Protecting your private information
1. Introduction and Overview.
This Privacy Policy describes how the owner of this page collects, uses, and shares information about you and applies to your use of our memorial website located at https://www.joan-west-memorial.com/condolences/ and [any other online service location that posts a link to this Privacy Policy and all features, content, and other services that we own, control and make available through such online service location (collectively, the “Service”). Among other features, the Service is designed to (i) provide a public platform for users to create, publish and share obituaries, memorials and other content honoring loved ones who are deceased, and (ii) enable users to post fundraising campaigns to pay for funerals, wakes or similar services and to accept monetary donations from those users wishing to contribute funds to such campaigns.
By using the Service, you agree to our collection, use and disclosure practices, and other activities as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree and consent, discontinue use of the Service.
2. Information Collection.
A. Information You Provide.
We may collect information you provide directly via the Service. For example, we collect information when you access our content, share or upload content to our Service or otherwise communicate with us through the Service.
The information we collect may include Personal Information. "Personal Information" is information that identifies you personally (whether alone or in combination), such as your first and last name, e-mail address, phone number, and postal address. You may choose to voluntarily submit certain other information to us through the Service, including Personal Information, but you are solely responsible for your own Personal Information in instances where we have not requested that you submit such information to us.
In some cases, if you provide information to us about a friend or family member, we may use that information to fulfill a request by you, such as sending an e-mail to that person’s e-mail address inviting him or her to join the Service. By using this functionality, you acknowledge and agree that both you and that person are based in the UK and overseas and that you have such person’s consent for us to use his or her contact information to fulfill your request.
B. Information You Make Public Through Use of the Service.
Our Service is open to the [public] and information and content you share on the Service will be public by default. Most areas of the Service, including as our memorial and obituary pages and guest books, are designed to help you share information with the world. If you share information or content through our Service, other users and the general public will have access to it and it will not be treated as Personal Information under this Privacy Policy. Please think carefully before sharing information and content on the Service. You are solely responsible for information and content that you share and thereby make public. Please be considerate and respectful of others while using the Service to share your opinions. We reserve the right, but do not have the obligation, to review and monitor such posting or any other content on our Services, and to remove postings or content that may be viewed as inappropriate or offensive to others.
This public material includes information and content that you upload, share or provide about third parties using our Service, such as when you post a photograph depicting a loved one or other third party to a memorial page; provide information about or solicit donations for an event such as a wake, funeral or other service; or submit text for use in an obituary or guest book. By uploading, sharing or providing any information or content about a third party, you hereby represent and warrant that you have the right to upload, share or provide such information and content on the Service, including any legally required consents of the applicable third party or such third party’s estate. You further represent and warrant that your sharing of such information and content on the Services will not violate the privacy, intellectual property, or other rights of any third party.
3. Use of Information.
We may use information about you, including your Personal Information, for any purposes consistent with our statements under this Privacy Policy or as permitted by applicable law, including to:
4. Sharing of Information.
We may also share information about you with third parties for any purposes consistent with our statements under this Privacy Policy or as permitted by applicable law, including as follows:
5. Your Rights and Choices.
You may access, update, or remove certain account information that you have voluntarily submitted to us through the Service by sending an e-mail to us here. We may require additional information from you to allow us to confirm your identity. Please note that we will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
6. Data Security.
We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. Nevertheless, transmission via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your information collected through our Service.
7. Changes to this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to revise and reissue this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our Service indicates your consent to the Privacy Policy then posted. If the changes are material, we may provide you additional notice to your e-mail address.