Collins IP & Estates, (“Collins IP & Estates” or “We”) is committed to keeping any personal information collected of those individuals who visit our website and make use of our online facilities and services accurate, confidential, secure, and private. Our privacy policy has been designed and created to ensure those affiliated with Collins IP & Estates are aware of our commitment and realization of our obligation not only to meet but to exceed most existing privacy standards.
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website www.galtestateplanning.com (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
Therefore, this Privacy Policy Agreement shall apply to Collins IP & Estates and shall govern any and all data collection and usage thereof. Through the use of our Website, you are herein consenting to the following data procedures expressed within this agreement.
We invite you to 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 the terms and conditions of this website and its privacy policy, please do not use this website.
Please note that this policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes will be interpreted as acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
Collection of Information
Personal or Personally Identifiable Information
This website collects various types of information, such as:
Voluntarily provided information which may include: your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, billing and/or credit card information, and any other information the Website collects that is defined as personal or personally identifiable information under an applicable law (“personal information”), which may be used when you purchase products and/or services. Your personal information may also be used to deliver the services you have requested.
Information automatically collected when visiting our website, which may include cookies, third party tracking technologies and server logs.
Information about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website and usage details.
In addition, this site shall only collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly provide by way of surveys, completed membership forms, and e-mails. It is the intent of this site to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was requested, and any additional uses specifically provided on this site.
How do we collect this information?
We collect this information:
Directly from you when you provide it to us.
Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, the type of browser you are using, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons or other tracking technologies.
[From third parties, for example, our business partners.]
Why do we collect this information?
The information we collect automatically is statistical data and may include personal information or we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a more personalized service, by enabling us to:
Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
Speed up your searches.
Recognize you when you return to our Website.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
Web Beacons. Pages of our the Website [and our e-mails] may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that Collins IP & Estates, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or [opened an e-mail] and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
Your Comments and Other User Contributions
You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted”) on public areas of the Website or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.
Intellectual Property Rights
The information contained in this site, including, but not limited to, Digital Paper Designs, Templates, Blog Posts, Illustrations, Info-graphics, Photographs, Videos, Logos, Opinion-Based Content, Guides, Tutorials, text and any other forms of artistic expression (collectively known as “intellectual property”) are the sole property of Collins IP & Estates. No unauthorized use is allowed of Collins IP & Estates’ intellectual property. Collins IP & Estates’ intellectual property is subject, but not limited to, The Lanham Act (also known as the Trademark Act of 1946), The Copyright Act of 1976, and intellectual property common law.
Collins IP & Estates’ intellectual property cannot be used without the express written consent from COLLINS IP & ESTATES.
Please contact Michelle Collins at he***@co**********.com if you would like to license or feature Collins IP & Estates’ intellectual property.
Use of Information Collected
Collins IP & Estates may collect and make use of personal information to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of the services you need and request. At times, we may find it necessary to use personal information to keep you informed of other possible products and/or services that may be available to you from www.galtestateplanning.com. Collins IP & Estates may also be in contact with you with regards to completing surveys and/or research questionnaires related to your opinion of current or potential future services that may be offered.
Collins IP & Estates does not now, nor will it in the future, sell, rent or lease any of our customer lists and/or names to any third parties.
Collins IP & Estates may deem it necessary to follow websites and/or pages that our users may frequent in an effort to glean what types of services and/or products may be the most popular to customers or the general public.
Children Under the Age of 13
Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. Collins IP & Estates does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13) without verifiable parental consent. If it is determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system’s database. Anyone under the age of thirteen (13) must seek and obtain parent or guardian permission to use this website. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under thirteen (13), please contact us at Collins IP & Estates, 600 N. Lincoln Way, #996, Galt, California 95632.
Unsubscribe or Opt-Out
All users and/or visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communication from us and/or reserve the right to discontinue receiving communications by way of e-mail or newsletters. To discontinue or unsubscribe to our website please send an e-mail that you wish to unsubscribe to he***@co**********.com. If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third-party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe and/or opt-out.
Links to Other Web Sites
Our website may contain links to affiliate and other websites. Collins IP & Estates does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our Website who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to he***@co**********.com or write us at Collins IP & Estates, 600 N. Lincoln Way, #996, Galt, California 95632.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology.
The safety and security of your information also depend on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Website like message boards or blog comment areas. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the Website.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Changes to Privacy Policy Agreement
Collins IP & Estates reserves the right to update and/or change the terms of our privacy policy, and as such we will post those changes to our website at https://galtestateplanning.com/privacy-policy/, so that our users and/or visitors are always aware of the type of information we collect, how it will be used, and under what circumstances, if any, we may disclose such information. If at any point in time, COLLINS IP & ESTATES decides to make use of any personally identifiable information on file, in a manner vastly different from that which was stated when this information was initially collected, the user or users shall be promptly notified by e-mail. Users at that time shall have the option as to whether to permit the use of their information in this separate manner. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, contact us at Collins IP & Estates, 600 N. Lincoln Way, #996, Galt, California 95632.
