1. Who We Are
AE4cast is a Delaware-registered company that provides AI-powered crop yield forecasting and agricultural market intelligence. For the purposes of data protection law, AE4cast is the data controller of the personal information collected through this website.
Contact: info@ae4cast.com — 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958, USA.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following personal information that you voluntarily provide:
- Contact and demo request forms: First name, last name, email address, company/organisation, job role/title, and any message or use-case description you choose to include
- Email communications: Email address and correspondence content when you contact us directly
We also collect the following information automatically when you visit the site:
- Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and time/date of visit — collected by our web hosting infrastructure and, if enabled, analytics tools
- Cookie data: See Section 5 below
We do not collect payment or billing information through this website. Payment processing, where applicable, is handled by contracted third-party processors under separate terms.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your contact or demo request
- To send you follow-up information about AE4cast products and services if you have opted in
- To understand how visitors use our website and improve our content (analytics, if enabled)
- To comply with legal obligations
We do not use personal information submitted through this website to train AI models.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (EU/UK Visitors)
For visitors from the European Union or United Kingdom, we process personal information on the following legal bases:
- Legitimate interests — when you submit a contact or demo request form, we process your information to respond to your business inquiry. We consider this a legitimate business interest that is not overridden by your privacy rights.
- Consent — if you opt in to receive marketing communications, processing is based on your consent, which you may withdraw at any time without affecting prior processing.
- Legal obligation — where we are required to process or retain data to comply with applicable law.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device.
- Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g. Google Analytics). These are only activated with your consent if you are visiting from the EU or UK.
You can manage or decline non-essential cookies through the cookie consent tool on our site, or by adjusting your browser settings. Declining analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the site.
6. Third-Party Service Providers
We do not sell, rent, or lease personal information to third parties. We share data only with the following categories of trusted service providers who process it on our behalf and are contractually required to handle it securely:
- Web hosting and infrastructure: To serve this website
- Email delivery platforms: To send responses and, where consented, marketing emails
- CRM and sales tools: To manage business relationships and follow up on demo requests
- Web analytics providers: To understand site usage (subject to cookie consent)
- Form processing tools: To receive and store contact form submissions
These providers are not permitted to use your information for any purpose other than providing services to us.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information submitted through contact and demo request forms for up to 24 months from the date of submission or last contact, whichever is later, unless you request deletion sooner or a commercial relationship requires longer retention.
If you unsubscribe from marketing communications, we will remove you from active mailing lists within 10 business days and retain a suppression record of your email address to prevent re-adding you in error.
8. International Data Transfers
AE4cast is based in the United States. If you are visiting from the European Union, United Kingdom, or other regions, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, which does not have data protection laws equivalent to those in the EU/UK. We implement appropriate safeguards for such transfers, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission where applicable. For questions about transfer mechanisms, contact us at info@ae4cast.com.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements
- Restriction: Request that we restrict how we process your information
- Portability: Receive your information in a structured, machine-readable format
- Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes
- Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing
California Residents (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to know the categories of personal information collected about you, the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell or share personal information for advertising purposes), the right to correct inaccurate personal information, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
EU/UK Residents (GDPR): You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@ae4cast.com. We will respond within 30 days (or within the timeframe required by applicable law).
10. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
AE4cast does not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising purposes. If you have questions about how your data is used, or wish to opt out of any data sharing, contact us at info@ae4cast.com.
11. Email Communications
If you have opted in to receive marketing emails from us, you may opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email we send. We will honour opt-out requests within 10 business days, as required by the CAN-SPAM Act. Transactional emails (e.g. replies to your demo request) are not subject to opt-out.
12. Children's Privacy
AE4cast does not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us at info@ae4cast.com and we will delete it promptly.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us:
- Email: info@ae4cast.com
- Address: 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958, USA