Privacy Policy Statement

Ronald Kotinsky Photography respects your privacy. This Policy describes the ways we collect

information from and about you, and what we do with the information, so that you may decide

whether or not to provide information to us. By accessing our website, or purchasing our

products or services you agree to this Privacy Statement in addition to any other agreements we

might have with you.

 

Collection of your Personal Information

The information we collect may include your personal information, such as your name, contact

information, IP addresses, product and service selections and other things that identify you. We

collect personal information from you at the certain points, including but not limited to the

following:

● when we correspond with you as a customer or prospective customer;

● when you visit our website;

● when you register as an end-user of our services and an account is created for you;

● when you contact us for help;

● when you attend our customer conferences or webinars; and

● when the site sends us error reports or application analytics data.

 

Our Use of your Personal Information

Our Company may use information that we collect about you to:

● deliver the products and services that you have requested;

● provide you with customer support;

● perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our products, services, or

content, or products, services or content offered by others;

● communicate with you by e-mail, postal mail, telephone and/or mobile devices about

products or services that may be of interest to you either from us, or other third parties;

● develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests on our site and

other websites;

● verify your eligibility and deliver prizes in connection with promotions, contests and

sweepstakes;

● enforce our terms and conditions;

● manage our business;

● transfer personal information to third parties for any legally permissible purpose in our

sole discretion.

 

Disclosure of your Personal Information to Third Parties

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following ways:
 

● we may provide your information to our agents, vendors or service providers who

perform functions on our behalf or who help us provide and support our Services. For

example, if it is necessary to provide you something you have requested. Examples of our

Vendors and Service Providers include payment processors, hosting services and art work

delivery services such as Skyline Prints

 

● as required by law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties pursuant to a

subpoena, court order, or other legal process or requirement applicable to our Company;

or when we believe, in our sole discretion, that the disclosure of personal information is

necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity or

to investigate violations of our agreements or Company policies; and

● we may, from time to time, offer surveys, contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions on

our Websites or through social media (collectively “Our Promotions”). Participation in

our Promotions is completely voluntary. Information requested for entry may include

personal contact information such as your name, address, date of birth, phone number,

email address, username, and similar details. We use the information you provide to

administer Our Promotions. We may also, unless prohibited by the Promotion’s rules or

law, use the information provided to communicate with you, or other people you select,

about our Services. We may share this information with our affiliates and other

organizations or Service Providers in line with this policy and the rules posted for the

Promotion.

 

 

Public Information

● We have public blogs on our Website. Any information you include in a comment on our

blog may be read, collected, and used by anyone. If your Personal Information appears on

our blogs and you want it removed, contact us at rkotinsky@icloud.com.
 

● Social media platforms and widgets. Our Websites include social media features, these

features may collect information about your IP address and which page you are visiting

on our Website, and they may set a cookie to make sure the feature functions properly.

Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on

our Website. We also maintain presences on social media platforms including Facebook,

Twitter, and Instagram. Any information, communications, or materials you submit to us

via a social media platform is done at your own risk without any expectation of privacy.

We cannot control the actions of other users of these platforms or the actions of the

platforms themselves.

 

Our Security Measures to Protect your Personal Information

Our Company uses industry-standard technologies when transferring and receiving data

exchanged between our Company and other companies to help ensure its security. This site has

security measures in place to help protect information under our control from the risk of

accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration or unauthorized disclosure or

access. However, “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet. Also, if this website contains

links to other sites, our Company is not responsible for the security practices or the content of

such sites.

 

Our Use of Cookies, Web Beacons, Web Analytics Services, and Links

● Cookies are text files we place in your computer’s browser to store your preferences.

Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable

information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example,

registering at one of our sites. However, once you choose to furnish the site with personal

information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. We use

cookies to allow you to login to your account, and also for us to understand site usage

and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. We also may use cookies to offer

you products, programs, or services. You have many choices with regards to the

management of cookies on your computer. All major browsers allow you to block or

delete cookies from your system. To learn more about your ability to manage cookies,

please consult the privacy features in your browser.

 

● Web Beacons. Our Company and third parties may also use small pieces of code called

“web beacons” or “clear gifs” to collect anonymous and aggregate advertising metrics,

such as counting page views, promotion views, or advertising responses. These “web

beacons” may be used to deliver cookies that conform to our Company’s cookie

requirements.

 

● Web Analytics Services. We use Google Analytics, a service for the marketing analysis

of the site provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to allow us to see how

you use our site so we can improve your experience. Google’s ability to use and share

information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the site is restricted by the

Google Analytics Terms of Use available at

http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and the Google Privacy Policy available

at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ . You can prevent Google Analytics from

recognizing you on return visits to the site by disabling cookies in your browser. If you

prefer to not have data reported by Google Analytics, you can install the Google

Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout .

 

● We may create links to other websites. We will make a reasonable effort to link only to

sites that meet similar standards for maintaining each individual’s right to privacy.

However, many other sites that are not associated with or authorized by our Company

may have links leading to our site. Our Company cannot control these links and we are

not responsible for any content appearing on these sites. Since this website does not

control the privacy policies of third parties, you are subject to the privacy practices of that

third party. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose any personal

information to others.

 

● Our Company websites may use third parties to present or serve the advertisements that

you may see at its web pages and to conduct research about the advertisements and web

usage. This Privacy Statement does not cover any use of information that such third

parties may have collected from you or the methods used by the third parties to collect

that information.

 

Our Retention of your Personal Information

We will retain any personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the business

purpose it was collected. We will also retain and use your personal information for as long as

necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Your Right to Opt-Out or Unsubscribe from Communication

If you do not want to receive communication from us in the future, please let us know by sending

us e-mail at rkotinsky@icloud.com.  If you supply us with your postal address online you

will only receive the information for which you provided us your address.
 

International Transfers of your Personal Information

Information collected from you may be stored and processed in the United States or any other

country in which our Company or agents or contractors maintain facilities, and by accessing our

sites and using our services, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your

country. European Union or Swiss individuals may refer to the Privacy Shield statement with

regard to the transfer of their personal data. We have appropriate security measures in place in

our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have

collected from you at our site.

 

Merchants and Partners

The GDPR also applies to the merchants and partners of Ronald Kotinsky Photography who operate in the EU/EEA (European Union/European Economic Area) or Switzerland and offer goods or services

to residents of the EU/EEA or Switzerland. While Ronald Kotinsky Photography is performing action to be compliant with GDPR, and to provide its merchants with tools to help its merchants comply, each merchant is ultimately responsible for ensuring that their business complies with the laws ofthe jurisdictions in which they operate or have buyers. Using Ronald Kotinsky Photography does not guarantee that a merchant or partner complies with GDPR.

 

Merchants and Partners Access to and Updating or Deletion of your Personal Information

The GDPR also gives certain rights to identified or identifiable persons (referred to as data

subjects), including Ronald Kotinsky Photography merchants. These include the right to request at no cost;

● Deletion of personal data

● Correction of their data

● Access to their data

● An export of their data in a portable format

 

Buyers

The GDPR also gives certain rights to identified or identifiable persons (referred to as data

subjects), including buyers visiting stores belonging to Ronald Kotinsky Photography merchants. These include the right to request;

● Deletion of personal data

● Correction of their data

● Access to their data

● An export of their data in a portable format

 

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade

Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out

what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Changes to our Privacy Statement

Our Company may amend this Privacy Statement at any time by posting a new version. It is your

responsibility to review this Privacy Statement periodically as your continued use of this website

represents your agreement with the then-current Privacy Statement.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices or concerns of this site, or

feel that the site is not following its said policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at:

rkotinsky@icloud.com .