PRIVACY POLICY

LAST UPDATED: July 15, 2024

This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how CONNECT & THRIVE, INC. and its related companies (“Company”, “We”, “Our”, “Us”) collect, store, use and share information of consumer users of this website, https://connect-and-thrive.com  (the “Website”). This Policy also applies to any of Our other websites that post this Policy. This Policy does not apply to websites that post different statements. Providers of healthcare, wellness, fitness and educational services and other companies and organizations, may with Our permission, use the Website to promote, manage or track the delivery of their services and customers may use the Website to obtain such services. The following Company privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to inform you, as a user of the Website (“User”, “You”), about the types of information that Company may gather about or collect from You in connection with your use of the Website. Our Website is hosted in the United States of America and directed toward U.S. Users only and is subject to U.S. state and federal law. If You are accessing Our Website from other jurisdictions, please be advised that You are transferring your Personal Information to Us in the United States, and by using Our Website, You consent to that transfer and use of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You also agree to abide by the applicable laws of applicable states and U.S. federal law concerning your use of the Website and your agreements with Us.

BY USING OR ACCESSING THE WEBSITE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We have the right, at Our sole discretion, to update this Privacy Policy at any time. When We do, We will change the Last Updated Date above. By accessing Our Website and/or using Our Service after We make such changes to Our Privacy Policy, You agree to accept the updated terms of Our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications. Please refer to this Privacy Policy often.

WHAT WE COLLECT

We get information about You in a range of ways.

Information You Give Us. We collect your‎ name, postal address, Email address, phone number, fax number, username, password, demographic information (such as your gender and occupation), birthday, as well as other personally identifying information (“Personal Information”) You directly give Us on our Website.

Information We Get From Others. We may get information about You from other sources. We may add this to information We get from this Website.

Information Automatically Collected. We automatically log information about You and your computer. For example, when visiting Our Website, We log your computer operating system type, browser type, browser language, the website You visited before browsing to Our Website, pages You viewed, how long You spent on a page, access times and information about your use of and actions on Our Website.

Cookies. We may log information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once You close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until You delete them) to provide You with a more personal and interactive experience on Our Website. This type of information is collected to make the Website more useful to You and to tailor the experience with Us to meet your special interests and needs.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use your Personal Information as follows:

• We use your Personal Information to operate, maintain, and improve Our sites, products, and services.
• We use your Personal Information to respond to comments and questions and provide customer service.
• We use your Personal Information to send information including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
• We use your Personal Information to communicate about promotions, upcoming events, and other news about products and services offered by Us and Our selected partners.
• We use your Personal Information to link or combine User information with other Personal Information.
• We use your Personal Information to protect, investigate, and deter against fraudulent, unauthorized, or illegal activity.
• We use your Personal Information to provide and deliver products and services that customers request.

SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, We do not intentionally sell, trade, rent, or share your Personal Information with third parties, unless you ask or authorize Us to do so.

We may share Personal Information as follows:

We may share Personal Information with your consent. For example, You may let Us share Personal Information with others for their own marketing uses. Those uses will be subject to their privacy policies.

We may share Personal Information when We do a business deal, or negotiate a business deal, involving the sale or transfer of all or a part of Our business or assets. These deals can include any merger, financing, acquisition, or bankruptcy transaction or proceeding.

We may share Personal Information for legal, protection, and safety purposes.

We may share information to comply with laws.

We may share information to respond to lawful requests and legal processes.

We may share information to protect the rights and property of the Company, Our agents, customers, and others. This includes enforcing Our agreements, policies, and terms of use.

We may share information in an emergency. This includes protecting the safety of Our employees and agents, Our customers, or any person.

We may share information with those who need it to do work for Us. We will only share Personal Information with third parties that is necessary to the operation, maintenance and provision of the features and functionality of the Website and/or Service or to meet Our legitimate business interests.

We may also share aggregated and/or anonymized data with others for their own uses.

THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS

Please be aware that the terms of Our Privacy Policy do not apply to third party providers, third party sites, third party services or third-party materials that have links or are provided through Our Website and/or Service. Third party providers of such third-party sites, third party services or third-party materials, may collect (via tracking technologies like Cookies or web beacons) and use information regarding your interaction with the third-party providers, third party sites, third party services or third-party materials that they deliver and with which You interact. Please refer to their privacy policy practices that govern your interaction with these third-party providers, third party sites, third party services or third-party materials.

THIRD PARTY PAYMENT PROCESSOR – STRIPE, INC.

We use Stripe, Inc. to collect and process Donations. By providing a Donation through the Service, You agree to be bound by Stripe’s Terms of Service and consent to Our sharing of your information as necessary to enable Stripe to process payment. Stripe’s Terms of Service is available at  https://stripe.com/legal/ssa  and the information provided as necessary for processing will be governed by Stripe’s Privacy Policy available at https://stripe.com/privacy. It is your responsibility to review these policies before making a Donation through the Service and agreeing to them.

SECURITY OF INFORMATION

We make reasonable efforts to protect your Personal Information, but no company, including Us, can fully eliminate security risks connected to handling information on the internet. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect any personally identifiable information submitted to Us, both during transmission and once We receive it. No method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, We cannot guarantee its absolute security or that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss, or other data breach will never occur. We cannot warrant the security of any information You provide to Us. Your provision of such data is at your discretion and at your own risk. Our third-party providers also have security measures in place to protect your information. Please refer to their privacy policy practices.

You can help Us to protect your Personal Information by: (i) using a secure mobile web browser; (ii) not sharing any password or log-in data with others; and, (iii) changing your password frequently. We are not responsible for any breaches of your User profile and access to your Personal Information which is attributed to lost or stolen usernames and passwords. In the event of an inadvertent disclosure of your username and password, You are advised to change your password as soon as You become aware of such disclosure.

RETENTION OF INFORMATION

We shall retain your information for no longer than is reasonably necessary for the purposes of providing Our services or to meet or comply with other legal or business obligations. No purpose in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements), will require Us to keep your Personal Information for longer than 2 years past the start of the idle period of a User’s account. 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.

INFORMATION CHOICES AND CHANGES

You may “opt-out” of marketing messages and Emails by sending an Email to [email protected]. If You opt out, We may still send You non-marketing Emails. Non-marketing Emails include Emails about your accounts and Our business dealings with You. You can request to change contact choices, opt-out of Our sharing with others, and update your Personal Information. You can typically remove and reject cookies from Our Website with your browser settings. If You remove or reject Our cookies, it could affect how Our Website works for You.

You may send requests about Personal Information to Our Contact Information below. You can request more information about how and what We collect for Personal Information. You can request access to the information We have collected about You, limit the information We have collected about You, or transfer the information We have collected about You subject to certain exceptions. You can also request We change, correct, or delete information We have collected about You subject to certain exceptions. Please note We may be required (by law or otherwise) to keep this information and not delete it (or to keep this information for a certain time, in which We will comply with your deletion request, only after We have fulfilled such requirements). When We delete Personal Information, it will be deleted from the active database, but may remain in Our archives or backups. All data and Personal Information shall only be stored for as long as is indicated in this Privacy Policy and will be deleted within 30 days of your request, unless such information is still necessary for completion of payment(s) due or in compliance with any laws or legal orders.

CHILDREN

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) protects the online privacy of children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or maintain Personal Information from anyone under the age of 18, unless or except as permitted by law. Any person who provides Personal Information through the Website represents to Us that he or she is 18 years of age or older. If We learn that Personal Information has been collected from a User under 18 years of age on or through the Website, then We will take the appropriate steps to cause this information to be deleted. If You are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 18 who has become a member of the Website or has otherwise transferred Personal Information to the Website, please contact Us using Our contact information below to have that child’s account terminated and information deleted.

SOCIAL MEDIA

We may provide You the option to connect your account on Our Website to your account on some social networking sites (such as via Facebook Connect) for the purpose of logging in, uploading information or enabling certain features on the Website. When logging in using your social network credentials, such as your Facebook account, We may collect the Personal Information You have made publicly available in Facebook, such as your name, profile picture, cover photo, username, gender, friends network, age range, locale, friend list, and any other information You have made public. Once connected, other Users may also be able to see information about your social network, such as the size of your network and your friends, including common friends. By connecting your account on Our Website to your account on any social networking site, You hereby consent to the continuous release of information about You to Us. We will not send any of your account information to the connected social networking site without first disclosing that to You. Each social network may further allow You to set privacy controls around your information on their system, and Our collection of information will always follow such controls and permissions. This feature is subject to continuous change and improvement by Us, and each social networking site involved, and therefore the available features and shared information are subject to change without notice to You. Please contact Us any time at [email protected] to request how recent changes may affect your information.

BUSINESS TRANSFER/BANKRUPTCY

Information including Personal Information is a business asset. Therefore, Company reserves the right to transfer all Personal Information in its possession to a successor organization in the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy or other sale of all or a portion of Company’s assets. Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use and disclosure of all transferred Personal Information will be subject to this Privacy Policy, or to a new privacy policy if You are given notice of that new privacy policy and are given an opportunity to affirmatively opt-out of it. Personal Information submitted or collected after a transfer, however, may be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by the successor organization.

INTERNATIONAL PRIVACY LAWS

This Website is intended for Users in the United States, if You are visiting this Website from outside the United States, be aware that You are sending data, including Personal Information, to the United States, where Our servers are located, and may be transmitted within the United States depending on the type of information collected and purpose for processing.  Privacy laws in the United States may not be a comprehensive as those in your country of residence; however, Our policies for collection, processing and storage of such data shall be governed by the terms of this Terms of Use. 

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Under California law, if You are a California resident, You have the right to request the categories of Personal Information that We share with certain categories of third parties for direct marketing services. California residents may also request that We do not share your Personal Information with third parties for use in direct marketing by them to You. To make such an opt-out request, please Email [email protected] or write Us at: 105 Pleasant Street, #3, Arlington, MA 02476.

CONTACT INFORMATION

We welcome your comments or questions about this Privacy Policy. You may also contact Us via Email at [email protected].