Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

Last Updated August, 2024

Brityn Vance and https://www.britynvance.com, (“I,” “me,” or “mine”) thanks you for visiting the online and mobile resources I have published, as it concerns my business relationship and you. I use the words “you” and “your” to mean you, the reader, and other visitors to my online and mobile resources who are, in all cases, over the age of 13. This privacy statement (“this statement,” “this privacy statement,” and “my statement”) informs you about from whom and the types of personal information I collect, how it is used, who it is shared with and why, and what is done to try and protect it.

Online and mobile resources mean the websites and other internet features that allow you to interact with my websites and associated pages, as well as social media pages that allow customers and followers to view my online and mobile resources or otherwise interact with the content that I provide.

California Notice of Collection of Personal Information:  To learn more about your California privacy rights, please scroll down to “THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT.”

WHO I AM

Brityn Vance is a digital marketer and business mama, who is passionate about helping others learn the skills associated with marketing their businesses in the online space. Brityn’s hope is to help business owners thrive so that creating an income online isn’t just a dream for them. For residents from the GDPR Jurisdictions, as defined below, and some US state privacy laws, Brityn is the data controller responsible for your personal data.  For residents of California, Brityn Vance is a “Business.”

WHO I COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM

I may collect personal information from the following groups of data subjects: visitors to, and users of, my online and mobile resources; my customers; current members of my workforce and those who apply for posted jobs; and third-party vendors and business partners.

Personal information generally means information that can be used to identify you or that can be easily linked to you (for example, your name, address, telephone number, email address, social security number and date of birth). The privacy laws in some jurisdictions include unique elements in what they consider to be the personal information of the consumers or data subjects they protect. If those laws apply to me, as in the case of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) or European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the use of the phrase “personal information” includes the unique elements required by such laws.

The categories of information collected from each of these groups, and the ways in which I use it, differs. As you may have noticed, it’s possible that the same person could fall into more than one group. Most of this statement addresses the processing and sharing of personal information collected from visitors to and users of my online and mobile resources and my customers.

WHAT I COLLECT

There are two types of information that I obtain from you online and then store and use: (i) non-personal information that’s collected automatically from each visitor, such as your device operating system; and (ii) personal information that you voluntarily provide, or that is collected automatically.

By using my online and mobile resources or purchasing my products or services, you are signifying to that you agree with this section of my privacy statement and that I may use and disclose your information as described.

Voluntarily Submitted Information:

If you participate in certain activities via my online and mobile resources, you may be asked to provide information about yourself. The types of personal information I collect in those situations includes identifiers (such as your name, email address, physical address, and phone number), professional information (such as the business you are in), and financial account information (such as your credit card information). I do not sell, rent, or trade voluntarily submitted personal information with third parties.

If you don’t want me to collect this type of personal information, please don’t provide it. This means you shouldn’t participate in the activities on my online and mobile resources that request or require it and you may want to communicate with me by phone or regular mail instead. Participation is strictly your choice. Not participating may limit your ability to take full advantage of the online and mobile resources, but it will not affect your ability to access certain information available to the general public on the online and mobile resources.

Some of the ways you voluntarily give your personal information and how it is used:

Emails and Online Forms – When you send me an email or fill out an online form, such as to contact me, request a freebie, submit a purchase, send an inquiry, etc, your email address and any other personal information (e.g., home address or phone number) that may be in the content of your message or attached to it, are retained by me and used to respond back directly to you and to process your request. Depending on the personal information provided, communications from me may be in the form of emails, telephone calls, and/or text messages. I may also send you information about any of my products or services that I think may be of interest to you.

Registering for an Account – When you register for an account, you submit personal information to us such as your name and email address which I then retain. I use that information to create and manage your account and, in some cases, establish a password and profile to communicate with you via email.

Registering for Events – When you register for services, webinars, events, conferences, or programs I may host (rather than outsourced to a third-party event manager with its own privacy policies), you will be submitting the types of identifiers described above. If the event requires a fee, I may also ask you to submit credit card or other financial information. I use this information to register you for the event and send you communications regarding the event.

Becoming a Subscriber to Our Service – I use any information provided from my customers to perform my contractual obligations and provide the products and services purchased to them, to manage their accounts and communicate with them.

Social Media and Community Features – Some of my online and mobile resources may offer social media-like community features letting users post messages and comments, and/or upload an image or other files and materials. If you choose to make use of these features, the information you post, including your screen name and any other personal information, will be in the public domain and not covered/protected by this statement.

Automatically Collected Information:

When you visit my online and mobile resources, basic information is passively collected through your web browser via use of tracking technologies, such as a “cookie” which is a small text file that is downloaded onto your computer or mobile device when you access the online and mobile resources. It allows my computer to recognize your computer or mobile device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.

I allow third party vendors to use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time following your use of the site. For example, I use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyze how you use the online and mobile resources and enhance your experience when you visit the online and mobile resources. For more information on how Google uses this data, go to https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can learn more about how to opt out of Google Analytics by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

The internet activity information collected through cookies and other similar means includes such things as: the domain name and IP address from which you accessed our online and mobile resources; the type of browser and operating system you use; the date and time and length of your visit; the specific page visited, graphics viewed and any documents downloaded; the specific links to other sites you accessed from our online and mobile resources; and the specific links from other sites you used to access our online and mobile resources.

Additionally, if you access my online and mobile resources from a phone or other mobile device, the mobile services provider may transmit uniquely identifiable mobile device information which allows me to then collect mobile phone numbers and associate them with the mobile device identification information. Some mobile phone vendors also operate systems that pinpoint the physical location of devices and we may receive this information as well if location services are enabled on your device. If you do not want me to collect and use geolocation data, disable location services through your device settings.

Regardless, I use both automatically collected information and mobile device information to compile generic reports about popular pages on my online and mobile resources, and to see how my customers and followers are accessing my online and mobile resources. I then use that data to administer the online and mobile resources and make them better, make your activities more convenient and efficient and to enhance the functionality of my online and mobile resources, such as by remembering certain of your information in order to save you time.

I may use and retain your personal information in accordance with applicable law and as long as necessary to carry out the purposes described above in accordance with the internal data retention procedures.

I will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of the Service, or I am legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

User Beware: External Sites, Apps, Links and Social Media.

I maintain a presence on one or more external social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, with potential new social media accounts activated shortly. I may further allow features of my online and mobile resources to connect with, or be viewable from, that external social media presence. Similarly, my online and mobile resources may contain links to other websites or apps controlled by third parties.

I am not responsible for either the content on, or the privacy practices of, social media platforms, or any third-party sites or apps to which I link or am an affiliate of. Those apps, sites and platforms are not controlled by me and therefore have their own privacy policies and terms of use. If you have questions about how those apps, sites and platforms collect and use personal information, you should carefully read their privacy policies and contact them using the information they provide.

Online Tracking Technologies and Advertising -

I, certain service providers operating on our behalf, and third parties may collect information about your activity, or activity on devices associated with you, on my sites and applications and third-party sites and applications using tracking technologies such as cookies, pixels, tags, software development kits, application program interfaces, and Web beacons. I may collect information whether or not you are logged in or registered, and may associate this tracking data with your registration account (if you have one).

Definitions for some of the tracking technologies listed, as well as information about your choices with respect to them, are available below. This tracking data may be used for many purposes including, for example, to:

Provide useful features to simplify your experience when you return to my sites and applications (for example, remembering your shipping information for future purchases).


Deliver relevant content and advertising based on your preferences, usage patterns and location.


Monitor, evaluate, measure, and optimize the use and operation of my sites and applications and the advertising that you see.


Analyze traffic on my sites and on the sites of third parties.


I may use your personal information to deliver relevant marketing and advertising to you on my properties and on third parties’ sites and applications. I may provide social media and other platforms with limited personal information, such as certain identifiers or your hashed email address, which they match with their customers’ profiles. Based on this, the platform may show you our ads, look for other users who may enjoy our ads, suppress our ads for you, and provide us insights on how to optimize and better target our advertising.

You may choose to opt out of targeted advertising directly with many ad networks and partners,  data exchanges, and marketing analytics and other digital advertising and marketing service providers. You may also be able to choose to control targeted advertising on other websites and platforms that you visit. In addition, you may choose to control targeted advertising you receive within applications by using the settings and controls on your devices. We adhere to the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising.

Online Tracking Technologies - Examples of online tracking technologies include:

Cookies. Cookies are pieces of information that a website places on the hard drive of your computer when you visit the website. Cookies may involve the transmission of information from us to you and from you directly to me, to another party on my behalf, or to another party in accordance with its privacy policy. I may use cookies to bring together information collected about you. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being placed on your device, or you can choose to block all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won’t have access to many features that make your guest experience more efficient, and some of my services will not function properly.


Web beacons and marketing pixels. Web beacons and marketing pixels are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of sites. They may involve the transmission of information directly to me, to another party on my behalf, or to another party in accordance with its privacy policy. I may use web beacons or marketing pixels to bring together information collected about you.

HOW I USE YOUR INFORMATION

I, Brityn Vance, may use the information I collect from and about you for a variety of business purposes; in general, to provide the services, improve customer experience and engagement and develop the services. I am committed to protecting and maintaining the privacy of your information. Therefore, I will process your data only in accordance with applicable data protection law and this Privacy Statement.

I will have a lawful basis for processing your data if:

I need to process your information in order to provide you with the products or service you have requested or to enter into a contract;

you have consented to such processing;

I have a legitimate interest for processing your data – e.g., for fraud prevention; direct marketing; network and information systems security; data analytics; enhancing modifying or improving our services; identifying usage trends; determining the effectiveness of promotional campaigns; and advertising personalization of the service using data to make it easier and faster for you to place orders; and/or

I am legally obliged to process it.

I may use any and all information that we collect from you for the following customer service and transaction purposes:

To provide the requested Services to you.

To manage your account.

To personalize your experience: Your information helps me to better respond to your individual needs.

To improve my website: I continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback I receive from you.

To diagnose problems with my servers or my Services.

To improve customer service: Your information helps me to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.

To process transactions, such as purchases and subscriptions.

To use and disclose your credit, debit or payment card or other financial information only to process payments and prevent fraud.

To administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other site feature.

To develop new products or services and to enhance current products and services.

To send periodic emails about Services updates, your orders, or your subscription.

To protect the security or integrity of my Services and my business, such as by protecting against and preventing fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, and other liabilities.

I may use your information for the following commercial purposes:

To send you marketing and promotional emails.

To target prospective customers with mu services (such targeting is only performed with your permission where your consent is required by applicable law).

I may also use information you provide to me for other purposes as disclosed at the time you provide your personal information or otherwise with your consent.

WHEN/WITH WHOM DO I SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION

I use voluntarily provided personal information to respond to your inquiries and provide you with the services you have requested, amongst other uses as further described below. I do not sell or rent your personal information to third party data vendors or marketing companies. As you might expect, I disclose your information when required by law.

Affiliates:

In addition to those third parties set forth above, I may share your information, including personal information, within my affiliate company links. Those companies will use such information in generally the same manner as we do under this privacy statement which includes sending you information about their products, services, or initiatives that may be of interest to you.

Legally Compelled Disclosures:

I may disclose your information, including personal information, to government authorities, and to other third parties when compelled to do so by such government authorities, or at my discretion or otherwise as required or permitted by law, including but not limited to responding to court orders and subpoenas.

To Prevent Harm:

I may disclose your information, including personal information, when I have reason to believe that someone is causing injury to or interference with my rights or property, other users of the online and mobile resources, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities.

Business Transfer:

If I or any of my affiliates, or substantially all its or their assets, are acquired by one or more third parties as a result of an acquisition, merger, sale, reorganization, consolidation, or liquidation, personal information may be one of the transferred assets.

Vendors and Business Partners:

I may share your information, including personal information, with my vendors and other third parties with whom I have a contractual relationship. I may also share your information, including personal information, with vendors who provide third party software services that you have chosen to assist you. I do my best to disclose only the information each of those parties need.

I have adopted standards for those vendors and business partners who receive personal information from me. I attempt to bind such vendors and business partners to those standards via written contracts. I further attempt to contractually restrict what my vendors and business partners can do with the personal information I provide to them such that it is used only to the extent necessary to carry out the business purpose for which it was provided; it is not disclosed to anyone else without my consent or under my instruction; it remains, as between us and the applicable vendor or business partner, our property; and is not transferred out of the United States without my consent.

Please note, however, that I cannot guarantee that all of the vendors and business partners will agree to these contractual requirements; nor can I ensure that, even when they do agree, they will always fully comply.

EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS, NEWSLETTERS, AND MARKETING

I may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing, or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from me by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email I send or by contacting us.

I may use Email Marketing Service Providers to manage and send emails to you.

Re.Direct 
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://myredirect.io/privacy-policy/?u=brityn

PAYMENTS

I may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, I may use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

I will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to my third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. 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. Currently, I use Stripe, PayPal, and Square payments as my card payment processors, and you can view their Privacy Policies on their websites respectively.

YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS

You may have to provide personal information to enjoy most of the features of my online and mobile resources. Moreover, you can opt out of certain activities like newsletters and announcements at any time you wish. Residents of California and EU data subjects whose personal information was obtained while they were in California or a GDPR Jurisdiction, respectively, have certain additional rights.

If you are a part of my community, you have the ability and option to change certain information about yourself, such as your billing or shipping address, and telephone number via your Re.Direct account.

Emails: If you consented to receive direct marketing from me, I provide you with the opportunity to opt out of our marketing communications or change your preferences by following a link in the footer under the “Unsubscribe” button, of all non-transactional email messages from us or by emailing us at [email protected]. Some communications from us are considered transactional or service communications (for example, account notifications and billing information). To ensure you have accurate information about your account and purchases, you do not have the option to unsubscribe from these messages.

GDPR Jurisdictions means the countries composed of the European Economic Area (including Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway) and the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. 

Furthermore, Andorra, Argentina, Canada (only commercial organizations), Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Israel, Isle of Man, Jersey, New Zealand, Switzerland, Uruguay and Japan have received an “adequacy decision” from the European Commission, adheres to the material terms of the GDPR. Switzerland also has its own data protection via its Federal Act of Data Protection (“DPA”).

GDPR no longer has jurisdiction over the United Kingdom. Since the United Kingdom (“UK”) has now formally left the European Union, it is no longer regulated domestically by the material terms of the GDPR.  The United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (“UK-GDPR”) is the UK's data privacy law that governs the processing of personal data domestically.

If I am using personal information you provided to me in order to enable me to send you materials, such as newsletters or product alerts via text or email, and you decide you don’t want to receive such materials, you may opt out by following the opt-out instructions in the email or other communication (e.g., by responding to the text with “STOP”), or by contacting me using the contact information below. When I receive your request, I will take reasonable steps to remove your name from my distribution lists. You need to understand it may take a period to remove your name from my lists after your request and due to such latency, you may still receive materials for a period after you opt out. In addition to opting out, you have the ability to access, amend, and delete your personal information by contacting me using the contact information below.

Some browsers have a “do not track” feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Currently, we do not specifically respond to browser “do not track” signals.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Federal law imposes special restrictions and obligations on commercial website operators who direct their operations toward, and collect and use information from, children under the age of 13. I take those age-related requirements very seriously, and consistent with it do not intend for my online and mobile resources to be used by children under the age of 18. If I become aware that anyone under the age of 18 has submitted personal information to my online and mobile resources, I will delete that information and will not use it for any purpose whatsoever. If you believe that someone under the age of 18 has submitted personal information to my online and mobile resources, please contact me at [email protected].  I encourage parents and legal guardians to talk with their children about the potential risks of providing personal information over the Internet.

HOW I PROTECT COLLECTED PERSONAL INFORMATION

I will take all reasonable security precautions to protect your personal information provided to my online and mobile resources. I cannot, however, guarantee that your information, whether during transmission or while stored on my systems or otherwise in my care, will be free from unauthorized access or that loss, misuse, destruction, or alteration will not occur. Except for my duty to maintain the proper disclosures, such as this Privacy Policy under applicable law, I disclaim any other liability for any such theft or loss of, unauthorized access or damage to, or interception of any data or communications including personal information.

THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT

When I collect personal information from California residents, we become subject to, and those residents have rights under, the California Consumer Privacy Act or “CCPA”. This section of this statement is used to allow me to fulfill our CCPA obligations and explain your CCPA rights. For purposes of this section, the words “you” and “your” mean only such California residents.

What did we collect from California Residents?

I collect the following categories of personal information: identifiers such as name, address, IP address, and other similar identifiers; personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 (California customer records statute) such as a name, address, telephone number, credit card number; commercial information such as products or services purchased; internet/electronic activity such as browsing history and search history; geolocation data including geographic coordinates/physical location; and audio, video, electronic or other similar information. I may disclose this information for one or more business purposes permitted by the CCPA. I do not sell, and within the last 12 months have not sold, personal information to third parties.

Rights of California Residents

If you are a California resident, you have the right to request the following:

Access: Up to two times per year, you can request that I disclose to you (1) the categories and specific pieces of personal information that I have collected from you; (2) the sources of that personal information; (3) the business or commercial purpose for that collection; (4) the categories of personal information I have disclosed for a commercial purpose; and (5) the categories of third parties with whom I have shared your personal information.

Deletion: You may also request that I delete any personal information that I have collected from or about you. There may be instances where I will not be able to fully comply with your request, such as if I need the personal information to complete a transaction for you, to detect and protect against fraudulent and illegal activity, to exercise my rights, for my internal purposes, or to comply with a legal obligation.


More information can be found here. It’s important to me that you know that if you exercise these rights, I will not “discriminate” against you by treating you differently from other California residents who use my sites and mobile resources or purchase my services but did not exercise their rights.

To exercise your rights under California law, just contact me at [email protected]. I may ask you to fill out a request form. The CCPA only allows me to act on your request if I can verify your identity or your authority to make the request so you will also need to follow my instructions for identity verification.

If you make a verifiable request per the above, I will confirm my receipt and respond in the time frames prescribed by the CCPA.

VIRGINIA RESIDENTS

If you are a Virginia resident, you may take advantage of certain privacy rights pursuant to Virginia Code 59.1-577.  For example, you may request to access, correct, or delete your personal information.  Because “selling” personal information and engaging in “targeted advertising” as these terms are defined in Virginia law, you may also exercise your right to opt-out of such sales or targeted advertising.  You have the right to appeal a denial of your privacy rights. To take advantage of either of your rights under Virginia law, or to submit an appeal to a denial of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. I may ask you to fill out a request form. I can only act on your request if I can verify your identity or your authority to make the request so you will also need to follow our instructions for identity verification. If you make a verifiable request per the above, I will confirm our receipt and respond in the time frames prescribed by Virginia law.

THE EU GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION

I do collect or otherwise obtain personal information from data subjects located in the GDPR Jurisdictions. I fulfill our GDPR obligations with respect to my customers (and their own end-clients), and my vendors and business partners through a series of separate notices, contracts or other terms provided to them at the time, and in the manner and form, GDPR and local law within each GDPR Jurisdiction requires.

I describe, in the immediately following section of this statement, how I comply with the GDPR for personal information collected from visitors to and users of my online and mobile resources while they were in a GDPR Jurisdiction. Thus, for purposes of that section, the words “you” and “your” mean only such GDPR Jurisdiction-based visitors and users.

What do I collect from you in the GDPR Jurisdictions and how do I use it?

I collect from you the categories of personal information already described. The lawful basis on which I rely for such collection, later use and disclosure, is what the GDPR refers to as legitimate interest. As stated elsewhere in this statement, I do not sell any of your personal information to third parties nor do I use it for automated decision making.

Cross-border Data Transfers and Third-Party Processors

If I transfer personal information from the GDPR Jurisdictions to a location that has not been deemed by the European Commission to have adequate privacy protections, I do so in the manner the GDPR permits.

Rights of Data Subjects in the GDPR Jurisdictions

While I attempt to allow all visitors and users of my online and mobile resources to exercise a degree of control over their personal information, under the GDPR I have a legal obligation to do so for you. More specifically, with respect to personal information collected from you while you were in a GDPR Jurisdiction, you have these rights: transparency, access, correction and deletion, portability, who, what, why and where, and restriction/objection (for more information click here).

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact [email protected]. Your ability to exercise these rights is subject to certain conditions and exemptions that you can read about in Articles 12 through 23 of the GDPR. Among those conditions is my right to decline part or all a request if I cannot satisfy my reasonable doubts and concerns about your identity in a manner that helps minimize the risk that unauthorized persons might use a GDPR right to access your personal information. I will respond to all requests without undue delay, and in accordance with the time frames, if any, prescribed by the GDPR. If you are not satisfied with how I use your personal information or respond to your requests, you have the right to complain to your data protection regulator. Contact information for the EU data protection regulators can be found here.

AGENT AUTHORIZATION

You may authorize someone to make a privacy rights request on your behalf (an authorized agent). Authorized agents need to demonstrate that you’ve authorized them to act on your behalf or must demonstrate they have power of attorney pursuant to applicable probate law. Brityn Vance retains the right to request confirmation directly from you confirming that the agent is authorized to make such a request, or to request additional information to confirm the agent’s identity. An authorized agent is prohibited from using a consumer’s personal information, or any information collected from or about the consumer, for any purpose other than to fulfill the consumer’s requests, for verification, or for fraud prevention.

RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS

In other jurisdictions, with similar data privacy regulations, I may collect from you the categories of personal information already described. I collect and manage (including disclose) such data in compliance with applicable local law(s). As noted, I do not sell any of your personal information to third parties nor do I use it for automated decision making.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

This privacy statement was drafted on August 31st, 2024, and is effective as of this date. The English language version of this privacy statement is the controlling version regardless of any translation you may attempt.

I reserve the right to change or update this statement from time to time. Please check my online and mobile resources periodically for such changes since all information collected is subject to the statement in place at that time.

CONTACTING US

If you have questions about our privacy statement or privacy practices, please contact us at:

Brityn Vance
P.O. Box 34174

Kansas City, MO 64120

[email protected]


https://www.britynvance.com