Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 7, 2024

Introduction

Welcome to the website of Christian Steinsworth, a sole proprietorship. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, [steinsworth.com] (“Website”). This policy applies only to information collected through our Website and not to information collected offline.

Information Collection

We collect personal information that you provide to us voluntarily through our contact web form. The types of personal information collected may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide. We do not collect sensitive information such as health information or payment details.

In addition to the information you provide, we and third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies and other tracking technologies to serve ads based on your previous visits to our Website or other websites. This data is used to personalize ads and analyze website traffic.

Use of Information

The information you provide through our contact web form is used solely to respond to your inquiries. We do not use your information for our own marketing or personalized advertising. However, we do use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve our services.

We also use Google to serve personalized advertisements to users of our Website using the Google AdSense service. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our Website or other websites.

Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, we share aggregated data with Google Analytics and Google Adsense to analyze website traffic and usage patterns. This information is anonymized and not linked to any personal data.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our Website or other websites. Users may opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses limited cookies and similar tracking technologies. The cookies in use include:

Google Analytics and Ads Cookies:

  • _ga (google.com, first-party, 1 year 1 month): Used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request on a site and used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports.
  • _ga_19FMM7E70X (google.com, first-party, 1 year 1 month): Used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
  • IDE (doubleclick.net, third-party, 1 year): Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking on an ad to measure the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.
  • DSID (doubleclick.net, third-party, 1 year): Used for targeting, analyzing, and optimizing ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite.
  • ANID (google.com, third-party, 1 year): Used for advertising served across the web and stored in google.com.
  • NID (google.com, third-party, 6 months): Used to store user preferences and information while viewing Google maps or other services.

We use these cookies and tracking technologies to personalize ads, analyze website traffic, and improve our services. For more information on how Google Analytics and Google AdSense collect and process data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.

Data Security

We implement security measures to protect your personal information. These measures include HTTPS secured servers, keeping WordPress up-to-date, using a website firewall, and limiting login attempts.

User Rights

In accordance with GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy laws, you have the right to:

  • Access Your Data: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correct Your Data: Request corrections to any personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Delete Your Data: Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Opt-Out of Personalization: Opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings or using opt-out tools provided by the Network Advertising Initiative.

GDPR-Specific Rights

  • Data Portability: Request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Restriction of Processing: Request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
  • Objection to Processing: Object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
  • Automated Decision-Making: Request not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects you.

CCPA-Specific Rights

  • Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your consumer rights under the CCPA.

Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) Rights

  • Right to Access: Request detailed information about the data companies hold about you.
  • Right to Correction: Request corrections to any inaccuracies in your personal data.
  • Right to Deletion: Request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Right to Opt-Out: Opt-out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising, sale, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rights

  • Right to Access: Similar to VCDPA, request detailed information about your personal data.
  • Right to Correction: Request corrections to inaccuracies in your personal data.
  • Right to Deletion: Request deletion of personal data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your personal data in a portable format.

Canada’s Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA) Rights

  • Right to Access: Request access to your personal data.
  • Right to Correction: Request corrections to any inaccuracies.
  • Right to Deletion: Request the deletion of your personal data under specific conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

Australia’s Privacy Act Updates

  • Mandatory Data Breach Notifications: Organizations must notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) in the event of a data breach.
  • Enhanced Consumer Rights: Similar to GDPR, including access, correction, and deletion rights.

Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD) Rights

  • Right to Access: Request confirmation of the existence of processing and access to your data.
  • Right to Correction: Request correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data.
  • Right to Deletion: Request anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data.
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to Information: Obtain information about the public and private entities with which the controller has shared data.

South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) Rights

  • Right to Access: Request access to your personal data.
  • Right to Correction: Request corrections to any inaccuracies.
  • Right to Deletion: Request deletion of personal data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to Object: Object to the processing of personal data for legitimate reasons.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights or have any questions regarding your information, please contact us using our contact form or mail us at:

Christian Steinsworth
PO Box 13087
Jersey City, NJ 07303

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the revised policy will be effective immediately upon posting.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using our contact form or mail us at:

Christian Steinsworth
PO Box 13087
Jersey City, NJ 07303