PRIVACY POLICY

1. Introduction

1.1 We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service users.

1.2 This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of our website visitors and service users; in other words, where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.

1.3 We use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

1.4 In this policy, we, us and our refers to Ritta & Associates, Inc.

2. Credit

2.1 This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (https://seqlegal.com).

3. Data we collect

3.1 When you inquire about our services; request emails from us about our offerings; follow us or submit information, including photographs, via third-party social media platforms; enter a contest or participate in a marketing survey; or submit other information to us directly or through third-party services, you are asked to provide personal information that uniquely identifies you.

3.2 We collect the following types of personal information: your contact information (such as name, postal or email address, or phone number), information you provide by interacting with us through social media, and photographs that you submit on our sites or through our social media channels.

3.3 We and our affiliates, analytics or service providers, and select businesses with whom we have marketing relationships, use technologies such as cookies, beacons, tags, and scripts, to analyze trends, administer the website, track users movements around the website, and gather non-sensitive demographic information about our user base as a whole.

3.4 Analytics & Log Files. As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. When you visit our websites, we automatically collect information about the device you use to access the Internet, referral and exit pages, date and time stamps, general geographic location information, and search terms that you enter to reach or use our websites.

3.5 Cookies, Web Beacons and Other Similar Technologies. We use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you and/or your device(s) on, off and across different services and devices.

4. How we use your personal data

4.1 In this Section 3 we have set out: (a) the general categories of personal data that we may process; (b) the source and specific categories of data not obtained directly from you; (c) the purposes for which we may process personal data; and (d) the legal bases of the processing.

4.2 We may process data about your use of our website and services (usage data). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, and timing, frequency and pattern of service use. The source of usage data is Google Analytics, Google Search Console and, if applicable, marketing platforms such as Lead Forensics or Facebook Ads. This data may be processed to analyze and improve the website and services on the basis of our legitimate interests.

4.3 We may process personal data provided in the course of use of our services (service data), including information provided on a contact form. Service data may be processed to operate and secure our website, provide our services, maintain database backups and communicate with you.

4.4 We may process information provided for subscribing to email notifications and/or newsletters (notification data) to send relevant notifications and/or newsletters.

4.5 We may process information in or relating to communications you send to us (correspondence data) for communicating with you and record-keeping.

4.6 We may process personal data where necessary to obtain or maintain insurance coverage, manage risks, or obtain professional advice.

4.7 Please do not supply any other persons personal data to us, unless we prompt you to do so.

5. Providing your personal data to others

5.1 We may disclose your personal data to our insurers and/or professional advisers insofar as reasonably necessary for obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice, or establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

5.2 We may disclose personal data to vendors insofar as reasonably necessary for email marketing.

5.3 In addition to the specific disclosures set out in this Section 4, we may disclose personal data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, or to protect your vital interests or those of another natural person.

6. Retaining and deleting personal data

6.1 This Section sets out our data retention policies and procedures, designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations concerning retention and deletion of personal data.

6.2 Personal data that we process for any purpose shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose.

6.3 We will retain your personal data as follows: (a) personal data will be retained for a maximum period of ten years.

6.4 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5, we may retain your personal data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, or to protect vital interests.

7. Amendments

7.1 We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.

7.2 You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.

7.3 We may notify you of significant changes to this policy by email.

8. Your rights

8.1 In this Section 7, we have summarised the rights that you have under data protection law. Some rights are complex, and not all details are included in these summaries. Please read relevant laws and regulatory guidance for a full explanation.

8.2 Your principal rights under data protection law are: (a) access; (b) rectification; (c) erasure; (d) restriction of processing; (e) objection to processing; (f) data portability; (g) complaint to a supervisory authority; and (h) withdrawal of consent.

8.3 You have the right to confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and, where we do, access to the personal data and certain additional information.

8.4 You have the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified and incomplete personal data completed.

8.5 In some circumstances you have the right to the erasure of your personal data without undue delay, subject to applicable exclusions.

8.6 In some circumstances you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data.

8.7 You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or public-interest grounds in your particular situation.

8.8 You have the right to object to processing for direct marketing purposes, including profiling for direct marketing.

8.9 You have the right to object to processing for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in the circumstances provided by law.

8.10 Where processing is based on consent or contractual necessity and is automated, you may have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

8.11 If you consider our processing infringes data protection laws, you may lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

8.12 Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior lawful processing.

8.13 You may exercise any of your rights by written notice to us. To opt out of receiving targeted advertising, please email info@ritta.com.

9. About cookies

9.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier that is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page.

9.2 Cookies may be persistent or session cookies. A persistent cookie remains valid until its expiry date unless deleted; a session cookie expires at the end of the user session when the browser is closed.

9.3 Cookies do not typically contain information that personally identifies a user, but personal information we store about you may be linked to information stored in and obtained from cookies.

10. Cookies that we use

10.1 We use cookies for authentication, advertising, analysis, and cookie-consent preferences.

11. Cookies used by our service providers

11.1 Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.

11.2 We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information by means of cookies and creates reports about website use. Googles privacy policy is available at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

11.3 Third-party advertising service providers, such as AdRoll, may place cookies on our behalf on browsers for targeted advertising purposes.

12. Managing cookies

12.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies and to delete cookies. The methods vary from browser to browser and version to version.

12.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

12.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.

13. Our details

13.1 This website is owned and operated by Ritta & Associates, Inc.

13.2 Our principal place of business is at 45 Eisenhower Drive, Suite 510, Paramus, NJ 07652.

13.4 You can contact us by post at the address above, using our website contact form, by telephone on the contact number published on our website, or by email using the email address published on our website.

14. Data protection officer

14.1 Our data protection officers contact details are: Data Protection Officer, 45 Eisenhower Drive, Suite 510, Paramus, NJ 07652.