MB Privacy and Security Policy

Thank you for choosing MemoryBeach.

It is our first priority to ensure the security and privacy of your transactions and communications with us. 

Please read this document carefully and email: contactus@memorybeach.com

if you have any questions.

 

This information was updated January 2020.

 

In May 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in full effect, requiring companies that interct with your data in a digital manner to ensure certain safeguards for your privacy.

 

On January 1, 2020, the State of California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). You can learn more about that policy and download a fact sheet about that here. 

 

Below please find our most recent and long-standing commitments to your data privacy.

  1. Data Protection Officer: At our Corporate Board Level, we have adopted a resolution to designate a Data Protection Officer (DPO). Please email us at: contact@memorybeach.com, to communicate with our current DPO.
  2. We have 4 interdependent documents outlining each way we protect your data and make our site accessible, overseen by the DPO. 

 

Customer orders are completely secure and our customer information is kept private. All credit card and personal information provided to us is transmitted securely using SSL encryption using our payment processing service, Stripe. You can access Stripe’s security policies here: https://stripe.com/docs/security/stripe

 

Any information gatthered from our customers about scores in The Guide games are kept securely and confidential.  

 

We will not share any specific or detailed information about our customers' Guide scores with any third parties under any circumstances.  

 

MemoryBeach.com digitally transcribes each call to our contact telephone number and through the use of our LifeGuard services. We will not share any specific or detailed information about our customers' digital transcriptions with any third parties under any circumstances unless that customer has identified in writing that they wish a trusted third party to have access to those transcriptions.  

 

MemoryBeach uses a consumer service chatting service called tawk.to. You can find their privacy and security policies here: https://www.tawk.to/privacy-policy/

 

MemoryBeach uses a form service called Jotform. You can find their privacy and security policies here: https://www.jotform.com/privacy/

 

Cancellation of any service on MemoryBeach.com does not obligate MemoryBeach Company to discontinue analyzing data collected from registered or passive users in any prior or future research or analytical study.

 

 

INFORMATION

 

This Privacy Policy also governs the manner in which memorybeach.com collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of the memorybeach.com website ("Site") and from our blog Truth Bandage as read on the Amazon Alexa app through our RSS feed. This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by memorybeach.com.

 

PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

 

We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the site, place an order, subscribe to the newsletter, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site.

 

Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously.

 

We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

 

NON-PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

 

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site.

 

Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

 

WEB BROWSER COOKIES – Please see https://memorybeach.com/cookie-policy

 

Our Site may use "cookies" to enhance User experience.  For each visitor to MemoryBeach.Com or The Guide, we use Google Analytics and other software programs to collect yoru IP address and web browser user agent.

 

Website users who wish to opt out of Google Analytics, please click here:  Google Analytics Opt-out browser add-on. 

 

HOW WE USE COLLECTED INFORMATION

 

Memorybeach.com may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:

 

  • To improve Customer Service

 

       Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.

 

  • To personalize the User experience

 

       We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.

 

  • To improve our Sites MemoryBeach.com and guide.memorybeach.com

 

       We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.

 

  • To process payments

 

We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.

 

  • To run a promotion, contest, survey or other Site feature

 

       To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.

 

  • To send periodic emails

 

We may use the email address to send User information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, they may do so by contacting us via our Site.

 

  • To publish or present research

 

Larger research studies may be published from time to time for professional conferences.

 

To participate in a more formal research study, for which research participants and/or their guardians will be given additional privacy protections and compensation, please contact us: contactus@memorybeach.com.

 

 

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

 

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.

 

You must give explicit consent to the processing of any personal data.

 

Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures. It is also your responsibility to use a secure communication channel when protecting your digital information.

 

Upon a breach of data, we will abide by the rules set forth in the GDPR to the best of our ability and with the cooperation of our hosting provider, which can be found here: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-33-gdpr/

 

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users' personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

 

With affiliate sales, called Partners, when you click on a link, there is identifying information sent to the Commercial Partner via an affiliate arrangement with Share-A-Sale. Sending this information on any purchase you make initiating from the Site provides us with a small credit, from 10-20% of the final sale, which is tracked and recorded by Share-A-Sale. The Site does not keep identifying information about you from those purchases. Please refer to any other Commercial Partner’s Terms & Conditions to ensure you are comfortable and consent to purchasing from those Partners. You agree to indemnify MemoryBeach Company from any disputes or harm experienced by those Parnters, as you affirm that you are making an independent choice of purchasing a product or service from the Commercial Partner for whom MemoryBeach is an affiliate.

 

We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys, hosting our site, and providing software coding services for our site. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission and consent to receive these communications from us. At any time, you may withdraw your consent. You may also request that we clear our database of any information that is held in your account. Please contact our DPO at: contactus@memorybeach.com.

 

You agree to keep all registration information, including name, address, log in, and passwords confidential and secure.

 

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

 

Memorybeach.com has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of our Site. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

 

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

 

By using the memorybeach.com Site and The Guide Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and you consent to the processing of your data under the following policies:

 

 

 

By estabilshing an account with MemoryBeach Company, you signify that you understand that you may cancel your account at any time.

 

You may also request that we eliminate any digital information that you have shared with us explicitly or through the use of cookies by emailing us at: contactus@memorybeach.com.

 

If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site.

 

Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

 

CONTACTING US

 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us: contactus@memorybeach.com.