Childless.Life Privacy Policy
As part of your journey with Childless.Life, you may entrust us with your personal information. We take this responsibility seriously, and any personal information gathered during interactions between you and our staff/company will be treated securely and with strict confidentiality.
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Childless.Life is committed to maintaining high standards in protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of any personal information you provide.
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This Privacy Policy outlines our policies and procedures for the collection, holding, use, and disclosure of your personal information. By providing any personal information to Childless.Life, you indicate your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, which should be read alongside our other policies.
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Owner and Data Controller
Sandra McNicol Owner and Data Controller
Contact email: info@childless.life
Types of Data Collected
Childless.Life collects various types of Personal Data through the website, either directly or through third parties. This includes Cookies, Usage Data, email address, first name, last name, company name, country, province, and phone number.
How do we collect personal information?
We may collect personal information from you over the phone, in-person contact, or online interactions, including our websites and social media channels. This collection may be necessary for you to receive information, access our products and services, engage in our online community, or participate in other initiatives of Childless.Life.
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Mode and Place of Processing the Data
Childless.Life takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of data. Data processing is done using computers and/or IT tools, with access granted only to personnel involved in website operations or external parties appointed as Data Processors by Childless.Life.
Legal Basis of Processing
Personal Data is processed based on user consent, the necessity for contractual performance, compliance with legal obligations, tasks carried out in the public interest, or legitimate interests pursued by Childless.Life or third parties.
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Place of Processing
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Data is processed at Childless.Life's operating offices and other locations where processing parties are located. Data transfers may involve countries outside the user's own, and users can inquire about the security measures in place.
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Retention Time
Personal Data is retained for as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected. The retention period depends on the nature of the data and the purpose of processing.
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Purposes of Processing
Childless.Life processes User Data to provide services, comply with legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect rights and interests, and detect malicious or fraudulent activities. Specific purposes include analytics, managing contacts and sending messages, SPAM protection, displaying content from external platforms, and interacting with data collection platforms.
For detailed information on Personal Data used for each purpose, refer to the "Detailed Information on the Processing of Personal Data" section.
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What personal information do we collect?
The personal information collected is directly relevant to the delivery of information, products, services, online engagement, and other initiatives provided by Childless.Life. The amount of information you provide is your choice, but certain information may be required for specific services such as website registration, product purchases, or program participation.
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Information You Provide Us: When you register for our services, participate in Childless.Life events, subscribe to our blog(s) or newsletter(s), or contact us directly through communication channels (e.g., Childless.Life's support tickets, emails), you may furnish us with Personal Information. This may include your name, email address, phone number, payment information (for Users with Paid Services), details shared in your communications with us and other users on our platform,
The information is collected solely for the purposes of providing the best possible services to you. You may choose not to disclose information to us and we respect this, however it does not allow us to be informed about the range of factors that might impact on your individual circumstances and this may impact of the quality of service provided.
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Information We Collect During Your Use of the Services: When you engage with our services by visiting, downloading, and/or utilizing them, we may collect aggregated usage Personal Information. This includes browsing and 'click-stream' activity on the platform, session heatmaps and scrolls, non-identifying Personal Information related to your device, operating system, internet browser, screen resolution, language and keyboard settings, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, and more.
Information We Obtain from Other Sources: We might receive Personal Information about you from third-party sources. These sources may include: i) Security providers and fraud detection/prevention services, assisting us in identifying and preventing users associated with fraudulent activities. ii) Social media platforms - if you log in or sign up using your social media account, we may receive Personal Information from that service (e.g., your username, basic profile details). iii) Advertising and marketing partners - for the purpose of monitoring, managing, and measuring our advertising campaigns.
These practices help us enhance our service offering and maintain a secure and reliable platform at Childless.Life.
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The Rights of Users
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The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. I may charge you a small fee for this service.
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The right to rectification – You have the right to request that I correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request I complete the information you believe is incomplete.
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The right to erasure – You have the right to request that I erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
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The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that I restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
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The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to me processing your personal data, under certain conditions.
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The right to data portability – You have the right to request that I transfer the data that has been collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
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Cookie Policy Childless.Life uses cookies and other identifiers. For more information, users can refer to the Cookie Policy.
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Additional Information about Data Collection and Processing
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Legal Action: User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by Childless.Life in Court or stages leading to legal action due to improper website use.
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Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising: Users may learn more about opting out of interest-based advertising in the dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.
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Changes to this Privacy Policy Childless.Life reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy. Users are recommended to check this page frequently for updates.
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Definitions and Legal References
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Personal Data: Information allowing the identification of a natural person.
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Usage Data: Information collected automatically through the website.
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User: Individual using the Childless.Life website.
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Data Subject: The natural person to whom Personal Data refers.
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Data Processor: Person processing Personal Data on behalf of the Controller.
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Data Controller (Owner): Entity determining purposes and means of data processing.
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Service: Service provided by Childless.Life.
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Cookies: Small sets of data stored on the user's device.
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*Last Updated: [20 Jan 2024]
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