Who we are
This is a portfolio website and this Privacy Policy is Effective as of May 5, 2024. Raya Bass owns and operates rayabass.com (the “Website”) and is the data controller. Raya Bass can be contacted at [email protected].
Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of the following:
- The personal data we will collect;
- Use of collected data;
- Who has access to the data collected;
- The rights of users; and
- This website’s cookie policy.
- The privacy policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of rayabass.com.
GDPR
For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.
Consent
By using our website, rayabass.com, users agree that they consent to:
- The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.
When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make the processing that we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful. You can withdraw your consent in our cookie policy.
Legal Basis for Processing
We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR. We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:
- Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes.
Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. Without first notifying you, we will not collect additional data beyond the data listed below.
Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use this website, we may automatically collect and store the following information:
- IP address;
- Location;
- Hardware and software details;
- Clicked links;
- Comments posted; and
- Content viewed.
Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our website:
- First and last name;
- Email address; and
- Phone number.
This data may be collected using the following methods:
- Form;
- Blog comments.
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our website will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our website. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this privacy policy.
The data we collect automatically is used for the following purposes:
- Analytics;
- User interface customizations.
The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:
- Communication;
- Customizing experience in the user interface.
Who We Share Personal Data With
- Employees –
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
- If the law requires it;
- If it is required for any legal proceeding;
- To prove or protect our legal rights; and
- To buyers or potential buyers of this website, brand, or company in the event that we seek to sell the website, brand, or company.
If you follow hyperlinks from our website to another website, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored until the purpose of the data collected has been achieved.
You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
Browser encryption and confidentiality agreements.
While we take all responsible precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, the risk of harm always remains. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times, and therefore, we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
Media
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Note: if you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Your Rights as a User
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right to be informed;
- Right of access;
- Right to rectification;
- Right to erasure;
- Right to restrict processing;
- Right to data portability; and
- Right to object.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data, their parent or guardian may contact our data protection officer.
How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under GDPR, please contact our data protection officer, Raya Bass at [email protected].
Do Not Track Notice
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that you can set in certain web browsers. We respond to browser-initiated DNT signals. If we receive a DNT signal that indicates a user does not wish to be tracked, we will not track that user.
How to Opt-Out of Data Collection, Use or Disclosure
In addition to the methods described in the How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected section, we provide the following specific opt-out methods for the forms of collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data specified below:
- You can opt-out of the use of your personal data from marketing emails. You can opt-out by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of any marketing email or updating your email preferences under “Your Account”
Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in you internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
- Functional Cookies
Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our website so that your selections are saved for your next visits; - Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our website by collecting data on how you access our website, for example, data on the content you access, how long you stay on our website, etc.; - Targeting Cookies
Targeting cookies collects data on how you use our website and your preferences. This allows us to personalize the information you see on our website for you; and - Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies to achieve the following purposes:
Click actions to tailor redundant content.
Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to tiem in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.
Complaints
If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact methods listed in the Contact Information section so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to directly make a complain to a supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority by contacting a private Data Protection Authority (DPA) for US and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for the UK.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our data protection office, Raya Bass, at [email protected]