Introduction
At https://connecticut.101pl.us, known as ‘Connecticut’ or ‘we’, your privacy and the protection of your data are of the utmost importance. This comprehensive Privacy Policy has been meticulously crafted to detail our practices regarding the collection, storage, access, and processing of personal data. We are committed to adhering to a variety of privacy regulations, including but not limited to Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Quebec Law 25 on the protection of personal information in the private sector, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD), California’s California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), Colorado’s Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Utah’s Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), Connecticut’s Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), Virginia’s Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and other privacy laws as they may apply.
Scope
This policy meticulously covers all aspects of your interactions with our website, applications, services, and products. It is important to understand that this policy does not extend to third-party platforms, applications, products, or services which you may access through links on our platform. Each of these external entities will have its own privacy policies governing user data.
Processing Activities
Our Privacy Policy is designed to protect your personal data when you:
- Engage with our applications and services as a registered user.
- Navigate through or interact with our websites that display this Privacy Statement.
- Communicate with us, including receiving newsletters, emails, phone calls, or text/SMS messages from us.
Personal Data Collection
We collect personal data in various forms, which may include:
- Account Information: Your name, contact details, username, and password.
- Payment Information: Transactional information as part of the purchase process, including credit card or other payment method details.
- Financial Information: Records of your financial status and transaction history for accounting purposes.
- Purchase Information: Details about the products or services you have purchased from us.
- Mobile Device Identifiers: Unique identifiers generated by mobile devices for identification and/or tracking purposes.
- Location Data: Information on your physical location, which may be derived from IP address, GPS signals, or device sensors.
- Feedback: Any feedback or comments you provide to help us improve our services.
- Social Media Information: Details you share with us when you interact with our social media presence.
- Product Information: Data related to the products or services you use, including preferences and settings.
We gather this information through various channels, including direct user input, interactions with our services, and automated technologies such as cookies and tracking tools. Additionally, third parties may provide us with personal data, subject to their respective privacy policies.
Cookies
To enhance your experience on our website and to help us understand visitor preferences, we use cookies and similar technologies. These cookies serve various purposes, including:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential cookies required for the operation of our website.
- Preference Cookies: Cookies that enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region you are in.
- Analytics Cookies: Used to collect data on how our visitors use and interact with our website, which we use to improve user experience.
Users have control over non-essential cookies and can manage their preferences through our Cookie Manager, accessible from our website.
Retention and Deletion
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Once the purpose has been fulfilled and the law does not require us to retain the data, we take steps to delete or anonymize it in a secure manner.
Security Measures
We are deeply committed to the security of your personal data. We implement robust organizational safeguards and security measures designed to protect your information against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure, or destruction, including the use of encryption where appropriate and engaging with secure third-party processors.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under this age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from children under 18, we will take steps to delete such information and comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction and the privacy laws that apply to you, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
- The right to access and receive a copy of your personal data.
- The right to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- In some jurisdictions, the right to request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal requirements.
- The right to object to processing of your personal data, subject to legal restrictions.
- The right to opt out of marketing communications we send you.
- The right to withdraw consent at any time where our processing is based on your consent.
To exercise these rights or for any questions or concerns about our privacy policy or your personal data, please contact us using the details provided in the “Contact Us” section of this policy.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting the updated version on our website. We will take reasonable steps to inform you of any significant changes to how we use your personal data, either through our website or directly in cases where a material change affects you personally.
Your trust is important to us, and we are dedicated to safeguarding your privacy and protecting your personal data. If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer at [DPO’s Contact Information].