COOKIE POLICY OF SHUGARTCONNECTIONS.COM

Cookies consist of portions of code installed in the browser that assist the Owner in providing the Service according to the purposes described. Some of the purposes for which Cookies are installed may also require the User's consent.

Where the installation of Cookies is based on consent, such consent can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

Technical Cookies and Cookies serving aggregated statistical purposes

  • ACTIVITY STRICTLY NECESSARY FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE SERVICE
    This Website uses Cookies to save the User's session and to carry out other activities that are strictly necessary for the operation of this Website, for example in relation to the distribution of traffic.
  • ACTIVITY REGARDING THE SAVING OF PREFERENCES, OPTIMIZATION, AND STATISTICS
    This Website uses Cookies to save browsing preferences and to optimize the User's browsing experience. Among these Cookies are, for example, those used for the setting of language and currency preferences or for the management of first party statistics employed directly by the Owner of the site.

Other types of Cookies or third parties that install Cookies

Some of the services listed below collect statistics in an anonymized and aggregated form and may not require the consent of the User or may be managed directly by the Owner - depending on how they are described - without the help of third parties.

If any third party operated services are listed among the tools below, these may be used to track Users’ browsing habits – in addition to the information specified herein and without the Owner’s knowledge. Please refer to the privacy policy of the listed services for detailed information.

  • ADVERTISING
    This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Website, possibly based on User interests.
    This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
    Some of the services listed below may use Cookies to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside this Website. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
    In addition to any opt out offered by any of the services below, the User may opt out of a third-party service's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
    Facebook Audience Network (Facebook, Inc.)
    Facebook Audience Network is an advertising service provided by Facebook, Inc. In order to understand Facebook's use of Data, consult Facebook's data policy.
    This Website may use identifiers for mobile devices (including Android Advertising ID or Advertising Identifier for iOS, respectively) and technologies similar to cookies to run the Facebook Audience Network service. One of the ways Audience Network shows ads is by using the User's ad preferences. The User can control this in the Facebook ad settings.
    Users may opt-out of certain Audience Network targeting through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or by following the instructions in other Audience Network related sections of this privacy policy, if available.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies, unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example) and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
    Google AdSense (Google Inc.)
    Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google Inc. This service uses the “Doubleclick” Cookie, which tracks use of this Website and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.
    Users may decide to disable all the Doubleclick Cookies by clicking on: google.com/settings/ads/onweb/optout.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
  • ANALYTICS
    The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
    Display Advertising extension for Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
    Google Analytics on this Website might use Google's Interest-based advertising, 3rd-party audience data and information from the DoubleClick Cookie to extend analytics with demographics, interests and ads interaction data.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
    Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) (Facebook, Inc.)
    Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) is an analytics service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects data from the Facebook advertising network with actions performed on this Website. The Facebook pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Audience Network.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
    Google Ads conversion tracking (Google Inc.)
    Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Inc. that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on this Website.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
    Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
    Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
    Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
    Google Analytics with anonymized IP (Google Inc.)
    Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
    Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
    This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. It works by shortening Users' IP addresses within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the complete IP address be sent to a Google server and shortened within the US.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
    Google Analytics for Firebase (Google LLC)
    Google Analytics for Firebase or Firebase Analytics is an analytics service provided by Google LLC.
    In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
    Firebase Analytics may share Data with other tools provided by Firebase, such as Crash Reporting, Authentication, Remote Config or Notifications. The User may check this privacy policy to find a detailed explanation about the other tools used by the Owner.
    This Website uses identifiers for mobile devices and technologies similar to cookies to run the Firebase Analytics service.
    Users may opt-out of certain Firebase features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or by following the instructions in other Firebase related sections of this privacy policy, if available.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies, unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example) and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
    LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Corporation)
    LinkedIn conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects data from the LinkedIn advertising network with actions performed on this Website.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
    WordPress Stats (Automattic Inc.)
    WordPress Stats is an analytics service provided by Automattic Inc.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
  • CONTENT PERFORMANCE AND FEATURES TESTING (A/B TESTING)
    The services contained in this section allow the Owner to track and analyze the User response concerning web traffic or behavior regarding changes to the structure, text or any other component of this Website.
    Google Website Optimizer (Google Inc.)
    Google Website Optimizer is an A/B testing service provided by Google Inc.
    Google may use Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • DISPLAYING CONTENT FROM EXTERNAL PLATFORMS
    This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and interact with them.
    This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
    Google Maps widget (Google Inc.)
    Google Maps is a maps visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
    YouTube video widget (Google Inc.)
    YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
    Vimeo video (Vimeo, LLC)
    Vimeo is a video content visualization service provided by Vimeo, LLC that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
    Google Calendar widget (Google LLC)
    Google Calendar widget is a calendar content visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • HEAT MAPPING AND SESSION RECORDING
    Heat mapping services are used to display the areas of a page where Users most frequently move the mouse or click. This shows where the points of interest are. These services make it possible to monitor and analyze web traffic and keep track of User behavior.
    Some of these services may record sessions and make them available for later visual playback.
    Crazy Egg (Crazyegg)
    Crazy Egg is a heat mapping service provided by Crazy Egg, Inc.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
  • HOSTING AND BACKEND INFRASTRUCTURE
    This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable this Website to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of this Website. Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
    SiteGround Hosting
    SiteGround Hosting is a hosting service provided by SiteGround Hosting Ltd. or by SG Hosting Inc., depending on the location this Website is accessed from.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; United States – Privacy Policy.
  • INTERACTION WITH DATA COLLECTION PLATFORMS AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES
    This type of service allows Users to interact with data collection platforms or other services directly from the pages of this Website for the purpose of saving and reusing data.
    If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service.
    Mailchimp widget (The Rocket Science Group LLC)
    The Mailchimp widget is a service for interacting with the Mailchimp email address management and message sending service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies, email address, first name, last name, phone number and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • INTERACTION WITH EXTERNAL SOCIAL NETWORKS AND PLATFORMS
    This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Website.
    The interaction and information obtained through this Website are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
    This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
    It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this Website isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.
    Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets (Pinterest)
    The Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform provided by Pinterest Inc.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
    LinkedIn button and social widgets (LinkedIn Corporation)
    The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the LinkedIn social network provided by LinkedIn Corporation.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
    Google+ +1 button and social widgets (Google Inc.)
    The Google+ +1 button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Google+ social network provided by Google Inc.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
    Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)
    The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • REMARKETING AND BEHAVIORAL TARGETING
    This type of service allows this Website and its partners to inform, optimize and serve advertising based on past use of this Website by the User.
    This activity is performed by tracking Usage Data and by using Cookies, information that is transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity.
    In addition to any opt out offered by any of the services below, the User may opt out of a third-party service's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
    Facebook Custom Audience (Facebook, Inc.)
    Facebook Custom Audience is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of this Website with the Facebook advertising network.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and email address.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
    Facebook Remarketing (Facebook, Inc.)
    Facebook Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of this Website with the Facebook advertising network.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
    LinkedIn Website Retargeting (LinkedIn Corporation)
    LinkedIn Website Retargeting is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects the activity of this Website with the LinkedIn advertising network.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
    Remarketing with Google Analytics (Google LLC)
    Remarketing with Google Analytics is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC that connects the tracking activity performed by Google Analytics and its Cookies with the Google Ads advertising network and the Doubleclick Cookie.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
    Google Ads Remarketing (Google LLC)
    Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC that connects the activity of this Website with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.
    Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.
  • SPAM PROTECTION
    This type of service analyzes the traffic of this Website, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.
    Google reCAPTCHA (Google Inc.)
    Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google Inc.
    The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google privacy policy and terms of use.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • TAG MANAGEMENT
    This type of service helps the Owner to manage the tags or scripts needed on this Website in a centralized fashion.
    This results in the Users' Data flowing through these services, potentially resulting in the retention of this Data.
    Google Tag Manager (Google LLC)
    Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google LLC.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

How to provide or withdraw consent to the installation of Cookies

In addition to what is specified in this document, the User can manage preferences for Cookies directly from within their own browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing Cookies.

Through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete Cookies installed in the past, including the Cookies that may have saved the initial consent for the installation of Cookies by this website.

Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

With regard to Cookies installed by third parties, Users can manage their preferences and withdrawal of their consent by clicking the related opt-out link (if provided), by using the means provided in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Notwithstanding the above, the Owner informs that Users may follow the instructions provided on the subsequently linked initiatives by the EDAA (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

Owner and Data Controller

Shugart Connections, LLC
PO BOX 100 - PMB 220
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760.935.3933
Owner contact email: info@shugartconnections.com

Since the installation of third-party Cookies and other tracking systems through the services used within this Website cannot be technically controlled by the Owner, any specific references to Cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, the User is kindly requested to consult the privacy policy for the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding the identification of technologies based on Cookies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of Cookies by this Website.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Website (or third-party services employed in this Website), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Website, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.

User

The individual using this Website who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Website.

This Website (or this Application)

The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service

The service provided by this Website as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookies

Small sets of data stored in the User's device.

Legal information

Notice to European Users: this privacy statement has been prepared in fulfillment of the obligations under Art. 10 of EC Directive n. 95/46/EC, and under the provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC, as revised by Directive 2009/136/EC, on the subject of Cookies.

This privacy policy relates solely to this Website.

Latest update: July 24, 2018