{"id":900,"date":"2020-06-27T23:12:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T04:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicholasw.net\/?page_id=900"},"modified":"2021-05-01T22:04:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T03:04:17","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nicholasw.net\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"900\" class=\"elementor elementor-900\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1786ed6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1786ed6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-737f6385\" data-id=\"737f6385\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182fd1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"182fd1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1>PRIVACY POLICY<\/h1><p><b>Last updated\u00a0May 30, 2020<\/b><\/p><p>Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at NW (\u201c<b>Company<\/b>\u201d, \u201c<b>we<\/b>\u201d, \u201c<b>us<\/b>\u201d, or \u201c<b>our<\/b>\u201d). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:nw@nicholasw.net\">nw@nicholasw.net<\/a><\/p><p>When you visit our\u00a0website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nicholasw.net\/\">https:\/\/nicholasw.net\/<\/a>,\u00a0and use our services, you trust us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this\u00a0privacy policy, we seek 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. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this\u00a0privacy policy\u00a0that you do not agree with, please discontinue the use of our\u00a0Sites\u00a0and our services.<\/p><p>This\u00a0privacy policy\u00a0applies to all information collected through our\u00a0website\u00a0(such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nicholasw.net\/\">https:\/\/nicholasw.net\/<\/a>),\u00a0and\/or any related services, sales, marketing, or events (we refer to them collectively in this\u00a0privacy policy\u00a0as the \u201c<b>Services<\/b>\u201c).<\/p><p><b>Please read this\u00a0privacy policy\u00a0carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.<\/b><\/p><h4>TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h4><ol><li>HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?<\/li><li>WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?<\/li><li>WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?<\/li><li>DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?<\/li><li>DO WE USE GOOGLE MAPS?<\/li><li>HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?<\/li><li>HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?<\/li><li>DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?<\/li><li>WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?<\/li><li>CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES<\/li><li>DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?<\/li><li>DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?<\/li><li>HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?<\/li><\/ol><h4>WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?<\/h4><p><b>Personal information you disclose to us<\/b><\/p><p><b><em>In Short:<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><em>We collect personal information that you provide to us.<\/em><\/p><p>We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when\u00a0expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services when participating in activities on the\u00a0Services\u00a0or otherwise contacting us.<\/p><p>The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the\u00a0Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect can include the following:<\/p><p><b>Publicly Available Personal Information.<\/b>\u00a0We collect\u00a0first name, maiden name, last name, and nickname;\u00a0current and former address;\u00a0phone numbers;\u00a0email addresses;\u00a0birth, marriage, divorce, and death records;\u00a0family member names and their related information;\u00a0and other similar data.<\/p><p><b>Personal Information Provided by You.<\/b>\u00a0We collect\u00a0data about health, DNA, medical records, FitBit, and similar apps;\u00a0data held by a hospital or doctor;\u00a0data collected from surveys;\u00a0work performance, salary, bonuses, and disciplinary actions;\u00a0and other similar data.<\/p><p>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.<\/p><p><b>Information automatically collected<\/b><\/p><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>Some information \u2014 such as IP address and\/or browser and device characteristics \u2014 is collected automatically when you visit our\u00a0Services.<\/em><\/p><p>We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the\u00a0Services. 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, and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our\u00a0Services\u00a0and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our\u00a0Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.<\/p><p>Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.<\/p><h4>HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>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.<\/em><\/p><p>We use personal information collected via our\u00a0Services\u00a0for 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.<\/p><p>We use the information we collect or receive:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">To send you marketing and promotional communications.\u00a0We and\/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time (see the \u201cWHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS\u201d below).<\/span><\/li><li>To send administrative information to you.\u00a0We may use your personal information to send you product, service, and new feature information and\/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.<\/li><li>To post testimonials.\u00a0We post testimonials on our\u00a0Services\u00a0that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain your consent to use your name and testimonial. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, please contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nw@nicholasw.net\">nw@nicholasw.net<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">\u00a0and be sure to include your name, testimonial location, and contact information.<\/span><\/li><li>Deliver targeted advertising to you.\u00a0We may use your information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and\/or location and to measure its effectiveness.<\/li><li>Request Feedback.\u00a0We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our\u00a0Services.<\/li><li>To deliver services to the user.\u00a0We may use your information to provide you with the requested service.<\/li><li>To respond to user inquiries\/offer support to users.\u00a0We may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our Services.<\/li><li>For other Business Purposes.\u00a0We may use your information for other Business Purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our\u00a0Services, products, marketing, and your experience.\u00a0We may use and store this information in aggregated and anonymized form so that it is not associated with individual end-users and does not include personal information. We will not use identifiable personal information without your consent.<\/li><\/ul><h4>WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>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.<\/em><\/p><p>We may process or share data based on the following legal basis:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Consent:\u00a0We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information in a specific purpose.<\/span><\/li><li>Legitimate Interests:\u00a0We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.<\/li><li>Performance of a Contract:\u00a0Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.<\/li><li>Legal Obligations:\u00a0We 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 public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).<\/li><li>Vital Interests:\u00a0We 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 illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.<\/li><\/ul><p>More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers.\u00a0We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts. We may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the\u00a0Services, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the\u00a0Services\u00a0over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand online activity. Unless described in this Policy, we do not share, sell, rent, or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.<\/span><\/li><li>Business Transfers.\u00a0We may share or transfer your 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.<\/li><li>Third-Party Advertisers.\u00a0We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the\u00a0Services. These companies may use information about your visits to our Website(s) and other websites that are contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.<\/li><li>Affiliates.\u00a0We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this\u00a0privacy policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.<\/li><\/ul><h4>DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.<\/em><\/p><p>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 Policy.<\/p><h4>DO WE USE GOOGLE MAPS?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>Yes, we use Google Maps for the purpose of providing better service.<\/em><\/p><p>This website, mobile application, or Facebook application uses Google Maps APIs. You may find the Google Maps APIs Terms of Service\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/maps\/terms\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/developers.google.com\/maps\/terms&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1591116974326000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFa0hnV83b1kL9BC281ogynjEk4Zw\">here<\/a>. To better understand Google\u2019s Privacy Policy, please refer to this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1591116974326000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzVvrhFYiU1YjMxXLoskHyfu_Kkw\">link<\/a>.<\/p><p>By using our Maps API Implementation, you agree to be bound by Google\u2019s Terms of Service.<\/p><h4>HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this\u00a0privacy policy\u00a0unless otherwise required by law.<\/em><\/p><p>We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this\u00a0privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than\u00a01 year.<\/p><p>When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, 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.<\/p><h4>HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.<\/em><\/p><p>We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our\u00a0Services\u00a0is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.<\/p><h4>DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.<\/em><\/p><p>We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent\u2019s use of the Services. 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 have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:nw@nicholasw.net\">nw@nicholasw.net<\/a>.<\/p><h4>WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.<\/em><\/p><p>If you are resident in the European Economic Area 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:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/justice\/data-protection\/bodies\/authorities\/index_en.htm\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/justice\/data-protection\/bodies\/authorities\/index_en.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1591116974326000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEwoPcrNkOvgKepvsa1SwDV5V5jdA\">Europa.eu<\/a>.<\/p><p><b><u>Cookies and similar technologies:<\/u>\u00a0<\/b>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\u00a0Services. To opt-out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our\u00a0Services\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutads.info\/choices\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.aboutads.info\/choices\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1591116974326000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyfvROXDS-MkQlKxT0PhiLud9rsw\">Aboutads.info<\/a>.<\/p><h4>CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES<\/h4><p>Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (\u201cDNT\u201d) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. 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\u00a0privacy policy.<\/p><h4>DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.<\/em><\/p><p>California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the \u201cShine The Light\u201d 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 for direct marketing purposes 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 in writing to us using the contact information provided below.<\/p><p>If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the\u00a0Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the\u00a0Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the\u00a0Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.<\/p><h4>DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?<\/h4><p><b><em>In Short:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><em>Yes, we will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.<\/em><\/p><p>We may update this\u00a0privacy policy\u00a0from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated \u201cRevised\u201d date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this\u00a0privacy policy, 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\u00a0privacy policy\u00a0frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.<\/p><h4>HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?<\/h4><p>If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at <a href=\"mailto:nw@nicholasw.net\">nw@nicholasw.net<\/a><\/p><h4>HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?<\/h4><p>Based on the laws of some countries, 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\u00a0visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nicholasw.net\/#contact\">contact me<\/a>. 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