PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: 03-07-2023

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This policy describes how BGB Worldwide, Inc. and other companies in our group (including but not limited to: BarbaraBrown.com, Whole Life Whole Health, LLC., Be Made Whole, The Ministry Centers, Barbara’s World, Light Up the Scriptures and Morning Magicals also referred to as “we” or “us”) will make use of your data to purchase services from our website (https://www.BarbaraBrown.com/). It also describes your data protection rights, including a right to object to some of the processing which BGB Worldwide, Inc. carries out.

BGB Worldwide, Inc. (“BGB”) owns and operates this BarbaraBrown.com website business.  All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” this “website” or this “site” shall be construed to mean BGB. 

This Privacy Policy describes our handling practices and how we collect and use the Personal Data (defined below) that you provide during your online and offline interactions with us.

Our Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of other companies and organizations who advertise our services, and who may use cookies, web beacons (pixel tags), and other methodologies to serve personalized ads. 

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) consisting of the EU, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, you have specific rights as described in this Privacy Policy. We may act as the controller if we collect Personal Data from you directly. We may also act as the processor if we process data transmitted from our subscribers that have contracted for access and use of our online services.

HOW WE MODIFY THIS PRIVACY POLICY 

We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and without prior notice, by posting an amended Privacy Policy that is always accessible by clicking on the “Privacy Policy” link on this site’s web pages. Your continued use of this site indicates your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy. 

Regarding Personal Data (defined below), if any modifications are materially less restrictive regarding our use or disclosure of the Personal Data previously disclosed by you, we will obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with respect to such information. 

  

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA UNDER THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using Personal Data described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

We may process your Personal Data because:

  • We need to perform a contract with you
  • You have given us permission to do so
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights
  • For payment processing purposes
  • To comply with the law

 

THE TYPES OF DATA WE COLLECT

Personal Data. 

“Personal Data” means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those data and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

Personal Data may include, but is not limited to:

  • First name and last name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Business name
  • Website URL
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City, Country
  • Your payment details (including your billing address or PayPal account or bank details, as appropriate)
  • Any Personal Data you post on our website
  • Any Personal Data you post on a social media platform
  • Data about how you use our website
  • Technical data such as your IP address, your login data, details about your browser, time zone settings and other technology on the device you use to access our website
  • Your marketing and communication preferences
  • Any information that you directly provide to us whether through our contact form, over the phone, by email or otherwise
  • Geo-location data
  • Cookies and Usage Data

Passively or Automatically Collected Data (“Usage Data”)

We may also collect information regarding how our service is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. 

Geo-Location Data.  If you are accessing a page from a computer or a mobile device, you may be asked to share your precise (GPS level) geo-location information with us so we can customize your experience when we work with a marketing partner such as a third-party service provider, advertiser, or advertising network and platform. If you agree to the collection of location data, in most cases, you will be able to turn off such data collection at any time by accessing the privacy settings of your mobile device.

  

HOW AND WHEN WE COLLECT DATA

Personal Data.  We collect Personal Data on the public areas of our site through opt-in forms. We may collect publicly available Personal Data posted publicly with social media profile information.

Your Communications with Us.  We collect your Personal Data on the public areas of this site if you complete any of our opt-in forms and/or participate in our follow-up.

Usage Data.  We collect Usage Data as you use the public areas of this site, including your interactions with emails we send, and via social media platforms, and services of our marketing partners.  This data may be passively or automatically collected (that is, gathered without your actively providing the information) using various analytics and reporting technologies, such as cookies, web beacons, locally stored objects, and mobile device identifiers and SDKs, and other similar methodologies as well as similar technologies developed in the future. (See below, SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS.)

  

HOW WE USE YOUR DATA

We may use your Personal Data collected from the public areas of this site if you complete any of our opt-in forms and/or participate in our follow-up.

We may use publicly available Personal Data posted on social media profile information including photos for purposes of assisting us, and our marketing partners with marketing and advertising activities and with contact management.

  

RETENTION OF DATA

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

  

TRANSFER OF DATA

We are located in the United States. Your submission of your Personal Data via this website will transfer your Personal Data to us.  We will not transfer your Personal Data outside the United States unless the transfer is made to a country or territory recognized by the EU as having an adequate level of data security, or is made with your consent, or is made to satisfy our legitimate interest regarding our contractual arrangements with our subscribers that have contracted for access and use of our online services.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of your data to us signifies your agreement with these transfers and storage of your data.

  

DISCLOSURE OF DATA

General Disclosure Policy.  We may share and disclose your Personal Data as described below. 

Affiliated Entities.  We may provide your Personal Data and Usage Data to any affiliated entities we may have, including our subsidiaries.  Affiliated entities are entities that we legally control (by voting rights) or that control us.

Service Providers.  We may provide access to your Personal Data and Usage Data to our trusted service providers that assist us with the operation and maintenance of this site.  For example, we may contract with third parties to host our servers, provide security, and optimization, analytics, reporting, and software maintenance and development services.  In addition, our service providers will be given access to your information only as is reasonably necessary to provide the services for which they are contracted.  

Successors.  If we sell or otherwise transfer part or all of our business or assets to another organization, such as in the course of an acquisition, merger, bankruptcy or liquidation, we may transfer your Personal Data and Usage Data. In such an event, we will require the buyer or transferee to agree to our commitments provided in this Privacy Policy.

Legal Process, Enforcement and Security Notice.  We may disclose your Personal Data and Usage Data if we have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary (i) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request (such as for example, to comply with a subpoena or court order), (ii) to detect, prevent, and address fraud or other illegal activity, and (iii) to investigate, respond to, or enforce violations of our rights or the security of this site. 

Marketing Partners.  We will send your direct marketing in relation to our relevant products and services, or other products and services provided by us, our affiliates and carefully selected partners, including Whole Life Whole Health, Juice Plus+, ASEA, AlkaViva, and others with whom we may associate. 

Data Controller. The data controller for your information is BGB. Your personal data may be shared with certain third-party agents in the course of fulfilling your request to receive information from us or third-party agents about products offered through these entities. A list of these entities appears below:

  • Infusion Software, Inc., 1260 South Spectrum Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85286, 866-800-0004
  • Whole Life Whole Health, LLC., Lake Dallas, TX, 75065, Info@WholeLifeWholeHealth.com
  • PayPal, Inc., 2211 North First Street, San Jose, California 95131, 888-221-1161
  • WishList Products, Inc., 1930 Village Center Circle #3-3766, Las Vegas, NV 89134, support@wishlistproducts.com
  • The Juice Plus+ Company, 140 Crescent Drive, Collierville, Tennessee, 38017, 800-347-6350
  • ASEA, LLC., Salt Lake City, UT 84121, 888-438-5971
  • AlkaViva, LLC., 8745 Technology Way, Ste. C, Reno, NV 89521, 775-324-2400

BGB’s websites contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. When you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to their site. We have no control over nor do we assume responsibility for the privacy policies, practices or content of any third-party site or its services. We advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site that you choose to visit.

With Your Consent.  We may share your Personal Data with other parties with your consent.

  

YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS UNDER THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We will take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
  • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data. 
  • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
  • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we have relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

 

SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS

In order to improve your experience, we may use “cookies.” Most major websites use cookies (small text files that are placed on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences) and they are an industry standard. You may decline the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your computer browser, by adding the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, by contacting us at info@BarbaraBrown.com, or by selecting the “Opt-out” button on the Registration Page. Our website uses Google Analytics which relays website traffic data and usage to Google servers located in the USA. Google Analytics does not identify users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. 

“Cookies” are tiny pieces of information stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies are also used to customize content based on your browser. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you want to disable cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to turn off cookies. Please remember, however, that cookies may be required to allow you to use certain features of our site.  

Flash Cookies – third-party cookies that use an Adobe Flash Media Player local shared object (LSO) – may be used along with other third-party cookies for purposes of crediting any purchase you may make on this site to one of our joint venture partners that may have referred you to us.  These cookies will be used for purposes of crediting sales to the referring joint venture marketing partner. Flash cookies are not the same as “browser cookies”.  The Adobe Flash Media Player is software that enables users to view content on their computers. Flash cookies are also accompanied by a browser cookie. If you delete the browser cookie, the Flash cookie may automatically create (or re-spawn) a replacement for the browser cookie.  

Web Beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs or clear gifs) are used to assist in delivering cookies, and they allow us to count users who have visited pages of our site. We may include Web Beacons in promotional e-mail messages or our newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon.

Locally Stored Objects – we may employ locally stored objects (“LSOs”) and other client-side storage tracking technologies in certain situations where they help to provide a better user experience, such as to remember settings, preferences and usage similar to browser cookies, or in order to target or help our Partners target ads, analyze ad performance, or perform user, website or market analytics. For LSOs utilized by Adobe Flash you can access Flash management tools from Adobe’s website:  –> http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html. In addition, some, but not all browsers, provide the ability to remove LSOs, sometimes within cookie and privacy settings. 

 

PERSONALIZED ADS

We and our partners may use cookies and other tracking and data collection methodologies discussed above to measure advertisement effectiveness and for other purposes that are disclosed in privacy policies. We have no access or control over these cookies and other tracking and data collection methodologies that may be used by our partners, and we have no responsibility or liability for the privacy policies and practices of these sites. 

For information in general about Google’s personalized ad campaigns, and specifically about information regarding DoubleClick cookies and how to control and manage Google’s advertising cookies for these campaigns, visit –> http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.

 For another Google resource for opting out of Google’s use of cookies, visit –> http://www.google.com/settings/ads.

 For information regarding how Google uses data when you use Google’s partners’ sites or apps, visit –> http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

 For an additional resource recommended by Google for opting out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies, visit –> http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Facebook may use cookies and other tracking and data collection methodologies to measure advertisement effectiveness and for other purposes that are disclosed in its own privacy policy. We have no access or control over these cookies and other tracking and data collection methodologies that may be used by our affiliates or partners, and we have no responsibility or liability for the privacy policies and practices of these sites.

For information in general about Google’s personalized ad campaigns, and specifically about information regarding DoubleClick cookies and how to control and manage Google’s advertising cookies for these campaigns, visit –> http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.

For another Google resource for opting out of Google’s use of cookies, visit –> http://www.google.com/settings/ads.

For information regarding how Google uses data when you use Google’s partners’ sites or apps, visit –> http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

For an additional resource recommended by Google for opting out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies, visit –> http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Managing Personalized Ads.  You can control the placement of cookies and other data collection methodologies for purposes of opting out.

Managing Cookies Via Your Browser.  You should note that although most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, you may be able to change your browser settings to cause your browser to refuse first-party or third-party cookies or to indicate when a third-party cookie is being sent.  However, disabling or limiting cookies may cause certain features of this website to not function properly or optimally. Check your browser’s “Help” files or other similar resources to learn more about handling cookies on your browser. In addition, visit –> http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

Managing Flash Cookies.  Flash cookies, also called local shared objects (LSOs), function similarly to standard cookies except that they are often larger and are downloaded to a computer or mobile device by the Adobe Flash Player. In some cases, these Flash cookies can be managed through browser settings. Adobe also provides a means of controlling Flash cookies on its Flash Player: Setting Manager page.

Network Advertising Initiative (NAI).  A number of companies that use cookies to collect information about your online activities are members of NAI, which offers a single location to opt out of receiving personalized ads from member companies. To opt out of information collection by NAI member companies, or to obtain information about the technologies they use or their own privacy policies, please visit the NAI consumer opt-out page: –> http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.

  

ANALYTICS

We may participate with third party analytics partners to monitor and analyze Web traffic and to keep track of user behavior on this site.

Google Analytics (Google) – 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 site, to prepare reports on its activities, and to share them with other Google services. Information collected: cookie and Usage Data. Visit their Privacy Policy at –> https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/?fg=1. You may opt-out of the Google Analytics service with the Google’s Browser Add-on that’s available at –> https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

  

DO NOT TRACK REQUESTS

Some Web browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Each browser communicates “Do Not Track” signals to websites differently, making it unworkable to honor each and every request correctly. In order to alleviate any communication error between browsers and this website, we do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals at this time. As the technology and communication between browsers and websites improves, we will reevaluate the ability to honor “Do Not Track” signals and may make changes to our policy.

  

DATA SECURITY 

We will implement reasonable and appropriate security procedures consistent with prevailing industry standards to protect data from unauthorized access by physical and electronic intrusion.  Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or method of data storage can be guaranteed 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your Personal Data by following generally accepted industry standards, we cannot ensure or warrant the absolute security of any information you transmit to us or archive at this site.

  

LANGUAGE

This policy is written in English. In the event of any conflict in interpreting or construing the terms of this policy, the English version shall prevail.

 

UPDATING PERSONAL DATA

Upon request, we will permit you to request or make changes or updates to your Personal Data for legitimate purposes. We request identification prior to approving such requests. We reserve the right to decline any requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require unreasonable time or effort of our technical or administrative personnel, or undermine the privacy rights of others. We reserve the right to permit you to access your Personal Data in any account you establish with this site for purposes of making your own changes or updates, and in such case, instructions for making such changes or updates will be provided where necessary.

  

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian who has discovered that your child under the age of 18 has submitted his or her Personal Data without your permission or consent, we will remove the information from our active list, at your request. To request the removal of your child’s information, please contact our site as provided below under “Contact Us,” and be sure to include in your message the same login information that your child submitted. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

 

CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA)

California Privacy Rights:  Under California Law SB 27, California residents have the right to receive, once a year, information about third parties with whom we have shared information about you or your family for their marketing purposes during the previous calendar year, and a description of the categories of personal information shared. To make such a request, please send an email to the email address provided in our contact information below and include the phrase “California Privacy Request” in the subject line, the domain name of the website you are inquiring about, along with your name, address and email address. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. We will respond to you within thirty days of receiving such a request.

 

REQUESTS ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION

To request information about third parties with whom we have shared information about you or your family for their marketing purposes during the previous calendar year, and a description of the categories of personal information shared, please send an email to the email address provided in our contact information below and include the phrase “My Information Request” in the subject line, the domain name of the website you are inquiring about, along with your name, address and email address. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. We will respond to you within thirty days of receiving such a request.

 

CONTACT US

To address your individual rights, or if you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: BGB Worldwide, Inc., Attention: Privacy Officer, 201 S. Shady Shores Dr., #1952, Lake Dallas, TX 75065 or by email: info@BarbaraBrown.com.

 

 

Privacy Policy effective date update, March 7, 2023, provided no further edits, no changes were required from the Privacy Policy of March 17, 2021. The update March 17, 2021 provided material modifications and clarifications regarding Personalized Ads, GDPR and CCPA compliance. It replaced the previous Privacy Policy dated January 27, 2021.