Data Privacy Policy.
Last Updated: April, 15th, 2025
Welcome to Organic Chemistry Dating! We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This policy explains what personal information we collect about you, how we use it, and your rights under California law.
Information We Collect About You:
We collect the following categories of personal information directly from you when you join the email list:
Identifiers: Your First and Last Name, and Email address.
Protected Classification Characteristics Under California or Federal Law: Age and Gender Identity (as provided by you).
Sensitive Personal Information (SPI): Sexual Orientation (as provided by you).
Sources of Personal Information:
We collect all personal information directly from you when you sign-up for the email list.
How We Use Your Personal Information:
We may use the personal information we collect for the following business purposes:
To manage your membership and provide our services.
To communicate with you about club news, events, and important updates.
To personalize your experience by understanding the demographics of our membership.
To improve our services and website.
To detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity.
To comply with legal obligations.
Sharing Your Personal Information:
We do not share your personal information directly with other members. We do not accept requests for the contact information of any members.
We may disclose your personal information to the following categories of third parties:
Service Providers: Companies that provide services on our behalf, such as website hosting, email marketing, and analytics. We have contracts with these providers that require them to protect your personal information.
Legal Authorities: When required by law, legal process, or government request.
Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets.
Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information (SPI):
We collect your Sexual Orientation, which is considered Sensitive Personal Information (SPI) under the CPRA. We use this information solely to understand the demographics of our membership and to potentially tailor club activities and communications in a general way.
We do not use or disclose your SPI for purposes other than providing our services and understanding our membership demographics without your explicit consent.
Your California Privacy Rights:
As a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA and CPRA:
Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of the information, the purposes for collecting it, the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: You have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. You can exercise this right by contacting us at the email address below.
Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to direct us to only use your sensitive personal information (Sexual Orientation) for the limited purposes specified in this policy (providing services and understanding membership demographics). You can exercise this right by contacting us at the email address below.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.
Exercising Your California Privacy Rights:
To exercise your rights to know, delete, or correct your personal information, or to limit the use of your sensitive personal information, or to opt-out of sale or sharing, please contact us at:
Email: contact@organicchemistrydating.com
Only you, or a person that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
The verifiable consumer request must:
Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative.
Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.
Response Timing and Format:
We will endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.
Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request's receipt. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable.
Data Security:
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.
Cookies and Similar Technologies:
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions and analytics. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Changes to This California Privacy Policy:
We may update this California Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our website and update the "Last Updated" date.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions or concerns about this California Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
contact@organicchemistrydating.com
By using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this California Privacy Policy.