Yvette Schmitter

PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to the yvetteschmitter.net privacy policy. We respect your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.

Last updated: January 1, 2025

INTRODUCTION

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy describes the types of personal information we obtain about users of this website and services, how we use the information and with whom we share it. We also describe the measures we take to protect the security of the information and how you can contact us about our privacy practices. 

Please read this privacy policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this privacy policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of this website. If you do not accept and agree with this privacy policy, you must stop using this website immediately. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this privacy policy.

THIS WEBSITE

This website provides information, resources, and products which are aimed at individuals and businesses who are interested in the work of Yvette Schmitter (collectively, the “Services”). This website 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.

This privacy policy applies only to your use of this website. It does not extend to any sites that are linked to from this website. We have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other sites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such sites before providing any data to them. We assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT 

When you use the Services by, for example, providing registration details, browsing this website, signing up for a newsletter, requesting information from us, or otherwise interacting with the Services, we gather Personal Information. “Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable individual. Collection of Personal Information is necessary to provide the Services to you or to enhance your user experience. The types of Personal Information we may collect about you through the Services include:

Contact information (such as name, postal address, email address and telephone and/or mobile numbers);
IP address, mobile device advertising ID, browser characteristics, device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, information on actions taken on the Services, and dates and times you access or use the Services. Geolocation data; User-generated content through online communities and other publicly available sections of the Services, including comments, reviews, or any other material that you submit; Other information you may provide to us, such as through subscribing for a newsletter, registering for or participating in an event, or contacting us regarding a product.
 
If you register or connect with us through a third-party social media network, we may obtain certain information about you from the relevant social media network, such as your user ID and/or username associated with that social media network, the information contained in your public profile on the social media network and friends lists. The specific information we obtain depends on your privacy settings on the applicable social media network.

The providers of third-party apps, tools, social media platforms, widgets and plug-ins on the Services, such as social media sharing tools, also may use automated means to collect information regarding your interactions with these features. This information is collected directly by the providers of those features and is subject to the privacy policies or notices of those providers. We are not responsible for those providers’ information practices, including any third party operating any website or service to which the Services link.

We may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. We may carry out direct marketing by email or social media.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE OBTAIN

We and our service providers may use the Personal Information to:

  • Send promotional materials, alerts regarding available offers and other communications, including communications through the Services and outside of the Services, such as via email and through third-party websites and apps.
  • Communicate about, and administer participation in, special events, promotions, programs, offers, and market research.
  • Respond to inquiries from you and other third-parties, including inquiries from law enforcement agencies.
  • Supplement your personal information collected from you with additional information from publicly and commercially available sources, and/or information from affiliates and business partners.
  • Associate your browser and/or device with other browsers or devices you use for the purpose of providing relevant and easier access to content, advertising across browsers and devices, and other operational/business purposes.
  • Operate, evaluate and improve our business (including developing, enhancing, analyzing and improving the Services; managing our communications; performing data analytics; and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions).

INFORMATION WE SHARE 

We may share your Personal Information with:

  • Our affiliates, any of whom may use your Personal Information consistent with this privacy policy.
  • Service providers in the US and other jurisdictions who perform services on our behalf.
  • Our third-party clients or business partners, such as social media networks and advertising agencies, and other third parties for those third parties’ own marketing purposes, such as to serve targeted advertisements.

We may further disclose information about you (1) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (2) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, and (3) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity. We also reserve the right to transfer Personal Information we have about you in the event of a proposed or completed sale or transfer of all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution or liquidation).

HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, and we strive to implement and maintain reasonable, commercially acceptable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information we store, in order to protect it from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and we are unable to guarantee the absolute security of the Personal Information we have collected from you.

We cannot guarantee the security of our databases or the security during transmission to us of the information you supply over the Internet. You can help us by taking precautions to protect your personal information when you are on the Internet and only disclose information that you want made public. Change your passwords often using a combination of letters and numbers and make sure to use a secure web browser.

Your information, including Personal Information, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information, including Personal Information, to United States and process it there. Your consent to this privacy policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

JURISDICTION AND CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER

The Services are offered and published in the United States. We attempt to protect the Personal Information of all users of the Services and we attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws to the extent they may apply to the Services, but the Services are located and targeted to United States citizens and our policies are directed at compliance with those laws. If you are uncertain whether this privacy policy conflicts with the applicable local privacy laws where you are located, you should not submit your Personal Information to us, our affiliates, or any third-party service provider.

If you are located outside the United States, you should be aware that your Personal Information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, the laws of which may have different levels of privacy protection from your country. By using the Services, you thereby consent to the general use of your information as provided in this privacy policy and to the transfer of that information to, and processing and storage of that information in, the United States. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in the United States may be entitled to access your Personal Information.

SUMMARY OF YOUR RIGHTS UNDER GDPR

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation you have:

·       the right to request access to, deletion of or correction of, your personal data held by us;

·       the right to complain to a supervisory authority;

·       be informed of what data processing is taking place;

·       the right to restrict processing;

·       the right to data portability;

·       object to processing of your personal data; and

·       rights with respect to automated decision-making and profiling.

To enforce any of the foregoing rights or if you have any other questions about this website or this privacy policy, please contact us as specified in the Contacting Us section below.

NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Subject to certain limitations, California residents may ask us to provide them with (1) a list of certain categories of Personal Information that we have disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, and (2) the identity of those third parties. To make this request, California residents may contact us as specified in the Contacting Us section below.

CHILDREN UNDER 13

The Services are for a general audience, are not targeted to children, and we do not specifically market to or knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. Only people age 18 or older have permission to access our website. If you are a parent or guardian and you learn that your children have provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers. 

ACCESSING, REVIEWING, UPDATING AND MODIFYING PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right to access, review, update, and correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information in our custody and control, subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law. You may request access, updates to and corrections of inaccuracies in your Personal Information by emailing or writing to us at the contact information set out below. We may request certain Personal Information for the purposes of verifying the identity of the individual seeking access to such person’s Personal Information records.

OPTING-OUT

We provide you the opportunity to opt-out from any communications, including promotional or marketing emails, that we may send you. You may do so by following the instructions included in each communication or by emailing us as specified in the Contacting Us section below.

UPDATES

The Effective Date at the top of this privacy policy indicates when this privacy policy was last revised. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised privacy policy.

CONTACTING US

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, would like to update information about you or your preferences, desire to opt-out or otherwise exercise any of your rights, or require assistance with respect to the Services or this website, please email us at [email protected].