Privacy Policy
Introduction
Thank you for visiting the A Light In The Night website (hereinafter the “Guide”). This website is designed to make it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to interact with the Guide. the Guide recognizes that it is critical for individuals and businesses to be confident that their privacy is protected when they visit the Guide's website.
Consistent with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy describes the Guide's privacy practices regarding information collected from users of this website. This policy describes what information is collected and how that information is used. Because this privacy policy only applies to this website, you should examine the privacy policy of any website, including other websites, that you access using this website.
For purposes of this policy, "personal information " means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. the Guide does not collect any personal information about you through this website unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an email, responding to a Guide question, submitting information through the website or completing an online transaction.
Information Collected Automatically When You Visit this Website
When visiting this website the Guide automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:
● (i) User client hostname. The hostname or Internet Protocol address of the user requesting access to a website.
● (ii) HTTP header, "user agent." The user agent information includes the type of browser, its version, and the operating system on which that the browser is running.
● (iii) HTTP header, "referrer." The referrer specifies the web page from which the user accessed the current web page.
● (iv) System date. The date and time of the user's request.
● (v) Full request. The exact request the user made.
● (vi) Status. The status code the server returned to the user.
● (vii) Content length. The content length, in bytes, of any document sent to the user.
● (viii) Method. The request method used.
● (ix) Universal Resource Identifier (URI). The location of a resource on the server.
● (x) Query string of the URI. Anything after the question mark in a URI.
● (xi) Protocol. The transport protocol and the version used.
None of the foregoing information is deemed to constitute personal information.
The information that is collected automatically is used to improve this website's content and to help the Guide understand how users are interacting with the website. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most and least interest to our users, and to improve the utility of the material available on the website. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Guide is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose the information collected from the website for commercial marketing purposes.
Cookies
Cookies are simple text files stored on your web browser to provide a means of distinguishing among users of this website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet websites. They do not contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy or security.
We use two types of cookies:
● Session cookies - These are created automatically on the device you use to access this website. We may use this cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on the device you use to access this website. A session cookie is erased during operation of your browser or when your browser is closed.
● Persistent cookies - These are more permanent and can be re-read when you return to the site that placed them on your computer. The information in them is written onto your hard drive and remains there until the expiry date of the cookie. They allow the website to recognize you when you visit again and tailor the information presented to you based on your needs and interests.
The software and hardware you use to access the website allows you to refuse new cookies or delete existing cookies. Refusing or deleting these cookies may limit your ability to take advantage of some features of this website.
Information Collected When You E-mail this Website or Complete a Transaction
During your visit to this website you may send an e-mail to the Guide. Your e-mail address and the contents of your message will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats included in the message. Your e-mail address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to improve this website, or to forward your message to another for appropriate action. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes and the Guide is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your e-mail address for commercial purposes.
During your visit to this website you may complete a transaction such as a survey, registration, or order form. The information, including personal information, volunteered by you in completing the transaction is used by the Guide to operate the Guide programs, which include the provision of goods, services, and information. The information collected by the Guide may also be disclosed by the Guide for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the nature and terms of the transaction in which the information was submitted.
The Guide does not knowingly collect personal information from children or create profiles of children through this website. Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal information submitted in an e-mail will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from access by federal or State law, be subject to public access. The Guide strongly encourages parents and teachers to be involved in children's Internet activities and to provide guidance whenever children are asked to provide personal information on-line.
Information and Choice
As noted above, the Guide does not collect any personal information about you unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail, responding to a survey, or completing an on-line form. You may choose not to send us an e-mail, respond to a survey, or complete an on-line form. While your choice not to participate in these activities may limit your ability to receive specific services or products through this website, it will not normally have an impact on your ability to take advantage of other features of the website, including browsing or downloading information.
Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Website
The collection of information through this website and the disclosure of that information are subject to the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act. Except as provided below or as otherwise authorized by law, the Guide will only collect personal information through this website or disclose personal information collected through this website if the user has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information. The voluntary disclosure of personal information to the Guide by the user, whether solicited or unsolicited, constitutes consent to the collection and disclosure of the information by the Guide for the purposes for which the user disclosed the information to the Guide, as was reasonably ascertainable from the nature and terms of the disclosure.
However, the Guide may collect or disclose personal information without consent if the collection or disclosure is: (1) necessary to perform the statutory duties of the Guide, or necessary for the Guide to operate a program authorized by law, or authorized by state or federal statute or regulation; (2) made pursuant to a court order or by law; (3) for the purpose of validating the identity of the user; or (4) of information to be used solely for statistical purposes that is in a form that cannot be used to identify any particular person.
Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, collected through this website is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
the Guide may also disclose personal information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to the Guide's information technology assets.
Retention of Information Collected Through this Website
The information collected through this website is retained by the Guide in accordance with the records retention and disposition requirements of the Guide. In general, the Internet services logs of the Guide, comprising electronic files or automated logs created to monitor access and use of Guide services provided through this website, are retained indefinitely. Information, including personal information, that you submit in an e-mail or when you complete a survey, registration form, or order form is retained in accordance with the records retention and disposition schedule established for the records of the program unit to which you submitted the information. Information concerning these records retention and disposition schedules may be obtained through the Internet privacy policy contact listed in this policy.
Access to and Correction of Personal Information Collected Through this Website
Except as otherwise provided by law, any user may submit a request to the Guide privacy compliance officer to determine whether personal information pertaining to that user has been collected through this website. Any such request shall be made in writing and must be accompanied by reasonable proof of identity of the user. Reasonable proof of identity may include verification of a signature, inclusion of an identifier generally known only to the user, or similar appropriate identification. The address of the privacy compliance officer is:
the Guide
1173A 2nd Avenue
Suite 153
New York, NY 10065
Except as otherwise provided by law, the privacy compliance officer shall, within ten (10) business days of the receipt of a proper request, provide access to the personal information; deny access in writing, explaining the reasons therefore; or acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days from the date of the acknowledgment.
Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information Collected Through this Website
The Guide is strongly committed to protecting personal information collected through this website against unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Consequently the Guide limits employee access to personal information collected through this website to only those employees who need access to the information in the performance of their official duties. Employees who have access to this information follow appropriate procedures in connection with any disclosures of personal information.
In addition, the Guide has implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology assets, including, but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. These security procedures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.
Sharing of your information
For website security purposes and to maintain the availability of the website for all users, the Guide employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise damage this website.
● Service Providers: We engage vendors to perform functions on our behalf such as: website hosting, software development, data storage, content management, database management, technical integration, marketing automation, analytics, site optimization, conducting reader surveys, shipping and payment processing and providing other business services.
There are limited circumstances in which the service provider collects data directly from you when their privacy policies may also apply.
● Social Media Platforms: Where you choose to interact with us through social media, your interaction with these programs typically allows the social media company to collect some information about you through digital cookies they place on your device and other tracking mechanisms. In some cases, the social media company may recognize you through its digital cookies even when you do not interact with their application. Please visit the social media companies’ respective privacy policies to better understand their data collection practices and controls they make available to you.
● Third parties involved in advertising: We partner with third parties who assist us in serving advertising regarding the Services to others who may be interested in the Services. We also partner with third parties who use cookies to display interest-based advertising to you on the Services. These third parties may use tracking technologies on our website to collect or receive information from the Services and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads. While the Guide will not share information that identifies you by name with unaffiliated third parties for their own uses, such third parties may, with sufficient data from other sources, be able to personally identify you.
● Corporate Affiliates: We share data with other members of our group of companies.
● Business Partners: We share data with affiliates or clients with whom we have affinity programs or similar commercial relationships in order to market and provide products, goods or services that may be of interest to you.
Your California Privacy Rights
Residents of the State of California have the right to request information from the Guide regarding third parties to whom the company has disclosed certain categories of personal information during the preceding year for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to see the categories of personal information that we collect or sell, please see our Notice of California Consumer Data Collection and Sharing Practices. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request to access your personal information, delete you personal information, or request that we do not sell your information, please visit our Privacy Request webpage, email [email protected] or write to us at:
1173A 2ND AVENUE
SUITE 153
NEW YORK, NY 10065
Special Information for California Residents
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) provides California residents with rights to receive certain disclosures regarding the collection, use, and sharing of “Personal Information,” as well as rights to access and control Personal Information. The CCPA defines “Personal Information” to mean “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.” Certain information we collect may be exempt from the CCPA because it is considered public information (i.e., it is made available by a government entity) or covered by a federal privacy law, such as the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
To the extent that we collect Personal Information that is subject to the CCPA, that information, our practices, and your rights are described below.
Right to Request Deletion of Information
You have the right to request in certain circumstances that we delete any Personal Information that we have collected directly from you. To protect your Personal Information, we are required to verify your identity before we can act on your request. We may have a reason under the law why we do not have to comply with your request, or why we may comply with it in a more limited way than you anticipated. If we do, we will explain that to you in our response.
Notice of California Consumer Data Collection and Sharing Practices
The following is a description of our data collection practices, including the personal information we collect, the sources of that information, the purposes for which we collect information, and whether we disclose that information to external parties. We may use any and all of the information for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless limitations are listed. The categories we use to describe the information are those enumerated in the CCPA.
Personal Identifiers:
We may collect your IP address automatically when you use our Services.
We may collect your Device ID automatically when you use our Services.
Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information: We may collect information about your browsing history, search history, information regarding your interaction with websites, and applications or advertisements automatically when you utilize our Services.
Geolocation Data: As described above, we may collect your IP address automatically when you use our Services. We may be able to determine your general location based on the IP address. Additionally, we use Google Analytics and similar services to collect IP addresses and browser configurations.
Professional or employment-related information: We may collect information about your current employer and your employment history.
Special Information for Nevada Residents
Residents of the State of Nevada have the right to opt out of the sale of certain pieces of their information to third parties who will sell or license their information to others. If you are a Nevada resident and would like to make such a request, please visit our email [email protected] or write to us at:
1173A 2nd Avenue
Suite 153
New York, NY 10065
Information for Individuals Located in the European Economic Area and Switzerland
We process personal data on the following legal bases: (1) with your consent; (2) as necessary to perform our agreement to provide Services; and (3) as necessary for our legitimate interests in providing the Services where those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedom related to data privacy. Personal information we collect may be transferred to, and stored and processed in, the United States or any other country in which we or our affiliates or subcontractors maintain facilities, as described above.
Users that reside in the EEA or Switzerland have the right to lodge a complaint about our data collection and processing actions with the supervisory authority concerned. Contact details for data protection authorities are available here.
If you are a resident of the EEA or Switzerland, you are entitled to certain rights. Please note: In order to verify your identity, we may require you to provide us with personal information prior to accessing any records containing information about you. These rights include the ability:
to request from us access to personal information held about you
to ask for the information we hold about you to be rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
to ask for data to be erased if the data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, you withdraw consent and no other legal basis for processing exists, or you believe your fundamental rights to data privacy and protection outweigh our legitimate interest in continuing the processing.
to request that we restrict our processing if we are processing your data based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest as an exercise of official authority (including profiling); using your data for direct marketing (including profiling); or processing your data for purposes of scientific or historical research and statistics.
To submit a request to exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected] . We may have a reason under the law why we do not have to respond to your request, or respond to it in a more limited way than you anticipated. If we do, we will explain that to you in our response.
General Disclaimer
The information provided on this website and in this Guide does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only. Information on this website and in the Guide may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information. This website and the Guide contains links to other third-party websites. Such links are only for the convenience of the reader, user or browser; the Guide and its members do not recommend or endorse the contents of the third-party sites.
Readers of this website and the Guide should contact their attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal matter. No reader, user, or browser of this site should act or refrain from acting on the basis of information on this site or in the Guide without first seeking legal advice from counsel in their relevant jurisdiction. Only your individual attorney can provide assurances that the information contained herein – and your interpretation of it – is applicable or appropriate to your particular situation. Use of, and access to, this website and the Guide or any of the links or resources contained within the site or the Guide do not create an attorney-client relationship between the reader, user, or browser on the one hand and Guide, its authors, contributors, members or contributing law firms, on the other hand.
All liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based on the contents of this site and the Guide are hereby expressly disclaimed. The content on this website and in the Guide is provided "as is;" no representations are made that the content is error-free.
Links Disclaimer
In order to provide users with certain information, this website may provide links to local, State and federal government agencies, and websites of other organizations. A link does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of that website. Once you link to another website from this website, including one maintained by the State, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including but not limited to its privacy policy.
Information Disclaimer
Information provided on this website is intended to allow the public immediate access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current, and reliable information, the Guide recognizes the possibility of human and/or mechanical error. Therefore, the Guide, its employees, officers and agents make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information provided by this website, and deny any expressed or implied warranty as to the same.
Changes to This Policy
We may make changes to this Policy from time to time. We will post any changes, and such changes will become effective when they are posted. Your continued use of our Services following the posting of any changes will mean you accept those changes. For questions about our privacy practices, contact us using the information below:
Contact Information
For questions regarding this Internet privacy policy, please contact:
(via e-mail)
[email protected]
(via regular mail)
the Guide
1173A 2ND AVENUE
SUITE 153
NEW YORK, NY 10065
Thank you for visiting the A Light In The Night website (hereinafter the “Guide”). This website is designed to make it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to interact with the Guide. the Guide recognizes that it is critical for individuals and businesses to be confident that their privacy is protected when they visit the Guide's website.
Consistent with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy describes the Guide's privacy practices regarding information collected from users of this website. This policy describes what information is collected and how that information is used. Because this privacy policy only applies to this website, you should examine the privacy policy of any website, including other websites, that you access using this website.
For purposes of this policy, "personal information " means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. the Guide does not collect any personal information about you through this website unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an email, responding to a Guide question, submitting information through the website or completing an online transaction.
Information Collected Automatically When You Visit this Website
When visiting this website the Guide automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:
● (i) User client hostname. The hostname or Internet Protocol address of the user requesting access to a website.
● (ii) HTTP header, "user agent." The user agent information includes the type of browser, its version, and the operating system on which that the browser is running.
● (iii) HTTP header, "referrer." The referrer specifies the web page from which the user accessed the current web page.
● (iv) System date. The date and time of the user's request.
● (v) Full request. The exact request the user made.
● (vi) Status. The status code the server returned to the user.
● (vii) Content length. The content length, in bytes, of any document sent to the user.
● (viii) Method. The request method used.
● (ix) Universal Resource Identifier (URI). The location of a resource on the server.
● (x) Query string of the URI. Anything after the question mark in a URI.
● (xi) Protocol. The transport protocol and the version used.
None of the foregoing information is deemed to constitute personal information.
The information that is collected automatically is used to improve this website's content and to help the Guide understand how users are interacting with the website. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most and least interest to our users, and to improve the utility of the material available on the website. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Guide is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose the information collected from the website for commercial marketing purposes.
Cookies
Cookies are simple text files stored on your web browser to provide a means of distinguishing among users of this website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet websites. They do not contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy or security.
We use two types of cookies:
● Session cookies - These are created automatically on the device you use to access this website. We may use this cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on the device you use to access this website. A session cookie is erased during operation of your browser or when your browser is closed.
● Persistent cookies - These are more permanent and can be re-read when you return to the site that placed them on your computer. The information in them is written onto your hard drive and remains there until the expiry date of the cookie. They allow the website to recognize you when you visit again and tailor the information presented to you based on your needs and interests.
The software and hardware you use to access the website allows you to refuse new cookies or delete existing cookies. Refusing or deleting these cookies may limit your ability to take advantage of some features of this website.
Information Collected When You E-mail this Website or Complete a Transaction
During your visit to this website you may send an e-mail to the Guide. Your e-mail address and the contents of your message will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats included in the message. Your e-mail address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to improve this website, or to forward your message to another for appropriate action. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes and the Guide is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your e-mail address for commercial purposes.
During your visit to this website you may complete a transaction such as a survey, registration, or order form. The information, including personal information, volunteered by you in completing the transaction is used by the Guide to operate the Guide programs, which include the provision of goods, services, and information. The information collected by the Guide may also be disclosed by the Guide for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the nature and terms of the transaction in which the information was submitted.
The Guide does not knowingly collect personal information from children or create profiles of children through this website. Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal information submitted in an e-mail will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from access by federal or State law, be subject to public access. The Guide strongly encourages parents and teachers to be involved in children's Internet activities and to provide guidance whenever children are asked to provide personal information on-line.
Information and Choice
As noted above, the Guide does not collect any personal information about you unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail, responding to a survey, or completing an on-line form. You may choose not to send us an e-mail, respond to a survey, or complete an on-line form. While your choice not to participate in these activities may limit your ability to receive specific services or products through this website, it will not normally have an impact on your ability to take advantage of other features of the website, including browsing or downloading information.
Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Website
The collection of information through this website and the disclosure of that information are subject to the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act. Except as provided below or as otherwise authorized by law, the Guide will only collect personal information through this website or disclose personal information collected through this website if the user has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information. The voluntary disclosure of personal information to the Guide by the user, whether solicited or unsolicited, constitutes consent to the collection and disclosure of the information by the Guide for the purposes for which the user disclosed the information to the Guide, as was reasonably ascertainable from the nature and terms of the disclosure.
However, the Guide may collect or disclose personal information without consent if the collection or disclosure is: (1) necessary to perform the statutory duties of the Guide, or necessary for the Guide to operate a program authorized by law, or authorized by state or federal statute or regulation; (2) made pursuant to a court order or by law; (3) for the purpose of validating the identity of the user; or (4) of information to be used solely for statistical purposes that is in a form that cannot be used to identify any particular person.
Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, collected through this website is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
the Guide may also disclose personal information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to the Guide's information technology assets.
Retention of Information Collected Through this Website
The information collected through this website is retained by the Guide in accordance with the records retention and disposition requirements of the Guide. In general, the Internet services logs of the Guide, comprising electronic files or automated logs created to monitor access and use of Guide services provided through this website, are retained indefinitely. Information, including personal information, that you submit in an e-mail or when you complete a survey, registration form, or order form is retained in accordance with the records retention and disposition schedule established for the records of the program unit to which you submitted the information. Information concerning these records retention and disposition schedules may be obtained through the Internet privacy policy contact listed in this policy.
Access to and Correction of Personal Information Collected Through this Website
Except as otherwise provided by law, any user may submit a request to the Guide privacy compliance officer to determine whether personal information pertaining to that user has been collected through this website. Any such request shall be made in writing and must be accompanied by reasonable proof of identity of the user. Reasonable proof of identity may include verification of a signature, inclusion of an identifier generally known only to the user, or similar appropriate identification. The address of the privacy compliance officer is:
the Guide
1173A 2nd Avenue
Suite 153
New York, NY 10065
Except as otherwise provided by law, the privacy compliance officer shall, within ten (10) business days of the receipt of a proper request, provide access to the personal information; deny access in writing, explaining the reasons therefore; or acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days from the date of the acknowledgment.
Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information Collected Through this Website
The Guide is strongly committed to protecting personal information collected through this website against unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Consequently the Guide limits employee access to personal information collected through this website to only those employees who need access to the information in the performance of their official duties. Employees who have access to this information follow appropriate procedures in connection with any disclosures of personal information.
In addition, the Guide has implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology assets, including, but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. These security procedures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.
Sharing of your information
For website security purposes and to maintain the availability of the website for all users, the Guide employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise damage this website.
● Service Providers: We engage vendors to perform functions on our behalf such as: website hosting, software development, data storage, content management, database management, technical integration, marketing automation, analytics, site optimization, conducting reader surveys, shipping and payment processing and providing other business services.
There are limited circumstances in which the service provider collects data directly from you when their privacy policies may also apply.
● Social Media Platforms: Where you choose to interact with us through social media, your interaction with these programs typically allows the social media company to collect some information about you through digital cookies they place on your device and other tracking mechanisms. In some cases, the social media company may recognize you through its digital cookies even when you do not interact with their application. Please visit the social media companies’ respective privacy policies to better understand their data collection practices and controls they make available to you.
● Third parties involved in advertising: We partner with third parties who assist us in serving advertising regarding the Services to others who may be interested in the Services. We also partner with third parties who use cookies to display interest-based advertising to you on the Services. These third parties may use tracking technologies on our website to collect or receive information from the Services and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads. While the Guide will not share information that identifies you by name with unaffiliated third parties for their own uses, such third parties may, with sufficient data from other sources, be able to personally identify you.
● Corporate Affiliates: We share data with other members of our group of companies.
● Business Partners: We share data with affiliates or clients with whom we have affinity programs or similar commercial relationships in order to market and provide products, goods or services that may be of interest to you.
Your California Privacy Rights
Residents of the State of California have the right to request information from the Guide regarding third parties to whom the company has disclosed certain categories of personal information during the preceding year for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to see the categories of personal information that we collect or sell, please see our Notice of California Consumer Data Collection and Sharing Practices. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request to access your personal information, delete you personal information, or request that we do not sell your information, please visit our Privacy Request webpage, email [email protected] or write to us at:
1173A 2ND AVENUE
SUITE 153
NEW YORK, NY 10065
Special Information for California Residents
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) provides California residents with rights to receive certain disclosures regarding the collection, use, and sharing of “Personal Information,” as well as rights to access and control Personal Information. The CCPA defines “Personal Information” to mean “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.” Certain information we collect may be exempt from the CCPA because it is considered public information (i.e., it is made available by a government entity) or covered by a federal privacy law, such as the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
To the extent that we collect Personal Information that is subject to the CCPA, that information, our practices, and your rights are described below.
Right to Request Deletion of Information
You have the right to request in certain circumstances that we delete any Personal Information that we have collected directly from you. To protect your Personal Information, we are required to verify your identity before we can act on your request. We may have a reason under the law why we do not have to comply with your request, or why we may comply with it in a more limited way than you anticipated. If we do, we will explain that to you in our response.
Notice of California Consumer Data Collection and Sharing Practices
The following is a description of our data collection practices, including the personal information we collect, the sources of that information, the purposes for which we collect information, and whether we disclose that information to external parties. We may use any and all of the information for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless limitations are listed. The categories we use to describe the information are those enumerated in the CCPA.
Personal Identifiers:
We may collect your IP address automatically when you use our Services.
We may collect your Device ID automatically when you use our Services.
Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information: We may collect information about your browsing history, search history, information regarding your interaction with websites, and applications or advertisements automatically when you utilize our Services.
Geolocation Data: As described above, we may collect your IP address automatically when you use our Services. We may be able to determine your general location based on the IP address. Additionally, we use Google Analytics and similar services to collect IP addresses and browser configurations.
Professional or employment-related information: We may collect information about your current employer and your employment history.
Special Information for Nevada Residents
Residents of the State of Nevada have the right to opt out of the sale of certain pieces of their information to third parties who will sell or license their information to others. If you are a Nevada resident and would like to make such a request, please visit our email [email protected] or write to us at:
1173A 2nd Avenue
Suite 153
New York, NY 10065
Information for Individuals Located in the European Economic Area and Switzerland
We process personal data on the following legal bases: (1) with your consent; (2) as necessary to perform our agreement to provide Services; and (3) as necessary for our legitimate interests in providing the Services where those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedom related to data privacy. Personal information we collect may be transferred to, and stored and processed in, the United States or any other country in which we or our affiliates or subcontractors maintain facilities, as described above.
Users that reside in the EEA or Switzerland have the right to lodge a complaint about our data collection and processing actions with the supervisory authority concerned. Contact details for data protection authorities are available here.
If you are a resident of the EEA or Switzerland, you are entitled to certain rights. Please note: In order to verify your identity, we may require you to provide us with personal information prior to accessing any records containing information about you. These rights include the ability:
to request from us access to personal information held about you
to ask for the information we hold about you to be rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
to ask for data to be erased if the data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, you withdraw consent and no other legal basis for processing exists, or you believe your fundamental rights to data privacy and protection outweigh our legitimate interest in continuing the processing.
to request that we restrict our processing if we are processing your data based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest as an exercise of official authority (including profiling); using your data for direct marketing (including profiling); or processing your data for purposes of scientific or historical research and statistics.
To submit a request to exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected] . We may have a reason under the law why we do not have to respond to your request, or respond to it in a more limited way than you anticipated. If we do, we will explain that to you in our response.
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Changes to This Policy
We may make changes to this Policy from time to time. We will post any changes, and such changes will become effective when they are posted. Your continued use of our Services following the posting of any changes will mean you accept those changes. For questions about our privacy practices, contact us using the information below:
Contact Information
For questions regarding this Internet privacy policy, please contact:
(via e-mail)
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