About The Privacy Policy

Please read this Privacy Policy and the Joan Carboni International Terms Of Service carefully before using this Website.

This Privacy Policy applies to the Website joancarboni.com and all associated websites (the “Website”).  This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect on the Website and how Joan Carboni International, LLC. and associated companies (“we,” “our” or “us”) uses it, the choices you can make about your information and how we protect your information.

EU RESIDENTS:  If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), please note that GDPR Article 14, Paragraphs 5(a) and (b), and Article 27, Paragraph 2 apply; accordingly, we have not designated a representative in the EU.  In general, we do not collect any personal data as defined in Art. 4 of the GDPR, except that which you voluntarily provide us pursuant to our “contact us” form.  We do not pass such information on to any third party processors or share it with anyone.  We use it only to communicate with you for our mutual business purposes, and we will be happy to delete your information to the extent you do not enter into a business relationship with us.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS:  Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code §1798.140(c)(1)(A) we are exempt from the California Consumer Privacy Act.  Nonetheless, we will be happy to delete our information to the extent you do not enter into a business relationship with us.

Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect And How We Use It

We collect your name and email address. For example, you may subscribe to receive email updates by submitting your email address. You also may submit comments to the blog on the Website or through the contact mechanism on the Website. We generally do not encourage the submission of any personal information in these comments or through the contact mechanism other than what we expressly require (e.g., name and email address). Information you disclose in the comments becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your information in a submission.

Web servers may automatically capture the following information from visitors to the Website, including the name of the domain and host from which you access the internet, the internet address of the Website from which you enter the Website, the pages you visit on the Website and the amount of time you spend on the Website.  This visitor information may be used to improve the Website.

2. Disclosure Of Information

We will not voluntarily share your name and email provided via the Website to any third party, except:

  • With third parties that we hire to perform services for us (these third parties are not authorized to keep or use your personal information for any other purpose),

  • To comply with legal requirements, such as law, regulation, warrant, subpoena, court order, or with a regulator or law enforcement agency or personnel or

  • In connection with a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, acquisition, dissolution or similar event.

Visitor information described above under “Information we collect and how we use it” may be provided to third parties as described below under “Cookies“ and “Web Beacons.”

3. Your Choices And Access

We want to keep your name and email address accurate.  You can correct or update your name or email address that you have provided us.  Corrections can be submitted through the form on the Contact page. Readers dissatisfied with a response may reach  Joan Carboni International via email at joan@joancarboni.com.

The Website may allow you to choose to receive or stop receiving communications from us. You can prevent further use of your name or email address by submission through the form on the Contact page. Readers dissatisfied with a response may reach Joan Carboni International via email at joan@joancarboni.com.

4. Links, Cookies, Web Beacons and Security

Links: We do not endorse and are not responsible for the information practices or privacy policies of any other Websites that may be linked to or from the Website.  If you decide to access any other Website that may be linked to or from the Website, you should consult that Website’s privacy policy.

Cookies: When you visit the Website, a cookie may be placed on your computer for customizing and enhancing your experience on the Website. Your name and email address are not shared in this cookie. You can set your Web browser to block cookies, but doing so may affect your ability to access certain features of the Website.

Web Beacons: Web beacons may be used to deliver or communicate with cookies, to count users who have visited a Web page and to understand usage patterns. Web beacons also may be included in emails to learn if messages have been opened, acted on or forwarded. You can disable the ability of Web beacons to capture information in this manner by blocking cookies as described above under “Cookies.”

Security: We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss and misuse. Please keep in mind that no Internet transmission is 100% secure. Some email sent to or from the Website may not be secure. Please consider this when sending information to us by email.

5. Privacy Policy Changes

We may modify, alter or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Joan Carboni International will not provide individual notice to you of changes to this Privacy Policy, but when we make updates to this Privacy Policy, we will update the date in this section:

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 10.18.2016.