVERTISING

Washington State Fruit Commission may use email addresses to engage with subscribers on our social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest. Subscribers may unsubscribe from our newsletters at any time and may hide any social media advertisements that are viewable. Washington State Fruit Commission will not share or sell this subscriber information to any third party at any time.

WEBSITE ANALYTICS

Washington State Fruit Commission utilizes Google Analytics to understand and refine the type of information found on the three Washington State Fruit Commission (nwcherries.com, wastatefruit.com, and cherryupdate.com) websites. Visit Google Analytics privacy statement to learn how they protect your personal information. The identification of visitors and page visits are used privately to track the usage of the website.