Privacy Policy

California Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Welcome to Susan Dean PhD (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This California Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard the personal information of California residents when you visit or interact with our website or sign up to receive promotional emails.

Scope

Personal Information You Provide

We collect the following categories of personal information about you when you sign up to receive our emails, promotions, and other communications (“Services”):

• Identifiers (such as your name and email address)

You provide this information voluntarily when you enter your information into our sign-up form or otherwise communicate with us online.

How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect from you for the following business and commercial purposes:

• To Provide You With Promotional Emails and Offers: We use your name and email address to send you news, promotions, or marketing materials regarding Susan Dean PhD.
• To Communicate with You: We may respond to your inquiries, comments, or feedback.
• To Improve Our Services: We may use aggregate or de-identified information to analyze how our website is used and to enhance the user experience.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with any partners or third parties for their independent marketing purposes. Your personal information is used exclusively for Susan Dean PhD promotions.

We may share or disclose information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may use third-party email distribution and hosting services strictly to carry out our email campaigns and website operations. These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your personal information confidential and use it only for the services we request.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

Your California Privacy Rights

Under California Privacy Laws, California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. Subject to certain exceptions, you may exercise any of the following rights:

• Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected, used, or disclosed about you over the past 12 months.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt Out of Sale/Sharing: We do not sell or share your personal information for monetary or other valuable consideration, so there is no need to opt out.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your California privacy rights.

Exercising Your Rights

If you are a California resident and wish to exercise any of the rights described above, please contact us by using the information in the Contact Us section below. We will process your request consistent with California Privacy Laws, verifying your identity, and explaining any denial of your request if we cannot fulfill it.

Children’s Privacy

Our website and Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children under 13. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us so we can remove such information.

Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to safeguard the personal information we collect against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification. Despite these safeguards, no online transmission of data can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this California Privacy Policy at any time. When we make changes, we will post the updated policy on our website with a new “Effective Date.” Your continued use of our website after we post a revised policy indicates your acceptance of the changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or wish to exercise any applicable rights under California law, please reach out to us at:

Susan Dean PhD
Email: susan@susandeanphd.com
Phone: 323-570-2555

Thank you for taking the time to review our California Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate your trust in Susan Dean PhD and look forward to serving you.