Updated at November 2023
Privacy Policy For Places With Snow
Places With Snow (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates https://placeswithsnow.com (the “Site”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site.
Consent
You agree to our Privacy Policy by using our website.
Information Collection And Use
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, postal address, and phone number (“Personal Information”). We collect personal information from you to provide service information or to allow a partner service provider to contact you.
We don’t share your information with any third party website. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
How We Use Your Information
- Website Operation: To provide, operate, and maintain our website.
- Enhancement: To improve, personalize, and expand our website's features and functionality.
- Analytics: We use analytics to understand how you use our website, and to improve it.
- Innovation: To develop new products, services, and features.
- Communication: We will communicate directly with you or through our partners for customer service, updates, marketing, and promotional purposes.
- Email Communication: To send you informative emails.
- Security: To detect and prevent fraud.
Log Data
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
Cookies
Cookies are files with a small amount of data, including an anonymous unique identifier. We use “cookies” to collect information for improving user experience. For more information, check our cookies policy
Security
The security of your Personal Information is the most important to us. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information.
Security Best Practices Implemented
- SSL Encryption: Our website employs industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption to ensure all data exchanged between users and our servers remains encrypted and secure.
- Explicit Consent: We obtain explicit consent from users before collecting or processing any personal information. Our privacy practices are transparently communicated through our Privacy Policy, ensuring users are fully informed.
- Limited Data Collection: We collect only essential user data necessary for the provision of our services. We do not engage in excessive data collection practices.
- Regular Security Updates: We diligently maintain our website's infrastructure, regularly updating software, plugins, and systems to promptly address any identified security vulnerabilities.
- Secure Hosting: Our website is hosted with a reputable provider that prioritizes security, ensuring the implementation of security protocols and regular backups to safeguard user data.
- Data Access Controls: Access to user data is restricted to authorized personnel or third parties, following stringent access control measures to prevent unauthorized access.
- Data Retention Policies: We adhere to clear data retention policies, deleting user data when it's no longer necessary or as per the user's request, in line with legal requirements.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have the following rights:
- Right to Information: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected about consumers.
- Right to Deletion: Request deletion of personal data collected by the business.
- Right to Opt-Out: Request that the business refrain from selling personal data.
We are committed to honoring these rights. Upon receiving a request, we have one month to respond. To exercise these rights, please contact us.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We strive to ensure you are fully aware of your data protection rights. As a user, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Request copies of your personal data, possibly incurring a small fee for this service.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request the erasure of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Request restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Object to the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Request the transfer of your collected data to another organization or directly to you under certain conditions.
Third Party Website Usage Policy
Our Site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit as we have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Children’s Privacy
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children who use our website. This Children's Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard information from children under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
Places With Snow may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have any questions about this Policy or a complaint about the way we have dealt with your personal information, please contact us directly. We will respond to your complaint within a reasonable time.
