Privacy Policy for www.frankiedarcell.net

Last Updated: March 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how www.frankiedarcell.net (the "Website," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of users of our Website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following personal information from you when you interact with our Website, particularly when you subscribe to our mailing list or create an account (if applicable):

  • Contact Information:

    • First Name

    • Last Name

    • Email Address

  • Location Information:

    • Zip Code

We may also collect certain non-personal information automatically as you navigate through our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and browsing behavior. This information is generally used to analyze trends, administer the Website, track users' movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.  

2. How We Collect Your Information

We collect your personal information in the following ways:

  • Directly from You: When you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you:

    • Subscribe to our mailing list.

    • Request a speaking engagement.

    • Fill out contact forms or other forms on our Website.

    • Communicate with us via email or other means.

  • Automatically: Through the use of cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies when you browse our Website. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings (see Section 6 below).

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To Provide and Improve Our Services: To operate and maintain our Website, personalize your experience, and improve our content and offerings.  

  • To Communicate with You:

    • To send you newsletters, updates, promotional materials, and other information you have subscribed to or requested.

    • To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.

    • To send you administrative emails, such as updates to our policies.

  • To Personalize Your Experience: To tailor the content and offers you see based on your preferences and general location (using your zip code).

  • To Analyze and Understand Our Audience: To analyze user behavior and trends, improve our marketing efforts, and understand the demographics of our audience.

  • To Detect and Prevent Fraud and Abuse: To protect the security and integrity of our Website and services.

  • To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:

  • Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or providing services to you (e.g., email marketing platforms, website analytics providers). These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.  

  • Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or other business transaction, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.  

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).  

  • Protection of Our Rights: We may disclose your personal information when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.  

  • With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties with your explicit consent.  

We will not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your explicit consent.  

5. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:  

  • Access: The right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.

  • Correction: The right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.  

  • Deletion: The right to request that we delete your personal information under certain circumstances.

  • Objection to Processing: The right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.

  • Restriction of Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.

  • Data Portability: The right to receive a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.  

  • Withdrawal of Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of your consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.  

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section 9 below. We may require you to verify your identity before responding to your request.  

6. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and other tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons) to collect information about your browsing activity on our Website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help us to:  

  • Recognize you when you return to our Website.

  • Remember your preferences.  

  • Understand how you use our Website.

  • Improve our Website and services.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Website.  

7. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include [Describe the security measures you have in place, e.g., encryption, secure servers, access controls]. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.  

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law. If you unsubscribe from our mailing list, we will typically retain your email address in a suppression list to ensure that you do not receive further marketing communications from us.  

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:  

frankiedarcell@gmail.com

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates. Significant changes to this policy will be notified more prominently, such as via email or a notice on our Website.