Privacy Policy

Introduction

Privacy Laws in the United States

Guardians and Refuge is committed to complying with applicable privacy laws and regulations in the United States, including but not limited to:

- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): If you are a resident of California, you have specific rights under the CCPA, including the right to know what personal information we collect about you, the right to request deletion of your personal information, and the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information.

- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete it.

Children Under the Age of 18

Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at:

Admin@guardiansandrefuge.com

- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): If we handle any health-related information, we are committed to complying with HIPAA regulations to protect your medical information and ensure its confidentiality.

- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Regulations: We adhere to the guidelines set forth by the FTC regarding privacy and data security, ensuring that we provide truthful and adequate disclosures about our practices.

Effective Date: 8/27/2024

At Guardians and Refuge, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.guardiansandrefuge.com or use our services. By accessing or using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It:

Personal Information:

We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us, including:

- Your name

- Email address

- Phone number

- Mailing address

- Company name (if applicable)

Non-Personal Information:

We may also collect non-personal information automatically when you visit our website, including:

- IP address

- Browser type

- Operating system

- Pages visited on our site

- Time and date of your visit

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (“personal information”); That is about you but individually does not identify you; and/or About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your user experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us recognize you and remember your preferences. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Third-Party Use of Cookies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
Links To Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
Guardians & Refuge, LLC has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies.
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:

Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
Speed up your searches.
Recognize you when you return to our Website.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

Directly from you when you provide it to us.
Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies.
Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.

Guardians & Refuge, LLC. (“Company” or “We”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website www.guardiansandrefuge.com (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information we collect:

On this Website.

It does not apply to information collected by:

Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party; or Any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.

How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for various purposes, including:

- To provide, maintain, and improve our services

- To communicate with you regarding your inquiries or requests

- To send you newsletters, marketing communications, and updates about our services

- To analyze usage and trends to enhance user experience

- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

- With Service Providers: We may engage third-party vendors to perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, and email delivery. These service providers are obligated to protect your information.

- For Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

- In Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We do not collect personal information automatically, but we may tie this information to personal information about you that we collect from other sources, or you provide to us.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by posting on this page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: admin@guardiansandrefuge.com

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and secure server facilities. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

- Access: The right to request copies of your personal information.

- Correction: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.

- Deletion: The right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

- Objection: The right to object to our processing of your personal information under certain conditions.

- Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer your data to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

We encourage you to familiarize yourself with these laws and your rights under them. For more information on specific applicable laws, please consult legal resources or seek legal advice.

9. 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 updating the effective date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.