This privacy notice for Website ("Company", "we", "us" or "our"), describes how and why we may collect, store, use and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when:
This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find more details on any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use or browse our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with the Website, the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about the personal information you disclose to us .
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We may process sensitive personal information where necessary with your consent or as permitted by applicable law. Learn more about the confidential information we process .
Do we receive any information from third parties? We may receive information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms and other external sources. Learn more about information collected from other sources .
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve and administer our Services, to communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only where we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we process your information.
In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information .
How do we keep your information secure? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security. and inappropriately collect, access, steal or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your information secure .
What are your rights? Depending on where you are geographically located, applicable privacy law may mean that you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights .
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by visiting or contacting us. We will consider and act on any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Would you like more information about what Website to do with any information we collect? Please review the privacy notice in its entirety.
Personal information you disclose to us
In summary: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering for the Services, expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when participating in activities on the Services, or when you contact us.
Personal information provided by you. The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include:
Sensitive information. When necessary, with your consent or as permitted by applicable law, we process the following categories of sensitive information:
Social media login data. We may offer you the option to register with us using your existing social media account details, such as your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media account. If you choose to register this way, we will collect the information described in the section titled "HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?" below.
All personal information you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Automatically collected information
In summary: Some information, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics, is collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information), but may include usage and device information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many companies, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
The information we collect includes:
Information collected from other sources
In summary: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other external sources.
In order to enhance our ability to provide you with marketing, offers, and services that are relevant and to update our records, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, affiliate programs, data providers, social media platforms, and other third parties. This information may include postal addresses, titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, social media profiles, social media URLs, and custom profiles, for targeted advertising and event promotion purposes. If you interact with us on a social media platform using your social media account (e.g., Facebook or Twitter), we receive personal information about you such as your name, email address, and gender. Any personal information that we collect from your social media account depends on your social media account's privacy settings.
In summary: We process your information for providing, improving, and managing our Services, communicating with you, for security and fraud prevention, and for compliance with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, which include:
In summary: We only process your personal information when we believe it's necessary and have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, such as with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide services to fulfill or meet our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
If you are in the EU or the UK, this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases on which we rely to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:
If you are in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission (i.e., implied consent) can be inferred. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, applicable law may allow us to legally process your information without your consent, including, for example:
In summary: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
In summary: We are not responsible for the security of any information you share with third parties to which we may link or that advertise on our Services, but are not affiliated with our Services.
The Services may link to third-party websites, online services, or mobile applications and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and that may link to other websites, services, or applications. Accordingly, we provide no warranties with respect to such third parties, and we shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of such third-party websites, services, or applications. Inclusion of a link to a third-party website, service, or application does not imply endorsement by us. We cannot guarantee the security and privacy of data you provide to third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy notice. We are not responsible for the content, practices, and privacy and security policies of third parties, including other websites, services, or applications that may be linked to or from the Services. You should review such third-party policies and contact them directly to respond to your questions.
In summary: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can reject certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.
In summary: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.
Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using details from your third-party social media account (such as your Facebook or Twitter login). When you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider in question but often includes your name, email address, list of friends, and profile picture, as well as any other information you choose to make public on such social media platform.
We will use the information we receive only for the purposes described in this privacy notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services. Please note that we do not control and are not responsible for other uses of your personal information by your external social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.
In summary: We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless the law requires or allows for a longer retention period (such as taxes, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us to keep your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
In summary: Our aim is to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to safeguard the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, the transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
In summary: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
In some regions (such as the EEA, UK, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) where applicable, to data portability. Under certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us using the contact details provided in the "How can you contact us about this notice?" section below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If you are in the EEA or the UK and believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your Member State data protection authority or the UK data protection authority the UK.
If you are in Switzerland, you can contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
Withdrawal of your consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent under applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided in the "How can you contact us about this notice?" section below.
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before your withdrawal nor, where applicable, the processing of your personal information based on legal grounds other than consent.
Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can opt out of our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails we send or by contacting us using the details provided in the "How can you contact us about this notice?" section below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you, for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.
Account Information
If at any time you wish to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms, and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and reject them. If you choose to delete or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services. You can also choose not to receive interest-based advertising from advertisers on our Services.
If you have any questions or comments about your privacy rights, you can email us at .
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do Not Track ("DNT") feature or setting that you can activate to indicate your preference regarding the privacy of not having your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technological standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we currently do not respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice of not being tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.
In summary: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and wish to make such a request, please send us your request in writing using the contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will ensure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please note that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).
CCPA Privacy Notice
The California Code of Regulations defines a "resident" as:
All other individuals are defined as "non-residents".
If this definition of "resident" applies to you, we must comply with certain rights and obligations regarding your personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:
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A. Identifiers
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Contact data, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address and account name
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B. Categories of Personal Information Listed in the California Customer Records Statute
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Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history and financial information
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C. Classification characteristics protected under federal or California law
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Sex and date of birth
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D. Commercial information
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Transaction information, purchase history, financial details and payment information
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Biometric information
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Fingerprints and voice prints
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F. Internet or other similar network activity
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Browsing history, search history, online
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G. Geolocation data
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Device location
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H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory or similar information
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Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities
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I. Professional or employment-related information
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Business contact details to provide you with our Services at a business level or job title, employment history and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us
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Education information
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Student Records and Directory Information
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K. Inferences Drawn from Other Personal Information
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Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual's preferences and characteristics
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| L. Sensitive personal information |
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We will use and retain the personal information collected as necessary to provide the Services or for:
Information from category L may be used, or disclosed to a service provider or contractor, for specified additional purposes. You have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal information.
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
How do we use and share your personal information?
You can find more information about our data collection and sharing practices in this privacy notice.
You can contact us or consult the contact details at the bottom of this document.
If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your opt-out rights, we may deny a request if the authorized agent does not provide proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf.
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Each service provider is a for-profit entity that processes information on our behalf, following the same strict privacy protections required by the CCPA.
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as conducting internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered "selling" your personal information.
Website has not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for commercial or business purposes in the preceding twelve (12) months. Website will not sell or share personal information in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.
Your rights regarding your personal data
Right to request deletion of data — Deletion request
You may request the deletion of your personal information. If you request us to delete your personal information, we will honor your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of their right to free speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation, or any processing that may be necessary to protect against illegal activities.
Right to be informed — Information request
Depending on the circumstances, you have the right to know:
We will use and retain the personal information collected as necessary to provide the Services or for:
Category L information may be used or disclosed to a service provider or contractor for specified additional purposes. You have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your confidential personal information.
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
How do we use and share your personal information?
You can find more information about our data collection and sharing practices in this privacy notice.
You can contact us by consulting the contact information provided at the bottom of this document.
If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your opt-out rights, we may deny a request if the authorized agent does not provide proof of being validly authorized to act on your behalf.
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information to our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Each service provider is a for-profit entity that processes information on our behalf, following the same strict privacy protection obligations required by the CCPA.
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as conducting internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered "selling" your personal information.
Website has not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for commercial or business purposes in the preceding twelve (12) months. Website will not sell or share personal information in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.
Your rights regarding your personal data
Right to request data deletion — Deletion request
You may request the deletion of your personal information. If you request us to delete your personal information, we will honor your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) another consumer exercising their right to freedom of speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation, or any processing that may be necessary to protect against illegal activities.
Right to be informed — Information request
Depending on the circumstances, you have the right to know:
In summary: Yes, if you are a resident of Virginia, you may be granted specific rights regarding the access and use of your personal information.
Virginia CDPA Privacy Notice
Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA):
"Consumer" means a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting solely in an individual or household context. It does not include a natural person acting in a commercial or employment context.
"Personal data" means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable natural person. "Personal data" does not include anonymous data or publicly available information.
"Sale of personal data" means the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration.
If this definition of "consumer" applies to you, we must comply with certain rights and obligations regarding your personal data.
The information we collect, use, and disclose about you will vary depending on how you interact with the Website and our Services. For more information, please visit the following links:
Your rights regarding your personal data
The website has not sold any personal data to third parties for business or commercial purposes. The website will not sell personal data in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.
Exercising Your Rights Under the Virginia CDPA
You can find more information about our data collection and sharing practices in this privacy notice.
You can contact us by email at [email protected], by visiting [website], or by consulting the contact information at the end of this document.
If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your rights, we may deny a request if the authorized agent fails to provide evidence that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf.
Verification Process
We may ask you to provide additional information reasonably necessary to verify your request and that of your consumer. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.
Upon receiving your request, we will respond without undue delay, but in all cases, within forty-five (45) days of receipt. The response period may be extended once for an additional forty-five (45) days when reasonably necessary. We will inform you of such extension within the initial 45-day response period, along with the reason for the extension.
Right to Appeal
If we refuse to take action regarding your request, we will inform you of our decision and the reasoning behind it. If you wish to appeal our decision, please email us at [email protected] Within sixty (60) days of receiving an appeal, we will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions.
In summary: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to comply with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date, and the updated version will become effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you by posting a prominent notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We recommend that you review this privacy notice frequently to stay informed about how we protect your information.
Under applicable laws in your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit: domain.com.
Steve Wicks