Privacy Policy

Birds of a Feather Matchmaking LLC

We at Birds of a Feather Matchmaking, LLC  ___ (“we,” “our,” or “Firm”) have created this privacy policy (“Policy”) to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting your personal information and informing you about how we handle it. This Policy applies to: (a) information we collect from when you are on this website; (b) information collected in email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this website, and (c) any information we collect when you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, provided those applications or advertisements include links to this Policy. 

This Policy does not apply to information collected by: (a) us offline or through any other means (including on any other website) or (b) any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through this website.

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you disagree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to this Policy. This Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. The date of the last modification will be visible at the top of the Policy. 

Age Restrictions

We restrict the use of our website to individuals aged eighteen and above. Therefore, please note that nowhere on the website do we knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children under eighteen. If you become aware that personal data about a person under eighteen has been provided to us, please immediately contact us using the details below. 

Third-Party Content and Links

The website may include content or links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking or enabling those links may allow third parties to collect or share your data. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit. 

Marketing Communications

By submitting your application, you are opting in to receive Firm’s marketing emails or messages. These periodic marketing messages can be either text messages or emails and will include, but not be limited to, general business updates, banner ads or special offers, promotional materials, newsletters, information, or special event information. In order to stop receiving marketing communications, follow the instructions provided on the website or in the email. 

IP Address 

Like most websites, we will automatically collect your IP address each time you visit our website. In order to administer and optimize the website for you, we use your IP address to help identify you and gather general demographic information about you.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We may collect, use, store, and transfer several different types of information from and about users of our website, including information: 

1. by which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted or otherwise individually known online or offline (“Personal Information”); and/or
2. that is about you but does not individually identify you, such as race, age, or gender.

We collect this information through several methods: 

1. information you directly provide yourself through registration, use, or subscription of any of our services or by taking part in any interactive features (including surveys, research, or any special events). This information mainly includes:
   1. contact information such as your name, email address, phone number, and address (“Contact Information”)
   2. sensitive information such as sexual preferences and experiences, billing information, political affiliation, union memberships, or any biometric information you provide us (“Sensitive Information”)
   3. other information such as birthday, communication preferences, place of work or education, personal interests and background, dating age range, photos, or any other information you share on the website (“General Personal Information”)
2. information about how you use the website, including information about what pages you view and how you generally browse on the website, may be automatically collected
3. information about your device and its software. This information may include:
   1. your IP address
   2. browser type
   3. Internet service provider
   4. platform type
   5. the site which you came from 
   6. the site you go to when leaving our website
   7. date and time stamp for being on our site
   8. cookies that identify your browser or account
   9. Additional information for mobile users may include:
      1. Unique mobile device numbers (such as device ID, IDFA, google AdID)
      2. Device type, model, and manufacturer
      3. Mobile device operating system information
      4. Mobile carrier
      5. Other apps you have downloaded
4. information collected through your communications with us, including email, comments posted on our third-party pages (such as Facebook, Instagram, or other social media pages), or messages you send us through those social media services. 
5. information collected through third-party social networking sites. If you connect our website to a third-party social networking site or other similar application,  you permit us to access and use information about you made available to us through or from that site or application. The information obtained by us varies by site/application and may be affected but can include information such as your name, profile picture, public profile, photos you are tagged in, videos, contacts, friends lists or followers. By using or linking our website through or with the social media site, you authorize us to collect, store, retain and use, in accordance with this Policy, any and all of your information that we have obtained from the site. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for, and have no control over, any applicable privacy settings on any social networking site. 
6. Information about your location through GPS, wi-fi, or other methods in order to obtain your location. We may also approximate your location through your IP address. 

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and other similar tracking methods (such as web beacons)(“Cookies”) to automatically collect information, measure and analyze which parts of our website you open, enhance your experience using the website, and, if applicable, provide you with targeted marketing on the website. A cookie is a small file placed on your computer’s hard drive. You may refuse to accept browser Cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our website. Additionally, some pages of our website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Firm, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity). 

Our service providers and business partners may collect information about your online activities on the website through Cookies by linking your website information and activity across all your devices. We do not control these third-parties tracking technologies or how they may be used. You should contact the responsible provider directly if you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content. 

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

1. to help us efficiently operate the website;

2. to help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our service and business;

3. process your registration on our website, including verifying your information to ensure its accuracy;

4. to determine who may be an ideal candidate for our services;

5. to contact you in connection with your transactions or activities on the website;

6. to present our website and its contents to you; 

7. to personalize your experience and customize content to your interests, including targeted offers and ads;

8. to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us;

9. to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;

10. to notify you about changes to our website or any products or services we offer or provide through it;

11. for our internal business purposes, such as data analysis, customer research, audits, fraud prevention, developing new products and/or features, enhancing the website, improving our services, identifying usage trends, and determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, including to inform our machine learning for purposes such as user engagement

12. to inform you of products, programs, services, or promotions that we believe may be of interest to you;

13. where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, such as to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law;

14. in any other way, we may describe when you provide the information; or

15. for any other purpose with your consent.

Why We Collect Your Information

1. to register you as a new member;

2. to maintain your profile;

3. to remember information so you will not have to re-enter it during your visit;

4. to efficiently and accurately provide you with services;

5. to manage our relationship with you;

6. to communicate any changes in our policies or inform you of any events;

7. to process all billing processes;

8. to administer and protect our business and members;

9. to deliver content and advertisements to you; 

10. to improve our website, services, marketing, and customer relationships;

11. to respond to law enforcement requests or government requirements;

12. to help us detect abuse, fraud, and illegal activity; 

13. to ensure that your information is valid;

14. to enforce our terms, conditions, and policies; or

15. for any other purposes disclosed to you when we collect your information. 

How We Share Your Information

We are committed to maintaining your trust, and while we do not sell personal information to third parties, we want you to understand when and with whom we may share the information we collect for business purposes. 

1. Service Providers and Business Partners. We share the categories of personal information listed above with service providers and business partners to help us perform business operations and for business purposes, including providing cooperative services, research, payment processing and transaction fulfillment, database maintenance, administering contests and special offers, technology services, deliveries, email deployment, advertising, analytics, measurement, data storage and hosting, disaster recovery, search engine optimization, marketing, and data processing. 

2. In Connection with a Sale, Merger, or Other Business Transfer. We may share your information in connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as a website sale, a merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.

3. For Legal Reasons. We may disclose your information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal processes, law enforcement requests, legal claims, or government inquiries and to protect and defend the rights, interests, safety, and security of the Firm, the website, our affiliates, users, or the public. We may also share your information to enforce any terms applicable to the website, to exercise or defend any legal claims, and comply with any applicable law. 

4. With Your Consent. We may share information for other purposes pursuant to your consent or with your further direction. In particular, we reserve the right to share your profile with partner matchmakers, if applicable, and with your consent. 

Contact Information

If you need to contact us regarding questions or concerns, please contact us using the information below: 

Email: info@birdsofafeathermatchmaking.com_

Your Rights

You may submit a request to access or delete the information we have collected about you by sending your request to us at the email or physical address provided in the Contact section at the bottom of this policy. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law and subject to proper verification. And we do not discriminate based on the exercise of any privacy rights that you might have.

Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information: 

1. Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may be inaccessible or malfunctioning.
2. Promotional Offers from the Company. If you do not wish to have your contact information used by the Company to promote our own or third parties products or services, you can opt-out by sending us an email stating your request to info@birdsofafeathermatchmaking.com. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions. This opt-out does not apply to information provided to the Company due to a product purchase, warranty registration, product service experience, or other transactions.

California Residents

This section applies to you if you are a resident of the state of California. California law requires us to disclose certain information regarding the categories of personal information we collect. For purposes of this section, “personal information” has the meaning provided by the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) and does not include information that is publicly available, that is deidentified or aggregated such that it is not capable of being associated with us, or that is excluded from the CCPA’s scope, such as personal information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, such as HIPAA, the FCRA, the GLBA or the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994. This section does not apply to information relating to our employees, contractors, applicants and other personnel. 

If you are a California resident, once a calendar year, you may be entitled to obtain information about personal information that we shared, if any, with other businesses for their own direct marketing uses. If applicable, this information would include the categories of customer information, as well as the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared customer information for the immediately prior calendar year. To submit such a request, contact us at: info@birdsofafeathermatchmaking.com

Your State Privacy Rights 

Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah each provide their state residents with rights to:

1. confirm whether we process their personal information;
2. access and delete certain personal information;
3. data portability; and 
4. opt-out of personal data processing for targeted advertising and sales.

Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia also provide their state residents with rights to:

1. correct inaccuracies in their personal information, taking into account the information’s nature processing purpose; or
2. opt-out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

To exercise any of these rights please email us at info@birdsofafeathermatchmaking.com. To appeal a decision regarding a consumer rights request please email us at info@birdsofafeathermatchmaking.com.

Data Security

While we have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from unauthorized access, the safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you, or where you have chosen, a password for access to certain parts of our website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. 

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the website home page. The date the Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our website and this Policy to check for any changes.

Last Modified: 07/11/2023