Privacy Policy for DennisParlante.com
1. Introduction
At Dennis Parlante (“we”, “us”, or “our”), accessible at dennisparlante.com, we are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the transparency of our data handling practices. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), and other applicable privacy laws. Our guiding principle is to maintain the trust and confidence of our users while implementing data protection measures that reflect the highest standards.
2. Scope of This Policy and Data Controller Role
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data processed through your interactions with dennisparlante.com, including services, content, products, and communication mechanisms provided via the website. Dennis Parlante is the data controller for the purposes of GDPR, responsible for determining how and why personal data is processed.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding how your data is handled, please contact us at [email protected].
3. Categories of Data We Process
We process several categories of data, depending on your interactions with our website and services:
a) Usage Data
– Includes your IP address, browser type and version, device identifiers, geographic location, referral source, time zone setting, operating system, page views and navigation paths, site interactions, session duration, and other diagnostic data.
b) Account Data
– Includes your full name, billing/shipping address, phone number, and email address submitted when creating an account or placing an order.
c) Profile Data
– Includes your preferences, browsing behavior, purchase history, feedback, and communication preferences when interacting with features of dennisparlante.com.
d) Communication Data
– Includes any correspondence you have with us, such as support inquiries, contact form submissions, and email interactions. This may also include data about how and when we responded.
e) Technical Data
– Includes information collected from your device to ensure optimal delivery of services such as IP address, browser type, device model, screen resolution, and configuration details.
f) Transaction Data
– Includes records of purchases, payment methods, billing and shipping addresses, transaction timestamps, and order fulfillment details.
g) Preference Data
– Includes opt-in choices for newsletters, product categories of interest, marketing campaign interactions, and cookie consent preferences.
4. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data
We rely on the following legal grounds under the GDPR for processing your personal data:
– Performance of a Contract: For the delivery of goods, services, account registration, and fulfilment of orders initiated by you.
– Legitimate Interests: To analyze site usage, maintain website functionality, prevent fraud, and improve user experience, except where your interests override ours.
– Consent: For marketing communications, non-essential cookies, and other instances where consent is explicitly required.
– Legal Obligation: To comply with fiscal, regulatory, and legal duties under applicable laws.
If processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time by contacting us at [email protected] or through your user settings, without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.
5. Your Rights Under Data Protection Laws
Under GDPR and applicable U.S. laws (including the CCPA), you have several rights regarding your personal data:
– Right of Access: To request copies of your data.
– Right to Rectification: To correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
– Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): To request deletion of your data, subject to exceptions.
– Right to Restrict Processing: To limit how we process your data in certain circumstances.
– Right to Data Portability: To receive your data in a structured, commonly used format and to transfer it to another controller.
– Right to Object: To object to processing where it is based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
– Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your data rights under the CCPA or other applicable frameworks.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
6. Security Measures
We employ rigorous technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or destruction. This includes:
– End-to-end encryption and HTTPS protocol
– Robust access control and authentication procedures
– Regular security audits and penetration testing
– Data backups and incident response planning
– Employee training on privacy and security best practices
While no security system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, we are committed to protecting your data with industry-leading measures.
7. International Data Transfers
Your data may be stored or processed in countries outside your jurisdiction, including where data protection laws may not provide the same level of protection. In such cases, we implement appropriate safeguards, including:
– Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
– Verification of adequacy decisions by relevant authorities
– Binding Corporate Rules and enforceable user rights and legal remedies
You may request additional information regarding these safeguards by contacting us at [email protected].
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including:
– Usage Data: up to 1 year for diagnostics and analytics
– Account and Profile Data: maintained for the duration of account activity plus 2 years
– Transaction and Communication Data: retained for up to 7 years to comply with legal obligations (e.g., audit and tax requirements)
– Marketing and Preference Data: stored until consent is withdrawn or up to 2 years since last interaction
Once the relevant retention period expires, we will securely delete or anonymize your data unless legal obligations require longer retention.
9. Cookie Policy
We use cookies and similar technologies on dennisparlante.com for a range of purposes:
a) Essential Cookies
– Necessary for core site functionality (e.g., cart management, authentication)
b) Functional Cookies
– Enable personalized features and stored preferences
c) Performance and Analytics Cookies
– Help us understand user interactions and improve website performance (e.g., Google Analytics)
d) Advertising and Marketing Cookies
– Used to deliver relevant ads and measure campaign impact (subject to consent)
10. Cookie Management and Compliance
Upon your first visit to dennisparlante.com, a cookie banner will prompt you to manage your cookie preferences. You may also adjust your cookie settings at any time within our Cookie Settings page or through your browser.
In accordance with GDPR and CCPA, we require opt-in consent for all non-essential cookies and ensure Do Not Track (DNT) signals from supported browsers are honored.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed toward, and we do not knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or legal guardian who believes your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected] and we will take prompt steps to delete the information.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal or operational changes. Substantive updates will be communicated to you either via email (if we have your contact details), through your user dashboard, or via an on-site notification.
13. Contact Us
To submit a request regarding your data rights, ask a question about our privacy practices, or lodge a complaint, please contact our privacy team at:
Email: [email protected]
Web: dennisparlante.com
We are committed to addressing all inquiries promptly and transparently.
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We are dedicated to upholding the highest standards of privacy compliance across all user interactions on dennisparlante.com. For any privacy-related inquiries, including exercising your data rights, please contact us directly at [email protected].