Where lawfully permitted, UHS may use Associate personal data for the following purposes:
- Processing the Associate Application;
- Processing, fulfilling, and notifying Associate of the status of Associate Product orders;
- Developing Downline Genealogy Reports or other related Business reports;
- Providing Associate services such as planning and facilitating meetings and training;
- Administering Associate benefits;
- Developing and implementing policies, marketing plans, and strategies;
- Publishing personal information in UHS newsletters, promotional materials, and Company and intra-group communications;
- Providing references;
- Complying with applicable laws and regulatory requirements and assisting with any governmental or police investigation; and
- Other purposes directly relating to any of the above. UHS uses Associate Financial Data for billing and fraud prevention purposes. Sharing Associate Personal Data UHS may, for the stated purposes for which it uses Associate personal data, where lawfully permitted, share Associate personal data with the following third parties:
- Those UHS personnel and its affiliated companies who need to access Associate personal information in carrying out their responsibilities;
- Any agent, contractor, supplier, vendor, or third party who provides shipping, payment processing, web tools, fraud prevention, administrative, marketing, promotional, printing, or other services to UHS or its affiliated companies, including distribution centers, auditors, medical practitioners, trustees, insurance companies, and actuaries;
- Sponsors and Upline business leaders who may need access to Downline Associates’ personal information in order to monitor sales activity and business development in their personal sales groups.
- Any government agency or other appropriate governmental, police, or regulatory authority in order to meet legal security and regulatory requirements;
- Any professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services to UHS; and
- Any consultant/agent appointed by UHS or its affiliated companies to plan, provide and/or administer Associates’ benefits. UHS may disclose any information including personal data to third parties as a result of or in preparation for the possible sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of substantial assets, reorganization, or liquidation of UHS. If this occurs, UHS will take appropriate measures to ensure the continued security of personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the Data Protection Legislation. If a change happens to the UHS business, then the new owners may use Associate personal data in the same way as set out in this Privacy Policy. International Transfers Associate Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where UHS has operations. USANA Health Sciences, Inc. is based in the USA and the Associate’s personal data will be transferred to and processed in the USA. Data Security UHS has put in place security measures appropriate to the risk of personal data being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. UHS limits access to Associate personal data to those parties who have a business need. They will only process Associate personal data on UHS instructions, and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality. UHS has also put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify Associate and any applicable regulator of a breach where UHS is legally required to do so.