Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Flighty Lens

Northern Harrier – Spring

At Flighty Lens (accessible from https://flightylens.com), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency when it comes to how we handle your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights in managing your data. Regardless of where you are located, we strive to meet global privacy standards, including compliance with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act).

1. Information We Collect

We collect both personal and non-personal information when you interact with our site:

  • Personal Information: When you submit a form, sign up for newsletters, leave comments, or make inquiries, we may collect information such as your name, email address, and other details you voluntarily provide.
  • Non-Personal Information: We collect non-identifiable information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, and usage data. This helps us analyze site performance and enhance the user experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected in various ways to:

  • Improve our website by analyzing usage and performance.
  • Communicate with you by sending newsletters, responding to inquiries, or providing updates (only if you have opted in).
  • Protect our website and ensure its functionality by monitoring for fraud or potential risks.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide certain functionalities on our website. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that allow us to recognize your browser and capture certain information.

  • What We Track: Information such as your browser type, IP address, and browsing patterns.
  • Your Choices: You can control cookies by adjusting your browser settings or using our cookie consent banner to choose which cookies to accept. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of some parts of the website.
  • We respect the Do Not Track signals in your browser and ensure that tracking is only performed with your explicit consent.

4. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services to help us operate and improve the website, such as:

  • Google Analytics: We use this service to collect non-personal information for analytics purposes, such as page views and site performance. We have enabled IP anonymization in Google Analytics to protect your privacy.
  • Mailing List Providers: If you sign up for our newsletter, your information may be stored by a third-party email provider (such as Mailchimp). We will never share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes without your consent.
  • Social Media Plugins: We may use social media features that allow you to share content from Flighty Lens. These third-party platforms may collect data, and we recommend reviewing their privacy policies.

5. Data Protection

We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the Internet is completely secure.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & Global Privacy Standards)

Regardless of where you are located, you have certain rights over your data:

  • Right to Access: You can request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: If any of the data we hold is inaccurate, you can request corrections.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your data from our records, provided it is not required for legitimate business purposes.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw consent at any time if we are processing your data based on consent (e.g., for newsletters).
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request your data be transferred to another service provider.
  • How to Exercise These Rights: Please contact us at [email address] to request any of the above actions. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

7. Compliance with Global Privacy Laws

In addition to complying with the GDPR for users located in the European Union and the UK, we strive to follow similar standards globally. If you are a resident of California, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

  • The right to request that we disclose what personal data we collect, use, or share.
  • The right to request deletion of your data.
  • We do not sell your data to third parties.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be reflected by updating the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this page. We encourage you to periodically review this page for any updates.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please feel free to contact us at:

Last Updated: 10/24