Privacy Policy

Last updated: 4-Aug-23

Heritage Chronicles ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Heritage Chronicles website (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data (Identification Information):

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Usage Data

Non-Personal Data (Anonymous Information):

  • Time and date of visits
  • Pages visited
  • Interaction data
  • Geographic location

Use of Data

We use the collected data for various purposes, including but not limited to:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • For marketing and promotional purposes

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are an individual in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal data described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

We may process your Personal Data because: - We need to perform a contract with you - You have given us permission to do so - The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights - For payment processing purposes - To comply with the law

Retention of Data

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to - and maintained on - computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by your submission of such information, represents your agreement to that transfer.

Disclosure of Data

We may disclose your personal data to the following third parties for specified purposes only if required by law or if necessary to fulfill our scope of work and provide the Service:

  • Security service providers: To ensure the security of your personal information, we may share your data with third-party security service providers who will have access to monitor and secure our systems regularly.

Data Security

Your personal data security is important to us. We strive to implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your user data and protect it from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to access, correct, amend, or delete any Personal Data we hold about you, you are welcome to Contact Us at info@cistory.org. You can exercise all other rights following GDPR regulations accordingly.

Your Rights Under The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request details regarding the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you in the last 12 months, including sources from which that information was collected.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to direct a business to stop selling your personal information.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.

Third-Party Service Providers Privacy Policies

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information on the usage of our Service, which tracks the manner in which the Service is used and how users are interacting with it.

For more information on how Google collects and processes your data, please see the Google Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy(https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/)

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@cistory.org.