Ag Net Communications Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 10/15/2025

1. Introduction

At Ag Net Communications, LLC, doing business as Ohio Ag Net and Ohio’s Country Journal (“we,” “us,” “our”, or “Ag Net”), we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information in accordance with Ohio law.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

• Contact information such as your name, address, county, email, and phone number.
• Demographic information such as your age, birth date, gender, marital status, occupation, types of agricultural commodities produced, number of acres farmed, gross farm income, number of employees, size of household, political affiliation, voter registration status, and other demographic details.
• Payment information you provide, such as your credit card and/or bank account numbers.
• Website information, such as your IP address and information about how you use our website.
• Content, photos, and videos you may share with us via Ag Net social media accounts.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for the following purposes:

• To manage your subscription records.
• To provide our services. 
• To process payments.
• To communicate with you about news, events, programs, and opportunities.
• To improve our services and develop new programs.
• To comply with our legal obligations and protect our rights.

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with:

• Affiliates: Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, County Farm Bureaus (in Ohio), the American Farm Bureau Federation, and our other affiliates and subsidiaries.
• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in our operations and/or process information on our behalf.
• Legal Authorities: When required by law, to meet our legal obligations, or to protect our rights.

We do not sell, rent, or disclose any of your personal information except as provided above. Whenever we share your information with other organizations as outlined in this policy, we require them to maintain the security and confidentiality of your personal information and abide by all applicable privacy laws.

We aggregate certain demographic information for our own use and to share with partners and advertisers, so they can understand who uses our services. However, we ensure that such aggregated information is presented in a way that cannot identify you individually.

5. Security of Your Information

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information.  

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on our website with an updated effective date.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Ag Net Communications, Inc.
280 N. High St., 6^th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
privacypolicy@ohioagnet.com

8. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.