Privacy Policy
Last Updated August 26th, 2024 Legal/Privacy/Terms
Privacy Policy
Introduction
Vista Verde Dental Partners, LLC (collectively referred to herein as “Britely”, “we”, “our”, “Our Office”, or “us”) recognizes the importance of protecting personal information we may collect from clients, website visitors and any other individual (“you”, or “your”). This Privacy Policy applies to data collected by Britely and applies to your use of our website, https://livebritely.com/, (the “Site”), and through our interactions with individuals by email, telephone, or other means.
Our Privacy Policy explains: (1) what information we collect; (2) why we collect it; (3) how we use that information; (4) how we may share it; and (5) the rights you may have.
Residents in California, Colorado, and Florida should refer to the body of this Privacy Policy as well as the “Jurisdiction-Specific Notices” section below for additional information that may be applicable to them.
Please familiarize yourself with our privacy practices and let us know if you have any questions. By using the Site, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please submit a request to contact@livebritely.com.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information, including personal information, to provide better services to you. We use the term “personal information” to refer to any information that identifies or can be used to identify you. Common examples of personal information include: name, email address, digital identifier, such as your IP address, information about your device, and certain metadata.
The personal information which we collect includes, but is not limited to, the following circumstances and data elements:
Generally
- If you express an interest in obtaining additional information about our services, request customer support, request more information, use our “Email Britely” feature or similar features on the Site, or download certain content, we may require that you provide to us your contact information, such as your name, phone number, email address, and the type of service you are interested in;
- If you report a problem or have a question about our Site, you may provide us with contact information, such as a phone number or email address;
- If you communicate with our team (such as via email or phone), we may collect information about you and other information that you provide;
- If you provide us with any personal information relating to other individuals, you represent that you have the authority to do so and acknowledge that it will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy; if you believe that your personal information has been provided to us improperly, or to otherwise exercise your rights relating to your personal information, please contact us.
Social Media. If you post information on our webpage on a social media platform, we may use the information to respond, to promote our business and services, and in the normal course of our business operations. We may collect your personal information, such as your social media username, and other personal characteristics that you have made publicly available on the social media website. Note that the third-party operators of social media websites also receive such information, and their use of your personal information is governed by their own privacy policies.
Automated Data Collection: Cookies & Similar Technologies. We and our partners use various technologies to collect and store information when you visit one of our Site or open one of our emails, and this may include using cookies or similar technologies to identify your browser or device. These similar technologies include web beacons and web server logs. We also use these technologies to collect and store information when you interact with services from our partners, such as advertising services.
We use cookies and similar technologies (referred to herein simply as “cookies”) to facilitate and improve the performance and security of our Site and to enhance user experience .
The Site may utilize or permit several different categories of cookies , as follows:
- Essential cookies – These cookies are essential for the proper operation of the Site. For example, they may facilitate page navigation or assist with security checks.
- Functional/preference cookies – These cookies allow us to remember your preferences (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and allow us to make the Site experience better for you.
- Advertising/marketing cookies – These cookies are used to highlight articles, other content, or services that we (or in some cases a third party) believe will be of interest to you based to some extent on your use of the Site. These cookies involve sharing for targeted advertising purposes under certain state laws.
- Analytics/performance cookies – These cookies help us understand how our Site performs, how visitors interact with the Site, and whether there may be technical issues. These cookies also allow us to analyze how visitors use our Site and to measure website performance, and they also allow us to provide a quality experience by customizing our offering and quickly identifying and addressing issues that arise. Use of these cookies may constitute a “sale” of personal information under certain state laws.
In addition, we may allow third parties to serve cookies to help identify fraudulent or automated traffic on the Site. We may use third-party cookies to help us with market research, improving functionality, and enforcing Site terms and policies. For example, like many companies, we use Google Analytics to help us evaluate our website traffic. You can see how Google Analytics uses cookie information across various websites by visiting https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, or any successor webpage that Google may provide.
You may be able to change a web browser’s settings to block and delete cookies when you access a Site through that web browser. However, if you do that, the Site may not work properly; also, we will still receive basic information (such as last URL visited) when you navigate to the Site. Britely does not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals or similar signals, unless required by applicable law.
2. How We Use Information We Collect
We use the personal information we collect from our Site to provide, maintain, and improve the Site, to our services, and to protect our company and you. We also use your personal information in ways that are compatible with the business and commercial purposes for which it was collected or authorized by you, including for the following purposes:
- To present, operate, or improve the Site and our services, including analysis of Site activity;
- To inform you about the services available from Britely;
- To authorize access to our Site;
- To personalize your experience to deliver content and products that most interest you;
- To improve our customer service;
- To respond to your questions, comments, and requests and to provide support to you;
- To ask for ratings and reviews of our services;
- To follow up with you (such as via email, text message, or voice inquiries);
- To comply with all applicable legal requirements; and
- To investigate possible fraud or other violations of our Site’s service terms or this Privacy Policy and/or attempts to harm you.
3. Our Disclosures of Information
We may disclose any of the categories of personal information listed above for our business and commercial purposes as described below.
Legal and Similar Purposes. We may disclose your personal information for legal reasons. Specifically, we will share personal information with companies, organizations or individuals outside of Britely if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:
- meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request;
- enforce Site’s service terms, including investigation of potential violations;
- detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; or
- protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Britely, you, or the public as required or permitted by law.
Merger, sale, or other asset transfers. We may disclose your personal information in the event of a business transfer. If we establish a new related entity, are acquired by or merged with another organization, or if substantially all of our assets are transferred to another organization, personal information about our users is often a transferred business asset. In the event that Britely itself or substantially all of our assets are acquired, personal information about our users may be one of the transferred assets.
4. Terms of Services
The terms, conditions, and guidelines associated with the use of the services (the “Services”) provided by Our Office are set forth in this Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before you use the Services. By using the Services you (“you” or “your,” as appropriate) agree to abide by the terms, conditions, and guidelines set forth in this Privacy Policy. Please note that Our Office may update or change this Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. USE OF THE SERVICES AFTER SUCH CHANGES HAVE TAKEN EFFECT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF ALL CHANGES. Please also note that if Our Office determines at any time that you have abused or violated any of these terms, conditions and guidelines, Our Office reserves the right to terminate the Site and Services immediately without notice.
5. Links to Third-Party Sites
Some of the links on the Site will allow you to leave the Site. Third-party sites to which the Site may link (“Third-Party Linked Sites”) are not in any way under Our Office’s control, and Our Office DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SERVICES, GOODS OR OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON SUCH THIRD-PARTY LINKED SITES OR FOR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. Absent express language to the contrary, Our Office does not intend links contained on the Site to be referrals to, or endorsements of, the Third-Party Linked Sites or the entities that operate them, and such links are provided for convenience only.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
In using the site and/or any third party linked site you agree that all information and services in such sites are provided “As is, as available” without warranty, express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, or non-infringement, or warranties arising by course of dealing or custom of trade. You agree that you use the site and/or any third party linked site at your own risk. You further agree that our office and any other party involved in creating and delivering the contents or services of the site and/or third party linked sites have no liability for direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages with respect to the information, services or content contained on or otherwise accessed through such sites. You accept the fact that our office is only providing you with access to content and services and that it disclaims all warranties relating to and any and all liability arising from such content or services. We cannot and do not assume any responsibility for your illegal, unauthorized, or improper use of information transmitted, monitored, stored or received using the site or the services. Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties. Therefore, only if required by applicable law, some or all of the exclusions or limitations above may not apply to you.
7. General Disclaimer
The site, all third party linked sites, and all services and materials provided in such sites, are provided to you on an “As is, with all faults” basis, and your use such sites, services, and materials is at your own risk. Neither our office nor its affiliates, partners, agents, or licensors, if any, make any representation or warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, or non-infringement, or warranties arising by course of dealing or custom of trade. Neither our office nor its affiliates, partners, agents, or licensors, if any, make any representation or warranty that any content is accurate, complete, appropriate, reliable, or timely. Neither our office nor its affiliates, partners, agents, or licensors, if any, make any representations or warranties that your access to and use of the site (1) will be uninterrupted or error-free, (2) is free of viruses, unauthorized code, or other harmful components, (3) is year 2000 ready or compliant, (4) is secure, or (5) will be available at any time or from any location. Neither our office nor its affiliates, partners, agents, or licensers, if any, makes any warranty or representation regarding (1) the results that may be obtained from the use of the services or the site, (2) any goods or services purchased or obtained through the services or the site, or (3) that any defects in the site will be corrected. You are responsible for taking all precautions you believe necessary or advisable to protect you against any claim, damage, loss or hazard that may arise by virtue of your use of the site. Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties. Therefore, only if required by applicable law, some or all of the exclusions or limitations above may not apply to you. Limitation of liability in no event will our office, any of its partners, providers, affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives (collectively the “Covered parties”), be liable for any damages (including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages or damages resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption) arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of the site, the services available on the site, any web sites linked to such services, the materials or information contained at any or all such sites or at bulletin boards available through such sites, or the content anywhere on the internet. This limitation of liability applies to all claims or damages arising from the circumstances described in this paragraph regardless of whether any such claim is based on warranty, contract, infringement, defamation, misappropriation or any other tort or legal theory and regardless of whether our office has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitation of liability. Therefore, only if required by applicable law, some or all of the exclusions or limitations above may not apply to you.
8. License to Our Office
By posting messages, uploading files, inputting data, or engaging in any other form of communication through the Services, you are granting Our Office and its affiliated entities a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted, transferable, worldwide license to:
- Use, copy, adapt, transmit, retransmit, distribute, creative derivative works of, and/or publicly or digitally perform or display any such communication.
- Sublicense to third parties the unrestricted right to exercise any of the foregoing rights granted with respect to the communication.
The foregoing grants shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such communication, including but not limited to rights under copyright, trademark, servicemark, patent laws or the intellectual property laws under any relevant jurisdiction
9. Prohibited Use
The Services may include access to bulletin boards, which allow users to post messages and interact with other users. You understand that Our Office has no obligation to monitor the bulletin boards, the Site, or Third-Party Linked Sites. However, Our Office reserves the right at all times to disclose any information posted by you or any other user as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or material, in whole or in part, that in Our Office’s sole discretion is objectionable or in violation of these terms and conditions.As a user of the site, you agree to use the Services only for lawful purposes. Use of the Services for transmission, distribution, retrieval or storage of any information, data, or other material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited.
You also agree not to use the Services to:
- Use or transmit any material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, or other intellectual property right without proper authorization
- Harass others by spamming
- Threaten, harass, defame, embarrass or distress any other person or group
- Distribute computer viruses, worms, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system without the owner’s consent
- Use “auto-responders,” “cancel-bots,” or other similar mechanisms that generate excessive network traffic
- Post or send any unlawful, harmful, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, vulgar or otherwise objectionable material
- Post, send or relay any unsolicited advertising
- Post or send any chain letters or pyramid schemes
- Post or send any fraudulent or misleading offers of products, items, loans, or other services
- Post any misleading, inaccurate or fraudulent information. Post any junk emails
- Post any duplicative or unsolicited messages
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent
- Create a false identity or forged email address or header or otherwise attempt to mislead others as to the identity of the sender or the origin of the message or
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the service through login password mining or any other means.
10. Termination of Site Access
Our Office may terminate the Services and access to this Site at any time without notice in its sole discretion. In the event of a termination, the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in this Privacy Policy shall survive. Users who violate this Privacy Policy may additionally incur criminal and/or civil liability. Our Office may refer violators to civil or criminal authorities for prosecution and will cooperate fully with applicable government authorities in connection with its investigations of any suspected civil or criminal violations.
11. Trademarks
The trademarks appearing on the Site, including those of Our Office are the property of their respective owners. Our Office’s trademarks may be used only with the express written permission of Our Office. The design and layout of the Site, and all other Websites owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by Our Office or its subsidiaries, if any, are protected as trade dress and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound, image, or animation from the Site.
12. Copyright
All materials on the Site are copyrighted and are protected under state and federal law, as well as international treaties and the copyright laws of other countries. Our Office’s materials may not be reproduced, copied, distributed, adapted, displayed, edited, published, transmitted, or downloaded in any way without Our Office’s express written permission. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Our Office.
13. General
You may create a bookmark in your browser to the home page of the Site. All rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved to us. No other rights or licenses, whether express, implied, arising by estoppels, or otherwise are conveyed or intended by this Agreement.
14. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Our Office, its telecommunications providers and service providers and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents, if any, from any and all third-party claims, liability, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees) due to or arising from (i) your use of the Services and/or the Site, (ii) any content you post, email, transmit, or relay by use of the Services or to Our Office, a Third-Party Linked Site, and/or the Site, (iii) your violation of the Privacy Policy, or (iv) your infringement of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
15. Changes to the Site and Service
Our Office reserves the right to change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Services or the Site at any time, including the availability of any of the Site features, delivery services, databases or content. Our Office may also impose limits on features or restrict access to parts of the Site.
16. General Terms
If any provision(s) of the Privacy Policy is found to be contrary to law, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties with the other provisions remaining in full force and effect. Our Office’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Privacy Policy shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by Our Office in writing. The section titles of the Privacy Policy are solely used for the convenience of the parties and have no legal or contractual significance. The Privacy Policy constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of the Privacy Policy will be effective only if expressly made in writing and signed by Our Office.
17. Jurisdiction-Specific Notices
California Residents.
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CCPA”), California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes Californians’ rights and explains how California residents can exercise those rights.
Personal Information Collected Related to California Residents
During the last twelve (12) months, we have collected the following categories of personal information from California consumers. Some of the categories of information collected specifically concerns our employees or contractors as opposed to consumers who purchase our products.
Please see our “Automated Data Collection” section of this Policy for information about the collection and use of personal information by third parties who process information collected by cookies and related technologies that we permit them to use on the Site. Except as set forth in the “Information We Collect” section, Britely does not seek to collect any “sensitive personal information” (as defined by the CCPA).
Category | Examples of Type of Personal Information We Collect | Sold or Shared | Criteria used to determine retention periods | Disclosed To |
Personal identifiers | First and last name, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, social media handle, user name | As to personal information automatically collected on our Site, such information may be sold and shared to our marketing partners and analytics providers; otherwise, not sold or shared | The duration of our relationship with you; the length of time necessary to complete a transaction; whether your personal information is a sensitive type; whether you specifically consented to retain the data; and our legal, contractual or similar obligations to retain or delete the data | Service providers, advertising and marketing partners, analytics providers |
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) | Name, address, telephone number, Social Security number, bank account number, medical information, health insurance information, other financial information | Not sold or shared | Same as above | Service providers |
Financial information | Bank account information | Not sold or shared | Same as above | Service providers |
Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement | Sold and shared | Same as above | Service providers, advertising and marketing partners, analytics providers |
Professional or employment-related information | Business name, and business address | Not sold or shared | Same as above | Service providers |
Rights Specific to California Residents
Under the CCPA, a California resident has the following rights: (1) to request additional information about our data collection, use, disclosure, and sales practices in connection with your personal information; (2) to request the specific personal information collected about you during the previous 12 months; (3) to request the deletion of the personal information we have about you, with exceptions; (4) to request a restriction on certain processing of personal information; (5) to request correction of inaccurate information; and (6) to opt-out of the selling or sharing or personal information, as defined by the CCPA. You may not be discriminated against for exercising your California privacy rights. You may submit a request to exercise your rights under the CCPA through one of two means:
- Submit a request via email at contact@livebritely.com.
- Call 1-888-884-6752 to submit a request.
You may also designate an agent to exercise your privacy rights on your behalf. In order to designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, you must provide a valid power of attorney, the requester’s valid government-issued identification, and the authorized agent’s valid government issued identification.
Upon receiving your request, we will confirm receipt of your request by sending you an email/confirming receipt. To help protect your privacy and maintain security, we may take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to the information. In some instances, such as a request to delete personal information, we may first separately confirm that you would like for us to in fact delete your personal information before acting on your request.
We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable and consistent with any applicable laws. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that account. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. You may authorize another individual or a business registered with the California Secretary of State, called an authorized agent, to make requests on your behalf through these means. We may have a reason under the law why we do not have to comply with your request, or why we may comply with it in a more limited way than you anticipated. If we do, we will explain that to you in our response.
California residents are entitled to contact us to request information about whether we have disclosed personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. Under the California “Shine the Light” law, California residents may opt-out of our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. You may choose to opt-out of the sharing of your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes at any time by submitting a request to contact@livebritely.com. California users may request further information about our compliance with this law by contacting us at contact@livebritely.com. section.
Colorado Residents
Colorado residents have certain rights around Britely’s collection, use, and sharing of their Personal Data. For the purposes of this section only, “Personal Data” means information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual and does not include de-identified data or publicly available information.
Britely does not sell your Personal Data. Britely engages in “targeted advertising” as that term is defined in the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”). Britely does not collect “Sensitive Data” as that term is defined in the CPA.
Under the CPA and subject to certain exceptions, Colorado residents may have the following rights with respect to our processing of their Personal Data:
- Right to Access:You may have the right to know and confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Data and the right to access such Personal Data.
- Right to Correction:You may have the right to correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and the purposes of the processing of your Personal Data.
- Right to Deletion:You may have the right to delete the Personal Data provided to us by you.
- Right to Data Portability:You may have the right to obtain a copy of the Personal Data that you previously provided to us in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit your Personal Data to another controller without hindrance, where the processing is carried out by automated means.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale, Targeted Advertising, and Profiling:You may have the right to opt out of (a) the sale of your Personal Data, (b) or our processing of it for purposes of targeted advertising, or (c) our use of it for profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effect concerning you. To exercise your opt-out rights, email us at contact@livebritely.com or call us at 1-888-884-6752. We do not use Personal Data for profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effect concerning you.
- Right to Appeal:If we decline to take action regarding your request, you may have the right to appeal. We will notify you providing our reasons and instructions for how you can appeal the decision. You have the right to contact the Colorado Attorney General if you have concerns about the result of the appeal.
You may exercise your rights listed above by emailing us at contact@livebritely.com or call us at 1-888-884-6752.