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Sangha Healing Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 5/23/2024

Your privacy is important to us. Karneth Consulting LLC dba Sangha Healing (“we,” “us,” “our,” and “Sangha Healing”) respects the privacy of every person who visits our website www.SanghaHealing.com (collectively our “Website”), and we are committed to protecting privacy through compliance with our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). Our Website is for individuals seeking a community that provides holistic healing possibilities through connection and education.  (collectively the “Services”). Our Website connects individuals accessing our Website (each a “User” and collectively “Users”) to independent healers who offer a comprehensive range of healing modality services (“Healers”) Some content and Services are only available to User subscribers who create an account with us. For additional information on our Website please review our Terms of Use.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process your Personal Information and related interactions you have with us in connection with your use of our Website. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by us offline or through other sources or information collected by third parties. 

DO NOT USE OUR WEBSITE OR STOP USING IT IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT ALL TIMES.

WE MAY MODIFY THIS PRIVACY POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY SECTION. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR WEBSITE AFTER WE MAKE CHANGES IS DEEMED TO BE ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE CHANGES, SO PLEASE CHECK THIS PRIVACY POLICY PERIODICALLY FOR UPDATES.

This Privacy Policy covers the following topics:

  1. Acceptance of Privacy Policy; Interpretation
  2. What is “Personal Information” and “Sensitive Personal Information”
  3. Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information We May Collect About You
  4. How We May Collect Your Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information
  5. How We May Use Your Personal Information
  6. How We May Disclose Your Personal Information
  7. Rights and Choices You May Have About Your Personal Information
  8. Cancellation; Reporting Misuse
  9. Automated Technologies
  10. Do-Not-Track Settings
  11. Advertising and Communications About Services
  12. Social Sharing Features
  13. Third-Party Links
  14. How We Protect Your Personal Information
  15. Retention of Your Personal Information
  16. Children’s Use of Our Website
  17. Consent To Processing of Personal Data in United States and Transfer of Personal Information
  18. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
  19. Terms of Use
  20. Contact Us

1. Acceptance of Privacy Policy; Interpretation 

1.1. Acceptance of Privacy Policy.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand the policies and practices regarding your Personal Information and how we will treat it, including the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information. References to “you” and “your” mean, individually or collectively, as the context dictates, the individual user of our Website. References to “the Parties” mean collectively you and us (each individually a “Party”).  

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, THEN YOU MUST NOT USE OR MUST STOP USING OUR WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY. WE MAY MODIFY THIS PRIVACY POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY SECTION. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR WEBSITE AFTER WE MAKE CHANGES IS DEEMED TO BE ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE CHANGES, SO PLEASE CHECK THIS PRIVACY POLICY PERIODICALLY FOR UPDATES.

Depending on where you live and the laws that apply to us, you may have additional rights regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information.

1.2. Interpretation.

This Privacy Policy is written in the English language. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any translated versions of this Privacy Policy. To the extent any translated versions of this Privacy Policy conflict with the English language version, the English language version of this Privacy Policy will control.

2. What is “Personal Information” and “Sensitive Personal Information”

2.1 Personal Information.

Personal Information is generally any information that either directly or indirectly identifies, relates to, or describes a particular individual or household, or is reasonably capable of being associated with or could reasonably be linked to a particular individual or household. What is considered to be Personal Information may depend on where you live and the laws that apply to the data that we may collect about you. Information that does not identify you is not your Personal Information for purposes of this Privacy Policy. 

2.2. Sensitive Personal Information.

Sensitive Personal Information generally means Personal Information that reveals racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, a mental or physical health condition or diagnosis, sex life or sexual orientation, citizenship or citizen (immigration) status, genetic or biometric data that may be processed for the purpose of uniquely identifying an individual, or personal data from a child known to be under the age of thirteen (13). However, in certain jurisdictions, Sensitive Personal Information may also include precise geolocation data; a social security number, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number; a consumer account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; union membership; philosophical beliefs; the contents of consumer mail, email, and text messages unless the business is the intended recipient of the communication; and any Personal Information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s health.

3. Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information We May Collect About You

We, our contractors and business partners may collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:

  • Personal Identifiers. Identifiers such as your first/middle/last name(s) (real name and alias), signature, online identifier, e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number (including a mobile phone number), and Internet Protocol (IP) address. For example, this information may be collected in connection with the Account creation process.
  • Financial and Payment Information. Information such as your bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information needed in connection with payment for the Services or payments facilitated through our Website. 
    • Demographic Information. We may collect demographic information such as your age, marital status, or sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions).
  • Information about your physical or mental health status. We may collect (i) information about individual health conditions, treatment, diseases, or diagnosis; (ii) social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions; (iii) health-related surgeries or procedures; and (iv) reproductive or sexual health information. For example, we may collect this information from surveys or quizzes on our Website and use this information to identify Services that may interest you and to match you to Healers. 
  • Device Information. Information about the device and browser you use to access our Website.
  • Internet or Other Similar Network Activity. We may collect information about your activity on our Website, such as your browsing history on our Website, search history on our Website, and browser information. We typically collect this information from our use of Automated Technologies to help us design our Website, to identify popular features, for our own Advertising and Communications About Services, and for other managerial and business purposes.
  • Sensory Data. If you call us about our products or services, or ask us to call you, we may record the call. We also may collect electronic communications you send us in connection with our Website, such as emails and text messages. Please read the Section on Electronic Communications in our Terms of Use to learn more about how we may communicate with you.
  • Inferences Drawn from Personal Information. We may draw inferences from the information we collect about you to create a profile that reflects your preferences, characteristics, geographic location, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and/or aptitudes.
  • Website Review and Comments. Information such as your comments, reviews, and suggestions you provide about our Website.
  • Shared Personal Information. We may collect any other information you share on our Website or give our Website permission to access that could be used to identify you. We may also collect Personal Information from public sources or other third parties’ sources that are authorized by the laws that apply to them to share Personal Information with us.
  • Other information. Other information that is about you, but generally does not identify you individually, such as your browsing activity on our Website.

The Personal Information we collect about you depends on the purpose and nature of your interactions with us on our Website and on what Services and features you use on our Website and in connection with our Website.

3.1. Washington Consumer Health Data.

If you are a resident of Washington, please also see our Washington Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy, which explains how we use, collect and disclose personal information we may collect from you pertaining to your past, present, or future physical or mental health status (“Consumer Health Data”). 

4. How We May Collect Your Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information

We may collect Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information and other information about you in different ways, including:

  • Directly From You. For example, Personal Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website, taking surveys, conducting searches on our Website, or when you email, text message or call us. This includes Personal Information provided at the time of requesting further information about our Services, and during the account creation process. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Website or otherwise contact us.
  • Personal Information and Other Information We Collect Automatically as You Navigate Through Our Website. As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use Automated Technologies to collect certain information about your equipment (e.g., computer and Internet connection, including IP address, operating system and browser type), browsing actions and patterns, including details of your visit to our Website and the resources that you access and use on our Website. Please read the Section on Automated Technologies for more information about the technologies we use to collect this information.
  • Personal Information and Other Information We Obtain From Third Parties. We may also obtain information about you from our service providers, contractors and other third parties in connection with our Website or through other means if they are permitted by the laws that apply to them to share this information with us. For example, if we create User profiles, we may include other publicly available information in that profile.
  • Access To Other Applications and Data on Your Device. With your permission, we may request access to other data or applications on your device, such as your device’s camera, photo library, contacts, location services, defaults (such as Siri and search, notifications, cellular data, storage), or text messaging application (such as, your “Short Message Service” or “SMS”). You can take back your permission in your device’s settings. 

You can choose not to provide information to us, but if you decline to provide certain Personal Information—such as information necessary for account creation or verification—then you might not be able to use some or all of our Website.

5. How We May Use Your Personal Information

We may use Personal Information that we collect about you for one or more of the following purposes:

  • To fulfill or meet the reason you provided the Personal Information;
  • To provide you access to our Website and the Services;
  • To communicate with you and to respond to requests that you initiate through our Website;
  • To operate our business;
  • To process payments for Services;
  • To provide support for, personalize, and develop our Website, products and Services to you, including your use of interactive features on our Website and for our own benchmarking and analysis;
  • To create, maintain, customize, and secure an Account with us;
  • To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Website, databases and other technology assets, and business;
  • To provide you with customer service support and to respond to your inquiries, including to investigate and address your concerns and monitor and improve our interactions with you;
  • To the extent permitted by all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws, regulations and rules (collectively, “Applicable Law”), for our own advertising and marketing as described in the Section on Advertising and Communications About Services;
  • For testing, research, analysis, and product development, including to develop and improve our Website, products and Services;
  • To respond to law enforcement requests, subpoenas, or other legal processes, or as otherwise required by law, by court order, or to respond to a governmental/regulatory request;
  • To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or a similar proceeding, or as part of a financing transaction;
  • To comply with our legal obligations or to protect our interests, property or legal rights, or those of third parties, such as to enforce our Terms of Use or to exercise or defend legal claims;
  • To detect and prevent fraud and other prohibited or illegal activity;
  • To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though our Website;
  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the Personal Information; and
  • For any other purpose with your consent.

We may use information that does not identify you without restriction, unless we are required by Applicable Law to restrict how we use that information. 

6. How We May Disclose Your Personal Information

We may disclose Personal Information that we collect as described below for the following business purposes:

  • To a parent organization, subsidiary or affiliate;
  • To our contractors, service providers, and other third parties that we use to support our business, such as by helping us to operate and manage our Website and to provide products and Services that you may purchase from us.  For instance, we utilize a third-party payment processor to process payments through our Website and utilize a third party to assist us in hosting and maintaining access to our Website. Our contractors, service providers, and other third parties may also include without limitation our professional advisors who may provide us with legal, compliance, accounting, banking, or consulting services. Our contractors and service providers may have access to your Personal Information to provide these services. We implement reasonable protections on their use of Personal Information;
  • To companies or other entities in connection with, or during the negotiations of, any merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, acquisition, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or a similar proceeding, or as part of a financing transaction;
  • To comply with any law, court order, subpoena, request from law enforcement or other legal processes, including but not limited to responding to any government or regulatory request, or when we believe in good faith that the disclosure of Personal Information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity, or to investigate violations of this Privacy Policy or other applicable terms;
  • To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes;
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Sangha Healing, our customers, or others;
  • To advertise our products and Services to you as described in the Advertising and Communications About Services section;
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; and
  • At your direction or with your consent.

We do not knowingly sell your Personal Information to third parties. If we change our practices, we will update this Privacy Policy in accordance with Changes to Our Privacy Policy.

7. Rights and Choices You May Have About Your Personal Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding how we use and disclose the Personal Information you provide to us. When required by the laws that apply to us, we will extend the rights and choices listed below to applicable Users. We may also at our sole discretion voluntarily extend these options to Users even if we are not required by Applicable Law to do so.

7.1. The Right to Know/Access the Personal Information We Collected and How We Shared Your Information

You may have the right to request a copy of, or access to, the Personal Information that we have collected about you within the last 12 months or longer if required by Applicable Law. Additionally, you may request that we disclose to you the following additional information about the Personal Information we collect from you:

  • The categories of Personal Information we collected about you;
  • The categories of sources of Personal Information collected;
  • The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling Personal Information;
  • The categories of Personal Information that we sold or shared to third parties and the categories of third parties to or with whom we sold or shared your Personal Information; and
  • The categories of Personal Information that we disclosed for a business purpose and the categories of persons we disclosed your Personal Information to for this purpose.

7.2. Right to Request Deletion of Personal Information

You may have the right to request that we delete any Personal Information we have collected from you. If you have this right, and subject to certain exceptions set out below, we will, on receipt of a verifiable request, delete your Personal Information from our records and direct any service providers to do the same. We will also notify all third parties with whom we have shared your Personal Information of your request to delete your Personal Information. Please note that we may not delete your Personal Information if it is necessary to:

  • Complete the transaction for which the Personal Information was collected;
  • Provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive activity, and take all necessary and appropriate steps to mitigate current and future risk;
  • Debug and repair internal information technology as necessary;
  • Undertake internal research for technological development and demonstration;
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
  • Comply with Applicable Law;
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
  • Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
  • Otherwise internally use your Personal Information in a lawful manner that is compatible with the reason for which you provided the Personal Information.

Please also note that any request to delete collected Personal Information may impact your ability to interact with us or to use our Website for its intended purposes.

7.3. Right to Request Correction of Inaccurate Personal Information

You may have a right to request correction of your Personal Information if your Personal Information appears inaccurate, incomplete or outdated. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such request and correct inaccurate Personal Information. We may not be able to accommodate a request to change your Personal Information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be inaccurate.

7.4. Right to Opt Out of Sale.

You may have the right to opt out of the sale of your Personal Information or the sharing of your Personal Information with third parties for purposes of targeted advertising by those third parties (also known as cross-context behavioral advertising). The laws providing this opt-out right do not apply to us at this time because we do not knowingly sell your Personal Information or share your Personal Information for such targeted advertising. Please also note that we do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information for targeted advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website.

7.5. Right to Data Portability.

When exercising your right to access, you may have the right to obtain your Personal Information in a portable and readily usable format that you can transmit to another organization. If this right is available to you, you may exercise it up to two times per calendar year.

7.6. Right to Non-Discrimination.

You may have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights and choices. We may not, and will not, treat you differently because of any choices or requests you make pursuant to this Privacy Policy. We may not and will not deny goods or services to you; charge different rates for goods or services; or provide a different level quality of goods or services. However, we can and may charge you a different rate, or provide a different level of quality, if the difference is reasonably related to the value provided by your Personal Information. Additionally, your requests to delete your Personal Information may impact the functionality and features of our Website and some functionality or features may become unavailable.

7.7 Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information.

You may have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information to only certain uses or disclosures and you may exercise this right by contacting us at [email protected].

8. Cancellation; Reporting Misuse

Please contact us at [email protected] to: 

  • Cancel your account and participation in our Website; or
  • Report misuse or an unauthorized disclosure of Personal Information. 

It might not be possible for us to correct, delete, or change Personal Information that has already been shared. Deleting information posted to our Website does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information posted. 

Please contact us immediately if you believe there is any non-compliance with this Privacy Policy. 

9. Automated Technologies

9.1. What are Automated Technologies?

Automated Technologies are data collection technologies that collect information about users without any special effort on the part of the user, such as cookies, pixels and web beacons (collectively, “Automated Technologies”). 

What are Cookies? Cookies are small files that are sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer, mobile phone, or other device. Cookies may store unique identifiers, preferences, and other information. Cookies can be set by a website owner or by third parties. There are different types of cookies such as:

*Browser Cookies – A browser cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system may issue cookies when you direct your browser to the Website.

*Flash Cookies – Certain features of the Website may use locally stored objects called flash cookies to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on the Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.

*Session Cookies – Session cookies are temporary cookies used for various reasons including, but not limited to, managing page views, to improve the navigation of the Website, and to help web pages load faster. Session Cookies are usually erased by your browser when you exit it.

*Persistent Cookies – Persistent cookies are also used for various reasons, including, but not limited to, storing your preferences and retrieving certain information you have previously provided. Persistent Cookies are stored on your devices after you exit your browser.

*Analytics Cookies – Analytics cookies are cookies that allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around our Website.

*Functional Cookies – Functional cookies are cookies that enable our Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.

*Targeting Cookies – Targeting cookies are cookies that may be set through the Website. They can be used by these third parties to build a profile of your interests based on the browsing information they collect from you, which includes uniquely identifying your browser and terminal equipment. If you do not allow these cookies, you will still see basic advertising on your browser that is generic and not based on your interests.

What are Web Beacons? Web beacons are small electronic files (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) on webpages that permit the use, as an example, to count users who have visited our Website or opened an e-mail and for other related Service statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain service content and verifying system and server integrity). 

Information gathered from Automated Technologies is typically stored in web server logs, which are then transmitted back to our Website by your computers or mobile devices. These servers and Automated Technologies are operated and managed by us, our contractors, or business partners. As you use our Website, your browsers communicate with these servers to coordinate and record the interactivity and fill your requests for services and information.

9.2. Our Use of Automated Technologies

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use the following Automated Technologies offered by our service providers and contractors to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns and activities, including:

  • Google Analytics. We may use Google Analytics (or other similar web analytics tools). Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. to collect certain information relating to your use of our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze user activity. Such information collected may include details of your visits to and use of our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on our Website; information about your computer and Internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type. We may also use Google Analytics Advertising Features or other advertising networks to reach out to you again about our Services after you leave our Website. Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found here. 
  • Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Linktree Pixels, cookies, web beacons, and other storage We may use pixels from social media sites, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Linktree, so that we can reach out to you again if you permit these sites to display our advertisements to you. These pixels only send information about your use of our Website. We do not use these pixels to track your activity on other websites. See Social Sharing Features for additional information about our use and incorporation of social widgets.

The information we collect through Automated Technologies may or may not contain Personal Information about you. This information helps us to improve our Website by enabling us to do things like estimate its audience size and usage patterns; store information about your preferences to customize our Website according to your individual interests; speed up your searches; recognize you when you return to our Website; and to support the other activities described in this Privacy Policy.  We may use and disclose the Personal Information and other information we collect through Automated Technologies as stated in this Privacy Policy.

Please read the section on Managing Automated Technologies for information on how you can opt out of behavioral tracking.

9.3. Managing Automated Technologies

You can manage some Automated Technologies, such as browser cookies, by adjusting the privacy settings on your web browser, computer and devices. For example:

  • You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent. 
  • You can learn how to manage your Flash cookie settings by visiting the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s site. 
  • In many cellular devices, you can turn off location settings by selecting the “Settings” feature, choosing “Privacy” and turning-off “Location.”  

However, please note that some of our Website may not function properly without cookies or other Automated Technologies. 

Please also keep in mind that your browser settings may not permit you to control the Automated Technologies utilized by third-party companies. There are third-party companies that are unaffiliated with us who can provide you with more information about third-party advertising and your opt-out choices, such as the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) WebChoices Tool and Network Advertising Initiative (NAI). Opting out from one or more companies listed on the DAA Consumer Choice Page or the NAI Consumer Opt-Out Page will opt you out from those companies’ delivery of interest-based content or ads to you, but it does not mean you will no longer receive any advertising through our Website. You may continue to receive advertisements, for example, based on the particular site that you are viewing (i.e., contextually based ads). Also, if your browsers are configured to reject cookies when you opt-out on the DAA or NAI sites, your opt-out may not be effective. 

10. Do-Not-Track Settings

Some Internet browsers include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. We respond to DNT signals by not tracking browser and URL information collected through a tracking pixel. However, for security purposes, we do not respond to DNT signals for information collected via server logs, such as user IP address and firewall events.

11. Advertising and Communications About Services

We may need to contact you about our Website, your activity on our Website and our Services, including to send you information about new content and services available, special offers, surveys, and to assist you with access to our Website such as inquiries regarding your Account. By giving us your contact information, you have agreed that we, as well as our affiliates, business partners, service providers, and contractors, including Healers may contact you for these purposes. You may receive multiple messages each day. You must follow the requirements of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use when contacting us via email or text message. 

To the extent it is permitted by Applicable Law, we may collect, use and disclose your Personal Information and other information about you to communicate with you about products and our Services. For example, we may direct or recommend services. We may also use Automated Technologies to assist in these communications. We may also send you ads about our Services in response to your request for information or feedback. We do not collect your browsing information from third-party websites to display third-party ads to you.

If you do not want to receive promotional or marketing materials from us or our contractors and business partners, you can opt out by e-mailing [email protected] any time to change your preferences. You can also opt out of certain e-mail communications by clicking “Opt-out” or “Unsubscribe” in response to an e-mail communication; and certain text message communications by replying “STOP” in response to a text message using the mobile device that is receiving the messages. Otherwise, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, you agree that we and our contractors and business partners may use your Personal Information, including your e-mail address, phone number and other contact information, to engage with you about products and services. You may continue to receive non-marketing communications from us even after you opt out.

12. Social Sharing Features

Our Website includes social media widgets and social sharing features and other integrated tools which let you share actions you take on our Website with other media, and vice versa, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Linktree. The use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.

13. Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party owned or operated websites (collectively, “Linked Sites”). This Privacy Policy and the practices that we follow under this Privacy Policy do not apply to Linked Sites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed on any Linked Site or for the privacy practices or security standards used by third parties on such Linked Sites. These Linked Sites have separate privacy and data collection practices, and we have no responsibility or liability relating to them. Accordingly, if you use Linked Sites through our Website, or share information about your experience on our Website with others, these Linked Sites may be able to collect information about you, including information about your activity on our Website. You understand and agree that by clicking on a link to a Linked Site or using a Linked Site as described above, this Privacy Policy, as stated on our Website, is no longer in effect because you have either left our Website or used a Linked Site to interact with our Website. For instance, when you make a payment on our Website, you will be directed to our third-party payment processor’s Linked Site. We may utilize different third-party payment processors from time to time. You agree to be bound by our third-party processor’s terms of use we elect to utilize.

We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed on any Linked Site, or for the privacy practices or security standards used by third parties on such Linked Sites. These Linked Sites have separate privacy and data collection practices, and we have no responsibility or liability relating to them. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy and security practices of Linked Sites before providing them with information.

14. How We Protect Your Personal Information

We take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information secure and to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of your Personal Information on our Website. Although we have these security measures in place, we cannot guarantee your privacy. The transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your Personal Information transmitted to our Website. Please note that your Electronic Communications with us may not be secure (see the information you provide to us through our Website may not be secure (not encrypted). Email via the Internet or other electronic means, such as through your device’s text messaging service, may not be secure (not encrypted). There are risks associated with unsecure communications that you should consider. These risks include (without limitation) that an unauthorized person may get access to these communications. By engaging us in unsecure communications, you agree to accept these risks and consent to receive unsecure communications in response from us. To learn more about how we may communicate with you electronically please read the Consent to Electronic Communications section in our Terms of Use.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where you have been given (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. Do not share your password with anyone or permit anyone to access your Account.

Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. We are also not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on our Website.

15. Retention of Your Personal Information

We retain and store the Personal Information and other information we collect about you for as long as is necessary to accomplish the purposes we outline in this Privacy Policy and to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with laws that apply to us), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

16. Children’s Use of Our Website

Our Website is not directed at and is not intended to be used by any children under the age of thirteen (13). You must not use our Website if you are a child under the age of thirteen (13). We do not knowingly collect or solicit any information from children under the age of thirteen (13) or knowingly allow such children to use our Website. You must not use our Website if you are under the age of thirteen (13). If we learn that a person under the age of thirteen (13) has submitted Personal Information to us, we will delete that information from our Website. 

If you believe we may have received Personal Information through our Website from a child who is under the age of thirteen (13), or if you are seeking to delete Personal Information from a child who is under the age of eighteen (18), please contact us at [email protected]. Removing information posted to our Website does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information posted.

17. Consent To Processing of Personal Data in United States and Transfer of Personal Information

We are based in the United States and this Website is intended for use only by residents of the United States only. If you are a citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA) or other jurisdiction outside of the United States, please note that in order to provide our Website, products, and services to you, we may send and store your Personal Information (also commonly referred to as personal data) outside of the EEA, including to the United States. Accordingly, your Personal Information may be transferred outside of the country where you reside or are located, including to countries that may not or do not provide the same level of protection for your Personal Information. By using and accessing our Website, users who reside or are located in countries outside of the United States agree and consent to the transfer to and processing of Personal Information on servers located outside of the country where they reside, and that the protection of such information may be different than required under the laws of their residence or location.

18. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right, at any time, to add to, change, update, or modify this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to provide data and privacy transparency as required by law. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting a new notice through our Website and change the “Last Updated” at the top of this Privacy Policy. Any change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting to our Website will apply to any Personal Information provided to us on and after that date. If we make material changes to the type of Personal Information collected, or how we share, use or sell your Personal Information, we will provide you with notice to the e-mail address you provided, if you provided one. It is important that you monitor this Privacy Policy and your e-mail for changes to this Privacy Policy. We may also request that you confirm you have read this Privacy Policy and any revised version before we provide you access to our Website. We will accept your continued use of our Website after we make changes to be acceptance of those changes.

19. Terms of Use

Please review our Terms of Use for a more detailed explanation of our general policies related to accessing or using our Website. By agreeing to this Privacy Policy and/or using our Website, you are also agreeing to our Terms of Use. The Terms of Use (and any changes to it) are incorporated by reference into this Privacy Policy. If any conflict exists between the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Use will prevail.

20.Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy and privacy practices or the use of your information, please contact us at [email protected].