Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Lovings, Inc, doing business
as Lovings.com (“Lovings.com,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to
protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any
questions or concerns about this privacy notice or our practices with regard to your
personal information, please contact us at sales@lovings.com.
This privacy notice describes how we might use your information if you:
Visit our website at lovings.com
Engage with us in other related ways ― including any sales, marketing, or
events
In this privacy notice, if we refer to:
“Website,” we are referring to any website of ours that references or links to
this policy
“Services,” we are referring to our Website, and other related services,
including any sales, marketing, or events
The purpose of this privacy notice is to explain to you in the clearest way possible
what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it.
If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please
discontinue use of our Services immediately.
Please read this privacy notice carefully, as it will help you understand what we
do with the information that we collect.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
- HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
- WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
- DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
- WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
- HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
- HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
- DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
- WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
- CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
- DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
- DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
- HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
- HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT
FROM YOU? - WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register
on the Website, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products
and Services, when you participate in activities on the Website or otherwise when
you contact us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions
with us and the Website, the choices you make and the products and features you
use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
Personal Information Provided by You. We collect usernames; passwords; email
addresses; and other similar information necessary for your use of the website.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate,
and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or
browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our
Website.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the
Website through Google Analytics. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP
address, browser characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Website and other technical information that does not identify you personally. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies in order to provide you with the functional website.
Cookie audit:Cookie Type Duration Description _ga third party 2 years The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. _gat_gtag_UA_16028921_1 1 minute Set by Google to distinguish users. _gid 1 day Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. _lscache_vary 2 days Functional cookie necessary to display cached content to deliver speed optimization. apbct_cookies_test session CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on comments and forms and act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site. apbct_page_hits session CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on comments and forms and act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site. apbct_pixel_url session CleanTalk – Used to prevent spam on our comments and forms. apbct_prev_referer session Functional cookie placed by CleanTalk Spam Protect to store referring IDs and prevent unauthorized spam from being sent from the website. apbct_site_landing_ts session CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on comments and forms and act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site. apbct_site_referer 3 days This cookie is placed by CleanTalk Spam Protect to prevent spam and to store the referrer page address which led the user to the website. apbct_timestamp session CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on comments and forms and act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site. apbct_urls 3 days This cookie is placed by CleanTalk Spam Protect to prevent spam and to store the addresses (urls) visited on the website. cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement 1 year Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics 0 11 months This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional 0 11 months The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary 0 11 months This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". cookielawinfo-checkbox-others 0 11 months This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance 0 11 months This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". CookieLawInfoConsent 1 year Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. ct_checked_emails session This cookie is used to create data that can be analyzed to update our cookie policy to your request. ct_checkjs session CleanTalk–Used to prevent spam on our comments and forms and acts as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for this site. ct_fkp_timestamp session CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on the site's comments/forms, and to act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site. ct_has_scrolled session Functional cookie used to display content. ct_mouse_moved session Functional cookie used to display content. ct_pointer_data session CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on the site's comments/forms, and to act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site. ct_ps_timestamp session CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on the site's comments/forms, and to act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site. ct_screen_info session No description ct_timezone session CleanTalk–Used to prevent spam on our comments and forms and acts as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for this site. elementor never This cookie is used by the website's WordPress theme. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website's content in real-time. viewed_cookie_policy 0 11 months The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
The information we collect includes:
Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage
and performance information our servers automatically collect when you
access or use our Website and which we record in log files, which does not directly identify you. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the Website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages
and files viewed, searches and other actions you take such as which features
you use).
Device Data. Google Analytics collects device data such as information about which type of computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the Website. Depending on
the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server),
general location, browser type, operating system.
Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your
device’s general location. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Website, and what you do. For example, Google Maps may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location if you use the Directions feature of Google Maps. You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your
device.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business
interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal
obligations, and/or your consent.
We use personal information collected via our Website for a variety of business
purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes
in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a
contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations.
We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed
below.
We use the information we collect or receive
To send administrative information to you, IF YOU SIGN UP FOR AN AD WITH LOVINGS.COM. We may use your personal information to send you bills, product, service and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
To protect our Services. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Website safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for business purposes, to comply with legal and regulatory requirements or in connection with our contract.
To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we receive a subpoena, copyright takedown notice or other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond.
WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. We will NOT sell or share your information with third parties for marketing purposes!
We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:
Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to
authorities).
Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and criminal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal
information in the following situations:
Google Maps Platform APIs. We may share your information with certain
Google Maps Platform APIs (e.g., Google Maps API, Place API). To find out
more about Google’s Privacy Policy, please refer to this link.
DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels)
to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such
technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.
WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share
with third-party providers who advertise, but are not affiliated with, our Website.
The Website may contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with
us and which may link to other websites, online services or mobile applications. We
cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any
data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy notice. We are not
responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third
parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or
from the Website. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact
them directly to respond to your questions.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes
outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the
purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or
permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in
this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period
of time in which users have an account with us, and IF you have an account with us.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal
information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not
possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup
archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from
any further processing until deletion is possible. We do keep off-internet records of advertising customers as required for accounting, but you can request that all your account information be deleted at any time by emailing us.
HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of
organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures
designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However,
despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic
transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed
to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals,
or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security, and
improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our
best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and
from our Website is at your own risk. You should only access the Website within a
secure environment. Please note that the advertiser proof of age and billing data is kept off the Internet in a secure location.
DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: Minors are not allowed to access this website. We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By
using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18.
If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been
collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly
delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at webmistress@lovings.com.
WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
If you are a resident in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing
your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data
protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here:
https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
If you are a resident in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection
authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at
sales@lovings.com.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or
terminate your account, you can:
Contact us through email, sales@lovings.com
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your
account and information from our records. However, we may retain some
information in our files to prevent fraud, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
Cookies and similar technologies
Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Website.
To otherwise opt-out, you may:
CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications
include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your
privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored
and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and
implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond
to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates
your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that
we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised
version of this privacy notice.
DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights
regarding access to your personal information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law,
permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a
year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any)
we disclosed to third parties and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request by email.
CCPA Privacy Notice
The California Code of Regulations defines a “resident” as:
(1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or
transitory purpose and
(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the
State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose
All other individuals are defined as “non-residents.”
If this definition of “resident” applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and
obligations regarding your personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve
(12) months:
Category Examples Collected
A. Visitor Identifiers – Internet Protocol address, general geolocation such as the city (Google Analytics), IF YOU LEFT A COMMENT: email address and account name
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories instances
where you interact with us in-person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
Receiving help through our customer support channels;
Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
How do we use and share your personal information?
More information about our data collection and sharing practices can be found in this
privacy notice, under appropriate heading.
You may contact us by email at webmistress@lovings.com, or by referring to the
contact details at the bottom of this document.
If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your right to opt-out we may deny a
request if the authorized agent does not submit proof that they have been validly
authorized to act on your behalf.
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
Please review the appropriate heading of this privacy notice.
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for
undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration.
Lovings, Inc has not disclosed or sold any personal information to third parties for a
business or commercial purpose since its funding in 1996. Lovings, Inc will not sell
personal information in the future belonging to website visitors, users and other
consumers, EVER.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
Right to request deletion of the data – Request to delete
You can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to delete your
personal information, we will respect your request and delete your personal
information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to)
the exercise by another consumer of his or her right to free speech, our compliance with
requirements resulting from a legal obligation or any processing that may be required
to protect against illegal activities.
Right to be informed – Request to know
Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know:
whether we collect and use your personal information;
the categories of personal information that we collect;
the purposes for which the collected personal information is used;
whether we sell your personal information to third parties;
the categories of personal information that we sold or disclosed for a business
purpose;
the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold or
disclosed for a business purpose; and
the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal
information.
In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or delete consumer information that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to reidentify individual data to verify a consumer request.
Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights
We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
Verification process
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are
the same person about whom we have the information in our system. These
verification efforts require us to ask you to provide information so that we can match it
with information you have previously provided us. For instance, depending on the
type of request you submit, we may ask you to provide certain information so that we
can match the information you provide with the information we already have on file,
or we may contact you through a communication method (e.g. phone or email) that
you have previously provided to us. We may also use other verification methods as
the circumstances dictate.
We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity
or authority to make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting
additional information from you for the purposes of verification. If, however, we
cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may
request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your
identity, and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We will delete such
additionally provided information as soon as we finish verifying you.
Other privacy rights
You may object to the processing of your personal data.
You may request correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or no longer
relevant, or ask to restrict the processing of the data.
You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on
your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not
submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in
accordance with the CCPA.
You may request to opt-out from future selling of your personal information to
third parties. Upon receiving a request to opt-out, we will act upon the request
as soon as feasibly possible, but no later than 15 days from the date of the
request submission, but this is not necessary, as our default policy is to NEVER sell or share your personal information for marketing or other purposes, except as described in this Privacy Policy (ie. Google Analytics, CleanTalk antispam for comments, Google Maps if you use them).
To exercise these rights, you can contact us by email at webmistress@lovings.com,
or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. If you have a
complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.
DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with
relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be
indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as
soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may
notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly
sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice occasionaly
to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at
webmistress@lovings.com or by snail mail to:
Lovings, Inc
PO Box 210178
San Francisco, CA 94121
United States
HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request
access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or
delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your
personal information, please email webmistress@lovings.com.
