Privacy Policy for HappyBirthdayAmerica.com
Effective Date: 11/01/2024
1. Introduction
Welcome to HappyBirthdayAmerica.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and others. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and secure your personal information.
2. Information We Collect
- Personal Data: We collect personal information you provide, such as your name, email address, billing and shipping addresses, ONLY WHEN you register, make a purchase, or subscribe to our newsletter.
- Payment Information: When you make a purchase, payment data is processed by GoDaddy Payments, ensuring your financial information is not stored on our servers but is handled securely by GoDaddy.
3. How We Use Your Information
- Service Provision: To process transactions, manage your account, and deliver products or services you request.
- Improvement of Services: To analyze how our site is used in order to improve functionality and user experience.
- Communication: To send you information about our services, promotions, or new content you've opted into.
- Security: To safeguard our site, detect fraud, and protect our users and business from illegal activities.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
- Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
- Contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
5. Sharing of Information
- Service Providers: We share data with third parties like GoDaddy for payment processing and other services that require access to your information for operational purposes.
- Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information to comply with legal obligations, protect rights, property, or safety of our users, or defend against legal claims.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance your experience, remember your preferences, and analyze site usage. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.
7. Your Rights (GDPR and CCPA)
- Access: Request access to your personal data.
- Correction: Ask for correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Deletion: Request erasure of your personal data.
- Restrict Processing: Ask us to restrict processing of your data.
- Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a commonly used format.
- Object to Processing: Object to the processing of your personal data.
- Opt-out Rights (CCPA): California residents can opt out of the sale of their personal information (we do not sell personal information but provide this right as per CCPA).
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.
8. Secure Payments through GoDaddy eCommerce
- PCI Compliance: GoDaddy Payments, our payment processor, is compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), ensuring secure handling of payment information.
- Transaction Security: All transactions are encrypted with SSL technology, providing a secure environment for payment processing.
- Data Retention: We do not store your credit card details; GoDaddy manages this in compliance with PCI standards.
- Fraud Protection: GoDaddy employs fraud detection to safeguard your transactions.
9. Data Security
We implement security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access or alteration. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children's Privacy
Our site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.
11. International Data Transfers
Your data may be processed outside your country, where data protection laws might differ. We ensure that any transfer of data is subject to appropriate safeguards, including standard contractual clauses.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We'll notify you of any changes by posting the new policy here and updating the effective date.
13. Contact Us
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or to exercise your privacy rights, please contact:
USA@happybirthdayamerica.com