Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 23, 2021

We value Your privacy, and We want to help make Your experience with the Website, products and Services located at https://econa.net (the “Econa Website”), as satisfying, safe and secure as possible.

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service, and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

The Econa Website is owned and operated by Econa, a California DBA of the Michael A. Freeman Medical and Consulting Practice (“Econa,” “We” or “Us”). We have established this policy (the “Privacy Policy”) to outline:

How, and under what circumstances We will collect Personally Identifiable Information from You, our Users, via the Econa Website
How and why We may Use and disclose Your Personally Identifiable Information
Your rights to the Personally Identifiable Information We collect on the Econa Website
Your options to edit or delete Your Personally Identifiable Information, to withdraw Your consent from our Use of Your Personally Identifiable Information, or to opt-out of the collection of certain kinds of information gathered on the Econa Website.

When You first visit the Econa Website, We will ask for Your affirmative consent to our Cookie Policy. By Using the Econa Website, You expressly consent to our use, collection, and disclosure/information handling practices as described in this Privacy Policy, and the Econa Website Terms and Conditions (for Users from the European Union, please see Section XIV of this Privacy Policy – “Note to International Users”).

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and is subject to, the Econa Terms of Use. Any terms that are capitalized (e.g. “Econa Website”) and not explicitly defined in this Privacy Policy are defined in the Econa Terms of Use.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique Account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

Business, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), refers to the Company as the legal entity that collects Consumers’ personal information and determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers’ personal information, or on behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers’ personal information, that does Business in the State of California.

Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to ECONA, 203 Flamingo Rd., Suite 314, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA.

For the purpose of the GDPR, the Company is the Data Controller.

Consumer, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), means a natural person who is a California resident. A resident, as defined in the law, includes (1) every individual who is in the USA for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and (2) every individual who is domiciled in the USA who is outside the USA for a temporary or transitory purpose.

Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a Website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that Website among its many Uses.

Country refers to: California, United States

Data Controller, for the purposes of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), refers to the Company as the legal person which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data.

Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

Do Not Track (DNT) is a concept that has been promoted by US regulatory authorities, in particular the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the Internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism for allowing internet Users to control the tracking of their online activities across Websites.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

For the purposes for GDPR, Personal Data means any information relating to You such as a name, an identification number, location data, online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

For the purposes of the CCPA, Personal Data means any information that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with You.

Sale, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a Consumer’s Personal information to another Business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.

Service refers to the Website.

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform Services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is Used. For the purpose of the GDPR, Service Providers are considered Data Processors.

Third-party Social Media Service refers to any Website or any social network Website through which a User can log in or create an Account to Use the Service.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the Use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Website refers to ECONA, accessible from https://www.econa.net

You means the individual accessing or Using the Service, or the Company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or Using the Service, as applicable.

Under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), You can be referred to as the Data Subject or as the User as You are the individual Using the Service.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

I. Personally Identifiable Information We Collect

To provide You with the best possible experience on the Econa Website, We will collect, Use, and retain Personally Identifiable Information. Personally Identifiable Information, as Used in this Privacy Policy, refers to information that can be Used on its own or alongside other information to directly identify You, including (but not limited to) Your first and last name, telephone number, email-address, location, and/or other online contact information, and usage data.

Personally Identifiable Information that You (or others) voluntarily enter into the Econa Website.
You are not required to create a User Account or provide any Personally Identifiable Information in order to visit the Econa Website. To sign up for our Services, You will need to provide Us with Your first and last name and a valid email address. If You choose to donate to Econa, or to become an Econa member or subscriber, You will need to provide Your payment information and billing information to Us through a third-party provider. (See Donations section below)
Non-identifiable & Passively Collected information

When You Use the Econa Website, We automatically receive and record information sent to our server located in the United States from Your browser or device. We may Use a variety of methods, including clear GIFs (also known as “Web beacons”) and “Cookies” (small text files placed on Your hard drive that assist Us in providing customized Services), to collect this information. Please review our Cookie Policy for more information on how We Use Cookies to improve Your experience.

These automated methods collect Your IP address, Cookie information, and a unique device or User ID; the name and version of the Web browsing application Used to visit the Econa Website; the operating system of the device or computer You are Using; the content and pages that You visit on the Econa Website, and the duration of Your visit to Econa in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds; and the “referring URL” (i.e., the page from which You navigated to the Econa Website).

We Use information collected by passive means only in an aggregated, group-level format, and We will not isolate or investigate any single individuals’ activity on the Econa Website unless expressly required by law or subpoena.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when Using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You Use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You Use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

View complete Econa Cookie Policy.

We Use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies Used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service.

You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to Use some parts of our Service.

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your Web browser. Learn more about Cookies: All About Cookies.

We Use both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with Services available through the Website and to enable You to Use some of its features. They help to authenticate Users and prevent fraudulent Use of User Accounts. Without these Cookies, the Services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only Use these Cookies to provide You with those Services.

Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies identify if Users have accepted the Use of Cookies on the Website.

Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You Use the Website, such as remembering Your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter Your preferences every time You use the Website.

Tracking and Performance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Third-Parties

Purpose: These Cookies are Used to track information about traffic to the Website and how Users Use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify You as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device You Use to access the Website. We may also Use these Cookies to test new pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how our Users react to them.

For more information about the Cookies We Use and Your choices regarding Cookies, please visit the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

II. How We Use Personally Identifiable Information

We Use Personally Identifiable Information to establish and enhance our relationship with You and others. We may Use Personally Identifiable Information in the following ways:

Fulfillment of Requests. We may Use Personally Identifiable Information about You to respond to Your requests, such as to send newsletters to You or to process Your purchases, subscriptions, sponsorships, registrations and/or donations.
Informational Communications. From time to time, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, We may use Personally Identifiable Information about You to inform You of products and Services or new features of the Econa Website that We believe may be of interest to You. If You would prefer Us not to send such messages to You, please see the “Opt Out” section below (please note that the provisions in the Opt Out section apply only to the extent permitted by applicable law).
Administrative Communications.From time to time, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, We may use Personally Identifiable Information about You to send to You important information regarding the Econa Website, including privacy or security-related notices, and changes to Our terms, conditions, and policies or other administrative information. Because this information may be important to Your use of the Econa Website, You may not opt out of receiving such communications; provided, however, this provision concerning opting out does not apply to Users from the European Union as Users from the European Union may opt out or withdraw their consent to Our use of their Personally Identifiable Information at any time as set forth by applicable law.

We may also Use Personal Data for the following purposes:

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account:to manage Your registration as a User of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered User.
For the performance of a contract:the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or Services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You:To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted Services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide Youwith news, special offers and general information about other goods, Services and events which We offer that are similar to those that You have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
To manage Your requests:To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

III. Sharing Your Personally Identifiable Information

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers:We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to advertise on third party Websites to You after You visited our Service, for payment processing, to contact You.
For Business transfers:We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, Sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our Business to another Company.
With Affiliates:We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case We will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent Company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
With Business partners:We may share Your information with Our Business partners to offer You certain products, Services or promotions.
With other Users:when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other Users, such information may be viewed by all Users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You interact with other Users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see Your name, profile, pictures and description of Your activity. Similarly, other Users will be able to view descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and view Your profile.

IV. Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company 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.

The Company will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

V. Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information 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 than those from Your jurisdiction.

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

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

VI. Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset Sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

VII. Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to Use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data

Service Providers have access to Your Personal Data only to perform their tasks on Our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

VIII. Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the Use of our Service.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics Service offered by Google that tracks and reports Website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google Services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt-out of having made Your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms Web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

IX. Email Marketing

We 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 Us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email We send or by contacting Us.

We may Use Email Marketing Service Providers to manage and send emails to You.

Mailchimp

Mailchimp is an email marketing sending Service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC.

For more information on the privacy practices of Mailchimp, please visit their Privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

X. Payments

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

We will not store or collect Your payment card details. That information is provided directly to Our 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.

Apple Store In-App Payments

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/

Google Play In-App Payments

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Stripe

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/Us/privacy

PayPal

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/Webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Moneris

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.moneris.com/en/Privacy-Policy

XI. Behavioral Remarketing

The Company uses remarketing Services to advertise on third party Websites to You after You visited our Service. We and Our third-party vendors use Cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on Your past visits to our Service.

Google Ads (AdWords)

Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing Service is provided by Google Inc.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads

Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout – for Your Web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms Web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Twitter

Twitter remarketing Service is provided by Twitter Inc.

You can opt-out from Twitter’s interest-based ads by following their instructions: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170405

You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Twitter by visiting their Privacy Policy page: https://twitter.com/privacy

Facebook

Facebook remarketing Service is provided by Facebook Inc.

You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950

To opt-out from Facebook’s interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217

Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://Youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.Youronlinechoices.eu/, or opt-out Using Your mobile device settings.

For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook’s Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

XII. Usage, Performance, and Miscellaneous

We may Use third-party Service Providers to provide better improvement of our Service.

Invisible reCAPTCHA

We Use an invisible captcha Service named reCAPTCHA. reCAPTCHA is operated by Google.

The reCAPTCHA Service may collect information from You and from Your Device for security purposes.

The information gathered by reCAPTCHA is held in accordance with the Privacy Policy of Google: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

GDPR Privacy

XIII. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR

We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:

Consent:You have given Your consent for processing Personal Data for one or more specific purposes.
Performance of a contract:Provision of Personal Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with You and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof.
Legal obligations:Processing Personal Data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject.
Vital interests:Processing Personal Data is necessary in order to protect Your vital interests or of another natural person.
Public interests:Processing Personal Data is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Company.
Legitimate interests:Processing Personal Data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company.

In any case, the Company will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

XIV. Your Rights under the GDPR

The Company undertakes to respect the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and to guarantee You can exercise Your rights.

You have the right under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are within the EU, to:

Request access to Your Personal Data.The right to access, update or delete the information We have on You. Whenever made possible, You can access, update or request deletion of Your Personal Data directly within Your Account settings section. If You are unable to perform these actions Yourself, please contact Us to assist You. This also enables You to receive a copy of the Personal Data We hold about You.
Request correction of the Personal Data that We hold about You.You have the right to have any incomplete or inaccurate information We hold about You corrected.
Object to processing of Your Personal Data.This right exists where We are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis for Our processing and there is something about Your particular situation, which makes You want to object to our processing of Your Personal Data on this ground. You also have the right to object where We are processing Your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes.
Request erasure of Your Personal Data.You have the right to ask Us to delete or remove Personal Data when there is no good reason for Us to continue processing it.
Request the transfer of Your Personal Data.We will provide to You, or to a third-party You have chosen, Your Personal Data in a structured, commonly Used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right only applies to automated information which You initially provided consent for Us to use or where We Used the information to perform a contract with You.
Withdraw Your consent.You have the right to withdraw Your consent on Using Your Personal Data. If You withdraw Your consent, We may not be able to provide You with access to certain specific functionalities of the Service.

Exercising of Your GDPR Data Protection Rights

You may exercise Your rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition by contacting Us. Please note that We may ask You to verify Your identity before responding to such requests. If You make a request, We will try our best to respond to You as soon as possible.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about Our collection and Use of Your Personal Data. For more information, if You are in the European Economic Area (EEA), please contact Your local data protection authority in the EEA.

CCPA Privacy

XVI. Your Rights under the CCPA

Under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are a resident of California, You have the following rights:

The right to notice.You must be properly notified which categories of Personal Data are being collected and the purposes for which the Personal Data is being Used.
The right to access / the right to request.The CCPA permits You to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of Your Personal Data that has been collected in the past 12 months by the Company or its subsidiaries to a third-party for the third party’s direct marketing purposes.
The right to say no to the Sale of Personal Data.You also have the right to ask the Company not to sell Your Personal Data to third parties. You can submit such a request by visiting our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” section or Web page.
The right to know about Your Personal Data.You have the right to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of the following:
The categories of Personal Data collected
The sources from which the Personal Data was collected
The Business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the Personal Data
Categories of third parties with whom We share Personal Data
The specific pieces of Personal Data We collected about You
The right to delete Personal Data.You also have the right to request the deletion of Your Personal Data that have been collected in the past 12 months.
The right not to be discriminated against.You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of Your Consumer’s rights, including by:
Denying goods or Services to You
Charging different prices or rates for goods or Services, including the Use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties
Providing a different level or quality of goods or Services to You
Suggesting that You will receive a different price or rate for goods or Services or a different level or quality of goods or Services.

XVII. Exercising Your CCPA Data Protection Rights

In order to exercise any of Your rights under the CCPA, and if You are a California resident, You can email or call Us or visit our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” section or Web page.

The Company will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving Your verifiable request. The time period to provide the required information may be extended once by an additional 45 days when reasonable necessary and with prior notice.

XIX. Do Not Sell My Personal Information

We do not sell personal information. However, the Service Providers We partner with (for example, our advertising partners) may Use technology on the Service that “sells” personal information as defined by the CCPA law.

If You wish to opt out of the Use of Your personal information for interest-based advertising purposes and these potential Sales as defined under CCPA law, You may do so by following the instructions below.

Please note that any opt out is specific to the browser You Use. You may need to opt out on every browser that You Use.

Website

You can opt out of receiving ads that are personalized as served by our Service Providers by following our instructions presented on the Service:

From Our “Cookie Consent” notice banner
Or from Our “CCPA Opt-out” notice banner
Or from Our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” notice banner
Or from Our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link

The opt out will place a Cookie on Your computer that is unique to the browser You Use to opt out. If You change browsers or delete the Cookies saved by Your browser, You will need to opt out again.

Mobile Devices

Your mobile device may give You the ability to opt out of the Use of information about the apps You Use in order to serve You ads that are targeted to Your interests:

“Opt out of Interest-Based Ads” or “Opt out of Ads Personalization” on Android devices
“Limit Ad Tracking” on iOS devices

You can also stop the collection of location information from Your mobile device by changing the preferences on Your mobile device.

“Do Not Track” Policy as Required by California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

However, some third-party Websites do keep track of Your browsing activities. If You are visiting such Websites, You can set Your preferences in Your Web browser to inform Websites that You do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable DNT by visiting the preferences or settings page of Your Web browser.

Your California Privacy Rights (California’s Shine the Light law)

Under California Civil Code Section 1798 (California’s Shine the Light law), California residents with an established Business relationship with Us can request information once a year about sharing their Personal Data with third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.

If You’d like to request more information under the California Shine the Light law, and if You are a California resident, You can contact Us Using the contact information provided below.

California Privacy Rights for Minor Users (California Business and Professions Code Section 22581)

California Business and Professions Code section 22581 allow California residents under the age of 18 who are registered Users of online sites, Services or applications to request and obtain removal of content or information they have publicly posted.

To request removal of such data, and if You are a California resident, You can contact Us Using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with Your Account.

Be aware that Your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other Websites 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.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or Services.

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.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact Us:

By email: [email protected]

XX. Personally Identifiable Information and Donations

Donations. We Use a third-party payment Service Provider Authorize.Net to process donations for Us. If You wish to donate to Us, You will receive an email confirmation automatically generated by Authorize.net. Any Personally Identifiable Information that You provide through the donation page on the Authorize.Net may be collected by Authorize.Net and by Us, and will be subject to Authorize.Net’s privacy policy (https://www.authorize.net/Company/privacy/) in addition to this Privacy Policy. We have no control over, and shall not be responsible for Authorize.Net’s Use of information collected through the Authorize.Net donation page.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT ADDRESS THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION THROUGH THE AUTHORIZE.NET DONATION PAGE OR THE PRIVACY OR INFORMATION PRACTICES OF AUTHORIZE.NET.

Receipts and Thank You Notes to Donors. We may Use Personally Identifiable Information about You to send automatically generated receipts and thank You notes to donors. We may also ask for Your permission to post Your Name and/or donation level on the Econa Website. We will only do this if We have Your written permission. If You have granted Us permission to post Your name and/or donation level, and later decide that You’d like to withdraw this permission, please let Us know via e-mail at [email protected].
Other Purposes.From time to time, We may Use Personally Identifiable Information about You (i) to administer, operate, improve and maintain the Econa Website and our other Services and systems, (ii) to develop new products and Services, (iii) to prevent abusive and fraudulent Use of the Econa Website, (iv) to personalize and display content on the Econa Website or customize our products and Services to You, (v) to monitor aggregate site Usage metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed or to monitor Your participation in various sections of the Econa Website; and (vi) for other customer Service, administrative and internal Business purposes. We are committed to Your privacy, and We will not rent or sell email addresses nor other Personally Identifiable Information. We do not share Personally Identifiable Information with third parties except in the specific and limited circumstances described in this Privacy Policy.

XXI. When We Disclose Personally Identifiable Information

Service Providers. Under certain circumstances, We may allow third parties to access Your Personally Identifiable Information to allow them to perform Services to Us (including maintenance Services, data analysis, Web hosting, IT Services, improvement of the Econa Website’s features as Well as Accounting, payment processing and other Services of an administrative nature). In such cases, We will require those Service Providers to honor this Privacy Policy.
Affiliates. To the extent permitted by applicable law, We may share some or all of Your Personally Identifiable Information with our affiliates (including a parent Company, subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Company that We control or that is under common control with Us) so that they may use such Personally Identifiable Information to send You information regarding their Websites, products and/or Services, in which case We will seek to require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.

XXII. External Links

Econa app pages may link to App Stores and Web-Based App URLs. Expert Reviews and Blog posts may also link to external pages including (but not limited to) personal Web pages, public domain stock image hosts, news articles, and other forms of Web publication. These external links are subject to their own policies and data storage procedures.

To the extent applicable, You have the option of Opting-Out of any information sharing with Affiliates of OMI or the Econa Website. If You would prefer that We do not share Your information with our affiliates, please see the “Opt-Out” section below.

XXIII. Legal Requirements, Emergencies, & Compliance

In the event of a good-faith belief that the disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information is required by subpoena or other judicial order, We reserve the right to do so. We may also exercise the right to disclose Personally Identifiable Information to a third party in the event that We deem it necessary to:

1. enforce or prevent a violation of the Econa Terms of Service;
2. take precautions against liability, pursue solutions, or limit the incurred damages;
3. protect the rights, property, or safety of Econa, any individual, or the general public;
4. maintain and protect the security and integrity of our operations, Services, and systems, and those of our affiliates, against fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful Uses;
5. investigate and defend ourselves against third-party claims or allegations; and to
6. comply with legal processes, respond to governmental requests, or assist government authorities including those that may be outside of Your country of residence

XIV. Change of Ownership

In the event of a merger or reorganization with, acquisition by, Sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of our Business or assets to, or a joint venture with, another entity, We reserve the right, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to transfer all of Your Personally Identifiable Information, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers, to that entity. We will make all reasonable efforts to notify registered Users of such a transfer by posting relevant updates on our homepage, or by emailing an update to an email address that You provided to Us, as chosen by Us in our discretion).

XV. Security

We use industry standard security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of Personally Identifiable Information under our control. This security measure is called “SSL” or “Secure Sockets Layer”. This is the standard encryption algorithm Used to create a secure link between a browser and Web address (i.e. “https” vs. “http”). To verify the secure connection, Users can look for a browser indicator of SSL functionality. The position and design of a “Secure Connection” indicator may vary by device and operating system.

Though We will make all possible good-faith efforts to protect Your information — identifiable or otherwise, We cannot guarantee that it will remain free from unauthorized access, Use, disclosure, or alteration.

We work hard to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, but We cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent “hackers” or other unauthorized persons from illegally accessing or obtaining this information. Therefore, although We Use industry standard practices to protect Your privacy, We do not promise — and You should not expect — that Your Personally Identifiable Information will always remain private.

In the event that We learn of a security breach, We will attempt to notify You electronically, and to undertake all other measures as may be required by applicable law, so that You can take appropriate protective steps.

By Using the Econa Website or providing Us with Personally Identifiable Information, You agree that We can communicate with You electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to Your use of the Econa Website. If a security systems breach occurs, We may post a notice on our homepage (https://one-mind-Econa.pantheonlocal.com), or elsewhere on the Econa Website and may send an email to You at the email address You have provided to Us. Depending on where You live, You may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.

XVI. Aggregate Data

By using the Econa Website, You agree and acknowledge that We may use and disclose to third parties aggregate data in a non-personally identifiable manner for any purposes (including for promotion of the Econa Website).

XVII. Control Over Information

If the information that You have provided to Us changes (such as Your e-mail address or telephone number), You no longer wish to receive communications from Us or IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST OR DELETE ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ABOUT YOU — OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT TO OUR USE OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION — PLEASE CONTACT US AT [email protected] AND WE WILL ADDRESS YOUR REQUEST.

Please be aware that even if You update or remove Personally Identifiable Information that You have provided to Us, Your Personally Identifiable Information may be retained in our backup files and archives for a reasonable period of time for legal purposes.

XVIII. Third-Party Sites

The Econa Website may contain links to Websites and information regarding products and Services provided by third parties. Any Personally Identifiable Information You provide to third parties via use of third-party sites, or use of third-party products or Services, is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s policies governing privacy and security. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of third-party sites. We encourage You to learn about third parties’ privacy and security policies before providing them with Personally Identifiable Information.

XIX. Special Circumstances

Note to International Users.The Econa Website is hosted in the United States. If You Use the Econa Website from the European Union, or any other region with laws governing data collection and Use that may differ from United States law, PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TRANSFERRING YOUR PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF THOSE JURISDICTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES.
If European Union General Data Protection Regulation Applies.The United States does not have the same data protection laws as the European Union and other regions. To the extent the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) applies to the processing of Your Personally Identifiable Information, the legal basis therefor is Article 6(1), sentence 1, letter (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest for processing the Personally Identifiable Information is as set forth under Part II of this Privacy Policy. You have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of Your Personally Identifiable Information, to restrict any processing of Your Personally Identifiable Information, to object to any processing of Your Personally Identifiable Information, and a right to Personally Identifiable Information portability. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. If You are a resident of the European Union, You may lodge such a complaint with the supervisory authority of Your habitual residence or Your place of work. We do not engage in automated decision making, including profiling.
By accessing the Econa Website and making Your Personally Identifiable Information available to Us, You consent to our Use and disclosure of Your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may withdraw this consent at any time by contacting Us at [email protected].

Note to California Residents. In addition to the rights set forth in our Privacy Policy, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents who are individual users of the Econa Website to request certain information concerning our disclosure of their Personally Identifiable Information to third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. To make such a request, please contact Us at the mailing or email address provided at the end of this document.

Note Regarding the Use of the Econa Website by Children. We do not knowingly seek or collect Personally Identifiable Information from Users under the age of 13. If We determine We have inadvertently gathered Personally Identifiable Information from a User under the age of 13, We will promptly delete any and all such Personally Identifiable Information from our records. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and other laws have been established to protect the privacy of minors and We abide by all federal and state laws and guidelines regarding Youth privacy.

Note Regarding HIPAA. By Using the Econa Website, You understand and acknowledge that We are not a covered entity within the meaning of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its related regulations set forth in Parts 160, 162, and 164 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations (collectively, “HIPAA”) and are not acting on behalf of a covered entity and that any information You submit to Us through or in connection with the Econa Website that would otherwise be regarded as protected health information for purposes of HIPAA will not be subject to the limitations on the Use and disclosure of such information by covered entities under HIPAA.

XX. Opt-Out Procedures for Users Not Located in the European Union

A) Unsubscribe from Communications. If You do not wish to receive newsletters, e-mails or information from Us regarding fundraising or products and Services that We believe may be of interest to You, or if You would prefer that We do not share Personally Identifiable Information about You on a going-forward basis with our affiliates and/or with third parties, You may opt-out by clicking “Unsubscribe” in the footer of any email We send, or by contacting Us via e-mail at admin@econa.net. Please specify clearly which of the following choices You are opting out of:

Receiving newsletters, emails or other information from Us
and/or
Allowing sharing Personally Identifiable Information about You

B)Disable Cookie Collection on the Econa Website. To block Cookie collection for Econa.org directly, Users can click the individualized link below to opt-out of Cookie collection.

Click here to Opt Out

C) “Do Not Track” Requests. Though there is no established best practice or legal requirement to honor “Do Not Track” (DNT) requests, Econa will honor DNT requests. You are not required to log-in to Use the Econa Website. If You choose to “share” any element of the Econa Website on a social media platform, You will not be able to do so without approving an exception to Your DNT request. The procedure and settings related to Your DNT request will vary by browser, operating system, and platform. Consult Your browser’s User manual to determine if Your browser supports DNT requests.

In all of the above cases, We will endeavor to comply with Your request as soon as is reasonably achievable. Please note that if You opt-out as described above, We will not be able to remove Personally Identifiable Information about You from the databases of third-party providers with whom We have already shared Personally Identifiable Information about You as of the date of Your opt-out request. If You wish to stop receiving e-mails from third parties, please contact the third parties directly or utilize any opt-out mechanisms set forth in their respective privacy policies or communications with You.

XXI. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. If We do, We will update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. If We make an update to this Privacy Policy that is materially less restrictive in our Use or disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information that We collected prior to the new Effective Date, We will attempt to notify You of the change.

We will post the updated Privacy Policy on the Website, and if We have Your email address, We will send notice of the update to that email address. We encourage You to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about our collection, Use, and disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information on the Econa Website.

Contacting Us

If You have questions about this Privacy Policy, You may contact Us at: [email protected].

or at:

Econa
203 Flamingo Rd., Suite 314
Mill Valley, CA 94941

We will respond via email unless You specifically request a response by postal mail.