Privacy Policy

This website, accessible from melindahalpern.com, prioritizes the privacy of our visitors. We understand that your privacy is extremely important and we are committed to keeping your information private and secure. This Privacy Policy is intended to help you understand how your information is collected and what could be done with that information. 

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact melinda@melindahalpern.com

This Privacy Policy applies only to online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or submit. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. If you do become a client, client onboarding, intake and processing may be conducted through a separate, encrypted and password protected site. 

Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information We Collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

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.

Types of Information
Personal information – Personal information is only collected with your consent when you provide it to us. This would include your name, email and phone number you submitted so that you could receive communication from us. 

Non-personal information – The website collects non-personal information such as a domain name and IP address. These reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you accessed the website. This information is used for internal purposes to maintain, evaluate and improve the service of the this website. 

Log Files
This site follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information. 

Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, this site uses ‘cookies’. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies are used to provide a more customized experience when you visit a website. While we may use cookies, they are not used to store personal information.

These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies” at: https://www.termsfeed.com/blog/cookies/

Disclosure or Sharing of Information to Outside Third Parties
This site will not share, sell or give away the information we collect to outside parties for any marketing purposes whatsoever. This includes third parties who may promote us as our affiliates.

Privacy when you access third-party websites
You may be able to access third-party websites directly from MelindaHalpern.com or from our emails. This Privacy Policy does not extend to third-party sites, as we have no control over what others do with your information. We suggest you review their privacy policy before revealing information to other sites.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

This site does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. 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.