privacy policy

privacy policy

Great American Foods Inc. dba Pik-Nik Foods USA and its subsidiary/ies (“We”, the “Company”, “us”), respect your privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of your personal data that you have directly and voluntarily entrusted us.


We have developed this Privacy Policy in order to protect your personal data. This Privacy Policy tells you how we process (meaning, how we collect, use, share, and retain) and protect your personal data. It also tells you what steps you can take if you want us to change how we use your personal data, or if you want us to stop using your personal data.

  • Why Do We Collect Your Personal Data?

    To enable us to comply with our corporate policies with respect to our customers, as well as with regulatory requirements being observed by the Company, it is important that we collect, use, store and retain your personal data when it is reasonable and necessary for a declared and specific purpose.


    In general, we are using your data for any of the following purposes:


    • To provide information about our products and services which may be of interest to you;
    • To perform functions necessary to deliver the services, goods and other products offered by the Company;
    • To respond to specific complaints, enquiries, requests or manage future interactive user function it may be necessary to ask for personal information;
    • To provide customer care activities, monitor our quality and security, and provide services timely and efficiently;
    • To process your contest entry in our marketing campaigns such as sweepstakes promotions;
    • To comply with legal and regulatory requirements or obligations; and,
    • To perform such other processing or disclosure that may be required under law or regulations.

    Other uses by nature of our transactions


    In addition to the general uses mentioned above, we may use your personal information to process your transactions with us, in any of the following situations:


    A.) When you want to become a part of our Company:


    • To document the commencement of your employment with the Company;
    • To comply with our obligations under law and as required by Government Agencies such as Internal Revenue Services and Social Security Administration;
    • To inform and consider you for future job opportunities that may be of interest to you;
    • To engage independent contractors for the company;
    • For information processing such as payroll, benefits application, and tax processing;
    • For enlistment of stockholder
    • For performance evaluation and career development of the employees including training and compliance monitoring; and,
    • For marketing and sales initiatives such as our publications, events, and business programs and projects.

    B.) When you are a vendor, a potential vendor, or a contractor:


    • To conduct due diligence check prior to accreditation of suppliers;
    • To evaluate feasibility of your proposal whether it is congruent with the Company;
    • To serve as a reference for crediting accounts of accredited suppliers; and,
    • To perform any other action as may be necessary to implement the terms and conditions of our contract.

    C.) When you are a distributor, or customer:


    • To process the orders and sale transactions;
    • To serve as a reference and to process billings of customers;
    • To serve as a source for analysis in granting credit limit; and,
    • To perform any other action as may be necessary to implement the terms and conditions of our contract.

    D.) When you are a participant in the marketing initiatives of the Company, such as the sweepstakes promotions:


    • To be able to process your entry or participation in the promotional campaign (ie sweepstakes); determine the winner and to inform or communicate and award the prizes to the winner of the contest or promotions.
  • What Type of Personal Data We Collect?

    The common type of data we collect from you, generally includes the following:


    • Identifiers: Full name, nickname, postal address/billing address/shipping address, e-mail address, and other similar identifiers;
    • Customer Record Information: Name, signature, government issued identification document which includes, but not limited to identity (ID) cards, licenses, social security number, bank account number, credit or debit card number, other financial information; and
    • In the case of our employees, their Professional or Employment related information.

    Please note that you are responsible for ensuring that all such personal data you submit to the Company is accurate, complete and up-to-date.

  • How We Collect, Acquire, or Generate Your Data?

    We collect data when you:


    • Submit a job application;
    • Submit a proposal and related business documents;
    • Fill-out our forms and submit necessary documents;
    • Submit information through any form on our digital platforms or contact us through any of our social media accounts;
    • Purchase or avail of any of our products and promos;
    • Provide personal information in relation to inquiries, requests, and complaints; and
    • Disclose your personal information through phone calls, emails, SMSs or verbal communication with our authorized representatives.
  • Is https://Pik-Nik.com/ using Web Analytics?

    Our website does not use cookies. Thus, we do not retain any information based from your visits on our website.

  • What About the Links to Thrid-Party Websites?

    We do not provide any personal data to third party websites or advertisers, and therefore, we will not accept responsibility for their privacy practices. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to such other sites or to the use that those entities make of your information. The Company has no control over the content displayed on such sites, nor over the measures, if any, that are taken by such sites to protect the privacy of your information.

  • Who We Share Your Personal Data With?

    As a general rule, we do not share your data to third party except in limited circumstances as noted below:


    • As necessary for the proper execution of processes related to the declared purposes in this Privacy Policy.
    • The use or disclosure is reasonably necessary, required or authorized by or under law (such as for criminal investigation, as requested by court of law).

    This means we might provide your personal data to the following:


    • Our affiliates, subsidiaries, partner companies, organizations, or agencies including their sub-contractors or prospective business partners that act as our service providers and contractors;
    • Law enforcement and government agencies;
    • All third parties with which we share this personal data are required to use your personal data in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.

    However, these companies may only use such personal data for the purposes disclosed in this Privacy Policy and may not use it for any other purpose.

  • What is our Privacy Policy regarding Children?

    We do not transact with children or below 18 years of age. Our Company would never collect personal data from children.


    We urge parents to be vigilant in regularly monitoring and supervising their children's on-line activities.

  • How We Protect Your Personal Data?

    We take reasonable steps to make sure that your personal data we collect, use or disclose are accurate, complete, and up-to-date. We strictly enforce our Privacy Policy within the Company and we have implemented technological, organizational and physical security measures to protect your personal data that we hold, from loss, misuse, modification, unauthorized or accidental access or disclosure, alteration or destruction. We put in effect safeguards such as the following:


    • We keep and protect your personal data using a secured server behind a firewall, deploying encryption on computing devices and physical security controls.
    • We restrict access to your personal data only to qualified and authorized personnel who hold your personal data with strict confidentiality.
    • Any personal data that you provide on the https://pik-nik.com/ or our email addresses: customerservice@pikfoods.com is initially processed and stored by the Company. Using a secured connection, only authorized Company personnel can then access and download your personal data from the system.
    • It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign-off when finished using a shared computer.
  • What If there are Changes in Our Privacy Policy?

    From time to time, it may be necessary for us to change this Privacy Policy. If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post the revised version here and it will take effect immediately, so we suggest that you check here periodically for the most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy. Rest assured, however, that any changes will not be retroactively applied and will not alter how we handle previously collected personal data without obtaining your consent, unless required by law.

  • How can you Access, Correct, and Update the Personal Data We have about you?

    To exercise your rights which include right to access, delete and opt-out to the processing of your personal data within a reasonable time after such request or should you have any inquiries, feedbacks on this Privacy Policy, and/or complaints to the Company, you may reach us through a written letter, phone call or through an email. Our contact details are as follows:


    Address:


    PIK-NIK FOODS, USA

    433 Airport Blvd., Suite 404

    Burlingame, CA 94010


    Toll Free Number: (650)439-1072

    Email: privacy@pikfoods.com

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