At Sharron Coh (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we prioritize the protection of your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines the nature of the data we collect from you on sharroncoh.com (the “Site”), as well as the usage of such information. This policy governs the Site and any products or services linked to this policy. “You” refers to anyone engaging with, browsing, or viewing the Site.

Your interaction with and use of the Site signifies your consent to and acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to this Privacy Policy, please refrain from using the Site. Any amendments to our Privacy Policy will be deemed as accepted by you if you continue to use the Site post-update.

Respect for Children’s Privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. In this context, a “child” is defined as an individual under 13 years of age. Our compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) reflects this commitment. The content and information on the Site are intended for individuals aged 18 and above. We do not collect, use, or disclose information from children under 13 without parental or guardian consent. If such data has been collected, please contact us for its removal.

Data Collection and Usage

Your interactions with the Site, such as registrations, orders, newsletter subscriptions, communications, search queries, comments, forms, live chat, or any other site engagement, may lead to the collection of personal information. This could include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, physical address, profile picture, and credit card details for purchases.

We utilize your personal information to enhance your experience, advance the Site’s functionality, offer customer support, process requests and transactions, customize advertising, solicit product or service feedback, and communicate with you via email, live chat, or phone. Additionally, we may share offers and promotions from our partners and affiliates, potentially earning a commission at no extra cost to you.

Analytics Tracking

Our website, like many others, employs analytics tools such as Log Data and Google Analytics to automatically gather specific information about you. This includes details about your IP address, the type of browser you are using, your Internet Service Provider (ISP), your operating system, and your browser version. Google Analytics also captures data regarding your geographic location, browsing activities, the pages you view, the device you use to access the website, along with traffic patterns and general trends in website usage.

We utilize this data to understand user behavior and preferences, to improve our website’s performance and your experience, and to enhance the products and services we provide. For information on Google’s data practices, please refer to Google’s Privacy and Terms.

Interactions via Comments and Social Media

When you comment on our website, we keep the comment and its associated metadata indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve subsequent comments, bypassing the moderation queue. Your name, email address, and any website or organization name you provide when commenting will be stored but not shared externally, and may be used for direct communication with you.

Our website includes social media features and the ability to share content. Please be aware that engaging with us via social media platforms (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.) may result in the disclosure of your personal information, which then becomes public. This publicly shared information may be collected and utilized by third parties. We do not oversee or accept any responsibility for the handling, storage, or sharing of such publicly-disclosed personal information by you.

Your interactions with us through comments or social media do not hold us liable for any misuse of your information by other parties.

Cookie Utilization

Our website utilizes cookies, which are diminutive data files, to enhance your browsing experience. These cookies contain a unique identifier and are transmitted to your computer’s hard drive via your web browser while you visit our website. Like most online platforms, we automatically compile certain anonymous information such as your IP address, location, language preferences, and visitation timestamps.

We may also employ Flash cookies, distinct from standard cookies, to retain user preferences and activity information via Adobe Flash Player, managed directly on your computer rather than through the browser.

Should you comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email, and website details in cookies, simplifying future interactions by negating the need to re-enter this information.

Upon logging into our website, a temporary cookie will be set to ascertain if your browser is cookie-compatible; this contains no personal information and is removed once you close your browser.

Cookies serve multiple purposes on our website: they personalize your browsing, aid in analytics, remember your preferences and settings, enable targeted advertisements and affiliate marketing, and facilitate comment posting.

You may disable cookies on your device, though this action could limit your access to our website’s full features and content.

Employment of Web Beacons and Pixels

Additionally, we and third-party advertisers may use web beacons (clear GIFs, web bugs, or pixel tags) to compile aggregated information about your website usage, aiding in tracking and analyzing consumer behavior.

Social media pixels may also be used to accumulate general data on your interactions with our site, corresponding with various social media platforms’ (like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) guidelines to promote products, track conversions, and conduct targeted advertising campaigns.

Entities such as Facebook may deploy their cookies and tracking technologies to gather information from our website to provide tailored advertisements. After visiting our site, it’s possible to encounter our advertisements on platforms like Facebook or YouTube.

Engagement with External Parties and Content

Our website may present or promote external party links, products, or services. Engaging with these third-party links means you will no longer be governed by our Privacy Policy or Terms and Conditions.

Our content may include embedded elements (like videos, images, and ads) from other websites. Interacting with this content is equivalent to visiting these external websites, which may gather your data, employ cookies, or use third-party tracking, especially if you have an account with these sites.

Google AdSense and similar third-party advertisers are utilized on our website. These services use cookies to provide tailored advertising experiences based on previous visits. You have the option to opt-out of Google’s cookie usage by visiting their respective privacy and ad settings.

We do not exercise control over these third-party entities, which maintain their privacy policies, nor are we liable for their practices. You should directly review their privacy statements for inquiries and acknowledge that your engagement with these sites is at your own discretion and risk.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We generally do not share your personal information with third parties without consent, except in the following situations:

1. We may share information with our trusted partners who assist in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
2. Our service providers, contractors, and third-party organizations may have access to your information to perform required tasks on our behalf and are contractually obligated to maintain confidentiality.
3. We reserve the right to release information when it’s necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
4. If our company is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructure, dissolution, or sale, your information may be part of the transferred assets but will be protected under the terms of this privacy policy.

Email Communications and User Rights

Our email marketing gives you the flexibility to subscribe for updates or to opt-out at your discretion. By opting in, you agree to receive various communications from us. Your emails and responses are stored for ongoing communication purposes and are treated with confidentiality. We do not disclose your email details to third parties, except as explicitly described in our privacy policy.

For those within the European Union, subscription to our emails, whether for free or paid products or services, is based on affirmative consent. Non-EU residents are automatically subscribed upon opting for any of our services or products. Unsubscription instructions are detailed below.

Choice to Opt-Out

In accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act, we engage in legitimate email practices and allow you to unsubscribe at any time through the link provided in our emails or by direct request.

For emails from third-party sites, you must contact them directly to opt-out.

We and our email service provider adhere to GDPR regulations for data collection and management.

GDPR Rights for EU and UK Individuals

Individuals within the EU and UK are afforded specific rights under the GDPR, as detailed below:

• Retention of Information: We will hold your data until you request its deletion, we no longer utilize our current data providers, the company ceases operations, or if the data becomes redundant or too burdensome to maintain.
• Access: You are entitled to request and obtain access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction or Deletion: You have the right to have your data corrected if it is inaccurate or deleted entirely upon request.
• Processing Limitations: You may request that we limit the processing of your personal data, which would restrict us to storing your data without further processing.
• Objection to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your data under certain conditions, such as direct marketing and certain types of research.
• Data Portability: You can ask for a copy of your personal data and have the right to transmit that data to another party.
• Withdrawal of Consent: You may withdraw your consent for data processing at any point, which will not impact the legality of any processing done before the withdrawal.
• Complaints: You have the right to file a complaint with a relevant authority regarding our handling of your GDPR-related rights.
• Data for Contractual Necessity: We collect only the data necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual obligations to you and do not condition services on consent to unnecessary data processing.

Grounds for Data Processing Under GDPR

Our processing of your personal data is grounded in the following legal bases under the GDPR:

1. Consent: We process your data upon receiving explicit consent for one or more specified purposes.
2. Contract Performance: We handle your data as required to execute a contract where you are a party.
3. Legal Compliance: We manage your data as necessary to adhere to legal responsibilities, including but not limited to taxation or employment records.
4. Vital Interests: We process data when it’s critical for your life or health.
5. Public Task: We process data when it’s essential for performing a public interest task or when exercising official authority.
6. Legitimate Interests: We process data for our legitimate interests, such as conducting marketing activities, except where such interests are overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

State-Specific Privacy Rights

You may have additional privacy rights under state laws. These rights include, but are not limited to:

• Confirming if we handle your personal data.
• Accessing and deleting certain personal information.
• Transferring your data (data portability).
• Opting out of processing your personal data for targeted ads or sales.

Particularly, residents in states like California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah have rights to correct their personal information and opt-out of profiling that significantly affects them. Nevada residents can opt out of certain personal information sales, particularly sensitive data. We do not sell data in a manner that would trigger Nevada’s opt-out rights.

For exercising any state-specific rights, contact us at sharroncoh@gmail.com with your full name and contact details.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA and CPRA)

California residents have additional rights under the CCPA and CPRA:

• You can request to know categories of personal data collected, sold, or disclosed.
• You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.
• Minors under 16 can opt-in to sales, or have a parent or guardian consent.
• You can access your personal data within 30 days of a request.
• You can request correction or deletion of your personal information.
• You’re entitled to equal service and pricing and should not face discrimination.
• You can transfer your personal data (data portability).
• You may consent to or limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.

Categories of Personal Data Collected and Business Use Disclosure

In line with CCPA/CPRA regulations, we acknowledge collecting and using the following categories of personal data for business purposes over the past year:

1. Identifiers: Such as name, postal address, telephone number, email address, and other similar identifiers.
2. Classification Characteristics: Information about your age, gender, religion, and any disabilities.
3. Commercial Information: Usage details of our products and services.
4. Internet Activity: IP address, search history, information on browser and device usage.
5. Geolocation Data: Physical location or movement-based information.
6. Sensory Data: Includes audio, electronic, photographic, or other similar information.
7. Professional/Employment Data: Employment history including past employers and performance evaluations.
8. Biometric Information: This includes fingerprints, facial patterns, voiceprints, and other physical patterns for identification. We do not collect biometric information.
9. Educational Information: Records associated with educational institutions like grades or class lists. We do not gather educational information.
10. Inferences: Data reflecting preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
11. Other Personal Data: Any other details you provide, such as form submissions on our site, event registrations, comments on our website or social media, purchases, account logins, credentials, and phone numbers.
12. Sensitive Personal Data: We do not collect sensitive information such as social security numbers, driver’s license, state ID card, or passport numbers.

Collection and Use of Personal Data

Our collection of your personal data occurs through various channels, including direct interactions with you, your web browser or device, cookies, our service partners, affiliated entities, and third parties. We assert that we do not sell your personal information.

The personal information we gather serves multiple functions, such as:

• Delivering and billing for our products and services, including creating and safeguarding your account.
• Processing your inquiries, purchases, transactions, and payments.
• Engaging in communication regarding your account and our offerings.
• Marketing and advertising our latest products and promotions, responding to inquiries, and catering to your preferences.
• Enhancing and personalizing our website, offerings, and promotions based on your interests.
• Analyzing user demographics, data, and trends for better service delivery.
• Enabling content sharing on social media.
• Evaluating potential employees during recruitment.
• Protecting our digital platforms and services against unauthorized use and ensuring their security.
• Handling payments securely and preventing fraudulent activities.
• Managing business transitions such as mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales, with appropriate notifications regarding the handling of your personal data.
• Adhering to legal obligations and enforcing agreements.

We confirm that we have not, do not, and will not sell your personal data. Under CCPA/CPRA, you retain the right to opt-out of personal data sharing and can request us not to sell or share your information. To exercise your rights under California law, submit a verifiable consumer request via email.

Such requests can only be made by you or an authorized representative. The request must include sufficient details to verify your identity or authority and clearly describe the information sought. We aim to respond within 30 days.

California privacy rights are subject to certain exceptions, and we will honor these rights when acting under CCPA/CPRA provisions and when such rights are applicable to you.

California’s Disclosure Practices and Data Retention

California’s “Shine the Light” Act Compliance

In accordance with California’s “Shine the Light” Act, you have the right to inquire about our practices related to sharing certain types of your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We may provide your personal information to our affiliates or third parties like service providers and vendors, but solely to furnish you with our website’s products and/or services. Any shared personal information is protected and disclosed only for the purposes permitted by law, without being employed for unauthorized uses.

Response to “Do Not Track” Signals

This section supplements the information provided in the previous portions of our privacy policy for California residents. While California and Delaware laws require us to indicate whether we comply with “Do Not Track” settings in browsers, we want to clarify that our systems do not recognize or respond to “Do Not Track” requests from web browsers.

You have the option to activate or deactivate the “Do Not Track” setting in your browser, which signals to websites your preference not to have your online activities tracked. You can find this setting under the “Privacy” or “Security” sections of your browser settings, and it may be listed as “Do Not Track Requests” or a similar term, depending on the browser you use.

Policy on Data Retention

We hold onto your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy, or as long as is legally mandated or permissible. This retention supports our provision of services to you, and helps us meet our legal, accounting, and dispute resolution needs, as well as enforce our agreements.

Information Security and Privacy Policy Changes

Information Security Measures

We prioritize the protection of your personal data and endeavor to adopt industry-standard security measures for safeguarding the information you voluntarily provide to us, as well as that which we gather automatically. Be aware that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is entirely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Transactions involving credit card payments or other forms of purchase on this website are conducted through third-party vendors. Thus, any information you provide during the transaction is not retained on our website but is collected by the third-party vendor responsible for processing your purchase.

By utilizing this website, you acknowledge that we are not liable for any security breaches or any third-party access to your personal information without our consent. Moreover, we are not accountable for any unauthorized information disclosure that occurs without our knowledge and consent.

Policy on Privacy Updates

This privacy policy is enacted as of November 7, 2023, and we reserve the right to revise it as necessary. You bear the responsibility to review this page regularly to stay informed of any changes. Updates to this policy will take effect immediately upon their publication on this page. By continuing to use our website after we post any changes, you accept and agree to the updated terms of our privacy policy.

Inquiries and Communication

Should you have any inquiries or feedback regarding this privacy policy, please reach out to us at sharroncoh@gmail.com.