Last updated: April 12, 2023


Our Privacy Policy elucidates the practices and procedures we implement regarding collecting, utilizing, and disclosing Your data when You use our Service. It also provides insight into Your privacy rights as well as how the law shields You.

By utilizing our Service, you agree to allow us to collect and use your data to provide the best user experience possible. We strive for continuous improvement of our services with this information, ensuring that all users get access to a high-quality product.

Understanding and Explanations

Understanding

Words with a capitalized first letter have special meanings under these conditions. These definitions remain consistent when they appear in either singular or plural forms.

Explanations

For this Privacy Policy:

Account To access our Service or particular sections of our Service, you will have to create a distinctive account specifically for You.

Business, According to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Company is an entity that collects personal information from consumers and determines how it will be processed. It may act alone or jointly with other businesses in determining how customers' data should be treated. This business must operate within the State of California for these regulations to apply.

Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Ritzyreviews.

As per GDPR, the Company is designated as the Data Controller.

Consumer, About California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requirements, a resident means any individual in the United States for purposes other than temporary or transitory reasons and anyone who is domiciled in the U.S., but currently outside of it due to short-term travel.

Cookies Tiny records, known as "cookies," are stored on your computer, phone, or any other device while you browse the web. These files can record important information about your browsing history and be used for a variety of purposes.

Country refers to: New Jersey, United States

Data Controller, According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Company is legally responsible for deciding the purpose and ways of processing any personal data.

Device This includes any type of device that can access the Service, such as laptops, cellphones, and tablets.

Do Not Track (DNT)The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been a leading proponent of online privacy and has encouraged the Internet industry to create an opt-in system that allows users to monitor and control which websites track their activities. This concept, known as "Do Not Track," ensures that internet users can browse without fear of having their data collected or shared without permission.

Facebook Fan Page is a public profile named Ritzyreviews specifically created by the Company on the Facebook social network, accessible from https://www.facebook.com/ritzyreviews

Personal Data According to GDPR and CCPA, Personal Data is any data that can be linked to a specific individual. This can include things like names, identification numbers, location information, online identifiers, or anything else that could reveal their physical attributes, mental state, or economic status.

Sale, The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) explains that selling, renting, releasing, or communicating a consumer's personal information to another business or third party in any form - be it verbally, electronically, or in writing - for monetary gain constitutes as 'service'. In this context, service is referring to the website.

Service Provider Service Providers refer to any natural or legal persons who process data on behalf of the Company. This includes third party companies and individuals employed by the Company for facilitating their services, providing them on its behalf, performing related tasks, or helping it to analyze how its service is used. According to GDPR, these providers are considered Data Processors.

Usage Data Automatically gathered data, either created via the utilization of this Service or from its infrastructure (for example, how long you stay on a page), is referred to as "data collection".

Website refers to Ritzyreviews accessible from https://www.ritzyreviews.com/

Under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), you can be referred to as the "Data Subject" or "User," since you are an individual using the Service. This means that when accessing or utilizing the service, whether it's for yourself or a company/legal entity, your use of this Service applies in either case.

Utilizing and Leveraging Your Personal Information


Types of Data Collected

Private Information

When You use Our Service, We may request that You provide Us with certain personally identifiable information to help us identify or contact You. This can include, but is not limited to:

Email address

First name and last name

Phone number

Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

Usage Data

Usage Data

Whenever you access our Service, Usage Data is automatically collected. This data may comprise Your Device's IP address, browser type, and version, the webpages of our Service that You visited during your stay on our website, and date and time stamp information regarding each visit to ensure accuracy when tracking user activity within the system; unique device identifiers which help distinguish between different users accessing content from various devices; as well as other diagnostic data points.

If you access the Service on a mobile device, we may be able to discern certain pieces of information automatically, such as your device's type and operating system, its unique ID and IP address, the version of the internet browser being utilized, and other diagnostics. Moreover, when you visit our website or use it via your mobile phone we might also collect data sent from your web browser.

Harnessing Tracking Technologies and Cookies to Your Online Experiences

We track your activity on our service and store pertinent information using cookies, beacons, tags, scripts, and other tracking technologies. This helps us to monitor the usage of Our Service so that we can analyze performance and make improvements where necessary.

  • Cookies, otherwise known as browser cookies, are small files that are placed on your device to track information. You can choose to block all Cookies by adjusting the settings of your browser but this may limit you from using certain parts of our services. Unless you've adjusted it so that it will refuse Cookie inputs, we'll utilize them for better understanding and optimization of the Service provided.
  • Our Service may use Flash Cookies to store and collect information about your preferences or activity. These are not managed by the same settings as Browser Cookies, so if you'd like further instruction on how to delete them, please refer to the article titled "Where can I change the settings for disabling, or deleting local shared objects?" available at... https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/disable-local-shared-objects-flash.html#main_Where_can_I_change_the_settings_for_disabling__or_deleting_local_shared_objects_
  • Our Service and emails may contain electronic files, identified as web beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that allow us to count the visitors who have visited a certain page or opened an email. This helps us measure website popularity in specific sections while also verifying system and server security.

Cookies can be classified by how long they remain on your device. Persistent cookies stay put even when you go offline, while Session cookies are removed as soon as you close your web browser. To learn more about these types of cookies, take a look at the Privacy Policies website article for in-depth information and details. We utilize both kinds of Cookies to meet our needs, including Necessary/Essential ones - which we employ for various objectives set out below.

Our Session Cookies are essential to provide you with the services and features available on our website. They help authenticate users, reducing fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, we wouldn't be able to offer you the same level of service - they are solely used for providing those services that have been requested by you. Additionally, our Persistent Cookies store data regarding your Cookie Policy/Notice Acceptance to improve your experience when navigating through our site; this is what's known as a 'Cookie Notice'.

Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

Tracking and Performance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Third-Parties

Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features, or new functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them.

Targeting and Advertising Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Third-Parties

Purpose: These Cookies track your browsing habits to enable Us to show advertising which is more likely to be of interest to You. These cookies use information about your browsing history to group You with other users who have similar interests. Based on that information, and with Our permission, third-party advertisers can place cookies to enable them to show adverts that We think will be relevant to your interests while You are on third-party websites.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To keep providing and maintaining our Service, including keeping an eye on how it is being used. We also use the Personal Data You provide to manage Your Account: granting You access to all the functions of our Service as a registered user.
  • To fulfill our contractual obligations, we are committed to ensuring the successful purchase and delivery of products or services that you have purchased from us through the Service. We will follow all the required steps laid out in your contract with us so that you can be satisfied with your purchases.
  • To Reach You: We can connect with you via email, telephone calls, SMS messages, and other electronic communication forms like mobile application push notifications to keep you updated on the latest security updates or informative product-specific news related to contracted services.
  • Unless you've opted out, we can provide you with updates on our goods and services, special offers, as well as related events that match the items or inquiries you already purchased. We strive to keep you informed of relevant news so that your experience is even better!
  • To attend to and serve Your requests, We may utilize Your details to curate and display content as well as advertisements (and cooperate with third-party vendors who do the same) that appeal to your likes or location. Furthermore, We will measure its efficiency for You to benefit from it.
  • We may utilize Your data in the event of a merger or sale, which includes divestiture, reorganization, liquidation, and other related proceedings. These transactions would transfer certain assets that include your Personal Data held by Us about our Service users.
  • We may use your information to uncover usage trends, optimize promotional campaigns and evaluate our service, products, services, and marketing - all to enhance your experience. Data analysis is also used as a tool in making sure that we are providing you with an optimal product.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • We may partner with third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, display advertisements to help maintain and support Our Service, advertise on other websites after you have visited ours for payment processing purposes, and contact you. Your personal information will be shared to facilitate these services.
  • In the event of a business transfer, such as if Our company is acquired or sold, we may need to disclose your data to facilitate the transaction. This information could include but not be limited to financial details and other associated assets. All necessary steps will be taken to ensure that this transition remains secure and confidential.
  • We may share Your data with any of Our affiliates, and if we do so, these third-party companies will be bound to follow our Privacy Policy. Included in this category are Our parent company and all subsidiaries or joint venture partners that fall under the same ownership structure as Us.
  • We might share your data with our partners to provide you with a variety of products, services, and promotions.
  • When you share personal details or otherwise engage in public areas with other individuals, take note that all users will be able to see your information; it may even potentially spread outside those boundaries.
  • With your permission: If you provide us with consent, we may disclose any of your personal information for other purposes.

Securing Your Personal Information

The Company pledges to maintain Your Data only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the objectives outlined in this Privacy Policy. To abide by legal obligations, resolve any conflicts, and enforce our agreements and regulations, we will use and store Your Data accordingly.

The Company will also hold on to Usage Data for its investigations. Usually, this data is stored temporarily; however, if it is used to improve the security and performance of our Service or We are legally obligated to keep such information for a longer period, then the Company shall retain usage data accordingly.

Your Data is Securely Transferred

Your data, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices as well as in any other locations where those responsible for processing it are situated. This may mean that this information will be transferred to and stored on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or governmental jurisdiction which might have different regulations regarding data protection than your area.

By expressing agreement to this Privacy Policy and presenting any pertinent data, you are allowing us to securely transport your information in keeping with our policy. We will take all necessary precautions to make sure that your data is handled safely and discreetly. Furthermore, if we need to transmit it beyond the confines of our organization or country borders, there must be suitable security measures in place first which guarantee protection for both your digital assets as well as other sensitive details.

Protecting Your Privacy with Transparency

Business Transactions

Should the Company partake in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your data may be transferred. We will announce this before any changes are made and before your information is subject to an alternate Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

On rare occasions, the Company may be obligated to make Your Data available in response to court orders or government inquiries.

  • The Company reserves the right to disclose Your Data when we believe it is necessary to:
  • Uphold a legal mandate
  • Safeguard and protect the rights or property of the Company
  • Investigate any potential misconduct associated with our Service
  • Promote safety for Users of our Service and members of the public alike
  • Prevent exposure to possible liability.

Security of Your Data

Here at [Company], we understand how important your data security is to you, yet no transmission or electronic storage method over the Internet can guarantee its complete protection. Whilst we put in every effort possible to use reliable measures for securing Your Data, unfortunately, absolute safety cannot be assured.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Data

Our third-party vendors have access to your data, and they handle, store, use, process and transfer this information based on their privacy policies.

Analytics

To evaluate our Service, we may utilize third-party providers such as Google Analytics. This web analytics service is provided by Google Records and reports website traffic data to gain insight into our Service's use. The information is shared with other programs of the company to better contextualize their network ads for a personal touch. With the collected data, it's no wonder why so many businesses trust Google Analytics!

To ensure your activity is not shared with Google Analytics, install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This extension will block all scripts associated with ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js from sending information to Google Analytics that can be used to track visits on the Service page.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Advertising

To support and maintain our Service, we may use third-party service providers to show ads. For instance, Google's AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie are utilized to show advertisements on our website. With this cookie in place, Google can serve relevant ads based on a user's browsing history across multiple websites including that ours.

You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/

Email Marketing

We may reach out to You with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information which we believe will be of interest to you. If any of these communications are not desirable for you, that's no problem; simply click the unsubscribe link in any email sent from us or get in touch via our contact page.

We utilize Email Marketing Service Providers such as Active Campaign to send emails efficiently.

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.activecampaign.com/legal/privacy-policy

Payments

If you choose to purchase any of our paid products or services, the payment processing will be facilitated by an external third-party service. We do not retain your credit card information and it is handled exclusively through these secure processors who adhere to their privacy policies. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

Stripe

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy

GDPR Privacy

Justification for Handling Personal Information under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

  • The Company is authorized to process Personal Data only when one of the following conditions is met:
  • Consent: You have explicitly given Your consent for processing Personal Data.
  • Performance of a contract: Providing your data is necessary for an agreement between you and us, or any pre-contractual obligations that arise from it.
  • Legal obligations: Processing your data must be done to comply with legal requirements set out by our jurisdiction.
  • Processing Personal Data is necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of You and other people. Additionally, it can be related to a task done for public benefit or official authority vested in the Company. In any case, it must also be conducted for legitimate interests pursued by the Company.

No matter the case, our company will be more than happy to explain which legal basis corresponds with any processing of information. This includes whether providing personal data is required by law, a contractual agreement, or essential for entering into an arrangement.

Your Rights under the GDPR

At this company, we are committed to safeguarding your personal information and ensuring you can exercise your rights. As outlined in our Privacy Policy - and by law if you reside within the European Union -you have the privilege of:

  • Requesting access to Your Data is your right. You can easily gain access, update or delete the information We have on you in your account settings section. If this isn't a possibility for you, then please reach out to Us so we may aid you with these actions. Doing so will enable You to obtain a copy of all of the Personal Data stored about You as well!
  • You can ask us to correct any incomplete or wrong information we have about you. Furthermore, if our processing of your data is based on a legitimate interest and there is something special in your particular situation that causes you to object, then you also have the right to challenge this process. Additionally, if we are using your data for marketing purposes without consent from you, then again -you may oppose such usage.
  • Secure the erasure of Your Data. You have a right to demand that We delete or remove any Personal Data if there is no reasonable cause for Us to keep processing it.
  • Request the transfer of Your Data. We will provide to You, or to a third party You have chosen, Your Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right only applies to automated information which You initially provided consent for Us to use or where We used the information to perform a contract with You.
  • Exercise Your Right to Withdraw Consent. You have the authority to revoke any consent you gave towards using your Data at any time. If you choose not to grant us access, we won't be able to provide certain features and services of the Service for you.

Executing Your Data Protection Rights According to GDPR

You possess the right to access, rectify, cancel, or oppose any of Your data held by Us. Kindly be advised that We may ask for confirmation of identity when it comes to such requests. Rest assured we will do our best to reply promptly should you make a request.

In case you have complaints regarding Our collection and usage of Your personal information, feel free to contact your regional Data Protection Authority if located in the European Economic Area (EEA). For further details about this avenue, please reach out to them directly.

Facebook Fan Page

Data Controller for the Facebook Fan Page

The Company is the Data Controller of Your Data collected while using the Service. As the operator of the Facebook Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/ritzyreviews the Company and the operator of the social network, Facebook are Joint Controllers.

The Company has entered into agreements with Facebook that define the terms for use of the Facebook Fan Page, among other things. These terms are mostly based on the Facebook Terms of Service: https://www.facebook.com/terms.php

Visit the Facebook Privacy Policy https://www.facebook.com/policy.php for more information about how Facebook manages Personal data or contact Facebook online, or by mail: Facebook, Inc. ATTN, Privacy Operations, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States.


Facebook Insights

We use the Facebook Insights function in connection with the operation of the Facebook Fan Page and based on the GDPR, to obtain anonymized statistical data about Our users.

For this purpose, Facebook places a Cookie on the device of the user visiting Our Facebook Fan Page. Each Cookie contains a unique identifier code and remains active for two years, except when it is deleted before the end of this period.

Facebook receives, records, and processes the information stored in the Cookie, especially when the user visits the Facebook services, services that are provided by other members of the Facebook Fan Page, and services by other companies that use Facebook services.

For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook Privacy Policy here: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation


CCPA Privacy

This addendum to Our Privacy Policy applies only to those individuals who live in the State of California, including visitors and users. It provides additional information that further protects your privacy as a resident of this state.

Categories of Personal Information Collected

We have gathered and continue to gather information concerning California residents in the past year that can be linked directly or indirectly with an individual consumer or device. Below is a list of categories of personal data which may have been collected from Californian citizens:

Please refer to the list below for categories and examples defined in the CCPA. Although it is not certain that all of these types of information have been collected, we can confidently say that some data from each category may have been gathered by Us. For example, many personal details are obtained only when You directly provide them to us.

Category A encompasses every type of identifier, such as real names, aliases, postal addresses, or IP addresses. Collecting these identifiers? Absolutely!

Category B: Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)).

Examples: A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories.

Collected: Yes.

Category C: Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law.

Examples: Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information).

Collected: No.

Category D: Commercial information.

Examples: Records and history of products or services purchased or considered.

Collected: Yes.

Category E: Biometric information.

Examples: Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data.

Collected: No.

Category F: Internet or other similar network activity.

Examples: Interaction with our Service or advertisement.

Collected: Yes.

Category G: Geolocation data.

Examples: Approximate physical location.

Collected: No.

Category H: Sensory data.

Examples: Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.

Collected: No.

Category I: Professional or employment-related information.

Examples: Current or past job history or performance evaluations.

Collected: No.

Category J: Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)).

Examples: Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records.

Collected: No.

Category K: Inferences drawn from other personal information.

Examples: Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.

Collected: No.

Under CCPA, personal information does not include:

  • Publicly available information from government records
  • Deidentified or aggregated consumer information
  • Information excluded from the CCPA's scope, such as:
  • Health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data
  • Personal Information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994

Sources of Personal Information

To compile the afforested personal information, we source from the following areas:

  • We gather information directly from you, whether it's through forms filled out on our Service, preferences shared with us, or completed purchases.
  • Through monitoring your activity on our Service, we can indirectly acquire data from you.
  • Seamlessly from You, for instance via cookies We or our Service Providers have embedded in Your Device as you browse through our Service.

From Service Providers, such as vendors that monitor and analyze the use of our Service, provide advertising on our Service, deliver targeted advertisements to You, process payments, or any other third-party vendors We employ to offer Our Services. Use of Personal Information for Business Purposes or Commercial Purposes


Mobile Devices

Your mobile device may give You the ability to opt out of the use of information about the apps You use to serve You ads that are targeted to Your interests:

  • "Opt out of Interest-Based Ads" or "Opt out of Ads Personalization" on Android devices
  • "Limit Ad Tracking" on iOS devices

You can also stop the collection of location information from Your mobile device by changing the preferences on Your mobile device.

"Do Not Track" Policy as Required by California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

Unfortunately, Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals. Still, You can protect Your online privacy by changing your browser settings and letting third-party websites know that You do not wish for them to track Your browsing activities. It's easy - just access your web browser's preferences or settings pageand enable or disable DNT there!

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for those under the age of 13 nor do we intentionally collect any personally identifiable information from them. If you are a parent or guardian and your child has provided us with their data, please contact us immediately. As soon as we become aware that such info was obtained without proper parental consent, steps will be taken to remove it from our servers quickly.

To ensure compliance with your country's legal requirements, should parental consent be necessary for the processing of personal information, we will ask for verification from both you and your parents before collecting or using any data.


Your California Privacy Rights (California's Shine the Light law)

California Civil Code Section 1798 (otherwise known as the state's Shine the Light law) enables California residents who maintain an ongoing business relationship with us to request information annually about sharing their Personal Data with third parties for direct marketing purposes. If you, a resident of California, would like further details regarding this law and how it applies to your data privacy rights, please contact us using our provided contact methods below.

California Privacy Rights for Minor Users (California Business and Professions Code Section 22581)

According to California Business and Professions Code Section 22581, minors in the state of California are permitted to request the removal of any content or information they have publicly posted on online sites, services, or applications.

To ask for the deletion of such data, and if you are a Californian resident, contact us using the details provided below by including your account's associated email address. Please be conscious that we cannot guarantee the absolute or thorough erasure of posted information and that certain conditions may not allow or require this kind of removal.

As part of our Service, we may provide links to other websites not run by us. If you click on one of these third-party links, it will take you directly to their site. We highly recommend that you read its Privacy Policy carefully before using the website or submitting any personal information. Moreover, we have no control over and cannot be held responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices used by such third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We will periodically update our Privacy Policy and make sure to notify you of any changes by posting it on this page. Before the change becomes effective, we will inform you via email or a conspicuous notice on Our Service and adjust the "Last updated" date at the top of this document. To ensure that you are in the know regarding these updates, please review our Privacy Policy regularly for potential alterations. All changes posted here shall be considered immediately effective upon being released.


Contact Us:

If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, you can contact us by email at contact@ritzyreviews.com