DavidHBoggs.com Privacy Policy

This is a website of ACRO Global.

ACRO Global respects and is committed to protecting your privacy. We aim to maintain high standards in our use and storage of your personal data, and strive to comply with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)and other relevant legislation.

To reflect changes in privacy laws, this updated Privacy Policy is intended clearly to inform you of how we use your personal data, how we ensure it is kept secure, and what your choices are about its use, so that you may make informed decisions when using our websites or other services we provide.

In this Policy, references to "we", "us" and "our" refer to ACRO Global, publishers of DavidHBoggs.com. Personal data, as defined by the GDPR, means any information which relates to a living individual who can be identified, either directly or indirectly, from this information - for example your name, email address, postal address, telephone number and other personal details.

From time to time we will update this Privacy Policy, so you may wish to refer back to this page regularly. If significant changes are made we will try to notify you.

Privacy Policy updated 1 October 2020

Collection of your personal data

We collect personal data from you when you register to the DavidHBoggs.com website or inquire about or request a service directly from us. For example you will provide personal data to us when you:

register on our website
sign up for a digital service
request a newsletter or report

The information we routinely collect may include your contact details (e.g. name, email address, phone number and postal address).

The lawful bases we rely on

We rely for our business activities on the Consent and Legitimate Interests legal bases specified by the EU GDPR for the collection, use and storage of personal data.

Consent. In all circumstances we rely on your specific consent, whereby you actively agree and "opt-in". We will always make it clear how you can withdraw you consent at any time. We specifically allow you to register to our database in order to receive the monthly DavidHBoggs.com email newsletter.

Legitimate Interests. For some of our activities we rely on our legitimate business interests to collect and use your personal data. In such cases, we have balanced our interests with yours and do not believe these activities will have a negative impact on your privacy rights and freedoms. We specifically rely on Legitimate Interests to personalize the marketing content we provide you.

How we use your personal data

We use the information that we collect about you to improve your browsing experience, and also to help us to provide services that you may request.

Fulfilment of a service

We may use your personal data for the purposes of fulfilling a service you have requested, which includes:

Responding to your inquiries about our services
Fulfilling your requests and delivery of a service; for example, when you register to access online content or to access site functionality
Administering your account
Delivering customer services

Personalizing website content

We sometimes provide tailored recommendations and advertisements to customize the content that you see on our website. To do this, we use cookies and similar technologies provided by our website technology to help us understand how you interact with our websites (e.g. the content you viewed on a previous visit or aggregated website performance analytics).

How to stop receiving communications

We won't send you communications if you do not want to receive them. You can stop receiving these messages from us at any time.

If you do not wish to continue to receive our newsletter or other communications via e-mail, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link which appears in every newsletter.

Sharing your personal data

Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, we will not provide your information to third parties for any purpose, including marketing.

Legal Disclosure. We reserve the right to disclose any information that we obtain through the website to appropriate governmental or regulatory authorities, if required by law or any governmental agency.

Changes to our company. In the event we go through a business transition such as a merger or acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal data may be among the assets transferred.

Blog posts and comments

Any information which you choose to voluntarily post to our blog is by nature made publicly available to other users who have access to that portion of our website. We encourage you not to share your personal data and we are not responsible for any information you choose to provide or communicate in such forums. Any disclosures you make are at your own risk.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you have a number of rights. These are aimed at giving you control about how your personal data are used by us.

If you are concerned with the manner in which we have collected and are using your personal data, please contact us by one of the methods provided below. You have the right to complain to the cognizant supervisory authority, which exists in each EU member country.

Access to your personal data

You can request a copy of the personal data we may hold relating to you, and the purposes for which we are using it. This is known as a Subject Access Request. In responding to such a request we may ask for proof of your identity, to ensure we do not inadvertently send your personal data to another person. We will endeavour to respond to any such requests as soon as possible, but at least within one calendar month. Please use our contact details.

Amending your personal data

If you discover or believe the personal data we hold for you is out of date or incorrect please let us know and we will rectify this as soon as possible.

Deleting your personal data

If you wish your personal data to be deleted we will do so immediately. We will respond to you as soon as possible, at least within one calendar month of receiving your request.

Keeping your data secure

Where we store your personal data

Ensuring your personal data is kept and transferred securely is of the highest importance to us.

We hold your personal data on our secure systems in the USA. Where we employ service providers, we have appropriate agreements in place to ensure your personal data is protected.

How we keep your personal data secure

We are committed to protecting the security of the personal data we hold. We deploy appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure your personal data are kept securely and to prevent any unauthorized access. We have robust procedures and features in place to prevent such unauthorized access.

How long we keep your personal data

We hold personal data for a variety of different purposes and the length of time we keep your information will vary depending on the services we are providing to you. We will only keep your personal data for a reasonable period of time and we base this on the purpose for which we are using it. There will be circumstances in which we keep a strictly minimal amount of information about you, for example to ensure we can honor an objection to receiving direct marketing. We will also, in specific circumstances, be required to retain personal data for a longer period of time for contractual or legal reasons.

Reporting security vulnerabilities

We are committed to the privacy, safety and security of our customers. If you discover a potential security vulnerability, we would ask you to please report it just to us in a responsible manner. Please email us at [email protected] and we will respond to you as soon as possible. This provides us with an opportunity to work with you and quickly address and resolve any issue. Publicly disclosing a potential vulnerability could put the wider community at risk, and therefore we encourage you to come to us first. We'll keep you informed as we move forward with our investigations.

Cookies

This website uses Google Ads and Google Analytics, technologies provided by Google. Google Ads and Google Analytics use "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Log Files

We use IP addresses to analyse trends, administer the site, track users' movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that ACRO Global is not responsible for the content of other websites. This Policy applies solely to information collected by this website.

Newsletters and reports

If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletters or download reports, we ask for contact information such as name and email address.

Security

This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line. If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to [email protected].

Correcting/Updating Personal Information

If a user's personally identifiable information changes, or if a user no longer desires our service, we will attempt to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by sending an email to [email protected].

Using links to external sites

When you use an external web link on our site, to go from our website to another website, be aware that our Privacy Policy no longer applies. Your browsing and interaction on any other website or your dealings with any other third party service provider, is subject to that website's or third party service provider's own rules and notices/policies. We do not monitor, control, or endorse the information collection or privacy practices of any third parties. This Policy applies solely to Information collected by us through our website or services.

Our contact details

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy you can contact us in the following ways:

You can reach us via e-mail at [email protected]

or by postal mail at:

DavidHBoggs.com
c/o ACRO Global
36 Sea Street
Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538
USA

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our home page so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.