Privacy and Data Use Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly we have established this Privacy and Data Use Policy to clarify how we use any personal information we may collect about you when you use the ArborCoast LLC and EncourageSomeone.com websites.
We endeavor to apply suitable safeguards to protect the privacy and security of your personal data and to use that data only in ways that are consistent with this Privacy and Data Use Policy.
What Information We Collect
Our websites may use cookies (which are small files placed on your computer) and server logs to collect information that enables us to better understand how our websites are used and to improve their operation. Information gathered through cookies and server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our websites, and the websites visited just before and just after our own, as well as your IP address.
We may also collect personal data about you but only with your consent (e.g. when you fill out the “Contact Us” form). This information is collected transparently and voluntarily and may include your name, email address and other information you choose to disclose to us.
How We Use the Information We Collect
ArborCoast LLC uses the personal data we collect about you to provide our services to you. We do not sell your information to third parties and we do not otherwise provide it to third parties except where they are facilitating the delivery of our services.
The specific purposes for which we may use the data you provide to us include:
- Responding to your questions or comments included in your “Contact Us” form;
- communicating with you about our future books, publications and events;
- requesting your participation in surveys to help us develop new books, publications and events.
How We Will Communicate with You
Providing you with information in accordance with this policy may be accomplished by sending you email at the address you provide to us. If you choose to provide us with your physical address or telephone number we may use those to communicate with you.
How We Protect the Information We Collect
The security, integrity, and confidentiality of your information are very important to us. We have implemented technical, administrative, and physical security measures that are designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, use, and modification. The information may be processed and stored by third parties including cloud service providers who have also committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of the information.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for the length of time needed to provide the services we provide you and fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. To dispose of personal data, we may anonymize it, delete it or take other appropriate steps. Data may persist in copies made for backup and business continuity purposes for additional time.
Right to Access, Correct or Delete Data
If we retain any personally identifiable information about you, you have the right to see what information we retain, request corrections to that information and request deletion of that information. You can use the “Contact Us” form on our website for this purpose. Deletion of personal data may be accomplished by removing it or anonymizing it.
Changes to this Privacy and Data Use Policy
From time to time, we may change this privacy and data use policy to accommodate new technologies, industry practices, regulatory requirements or for other purposes. We will provide notice to you if these changes are material and, where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent. Notice may be by email to you at the last email address you provided us, by posting notice of such changes on our websites and applications, or by other means, consistent with applicable law.
Use of External Links
Our websites may contain links to third-party websites and subscription services. This Privacy and Data Use Policy only applies to our websites. When you click a link to a third-party website you are leaving our websites and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the third-party website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or would like to provide notices or requests under this Policy, please let us know by using the “Contact Us” form on our website.