Rubia Privacy Policy

Last modified July 19, 2021

Rubia, a sole proprietorship owned and operated by Erica Rodas (“Rubia,” “our,” “we,” or “us”) respects your privacy and its committed to protecting it through compliance with this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”). This Policy  discloses the privacy practices for ericarodas.com (the “Website”). This Policy applies solely to information collected by the Website. It will notify you of the following:

-       What personal data is collected from you through the Website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.

-       What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.

-       The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Policy.

This Policy may change from time to time. You can determine when the Policy was last revised by referring to the “Last Modified” legend at the top of this page. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

What Personal Information Do We Collect?

Personal Data

We may collect and transmit personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us through the Website.  Personally identifiable information that we collect and transmit may include, but will not be limited to: first and last name, e-mail address, telephone number, geolocation information, program selection, information contained in any e-mail or other communication you send to us, information you give to us in any other way and any other identifier that permits us to identify or contact you (“Personal Data”). 

This information may be collected through various portions of the Website.  Some of the ways in which we may collect Personal Data from you include, but are not limited to, our:

-                Email

-                Website Collection

-                Information contained in surveys

-                Information you provide through interactions with our Services or with third parties we use to provide you Services

Surveys & Contests

From time-to-time, our Website requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.

Usage Data

Data may be collected from you automatically when you access or interact with the Website.  We may collect information about how you access and use the Website ("Usage Data").  Usage Data may include information such as the date and time of your visit, the pages you access, the time spent on those pages, the name of your Internet Service Provider, your device’s Internet Protocol address (“IP address”), the type of browser or application you are using to access the Website, the browser version and operating system, the Internet address from which you linked to our Website, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.  We may also collect information regarding the device(s) you use to access or use the Website.

 When you use the Website with a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to: the type of mobile device you are using, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile device operating system, the type of mobile internet browser you are using, unique device information and other diagnostic data.

Cookies and Web Beacons

We use cookies or other tracking technologies to collect usage data and track how you use the Website.  Cookies are small files used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining certain information about users which contain the details of your browsing history and Services preferences.  Cookies help us track usage patterns in order to improve and manage the Services and to help us provide personalized service and deliver content specific to your interests.  Cookies are also used for statistical reporting for the Services and for other purposes relating to making our Services available to you.

We use the following cookies for the purposes set out below: 

-                Session Cookies: in order to operate our Website.

-                Statistics Cookies: in order to understand how visitors interact with the Website.

-                Marketing Cookies: for marketing purposes.

-                Security Cookies: for security purposes.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some features of the Website may be unavailable to you.

Web beacons similarly help us understand how visitors interact with the Services.  Web beacons may be used to deliver the cookie and to compile statistics about the Services, such as how many people visited a particular page or clicked on a particular link.  This information may be used for online preference marketing purposes. This information may include date and time of banner advertisement shown, related cookies, and the first three octets of the IP address.  We may share aggregated statistics about usage data with third parties.

Special Category Data

We do not intend to collect Personal Data that is identified under the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) as special category data.  Special category data includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, personal or political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data.  If we must collect special category data, we will only process special category data where we have a lawful basis for doing so.

 

Why Do We Collect Personal Data and How Do We Use It?

Most of the Personal Data we collect is provided to us directly by you so that we can bring our products and Website to you.  Personal Data is collected and used for our legitimate business interests or those of our service providers.  We collect and use Personal Data for the following reasons:

-                To provide, operate, and monitor our Website and related services

-                To improve the use and satisfaction of this Website through surveys

-                To provide customer support and respond to the requests you direct to us

-                To maintain the quality of our services

-                To ensure the services is relevant to your needs

-                For promotional communications such as newsletters, special offers and general information, provided you have opted in to receiving such communications

-                To send you information or contact you about the services you are using or that we believe may be of interest to you

-                To detect, prevent, and remedy technical issues

-                To generate and analyze statistics regarding the use of the Website so that we can improve its quality and make it more beneficial to you

Third Parties – Who Do We Share Personal Data With?

 When you give us your Personal Data, we will only share that information for the limited purposes set forth in this Policy. We also utilize the services of other third parties that help us manage the data we collect.

 We may disclose Personal Data in the following situations:

-                With Staff

-                With Services Providers

-                With affiliates and/or subsidiaries

-                With business partners

-                With third party vendors

After an individual ceases to be a participant, their Personal Data resides in an archived form in our participant database unless we are explicitly instructed to remove it.  Subject to certain exceptions permitted by law, individuals may instruct us to remove their data from our database by emailing erica@ericarodas.com.

Law Enforcement

We may disclose and exchange Personal Data if we are required by law to do so or in response to legitimate requests of public authorities (e.g. law enforcement, a court, or government agency).

Business Transfers

We may buy, merge, or partner with other companies or businesses and in so doing, acquire or transfer information.  Personal Data collected through the Services may be among the transferred business assets.  In the event of an acquisition or merger, your Personal Data may be transferred so that we may continue to provide Services to you.  In the event that a portion or substantially all of our assets are sold or transferred to a third party, Personal Data would likely be a transferred business asset.  You hereby agree to such transfers.

Other Reasons for Disclosure

We may disclose Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: 

-                Comply with a legal obligation

-                Protect and defend the rights of the Company

-                Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website

-                Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public

-                Protect against legal liability

Third Party Links

This Website contains links to other sites. Once you leave our Website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by our policies, including this Policy. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects Personal Data.

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your Personal Data to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers have their own privacy policies with respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions 

Security

It is our intent to strictly protect the security of your Personal Data, honor your choices for its intended use, and carefully protect your Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.  We have taken appropriate steps to safeguard and secure the Personal Data and other information we collect online.  Even so, no company, including us, can fully eliminate security risks associated with the transmission of Personal Data over the Internet.  You should always take into consideration that the Internet is an open forum and that data may flow across networks with little or no security measures, and therefore such information may be accessible by people other than those you intended to access it.

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the Website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information, that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the Web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to Personal Data. The computers/servers in which we store Personal Data are kept in a secure environment.

Although we use commercially reasonable security measures to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing our files or tampering with the Website, we cannot guarantee that these efforts will always be successful.  We do not represent, warrant, or guarantee that our safeguards will protect the total privacy of your Personal Data disclosed via the Website.  Your Personal Data may be accessed and viewed by other Internet users without your knowledge or permission while in transit to or from us.  We cannot and do not ensure, represent, warrant, or guarantee the security of any information you transmit through the Website.

Age of Consent

Our Website is not intended for use by those under the age of 18, nor is it targeted to those under the age of 18. If you use our Website, you hereby represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age. No one under the age of 18 may provide any information to or on our Website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from those under the age of 18, nor do we knowingly sell or otherwise disclose the Personal Data of those under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, do not (i) use or provide any information on our Website or through any of its features, (ii) use any of the interactive or fillable features of the Website, or (iii) provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any other information that could be used to identify you. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

 

Contact Us

 If you have any questions or want more information related to this Policy, please contact us by emailing erica@ericarodas.com.