Privacy Policy

DHEW South, Inc. ("we," "our," or "us") operates playreflectconnect.com (the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site. We do business in Florida, United States, under the author group name Play Reflect Connect.

1. Information Collection and Use

While using our Site, hosted by Ionos, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Specifically, when you use our contact form to leave a comment, inquiry, or review regarding our book, Play Reflect Connect, we collect your:

• Name (or chosen display name)
• Email address

We use this information to respond to your correspondence and to manage user-submitted reviews.

2. User Reviews and Testimonials

If you submit a comment or review through our contact page, we may publicly feature your review on our Site. By submitting your feedback, you consent to our displaying your review alongside your provided name (or initials, depending on your preference). We will never display your email address publicly.

3. Cookies and Tracking Data

We do not use cookies for tracking purposes or behavioral advertising. Our website hosting provider, IONOS, may automatically collect certain technical information, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and access times, solely for website operation, security, and analytics. We do not use this information to personally identify visitors. 

4. External Links to Amazon

Our Site contains direct links to Amazon where Play Reflect Connect is available for purchase. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of Amazon. Once you leave our Site, any transactions or data you provide are governed exclusively by Amazon's privacy policy.

5. Data Storage and Third-Party Sharing

• No Selling of Data: We do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
• Service Providers: Your contact form submissions are processed through our website platform provider, IONOS, and our linked email system.
• Data Retention: We retain your name and email address only for as long as necessary to maintain communication or display your approved review.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website describes a book meant for young children, but our content and contact form are directed strictly at parents, educators, and adult readers. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

7. Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you, request that we fix inaccurate data, or request that we delete your email and remove any published reviews you previously submitted. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the email address below.  We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

8. Multi-Jurisdictional and California Privacy Rights (CCPA Notice)

Because playreflectconnect.com can be accessed globally, we acknowledge the data privacy rights of visitors across multiple jurisdictions.

If you are a resident of California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you specific rights regarding your personal information. As an informative website, our compliance includes the following provisions:

• Right to Know and Access: You have the right to request a disclosure of the specific categories of personal data we have collected (strictly limited to the name and email you provide via our contact form).
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of any personal information we have collected from you.
• No Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration, nor do we share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To submit a request to access or delete your data under these or other jurisdictional laws, please email us at prcteam@playreflectconnect.com.

9.  Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect the personal information you provide through our website.  However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically is completely secure, and we can not guarantee absolute security. 

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated Effective Date. 

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Entity Name: DHEW South, Inc. (Play Reflect Connect)
• Location: Florida, USA
• Email: prcteam@playreflectconnect.com

Please do not submit sensitive personal information (such as, financial information, Social Security numbers, or medical information) through our contact form.