Privacy Policy

Updated August 1, 2025

This Privacy Policy governs how DiPatterson.com (“we,” “our,” “us”) collects, uses, shares and protects your personal information, in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (if applicable) and global privacy standards.

Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

  1. Personal Identifiable Information (PII): Name, email address, phone number, billing/shipping address
  2. Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, geolocation (if enabled) and site behavior analytics.
  3. Sensitive Information (only if voluntarily provided): Age-related or health information relevant to our services.
  4. Cookies & Tracking: Session identifiers, functional cookies, analytics tools and targeted advertising pixels (only with consent).

How We Use Your Information

We use collected data to:

  • Provide requested products/services
  • Personalize website experiences
  • Send relevant communications (with consent)
  • Ensure compliance with legal obligations and fraud prevention

We do not sell personal information.

Data Retention Policy

We retain data only as long as necessary:

  • Active accounts: While the account is active + 2 years
  • Marketing lists: Deleted upon opt-out or after inactivity (2 years).
  • After expiration, data is anonymized or securely deleted.

Your Rights

Under CCPA/CPRA (USA Residents):

  • Right to Know: Request disclosure of what data we collect, use and share
  • Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: Use our “Do Not Sell/Share” link to stop data transfers for targeted ads
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: You will not be penalized for exercising these rights

Under GDPR (EU Residents):

  • Access and Portability: Request a copy of your data
  • Rectification and Erasure: Request corrections or deletion
  • Restriction of Processing: Limit data use under certain conditions
  • Withdrawal of Consent: Opt out of non-essential processing at any time

Requests must be verified (identity checks apply) and fulfilled within 45 days (CPRA) or 30 days (GDPR). Appeals process available if denied

Cookies and Consent

We use a cookie consent management tool allowing users to:

  • Accept or decline cookies by category (functional, analytics, advertising)
  • Opt-out of cross-context behavioral advertising under CPRA

Data Sharing

We share data only with:

  • Service Providers: Bound by strict contracts restricting data use to business purposes (CPRA/GDPR Art. 28 compliance)
  • Legal Authorities: When required by law or valid legal request
  • Business Transfers: During mergers or acquisitions (with notice)

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Children Under Thirteen

DiPatterson.com does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, DiPatterson.com may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from DiPatterson.com or click on a link therein. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from DiPatterson.com, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button.

International Transfers

For EU data subjects, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and additional safeguards to ensure GDPR compliance when data is transferred outside the EU/EEA.

Security Measures

We employ:

  • SSL/TLS encryption
  • Limited access controls (authorized staff only)
  • Regular penetration testing and security audits
  • While we follow best practices, no system is 100% secure. If a breach occurs we will notify affected users within 72 hours (GDPR) or “without undue delay” (CPRA/state law).

HIPAA Statement

We are not a HIPAA-covered entity. Any incidental health-related data collected is solely for informational or service purposes, not medical care or treatment.

Changes to this Statement

DiPatterson.com reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact for Privacy Requests