Gina Anjou and Anjou Productions (“The Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) are committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our websites, ginaanjou.com or anjouproductions.com (collectively, “the Websites”). You can access and browse the Websites without disclosing any of your personal data. The Websites do not collect personal information about individuals, such as names, mailing addresses, or email addresses, unless it is knowingly provided by the individual and they have agreed to the terms under which ginaanjou.com or anjouproductions.com will use it.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start using the Websites. By using the Websites or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use or Data Privacy when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Websites.

Our Commitment to Children’s Privacy

Protecting the privacy of the very young is important to us. Therefore, we do not knowingly collect or maintain information from individuals under 18 years of age on our Websites. No part of our Websites is structured to attract anyone under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on these Websites, including registering, making purchases, using interactive or public comment features, or providing any information about yourself, such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or username you may use.

If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us immediately via the contact form on the Websites.

Disclosure of Information

The Company will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We do not automatically log personal data, nor do we link information automatically logged by other means to personal data about specific individuals. We may use IP addresses to compile and provide aggregate statistics about our visitors, traffic patterns, and to administer the sites. However, IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. We collect only the personal data that you voluntarily provide while using our products and services. We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records, governmental bodies, or private organizations.

How We Use the Information We Collect

When you access the Websites, the Company will gather certain information about you during your visit. As a business, we collect personal data from you in several ways, including:

1. Newsletter Subscriptions: Your first and last name, and email address.
2. Waiting Lists: Your first and last name, and email address.
3. Transactions: Your first and last name, email address, billing information, and payment source.
4. Contact Forms and Comments: Your first and last name, email address, client category, and comment message. Please note that by posting a comment on these Websites or in our forum, you consent to the public display of any Personal Information that you provide. Be aware that such Personal Information can be read, collected, or used by other visitors to these public areas. We have no control over how other visitors may use your Personal Information.

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

• To operate and maintain the Websites;
• To improve your experience on the Websites;
• To respond to your comments;
• To provide you with user support;
• To provide and deliver the information, products, and services you request, process transactions, and send you related information, including confirmations and receipts;
• To send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
• To communicate with you about products, services, surveys, offers, promotions, rewards, and events offered by our Company and others, and to provide news and information we think may be of interest to you;
• To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services;
• To personalize and improve the Services and provide advertisements, content, or features that match user profiles or interests.

Use of Cookies and Server Logs

Similar to other commercial websites, our Websites use standard technology called “cookies” and server logs to collect information about how our sites are used. Information gathered through cookies and server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, the time spent on our sites, the websites visited just before and just after our own, as well as your IP address.

A cookie is a small text document that often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that site’s computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but to protect your privacy, your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.

The Company reserves the right to use technological equivalents of cookies, including social media pixels. These pixels allow social media sites to track visitors to external websites and tailor advertising messages users see while visiting that social media site. The Company reserves the right to use these pixels in compliance with the policies of the various social media sites.

Third Party Use of Cookies

Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

Data Protection

We employ commercially reasonable methods to ensure the security of the information you provide to us and the information we collect automatically. This includes using standard security protocols and working exclusively with reputable third-party vendors. Please note that email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication, so we request that you do not send private information to us via email. If you choose to do so, it is at your own risk. Some of the information you enter on our Websites may be transmitted securely through a secure medium known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Credit card information and other sensitive data are never transmitted via email.

The Company may use software programs to generate summary statistics for purposes such as assessing the number of visitors to different sections of our Websites, identifying the most and least interesting information, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, the Company uses software programs to monitor network traffic and identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or to otherwise cause damage.

GDPR Rights

If you are located in the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA), or Switzerland, you are entitled to certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:

• Access to Your Data: You have the right to request access to the data that the Company holds about you, and to either rectify or erase your personal data.
• Data Retention: We will retain any information you provide until the earlier of: (a) your request for deletion, (b) our decision to stop using our data providers, or (c) the Company determining that the cost of retaining the data outweighs its value.
• International Data Transfers: If your data is transferred outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, we ensure it’s protected through measures like Standard Contractual Clauses or other approved safeguards. For more details, please contact us.
• Processing Restrictions: You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data.
• Objection and Portability: You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to data portability.
• Withdrawal of Consent: If you have consented to the Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before your withdrawal.
• Complaints: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over GDPR-related issues.
• Contractual Information: We require only the information that is reasonably necessary to enter into a contract with you. We will not make consent to any unnecessary processing a condition of entering into a contract with us.
• Deletion Requests: If you wish to have your information deleted, please submit a request through our contact form.

External Web Sites

Our Websites may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of any website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement only applies to data collected by ginaanjou.com and anjouproductions.com. If you have questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please reach out to us via the contact form.

reCAPTCHA

We use Google’s reCAPTCHA to protect our Websites from spam and abuse. This service helps us ensure that submissions are from real users, not bots.

How It Works: reCAPTCHA collects data on user interactions and IP addresses to verify if you’re human. This information is sent to Google and is subject to their Privacy Policy.

Updates: We may update our use of reCAPTCHA periodically. Please check this section for any changes.

Affiliate Disclaimer

Gina Anjou and Anjou Productions have financial relationships with some companies mentioned on the Websites. This means we may earn a commission if you book or make a purchase through the links provided on our site. This compensation helps support the operation of the Websites and does not influence our content or opinions. We only recommend products and services we believe will be valuable to you.

Transactional Information

When you purchase products or services from us, we collect details such as your name, address, email address, and information about your purchase. Payments are handled by third-party processors (e.g., PayPal). Please review the terms and privacy policies of these processors for information on how they manage and store payment information.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When we do, we’ll revise the date at the top of the policy. If we make significant changes, we’ll provide additional notice. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about our practices and how you can protect your privacy. By continuing to use our Products and Services after changes take effect, you consent to the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please send us an email via the contact form.