Privacy Policy
Last modified: June 1, 2024
PLEASE REVIEW THIS POLICY CAREFULLY
The following describes how The Peaceful Sage, LLC (“Company Name,” “I,” “me” or “my”) uses and disseminates information you provide through www.thepeacefulsage.com and its sub-domains and affiliated sites, as well as The Peaceful Sage pages and accounts on Twitter®, Facebook®, LinkedIn®, Google Plus®, Instagram®, and YouTube® (the “Sites”). If you ever have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact me at the information below. Please also review my full Terms and Conditions of Use, which also govern your use of the Sites. By using this Site, you are consenting to this Privacy Policy.
COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Unless I expressly note otherwise, I do not collect personally identifiable information from users of my Sites. When you visit my Sites, some information about your computer hardware and software is inherently automatically collected, such as your IP address, domain name, browser type, access time, and referring website addresses. I typically do not use this information for any purpose, but an example of when I may use this information is in implementing improvements and analyzing the Sites and for troubleshooting purposes. I also utilize this information to monitor and improve services and to ensure that your use of the Sites is in compliance with my Terms of Use. Most of our services do not require any form of registration, allowing you to visit the Sites without telling us who you are. However, some services, such as email opt-ins, may require you to provide us with Personal Data. In such a case, you may choose to withhold any Personal Data requested by us, but it may not be possible for you to gain access to certain parts of the site or content. We require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.
INTERNATIONAL PRIVACY LAWS AND YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GDPR
If you are visiting the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that you are sending information to the United States where my servers are located. Information you submit may then be transferred within the United States or back out of the United States to other countries outside of your country of residence, depending on the type of information and how it is stored by me. These countries (including the United States) may not necessarily have data protection laws as comprehensively protective as your country of residence; however, my collection, storage, and use of your data will at all times continue to be governed by this Privacy Policy.
If you are a member of the European Union (EU), you have special rights under the GDPR. Those include: You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to portability of your data. All complaints must be sent to your support email address or email address of your GDPR representative or data processor. You also have the right to erasure, rectification, access, or to seek restrictions to the processing of your personal data in our system. To the extent you provide consent to our processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Any withdrawal of consent does not apply to data collected lawfully prior to such consent. You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority containing jurisdiction over GDPR-related issues.
COOKIES: WHAT THEY ARE, AND WHY THEY ARE NEEDED
A cookie is a data text file sent from a website to your browser for the purpose of identifying the user and allowing access to portions of the website, thus alleviating the need to continually log in with your username and password. Cookies may be stored within your system. To the extent I use cookies, I can only access information from a cookie sent by one of the Sites, not other websites. I may use cookies to personalize your visit to my Sites because tracking usage allows me to best determine the needs of my customers and advertisers.
TYPES OF COOKIES USED
Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the site.
Persistent Cookies: Remain in the browser’s cookie file for a longer duration, helping to recognize you as an existing user.
Third-Party Cookies: Used by third-party services we use to track visitor behavior.
MANAGING COOKIES
You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. Please refer to your browser’s help section for instructions on how to manage cookies. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of our Sites.
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND DATA PROCESSORS
We use third-party services to enhance our services. These third parties may have access to your personal data for the sole purpose of performing tasks on our behalf, and they are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. These services include:
Email Marketing: Wix
Analytics: Wix
Payment Processing: Stripe
MY POLICY WITH MINORS
My Sites are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. If you are under 18, you may only use the Sites under the supervision of a parent or guardian. I do not collect or maintain information from anyone known to be under the age of 18, and no part of this website is designed to attract anyone under the age of 18. I do not sell products or services intended for purchase by children. If I discover or am otherwise notified that I have received any such information from a child in violation of this policy, I will delete that information.
DATA RETENTION
I only retain Personal Data collected from Users for as long as (the User’s account is active) or otherwise for a limited period of time as long as I need it to fulfill the purposes for which I have initially collected it, unless otherwise required by law. I will retain and use information as necessary to comply with my legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce my agreements for a period of number of years. (note, you can specify how long you retain each type of information, such as accounting or billing information for a period of 7 years, or legal information for a period of 10 years).
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
If you do choose to provide your personal information, I will not willingly share your information with companies outside my organization, except as described in this Privacy Policy. You may at times receive communications from me related to products and services that I believe might interest you. While I believe these services may enhance your time spent at the Sites, you will at all times have the option and ability to opt out from receiving these communications by specifically choosing to do so via a link which will be provided within emails that I send to you. I may disclose total aggregated user statistics in order to describe my services to potential advertisers, other third parties, affiliate companies, and for other lawful purposes.
The information I gather from you may be used in several ways, either now or in the future, to gain a better understanding of my Sites’ users and their usage pattern as a whole, for site administration and troubleshooting, to process transactions, contest entries and other matters you initiate, to identify preferences in content and advertising, to target editorial, advertising or other content (such as promotions, special offers or other content) I think might be of interest to you. I may also use information I gather from you to communicate changes and improvements to my website or any registration you have made.
You have the right to request access to the information we have for you. You can do this by contacting us at pasquale@thepeacefulsage.com. We will make sure to provide you with a copy of the data we process about you. In order to comply with your request, we may ask you to verify your identity. We will fulfill your request by sending your copy electronically, unless the request specifies a different method. If you believe that the information we have about you is incorrect, or if you wish to remove your private information (such as an email address provided in an opt-in), you may contact us at victoria@victoriaharris.com. Any data that is no longer needed for the purposes specified herein will be deleted.
I do not give away, sell, rent, or lease any users’ personally identifiable information to any merchant, advertiser, or web publisher. However, non-personally identifiable user information (such as usage pattern, browser type, and your computer) may be shared with third-party businesses or advertisers with which I have a business or contractual relationship. I reserve the right to disclose personal information when needed to comply with the law or a legal process, cooperate with investigations of purported unlawful activities, to identify persons violating the law, in connection with the sale of part or all of The Peaceful Sage, LLC or its affiliates' assets, or to enforce my Terms of Use.
Please keep in mind that if you disclose personally identifiable information in a public manner through the Sites, this information may be collected and used by others accessing those portions of the Sites. I do not monitor information you disclose on the Sites nor do I accept any liability associated with your voluntary disclosure of the same.
You are responsible for reviewing the privacy statements and policies of other websites you choose to link to or from the Sites, so that you may understand how those sites collect, use, and store your information. I am not responsible for the privacy statements, policies, or content of any other websites. Websites containing co-branding (referencing my name and a third party’s name) contain content delivered by the third party and not me.
NOTICE OF PRIVACY RIGHTS TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
California law requires that I provide you with a summary of your privacy rights under the California Online Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”) and the California Business and Professions Code. As required by the Act, I will provide you with the categories of personally identifiable information that I collect through the Sites and the categories of third-party persons or entities with whom such personally identifiable information may be shared for direct marketing purposes at your request. California law requires that I inform you, at your request, (1) the categories of personally identifiable information I collect and what third parties I share that information with; (2) the names and addresses of those third parties; and (3) examples of the products marketed by those companies. The Act further requires that I allow you to control who you do not want me to share that information with. To obtain this information, please send a request by email or letter to the address listed below. When contacting me, please indicate your name, address, email address, and what personally identifiable information you do not want me to share with affiliated businesses or marketing partners. The request should be labeled “California Customer
Choice Notice.” Please allow 30 days for a response. There is no charge for controlling the sharing of your personally identifiable information or for processing this request.
SECURITY MEASURES
We employ various security measures to protect your personal data, including encryption, firewalls, and secure access protocols. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA)
We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Our Sites are not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a user under the age of 13, we will delete such information from our records.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our Sites may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your personal data. To exercise these rights, please contact us at pasquale@thepeacefulsage.com with your request. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. We will respond to your request within 30 days.