Denise Hanft (“she” or “her”) respects the privacy of her users (“user” or “you”) and is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how she collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit her website www.denisehanft.com, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with her. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

She reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. She will alert you about any changes by updating the “Effective” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

Denise Hanft may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information she may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data | Personally identifiable information, such as your first and last name, email address, phone number, and other similar contact data that you voluntarily give to her when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as sending a message or subscribing to the newsletter. You are under no obligation to provide her with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

Derivative Data | Information her servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) and is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of her Site, and for her internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Facebook Permissions | The Site may by default access your Facebook basic account information, including your name, email, gender, birthday, current city, and profile picture URL, as well as other information that you choose to make public. She may also request access to other permissions related to your account, such as friends, check-ins, and likes, and you may choose to grant or deny her access to each individual permission. For more information regarding Facebook permissions, refer to the Facebook Permissions Reference page.

Data From Social Networks | User information from social networking sites, such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or LinkedIn, including your name, your social network username, location, gender, birth date, email address, profile picture, and public data for contacts, if you connect through such social networks.

Mobile Device Data | Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the Site from a mobile device.

Third-Party Data | Information from third parties, such as personal information or network friends, if you connect to the third party and grant the Site permission to access this information.

Data From Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys | Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or giveaways and/or responding to surveys.

Having accurate information about you permits Denise Hanft to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, she may use information collected about you via the Site to:

● Administer sweepstakes, promotions, and contests.
● Assist law enforcement and respond to subpoena.
● Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties.
● Create and manage your account.
● Deliver targeted advertising, coupons, newsletters, and other information regarding promotions and the Site to you.
● Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site.
● Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
● Notify you of updates to the Site.
● Offer new products, services, and/or recommendations to you.
● Perform other business activities as needed.
● Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
● Process payments and refunds.
● Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site.
● Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
● Respond to product and customer service requests.
● Send you a newsletter.

She may share information she has collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights | If she believes the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of her policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, she may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Third-Party Service Providers | She may share your information with third parties that perform services for her or on her behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

Online Postings | When you post comments, contributions or other content to the Site, your posts may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Site in perpetuity.

Third-Party Advertisers | She may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information about your visits to the Site and other websites that are contained in web cookies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Affiliates | She may share your information with her affiliates, in which case she will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include other companies that she controls or that are under common control with her.

Business Partners | She may share your information with her business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.

Other Third Parties | She may share your information with advertisers and investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. She may also share your information with such third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

Sale | If she reorganizes or sells all or a portion of her assets, undergo a merger, or her assets (fully or partially) are acquired by another entity, she may transfer your information to the successor entity. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline honor commitments she made in this Privacy Policy.

She is not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share personal or sensitive data, and she has no authority to manage or control third-party solicitations. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

Cookies and Web Beacons | She may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by this Cookie Policy.

Internet-Based Advertising | Additionally, she may use third-party software to serve ads on the Site, implement email marketing campaigns, and manage other interactive marketing initiatives. This third-party software may use cookies or similar tracking technology to help manage and optimize your online experience with her. For more information about opting-out of interest-based ads, visit the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

Website Analytics | She may also partner with selected third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, and others, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Site, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. She does not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor or the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

You should be aware that getting a new computer, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plugins, or settings.

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with her. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and she cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. She is not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Site.

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems 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. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, she 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 she must follow in the future, she will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy. Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems 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. If you set the DNT signal on your browser, the Site will respond to such DNT browser signals.

Emails and Communications | If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from her, you may opt-out by contacting her using the contact information provided below. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

Cookies and Similar Technologies | You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.

Denise Hanft’s servers are located in the United States of America. If you are accessing her Site from outside the United States of America, please be aware that your information may be transferred, stored, and processed by her in her facilities and by those third parties with whom she may share your personal information (see "Disclosure of Your Information" above), internationally.

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area, then these countries may not have data protection or other laws as comprehensive as those in your country. She will however take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable law by following the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses: Such measures implementing the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal information between her group companies and between her and her third-party providers, which require all such recipients to protect personal information that they process from the EEA in accordance with European data protection laws. She has implemented similar appropriate safeguards with her third party service providers and partners and further details can be provided upon request.

She will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require her keeping your personal information for longer than six months after sending a contact request or 30 days after unsubscribing from a newsletter.

When she has no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, she will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then she will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

She uses administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While she has taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to her, please be aware that despite her efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, she cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

She does not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data she has collected from children under age 13, please contact her using the contact information provided below.

In some regions, like the European Economic Area, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. To make such a request, please use the contact details provided below. Denise Hanft will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If she is relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal.

If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe she is unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits her users who are California residents to request and obtain from her, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) she disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which she shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to her using the contact information provided below.

If you have any questions or concerns about her policy, or her practices with regards to your personal information, please contact Denise Hanft by using the contact form.