Privacy Policy

Welcome to the Paul Adams (“I,” “me,” or “my”) Website (the “Site”). I value the privacy of those who use my Site and related services (collectively, my “Services”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how I collect, use, and share information from users of my Services (“Users”). By using my Services, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure, and procedures that this Privacy Policy describes. Beyond the Privacy Policy, your use of my Services is also subject to my Terms and Conditions.

If you are a California resident, please also review my California Resident Privacy Notice below for more information about the types of personal information I collect and disclose and how to exercise your rights under California law.

Information I Collect

I may collect data from or about you or your devices from multiple sources, as described below.

A. Information You Provide to Me

If you subscribe to my newsletter or contact me directly, I will receive information about you, such as your email address. In addition, when I send you emails, I may track whether you open them to learn how to deliver a better customer experience and improve my Services.

B. Information I Collect When You Use My Services

Location Information—When you use my Services, I may infer the general location information of my Users, for example, by using your internet protocol (“IP”) address.

Device Information—I receive information about the device and software you use to access my Services, including IP address, web browser type, operating system version, and device identifiers.

Usage Information—To help me understand how you use my Services and to help me improve them, I automatically receive information about your interactions with my Services, such as the clicks, opens, pages, or other content you view, and the dates and times of your visits.

Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies—My third-party partners and I collect data using cookies, pixel tags, or similar technologies. My third-party partners, such as analytics and advertising, may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different services. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. I may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to my Services.

Please review your web browser’s “Help” file to learn how to modify your cookie settings appropriately. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from the Service, you may not be able to use its features to their fullest potential.

C. Information I Receive from Third Parties

You may post photos, comments, or reviews on my pages available through third-party platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. If you do so, others and I may be able to view the information you make available through these third-party platforms.

How I Use the Information That I Collect

I use the information I collect:

  • To provide, maintain, improve, and enhance my Services;

  • To understand and analyze how you use my Services and develop new products, services, features, and functionality;

  • To communicate with you, provide you with updates and other information relating to my Services, provide information that you request, respond to comments and questions, and otherwise provide customer support;

  • For marketing and advertising purposes, such as developing and providing promotional and advertising materials that may be relevant, valuable, or otherwise of interest to you;

  • To generate anonymized, aggregate data containing only deidentified, non-personal information that I may use for business purposes;

  • To find and prevent fraud and respond to trust and safety issues that may arise;

  • For compliance purposes, including enforcing my Terms and Conditions or other legal rights, or as may be required by applicable laws and regulations or requested by any judicial process or governmental agency; and

  • For other purposes for which I provide specific notice at the time the information is collected

How I Share the Information That I Collect

Vendors and Service Providers—I may share any information I receive with vendors and service providers retained in connection with the provisions of my Service.

Analytics Partners—I use analytics services such as Google Analytics to collect and process specific analytics data. For example, to help me understand how you use my Services and to help me improve them, I automatically receive information about your interactions with my Services, like the pages or other content you view and the dates and times of your visits.

As Required By Law and Similar Disclosures—I may access, preserve, and disclose your information if I believe doing so is required or appropriate to (a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal processes, such as a court order or subpoena; (b) respond to your requests; or (c) protect your, others, or my rights, property, or safety. For the avoidance of doubt, disclosing your information may occur if you post any objectionable content on or through the Services.

Consent—I may also disclose your information with your permission.

Your Choices—You can unsubscribe from my promotional emails via the link provided in the emails. However, even if you opt out of receiving promotional messages from me, you will continue to receive administrative notifications from me.

Third Parties—My Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that I do not own or operate. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to your activities on these third-party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. I encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any data to them.

Security

I make reasonable efforts to protect your information by using physical, managerial, and technical safeguards designed to improve the security of the information I maintain. I cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to the store or me on my Services, and you do so at your own risk. I cannot guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of my physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.

If I learn of a security systems breach, I may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. I may post a notice through my Services.

Children’s Privacy—I do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under 13 years of age, and no part of my Services are directed to children. Please contact me if you learn that a child has provided me with personal information violating this Privacy Policy.

International Visitors—My Services are hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. However, if you choose to use the Services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that you are transferring your personal information outside those regions to the United States for storage and processing. Also, I may transfer your data from the U.S. to other countries or regions to store and process data, fulfill your requests, and operate the Services. By providing any information, including Personal Information, on or to the Services, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.

Changes to this Privacy Policy—I will post any adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this page, and the revised version will be effective when posted. In addition, if I materially change how I use or share Personal information previously collected from you through the Services, I will notify you through the Services, by email, or by other communication.

Contact Information—Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns about my processing activities.

California Resident Privacy Notice

This California Resident Privacy Notice supplements the information and disclosures in my Privacy Policy. It applies to individuals residing in California from whom I collect Personal information as a business under the CCPA.

Personal Information Collection, Disclosure, and Sale

For this notice, Personal information means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household or as otherwise defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (California Civil Code §§ 1798.100 to 1798.199) and its implementing regulations, as amended or superseded from time to time (“CCPA”).

Personal information does not include information that is:

  • Lawfully made available from government records.

  • Deidentified or aggregated.

  • Otherwise excluded from the scope of the CCPA.

The chart below provides the categories of Personal information (as defined by the CCPA) I have collected, disclosed for a business purpose, or sold in the preceding twelve months since this notice was last updated. The examples of Personal information provided for each category reflect each category’s statutory definition and may not reflect all of the specific types of Personal information associated with each category.

Category Collect Disclose Sell
A. Identifiers
Examples: Unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, or other similar identifiers.		 Yes Yes No
B. Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information
Examples: Information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website or application.		 Yes Yes No

Use of Personal Information

I collect, use, and disclose your Personal Information for the specific business purposes below:

  1. Providing Services—Providing my services.

  2. Communicating—Communicating with you, providing updates and other information about my services and products, providing the information you request, responding to comments and questions, and providing customer support.

  3. Marketing—Marketing purposes include developing and providing promotional and advertising materials that may be useful, relevant, valuable, or otherwise of interest to you.

  4. Deidentification and Aggregation—Deidentifying and aggregating information collected through my services and using it for lawful purposes.

  5. Compliance—For compliance purposes, including enforcing my Terms and Conditions or other legal rights, as may be required by applicable laws and regulations or requested by any judicial process or governmental agency.

  6. Auditing Interactions—Auditing related to your interaction with my services and concurrent transactions.

  7. Fraud and Incident Prevention—Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity.

  8. Debugging—Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.

  9. Transient Use—Short-term, temporary use.

  10. Contracting Vendors—Contracting with vendors and service providers to perform services on my behalf or their behalf, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing advertising or marketing services, providing analytics services, or providing similar services on behalf of the business or service provider.

  11. Improving My Services—Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of my services and to improve, upgrade, or enhance my services.

  12. Notified Purpose—For other purposes, I provide specific notice when the information is collected.

Collection of Personal Information

In the preceding twelve months since this notice was last updated, I have collected Personal Information from the following categories of sources:

  1. You/Your Devices—You or your devices directly

  2. Analytics Providers

In the preceding twelve months since this notice was last updated, I disclosed Personal Information to the following categories of third parties:

  1. Analytics Providers—Personal Information I share: Identifiers; Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information.

  2. Vendors and Service Providers—Personal Information I share: Identifiers; Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information

Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may exercise the following rights.

Right to Know and Access—You may submit a verifiable request for information regarding the: (1) categories of Personal Information collected, sold, or disclosed by me; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are collected or sold by me; (3) categories of sources from which I collect Personal Information; (4) categories of third parties with whom I disclosed or sold Personal Information; and (5) specific pieces of Personal Information I have collected about you during the past twelve months.

Right to Delete—Subject to certain exceptions, you may submit a verifiable request that I delete Personal Information about you that I have collected from you.

Verification—Requests for access to or deleting Personal Information are subject to my ability to verify your identity, considering the information requested reasonably and according to relevant CCPA requirements, limitations, and regulations. To confirm your access or deletion request, please email me from the email account I have on file and follow the instructions in my response to your request.

Right to Opt-Out—In some circumstances, you may opt out of the sale of your Personal Information. I do not sell your Personal Information.

Right to Equal Service and Price—You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your CCPA privacy rights, subject to certain limitations.

Shine the Light—I do not rent, sell, or share Personal Information with nonaffiliated companies for their direct marketing uses as contemplated by California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code § 1798.83) unless I have your permission.

Submit Requests—Please contact me to exercise your rights under the CCPA.

Authorizing an Agent—If you are acting as an authorized agent to request to know, delete, or opt-out on behalf of a California resident, please provide a written authorization signed by the resident, and I will contact you and the resident with further steps required to verify the resident’s identity.

Contact Information—Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns about my processing activities.

Last updated: June 6, 2023