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Privacy Policy

--Privacy Policy for Aviation Photographers of Southern California--

At APSoCal/APSC, (www.APSoCal.com), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy contains the types of information that are collected and recorded by APSoCal and explains how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regard to the information that they shared and/or APSoCal collected. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.


--Consent:
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.


--Information we collect:
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, and email address.


--How we use your information:
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
-Provide, operate, and maintain our website.
-Improve, personalize, and expand our website.
-Understand and analyze how you use our website.
-Develop new services, features, and functionality.
-Communicate with you for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website.
-Send you e-mails.
-Find and prevent fraud.


--Log Files:
APSoCal follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All websites do this. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, and referring/exit pages. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing, and administering the website.


--Cookies
Like any other website, APSoCal uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on the visitor's browser type and/or other information.


--Third-Party Privacy Policies
APSoCal's Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites/services. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party services for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites. Doing so may break certain functions of the website.


--CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California users have the right to:
-Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
-Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
-Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.


--GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights.

Every user is entitled:
-To access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
-The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
-The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
-The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
-The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
-The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

-Childrens' Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

APSoCal does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 16. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.


-Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this website.


-Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at j.nyhus@apsocal.com.