Privacy Policy

Last updated October 14, 2020

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community. CAC (Carol Adams Creations) is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or the practices with regards to your personal information, please contact CAC at cadams@adamsfam5.com.

When you visit our website http://www.caroladamscreations.com, and more generally, use any of our services we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately.

This privacy notice applies to all information collected through our Services (which, as described above, includes our Website), as well as, any related services, sales, marketing or events.

Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what CAC does with the information that is collected.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DOES CAC COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose:

In Short:  We collect personal information that you provide to us.

CAC collects personal information that you voluntarily provide when you register on the Website, express an interest in obtaining information about CAC or any products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Website or otherwise when you contact CAC.

The personal information that CAC collects depends on the context of your interactions with the Website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information CAC collects may include the following:

Personal Information Provided by You. CAC collects names; email addresses; and other similar information.

Information automatically collected

In Short:  Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Website.

CAC automatically collects certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use the Website and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website, and internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, CAC also collects information through cookies and similar technologies. 

The information CAC collects includes:

  • Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance information the servers automatically collect when you access or use our Website and which is recorded in log files. Depending on how you interact, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the Website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called 'crash dumps') and hardware settings).

  • Device Data. CAC collects device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the Website. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system and system configuration information.

  • Location Data. CAC collects location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information is collected depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Website. For example, CAC may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing CAC to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. Note however, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services. 

2. HOW DOES CAC USE YOUR INFORMATION 

In Short:  CAC processes your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of the contract with you, compliance with the legal obligations, and/or your consent.

CAC uses personal information collected via the Website for a variety of business purposes described below. CAC processes your personal information for these purposes in reliance on the legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations CAC indicates the specific processing grounds relied on next to each purpose listed below.

Carol Adams Creations uses the information the is collected or received:

  • To send you marketing and promotional communications CAC and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. For example, when expressing an interest in obtaining information about the Website, subscribing to marketing or otherwise contacting us, CAC will collect personal information from you. You can opt-out of marketing emails at any time (see the "WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS" below).

  • Deliver targeted advertising to you. CAC may use your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness. 

3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE? 

In Short:  CAC only shares information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. 

CAC may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:

  • Consent CAC may process your data if you have given specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.

  • Legitimate Interests: CAC may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve the legitimate business interests.

  • Performance of a Contract: Where CAC has entered into a contract with you, CAC may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.

  • Legal Obligations: CAC may disclose your information where it is legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).

  • Vital Interests: CAC may disclose your information where it is believed to be necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

More specifically, CAC may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Business Transfers. Share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

4. DOES CAC USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: CAC may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information. 

5. WHAT IS CAC STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES? 

In Short:  CAC is not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third-party providers who advertise, but are not affiliated with, the Website.

The Website may contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, online services or mobile applications. CAC cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy notice. CAC is not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Website. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions. 

6. HOW LONG WILL CAC KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short:  Your information is kept for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.

CAC will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us. 

7. HOW DOES CAC KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE? 

In Short:  CAC aims to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

CAC has implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite the safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so CAC cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security, and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although CAC will do its best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from the Website is at your own risk. You should only access the Website within a secure environment. 

8. DOES CAC COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short:  CAC does not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

CAC does not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Website. If learned that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, the account will be deactivate and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data may have collected from children under age 18, please contact CAC  at cadams@adamsfam5.com. 

Account Information

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:

  • Contact Carol Adams Creations using the contact information provided.

Upon your request to terminate, your account will be deactivated or deleted and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Website. To opt-out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Website visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. 

Opting out of email marketing: You can unsubscribe from the marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that is sent or by contacting CAC using the details provided below. You will then be removed from the marketing email list — however, CAC may still communicate with you, for example to send you service-related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes. To otherwise opt-out, you may:

  • Contact CAC using the contact information provided.

9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, CAC does not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice. 

10.  DOES CAC MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?     

In Short:  Yes, CAC will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

CAC may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If CAC makes material changes to this privacy notice, CAC may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. CAC encourages you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how CAC is protecting your information. 

11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT CAC ABOUT THIS NOTICE?      

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at cadams@adamsfam5.com.

 

 

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