Privacy Policy for Alcea Surrogacy
Effective Date September 2024
1. Introduction
Alcea Surrogacy, L.L.C values your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit our website, alceasurrogacy.com. Our website, alceasurrogacy.com, is maintained s a service to clients, partners, and other applicable third parties and by using this site, all visitors have agreed and shall comply with the following terms of use. Please take a moment to read through this Privacy Policy carefully. The below Privacy Policy shall provide guidance on personal, non-personal, and other applicable information. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to
provide you with information concerning how we collect, use, maintain, and share
your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws while also highlighting the inherent risk of the Internet and cloud use (even with reasonable measures taken to protect both your personal information and your data as a whole). By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these practices, please discontinue the use of our Site.
2. Information We Collect
a. Personal Information
We may collect personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) that you voluntarily provide when using the Site, such as but not limited to full name, email address, phone number, mailing address, date of birth, and any other additional information you provide via forms or communications.
b. Non-Personal Information
We may also collect non-personal information that does not directly identify you. When you access the site through non-mobile devices, this non-personal information collected may include IP address, browser type and version, pages visited on the Site, referring/exit pages, date and time of visit, and device type. When you access our site by or through a mobile device, this non-personal information collected (either automatically or otherwise), may include, but is not limited to the type of mobile device in use, the mobile device unique ID, the IP address of the mobile device, the mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser in use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
3. How Your Information May be Used
Your information may be used for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to what might be necessary o provide and maintain our services, to respond to inquiries or requests (including those of a legal nature or as required by legal obligations or authorities), to process applications or service-related activities (e.g., inquiries regarding starting a surrogacy journey, becoming a surrogate), to improve the functionality and user experience of the site, to send periodic emails related to services, events, or updates (of which you may have opted-in to or of which you may opt-out at any time). Following your engagement with the Site or with Alcea Surrogacy, L.L.C, we will retain your personal and/or non-personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements, unless otherwise permitted or required by law.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your Personal Information to third parties. We may share your information in the following scenarios:
– Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party vendors and service providers who assist us in providing our services (e.g., IT support, website hosting).
– Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information when required by law or to comply with legal obligations, government requests, or protect the rights, property, or safety of Alcea Surrogacy, its clients, or others. To adhere to or to comply with legal obligations and appropriate legal authorities, we may transfer your personal information to a jurisdiction other than the one from which we have collected your information. This transfer of information across jurisdictions may also include sharing information to countries that may not have the same level of protections as the country where you are located. By using our Services and our Sites, you agree to the transfer of your personal information to other jurisdictions for compliance or to fulfill certain obligations.
– Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your Personal Information may be transferred to a third party as part of the business assets.
5. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect the data you provide. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and there are inherent risks of the Internet and cloud computing, including the risks of hackers. While we strive to protect your personal and non-personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security and your continued use of this site constitutes your acknowledgment to this risk.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our Site. Cookies are small files that a website or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser that enable the site to recognize your browser and capture certain information. This information may include, but is not limited to, the type of browser software in use, the operating system currently running, and the IP address assigned to the computer or Internet connection. This information may be used to understand how visitors navigate through our Sites, to enhance your experience while using our Sites, and to make the materials we post as valuable to visitors as possible.
You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect the functionality of our Site.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain privacy rights regarding your Personal Information, including: the right to access, correct, or delete your Personal Information, the right to withdraw consent for data processing, the right to restrict or object to the processing of your data, and/or the right to request data portability
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.
9. Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Alcea Surrogacy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Site after changes are made signifies your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated at the top of this Privacy Policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us at 917-597-9380 or write to us at 110 E 25th St. New York, NY 10010.