This document was last updated on November 17th, 2023.
This website, ledtodiscover.com, is owned and administrated by Bonnie Stephan (bonnie.stephan65@gmail.com) Our goal is to create a high-quality website while respecting the data that users provide. We have provided the following documentation to summarize what information we collect from site visitors and what we do with it.
Led to Discover (Bonnie Stephan) (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the ledtodiscover.com website (the “Service”).We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from bonnie.stephan65@gmail.com.
By accessing this website, you acknowledge and agree to this privacy policy and the contents within. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the site administrator at bonnie.stephan65@gmail.com.
Definitions
Service
Service is the ledtodiscover.com website operated by Bonnie Stephan
Personal Data
Personal Data is individual information describing or explaining an individual. This information may include Name, email, address, or age.
Usage Data
Usage data is the data generated by service in relation to you. This data may include session duration, screen size, retention, etc.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored locally on your browser that can be accessed by ledtodiscover.com. These cookies may be used to store session data that may be retrieved on a future visit.
Data Controller
Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
Data Processors (or Service Providers)
Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.
We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
Data Subject (or User)
Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.
Information Collection And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
-Email address
-First name and last name
-State, Province and/or City
-Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.
Usage Data
We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
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, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Led to Discover uses the collected data for various purposes:
-To maintain our Service
-To notify you about changes to our Service
-To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so, such as Mailchimp newsletter.
-To gather analysis so that we can improve our Service
-To monitor the usage of our Service
-To detect and address technical issues
-To provide you with news, promotions, or special offers. This will only be done in relation to your personal data if you have previously opted in for a service such as Mailchimp.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Led to Discover legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
Led to Discover may process your Personal Data because:
-We need to perform a contract with you
-You have given us permission to do so
-The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights
-To comply with the law
Retention of Data
Led to Discover will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Led to Discover will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer Of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to external services for the sake of processing and managing. Currently, we only provide external information to Mailchimp, a newsletter tool which allows for sending emails to a mass audience. We only send and store these emails if a user signs up, consenting such information to be processed.
If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Led to Discover will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure Of Data
Legal Requirements
Led to Discover may provide your Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to achieve the following:
-To comply with a legal obligation or subpoena
-To defend the rights or property of Led to Discover
-To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing with the use of our Service.
-To protect the safety of any users of our Service.
-To protect against legal liability
Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Led to Discover aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
The right to view the data we have stored about you. If you have personal information about you stored on our site, we provide options to view relevant data.
The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data. If you would like to have your data removed from our site, please email bonnie.stephan65@gmail.com for more information. If a user has previously chosen to offer their email for Led to Discover emails through Mailchimp, they may object such future collection by selecting “Unsubscribe” at the footer of any email sent. Their email and other data provided will shortly be removed from our subscriber database.
The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information. This can be simply done by opting to not sign up for our newsletter.
The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format. Please email bonnie.stephan65@gmail.com for more information.
The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent where Led to Discover relied on your consent to process your personal information at any time.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Links To Other Sites
We may occasionally offer third-party links to external websites, such as YouTube, which are not operated by Led to Discover. Should you click a link to an external site, we strongly suggest that you view the respective privacy policy.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. You are responsible for determining that you are comfortable with the external website’s privacy practices.
We utilize Mailchimp to store and process your email, first name, and last name. We use this information for distributing emails to anyone who chooses to provide said information to Mailchimp. Users may unenroll by selecting “Unsubscribe” at the bottom of a sent newsletter. Users will not be signed up for email newsletter unless they manually add their information within the form on ledtodiscover.com.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not knowingly process data of anyone under the age of 13 (“Children”).
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that such data has been provided to us, they should contact us at bonnie.stephan65@gmail.com. If we become aware that this data has been collected, we will remove the data as soon as possible.
Policy Updates
We reserve the right to update and change our privacy policy. If we change how we collect or share your information, this page will be updated to match our terms and will always be up to date. We strongly suggest you return to this page periodically to be sure you’re viewing the most recent version of this document.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: bonnie.stephan65@gmail.com
By visiting this page on our website: ledtodiscover.com
Bonnie Stephan, bonnie.stephan65@gmail.com