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Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your information

Last Updated: August 1, 2022

Introduction

Tennessee Firefly, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects and processes information when you visit our website (tnfirefly.com) or engage with our related services. This Privacy Policy describes how your information is collected, used, and shared.

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

Summary of Key Points

This summary provides key points from our privacy notice. Read the full notice below for more details.

  • What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us, the choices you make, and the features you use.
  • Do we process sensitive personal information? No. We do not process sensitive personal information.
  • Do we receive information from third parties? No.
  • How do we process your information? To provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, prevent fraud, and comply with the law.
  • How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical measures in place to protect your data, though no transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
  • What are your rights? Depending on where you live, applicable privacy law may grant you specific rights regarding your personal information.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Email addresses
  • Names and contact information
  • Social media login data (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our site, we may automatically collect:

  • IP addresses
  • Browser and device characteristics
  • Operating system information
  • Language preferences
  • Log and usage data
  • Device identification numbers
  • Location data (GPS-based or IP-based)

How We Use Your Information

We process your data to:

  • Deliver requested services
  • Manage orders and payments
  • Request feedback
  • Send marketing communications
  • Improve services and user experience
  • Comply with legal obligations

Information Sharing

Your data may be shared during a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

Social Login

When you register via social media platforms, we receive profile information from your social media provider, which may include your name, email address, friends list, and profile picture.

Data Retention

No purpose in this notice will require us to keep your personal information for longer than 6 months. After that period, data is either deleted, anonymized, or securely isolated from further processing.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using our Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of a minor and consent to such minor’s use of the Services.

Your Rights

You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time. You may withdraw consent for data processing and unsubscribe from marketing communications via links in our emails.

The easiest way to exercise your rights is by filling out our data subject request form, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

EEA/UK Residents

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm. If you are located in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent by contacting us using the contact details provided in the “Contact Us” section below.

Opting out of marketing communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the emails we send, or by contacting us. You will then be removed from the marketing lists.

California Residents

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with our Services, you have the right to request the removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services.

Do-Not-Track

At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.

Policy Updates

We reserve the right to modify this privacy notice at any time. We encourage you to review this page periodically for updates.

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at info@tnfirefly.com or by post to:

The Tennessee Firefly, LLC
P.O. BOX 680231
Franklin, TN 37068
United States