EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

1. GDPR Addendum ("EU Addendum")

The following EU Addendum applies solely to individuals located in the European Economic Area ("EEA") when they access or use Dole.eu ("Website"). This EU Addendum describes our policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information that we collect directly from you or indirectly through the dole.eu Website. This EU Addendum is incorporated into and subject to the Terms of Use here. All terms defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") have the same meaning when used in this EU Addendum.

This EU Addendum supplements and amends the information contained in the Website Privacy Policy with respect to individuals located in the EEA. The other provisions of the Website Privacy Policy continue to apply unless modified in this EU Addendum.

For purposes of applicable data protection laws, Dole Food Company, Inc. ("Dole") is the data controller of the personal data we collect through this Website. As a data controller, we process your personal data in accordance with this EU Addendum.

Our contact information

You can find us at
Dole Food Company,
200 South Tryon Street,
Ste. 700, Charlotte,
North Carolina USA, zip code 28202
USA
Phone: 1-800-356-3111
Email: Dole.Consumer.Center@dole.com
Website: www.dole.com

and

Dole Europe GmbH
Stadtdeich 7
20097 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 40 32906-0
Email: dataprotection@doleplc.com
Website: www.dole.com

Our data protection officer can be found at

TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH
Group TÜV NORD
IT Security, Business Security & Privacy
Am TÜV 1
45307 Essen
Phone: +49 201 8999-899
Fax: +49 201 8999-666
Email: privacyguard@tuvit.de

and can be reached at

Phone: +49 201 8999-623 / +49 160 8885623
Fax: +49 201 8999-666
Email: privacyguard@tuvit.de
URL: WWW.TUVIT.DE

2. Categories of personal data

We may collect and process personal data that you provide to us when you contact us; request information; participate in surveys or competitions; share your preferences and interests. This personal data may include:
Your name

  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Address
  • Mobile phone number
  • Marketing and communication preferences
  • Personal interests

We will not ask you at any time to provide sensitive data (e.g. race, ethnicity, political affiliations, political opinions) in connection with your use of the Website. race, ethnicity, political opinions, religious/philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, physical/mental health, sexual orientation or criminal record) in connection with your use of the Website.

We may automatically collect and compile statistical information about the use of the Website in order to monitor the use of the Website and to continually improve its quality. For this purpose, we may collect the following technical information when you visit our website:

  • Your IP address;
  • Details of transactions or activities you carry out on the Website;
  • Your visits to the Website;
  • The duration of your visit to the Website and to specific pages or areas;
  • Traffic data;
  • Location data;
  • Your browser type;
  • Operating systems and platforms;
  • Browser plug-in types and versions;
  • Time zone setting; and
  • Weblogs and other communication data.

While all of this information may be associated with the IP address that your computer had while you were visiting the Site, it will not be associated with you as an individual or with any other information that you submit through the Site or that we may store about you for other purposes.
We may also collect information about your visit, including the resources you access and the time you spend there; the information you searched for; the page to or from which you linked to our site (including date and time); and page interaction information.

You are not required to provide your personal data; however, we may not be able to respond to your requests or provide you with the products, services, information or assistance you request.

For applications to Dole Europe GmbH via the application tool (https://career.dole.eu/de), the following DATA PRIVACY POLICY FOR APPLICATION PROCESSES.

3. Cookies and analyses

We may use technologies such as cookies, Google Analytics, YouTube cookies, language selection {website}#lang, sc_test-combination, sc-analytics_global_cookie, ASP.Net_SessionId, _RequestVerificationToken, which can automatically collect certain data from you.

A cookie is a small file consisting of letters and numbers. This file uniquely identifies and recognises your browser or device and sends information back to the server. Depending on the type of cookie, it can perform various functions, such as storing the contents of your shopping basket or your preferences, improving the quality of your visit to the website, recording the pages you have visited on the website, storing the names or address you have entered during a visit, or providing advertising targeted to your interests and browsing behaviour.

We use essential cookies on our website to enable it to function and analytics cookies to understand how you use the website, to improve its functionality and for other related purposes. We also use marketing cookies on the website to assist us with our marketing activities.

We may place cookies on your computer or device. Third parties, such as service providers, may also place cookies on your device when you visit our website.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc ("Google"). This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, with the parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Prior to this, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will your IP address be transmitted in full to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the website operator for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

We use cookies on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
The data will be erased when the purpose for which it was collected ceases to apply, but at the latest after 6 months.

The data is transferred to a Google server in the USA on the basis of Art. 45 (1) GDPR in conjunction with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, in which Google has been certified by the US Department of Commerce. We have concluded an order processing contract with Google in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR and can thus ensure that Google processes the data strictly in accordance with our instructions.

Please read our Cookie Policy here and the Consent Manager here for more information, including how to manage your cookie settings.

Social Media Plug-Ins

YOUTUBE

Our website uses plug-ins from YouTube, operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, with parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you access one of the pages on our website that contains a YouTube plug-in, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of the pages on our website you have visited. YouTube can store various cookies on your device. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to our website. This information can be used, among other things, for video statistics, to improve user-friendliness and to prevent attempted fraud. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your surfing behaviour directly with your personal account. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. The use of YouTube on our website takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG on the basis of your expressly given consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The data will be deleted when the purpose no longer applies, but after 6 months at the latest.

By using the YouTube plug-in, your data may be transferred to YouTube servers in the USA. The transfer of your data to the USA takes place on the basis of Art. 45 para. 1 GDPR in conjunction with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, in which Google has been certified by the US Department of Commerce. We have concluded an order processing contract with Google in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR and can thus ensure that Google processes the data strictly in accordance with our instructions.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy, which you can view at ( https://policies.google.com/privacy).
For more information on how this website uses cookies and how you can manage your settings, please see our cookie policy here.

We have integrated the "consentmanager" tool (www.consentmanager.net) from consentmanager GmbH, Eppendorfer Weg 183, 20253 Hamburg, Germany, on our website to obtain consent for data processing and the use of cookies or similar functions. With the help of the "consentmanager" tool, you can agree or object to certain functions of our website, e.g. for the purpose of integrating external elements, integrating streaming content, statistical evaluation, reach measurement and personalised advertising. By using "consentmanager", you can give or refuse your consent for all functions or give your consent for individual purposes or individual functions. You can also change your settings at a later date.

The purpose of integrating "consentmanager" is to give users of our website the opportunity to make decisions about the aforementioned matters and to keep the option open for users to change the settings once they have selected them as part of their continued use of our website. When using "consentmanager", personal data and information from the end devices used, such as the IP address, are processed. For this purpose, a technically necessary cookie is stored in your web browser.

The processing of your data is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 2 TDDDG. Our legitimate interest in using the consent tool lies in the fulfilment of the legal requirements imposed on us by data protection law. The cookies are deleted when they are no longer required, but after three months at the latest.

Instagram

On our website, we use plugins from the social network Instagram, operated by Meta Platforms Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. When you visit our website, your browser establishes a direct connection to Instagram's servers. By integrating the plugin, Instagram receives the information that your browser has accessed our website, even if you do not have a profile or are not currently logged in. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can directly associate your visit to our website with your user profile. If you interact with the plugins by clicking the Instagram button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to an Instagram server and stored there.
The plugin serves to make our website visually more attractive and enables closer interaction with its content.

If you do not want Instagram to assign the data collected via our website directly to your profile, please log out of the corresponding service before visiting our website.
The use of Instagram plugins on our website is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG on the basis of your expressly granted consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The data will be deleted when the purpose no longer applies, but after 6 months at the latest.

By using the Instagram plugin, your data may be transferred to Instagram servers in the USA. The transfer of your data to the USA takes place on the basis of Art. 45 para. 1 GDPR in conjunction with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, in which Meta Platforms Inc. has been certified by the US Department of Commerce. We have concluded an order processing contract with Meta Platforms in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR and can thus ensure that Google processes the data strictly in accordance with our instructions.

Further information on data protection at Instagram can be found here: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

TikTok

On our website, we use plugins from the social network TikTok, operated by TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited, We Work, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway Holborn, London, WC2B 6NH and TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland. When you visit our website, your browser establishes a direct connection to the TikTok servers. The plugin is used to make our website more visually appealing and enables closer interaction with its content. 
By using the plugin, your IP address, device ID, device type, operating system and other personal information may be transmitted to TikTok servers. TikTok uses this information to identify users and assign them to user accounts so that they can receive personalised advertising.

The use of the TikTok plugin on our website takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG on the basis of your expressly granted consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The data will be deleted when the purpose no longer applies, but after 6 months at the latest.

By using the TikTok plugin, your data may be transferred to servers in insecure third countries, namely China and Singapore. By transferring the data to these countries, it cannot be ruled out that the Chinese authorities may access the data without you being able to appeal against this. The data is not encrypted during transmission to Chinese servers. The transfer of your data to these insecure countries is based on your express consent in accordance with Art. 49 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Further information on data protection at TikTok can be found here: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/en


For more information on how this site uses cookies and how to manage them, please read our Cookie Policy here and information on how to use the Consent Manager here.

We may process your personal data for a variety of purposes as set out in this EU Supplement. Generally, we may process your personal data based on one or more legal grounds, such as your consent, our legitimate interests, to fulfil a contract with you, the public interest or to comply with legal obligations.

The following table sets out the purposes and legal bases we rely on to process your personal data. You can contact us at dataprotection@doleplc.com to object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on our legitimate interests or those of a third party. In cases where we rely on your consent for processing, you can freely withdraw it at any time by contacting us at dataprotection@doleplc.com or by using the consent manager here.

Personal data

Purpose of processing

Legal basis for processing

Usage data

Technical data

 

To enable you to use the website.

To monitor the use of the website.

For analyses and improvements.

To ensure that the content of our website is displayed as effectively as possible for you and your device.

For marketing.

Legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR (e.g. Operation and improvement of the website, research and development, customer loyalty, marketing, consent management);

Consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR, if applicable in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG

Marketing and communication data

 

For marketing, to measure or understand the effectiveness of the content we provide

 

legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR, marketing of our products, operation and improvement of the website, marketing;

Consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR, if applicable in conjunction with Art. 25 para. 1 TDDD. § Section 25 (1) TDDDG


We will only process your personal data for the purpose for which we collected it and for other purposes only if we consider them compatible with the original purpose and the requirements of Art. 6 (4) GDPR regarding a change of purpose are met. In the event of a change of purpose, we will provide you with information about the new purposes and any other relevant information prior to further processing.

5. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have specific rights in relation to your personal data, subject to certain restrictions. to object to the processing of your personal data which is carried out in the public interest, on the basis of our legitimate interests or those of a third party or for the purposes of direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
E. to request the erasure of your personal data (Art. 17 GDPR)
F. To receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and to have this data transmitted to a data controller of your choice (Art. 20 GDPR)
G. to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time if our processing is based on your consent (Art. 7 para. 3 sentence 1 GDPR)
H. to lodge a complaint with the competent authority in your jurisdiction (Art. 77 GDPR)
 

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at dataprotection@doleplc.com. If you wish to exercise your right to lodge a complaint under Art. 77 GDPR, please contact the supervisory authority at the following link https://datenschutz-hamburg.de/service-information/beschwerde-einreichen.

6. Retention

We will only retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this EU Addendum, comply with applicable laws and meet our legitimate business needs.

7. Securing information

We take a number of measures to ensure the security of personal data obtained through the website. This includes continually updating and testing our security technology and training our employees on data protection and security awareness. However, no system for protecting personal or other data is 100% secure, and while we have taken steps to protect your personal data from interception, access, use or disclosure by unauthorised persons, we cannot completely eliminate security risks associated with personal information.

8. Transfer outside the EEA

We may transfer your personal data outside the EEA to a country that does not have an adequacy finding from the EU Commission. If we transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we will endeavour to ensure that it receives a similar level of protection to that afforded by the data protection laws of your jurisdiction. When transferring data to third countries, we comply with the principles set out in Art. 44 et seq. GDPR when transferring data to third countries.

9. Changes to this policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this policy at any time. If we make material changes to the Policy, we will post notice on the Website. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the Site and will apply to your use of the Site after the "Effective Date" indicated.

Effective Date/Last Updated:

January 2025