Combyne Ag

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Who is the ag tech provider? Combyne Ag, an unincorporated division of Bayer CropScience

What platform was reviewed? Combyne

What contracts were reviewed? Combyne Data Use Policy


1. What categories of data does the product or service collect from me?

  • Agronomic Data

  • Land Data

  • Farm Management Data

Section 1.2 of Combyne Data Use Policy: Combyne collects the following types of data, as defined by Ag Data Transparent (www.agdatatransparent.com), when you use the Services. Again, Combyne only collects data that is relevant when marketing agricultural crops.

1.2.1. Land Data. Includes data on specific practices used when producing crops, including tillage practice data, etc.

1.2.2. Agronomic Data. Includes data about the crop being sold, including grade and quality data, crop type, crop protection use, etc.

1.2.3. Farm Management Data. Includes business operations, supply chain, commodity prices, and transport and storage data. More specifically:

• Crop Inventory Data. Crop quantities, production year data, etc.

• Contract, Settlement, and Load Ticket Data. Contract terms including quantities, contracted price, buyer, delivered quantities and quality, final settlements, etc. as may be relevant in crop marketing management.


YES

2. Do the ATP’s agreements address ownership of my data after my data is transferred?

Section 2 of Combyne’s Data Use Policy states:  Combyne believes that you own your Data that originates from your use of the Services. Combyne believes that ownership gives you the right to share, download, and delete your Data. This also means that you have the right to determine how, when, and with whom your Data is disclosed through the Services. Combyne assumes any person accessing your account has the right to share your Data through the Services. You release Combyne from any claims that someone else owns the Data uploaded to your account.


YES

3. If the ATP contracts with other companies to provide data related services, does the ATP require these companies to adhere to the ATP’s privacy policies with me?

Section 3.1 of Combyne’s Data Use Policy states:All third party vendors used by Combyne to provide the Services that have access to your Data are required to abide by Combyne’s Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Data Use Policy.


YES

4. Will the ATP obtain my consent before providing other companies with access to my data?

Section 3.3 of Combyne’s Data Use Policy states: Combyne will not share your Data with other Technology Partners without first obtaining your explicit consent, which may be given directly to Combyne or through your request to obtain your Data through one of Combyne’s integration partners. Consent is either provided when you initially link your Combyne account with any of your Technology Partner accounts, or when you initiate a specific Data sharing event between your Combyne account and an already-linked Technology Partner account.


YES

5. After I upload data to the ATP, will it be possible to retrieve my original complete dataset in an original or equivalent format?

Section 4 of the Data Use Policy states: at any point during your use of the Services, you may request a copy of your complete Data.


YES

6. Will the ATP notify me when its agreements change?

Section 7of the Data Use Policy explains that you will be notified by email or upon log in if any agreements change.


YES

7. Will the ATP notify me if a breach of data security occurs that causes disclosure of my data to an outside party?

Section 5 of the Data Use Policy explains that, in the event of a data breach, natural disaster, or other unforeseen event that causes your Data to be deleted or compromised, Combine will notify you when you log in, by email, or other method required by law.


YES

8. Upon my request, can my original dataset be deleted when my contract with the ATP terminates?

Section 4 of the Data Use Policy states: You may request that Combyne delete your account and your associated Data at any time by contacting Combyne. Upon receiving your request to delete your account, Combyne will initially suspend your account for a period of 7 days. During this 7-day period, your Personal Information will remain stored on Combyne’s servers. During this 7-day period or at any point during your use of the Services, you may request a copy of your complete Data.After 7 days have passed, Combyne will permanently delete all of your Personal Information and Data from its servers.


YES

9. Do the ATP’s agreements establish how long my original datasets will be retained?

Section 4 of the Data Use Policy explains explains that data is retained as long as you have an account and for 7 days after account termination.


YES

10. Do the ATP’s agreements address what happens to my data if the ATP is sold to another company?

Section 3.1 of Combyne’s Data Use Policy states: should Combyne sell the Services to another company, you will be provided notice of the transaction and allowed to delete or remove your Data after the sale.