This Privacy Policy ("Policy") is provided by Cassandra Bankson LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), operating speaking.cassandrabankson.com ("Site"). This Policy describes our practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of personal information collected from visitors and users of our Site and speaking, booking, and educational services.
BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, PLEASE DISCONTINUE USE OF THIS SITE IMMEDIATELY.
This Policy applies to all personal information collected through: our website at speaking.cassandrabankson.com and all subdomains; contact forms, booking and inquiry forms, and email subscription forms; email communications with our team; cookies, pixels, and analytics tools deployed on our Site; and any other interaction with our digital properties. This Policy does not apply to third-party websites linked from our Site. We encourage you to review those sites' privacy policies independently.
We collect the following categories of personal information as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and comparable state privacy laws:
How we collect it. Direct submission: when you complete contact, booking, or email subscription forms. Automated collection: cookies, web beacons, pixels, and analytics tools collect data automatically when you browse our Site. Email communications: when you contact us directly by email. Third-party sources: publicly available information and data from analytics providers.
To respond to inquiries, booking requests, and service requests; to provide, manage, and improve our speaking, booking, and educational services; to send marketing and promotional communications with your prior consent; to analyze Site traffic, usage patterns, and user behavior to improve our Site; to detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity; to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal obligations; to enforce our Terms of Service and other agreements; to respond to law enforcement requests and legal process; and to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, or other business transaction.
We will not use personal information for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects without your explicit consent, as required under CPRA and applicable state laws.
Strictly necessary cookies: essential for Site functionality. Legal basis: legitimate interest. Cannot be disabled. Analytics/performance cookies: measure Site performance and user interactions. Legal basis: consent. Can be disabled. Functionality cookies: remember preferences and settings. Legal basis: consent. Can be disabled. Marketing/targeting cookies: track browsing to deliver relevant content. Legal basis: consent. Can be disabled.
You may manage cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. Note that disabling essential cookies may impair Site functionality. Where we use analytics tools such as Google Analytics, you may opt out at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Consent: where you have given clear consent for a specific purpose (e.g., marketing emails, non-essential cookies). Contract performance: where processing is necessary to provide services you have requested. Legitimate interests: where we have a legitimate business interest that is not overridden by your rights (e.g., Site security, fraud prevention, analytics). Legal obligation: where processing is required by law.
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information. We may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients: Service providers (email platforms, web hosting, analytics providers) under written data processing agreements with confidentiality obligations; professional advisors such as lawyers and accountants under professional confidentiality obligations; law enforcement and legal process when required by valid legal process, court order, subpoena, or applicable law; protection of rights when necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our Company, clients, or the public; business transfers in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of business assets, with 30 days advance notice to affected users where feasible; and with your consent for any other disclosure with your explicit prior written consent.
California residents have enforceable rights under California Civil Code Sections 1798.100–1798.199, including the right to know, the right to delete, the right to correct, the right to opt out of sale or sharing (we do not sell or share personal information), the right to limit use of sensitive information (we do not collect it), the right to data portability, the right to non-discrimination, and the right to opt out of automated decision-making (we do not engage in it). Response time: 45 days, extendable by an additional 45 days with notice. We verify identity before processing requests.
Other states. Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Florida, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws have rights including access, correction, deletion, portability, and the right to opt out of targeted advertising, sale, and profiling, with appeal rights where applicable. We respond within 45 days. Residents of all other U.S. states may submit requests and we will apply the most protective standards reasonably applicable regardless of your state of residence.
To exercise your rights, email [email protected] with the subject line "Privacy Rights Request for [Your State]" and include your full name, the email address used with our Site, the specific right you are exercising, and a description of your request. We verify identity by confirming the email address matches our records; for deletion or portability requests we may require additional verification. You may designate an authorized agent with written authorization. We do not charge a fee for verifiable requests unless excessive or repetitive.
Contact and booking form submissions: 2 years from last interaction (legitimate interest). Email subscriber data: until unsubscribe or deletion request (consent). Analytics data: 26 months (legitimate interest). Business records: 7 years (legal obligation). Security logs: 90 days (legitimate interest).
We use SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission, access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel only, regular security assessments, and vendor security requirements in data processing agreements. In the event of a data breach affecting your rights, we will notify affected individuals and relevant authorities as required by applicable law, including California Civil Code 1798.82 and comparable state breach notification laws.
This Site is operated from the United States. If you access it from outside the U.S., your personal information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. By using this Site you consent to this transfer. Our Site currently does not respond to Do Not Track ("DNT") browser signals as there is no uniform industry standard. This Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. 6501–6506, or from persons under 16 without verifiable parental consent as required under CPRA. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.
We will provide 30 days advance notice of material changes to this Policy by posting prominent notice on our Site and updating the effective date. Non-material changes are effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.
Privacy Officer:
Cassandra Bankson LLC
San Francisco Bay Area, California
[email protected]
Response time: 45 days
If you are unsatisfied with our response, you may file a complaint with the California Privacy Protection Agency (cppa.ca.gov), the California Attorney General (oag.ca.gov/privacy), the Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov/complaint), or your applicable state Attorney General or data protection authority.