Privacy Policy

Introduction

We at Florida Home Services Magazine (the publishers of the magazine and operators of this website) are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect from you, how we use and safeguard that information, and your rights regarding your data. By using our magazine and website (collectively, the “Service”), you agree to the practices described in this policy. We comply with applicable data protection laws (including GDPR and CCPA) to ensure your personal information is handled lawfully and transparently. This Service is intended for adults (18 years and older) and is not directed to minors.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our magazine and website:

Information You Provide Directly: This includes personal details such as your name, email address, postal address, and contact information that you voluntarily provide. For example, you may give us this information when you subscribe to our magazine, sign up for newsletters, create an account, fill out contact forms, or communicate with us. We will also collect any content you submit (such as comments, inquiries, or survey responses) as part of using our Service.

Demographic and Age Information: We may collect your age or date of birth (or simply a confirmation that you are 18 or older) to ensure compliance with our age restrictions. This magazine and website are intended for individuals 18 years of age or older, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. (See the Children’s Privacy section below for more details.)

Usage Data and Device Information: When you use our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing actions through cookies and similar technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages viewed, date/time of visits, and referring website. We collect this data to understand how users interact with our site, to improve our content and layout, and to resolve technical issues if they arise.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and gather analytics about our readership. For instance, we utilize cookies to remember your preferences and analyze website traffic (e.g. via Google Analytics). These technologies help us understand which content is most popular and how users navigate our site, enabling us to make improvements. You have choices regarding cookies – see Cookies and Tracking below for more information.

Aggregated Data: We may also derive aggregated statistics from your information. For example, we might aggregate data to determine the total number of readers in a particular region or the overall usage patterns on our site. Aggregated data does not identify you personally and is not considered personal information under data protection laws.

We do not intentionally collect any sensitive personal information (such as social security numbers, financial account details, or information about your health, race, or religion) through our magazine or website. We ask that you refrain from submitting such sensitive data. If you do provide it for any reason, it will be subject to the protections of this Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various legitimate purposes, including:

Providing and Improving Our Services: To deliver the magazine content you subscribe to (whether in print or digital form), maintain your account, and personalize your experience on our website. For example, we may use your information to remember your preferences or settings and to ensure our content is presented in the most effective manner for your device. We also analyze usage data to improve our editorial offerings and website functionality.

Communication: To communicate with you about your subscriptions, orders, or inquiries. This includes sending you administrative emails (e.g. confirmation of your subscription or responses to questions you send us) and important service announcements. We may also send you our email newsletter or updates about new articles, issues, or features if you have opted to receive such communications. (You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time – see Your Rights below.)

Marketing and Promotional Purposes: With your consent or as otherwise permitted by law, we may use your contact information to send you special offers, promotions, or information about new features and events related to Legacynk or our partners. We do not share your personal contact details with third-party companies for their own marketing without your consent. Any marketing we conduct is primarily within the Legacynk ecosystem (i.e., our magazine and related offerings).

Advertising and Sponsorship Metrics: We may use aggregated, non-personal data about our audience to attract and inform potential advertisers or sponsors. For example, we might tell a prospective advertiser that "we have X thousand subscribers, with a large portion in North America" to demonstrate our reach. This information will never identify you personally – it’s statistical data used to represent our readership as a whole. We do not disclose individual user information to advertisers, only anonymized or aggregated insights.

Site Analytics and Development: We use usage data and cookie data to understand how our website is used. This helps us debug issues, secure our systems, and develop new features or content. For instance, knowing which articles are most read or how users navigate the site guides our editorial and site design decisions.

Legal and Security Purposes: We may process personal information as necessary to comply with legal obligations (such as maintaining records, preventing fraud, or responding to lawful requests by public authorities). We also use data to protect our rights and the rights of our users, such as investigating misuse of the website, potential violations of our Terms of Service, or security breaches. If necessary, information may be used to enforce our legal agreements or to prevent harm, such as addressing fraudulent activities or threats to safety.

Our use of your personal data will always be for legitimate business purposes, and often we rely on different legal bases to do so (for example, your consent for sending newsletters, our contractual obligation to fulfill a magazine subscription, or our legitimate interest in analyzing and improving our services). If we seek to use your information for any purpose that is incompatible with those above, we will inform you or seek your consent as required.

How We Share Your Information

We understand the importance of your personal information and we do not sell your personal data to third parties. In general, we will not share your personal contact information (such as your email or phone number) with any company outside of the Legacynk ecosystem without your explicit permission. “Legacynk ecosystem” refers to Legacynk and any affiliated entities or service providers that assist us in operating our magazine and website. There are certain circumstances where we may disclose or share your information, as outlined below:

Within Legacynk and Affiliates: If our magazine is part of a group of related companies or if we have affiliates, we may share information among our family of companies for purposes consistent with this Policy. This is limited to entities under common ownership or control with Legacynk.

Service Providers and Partners: We use trusted third-party companies to perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data storage, email delivery, payment processing, analytics, and customer support tools. These service providers are given access to the personal information necessary for them to perform their functions, but they are contractually bound to protect your data and use it only for providing services to Legacynk. For example, our website is hosted on the Legacynk platform, which is a white-labeled service built on the GoHighLevel platform, and our data may be stored on secure cloud servers as part of that service. All such providers must adhere to strict data protection standards (including encryption of data at rest and in transit) and cannot use your data for their own purposes.

Aggregated or Anonymized Data: As noted, we may share aggregated statistics about our user base with third parties such as prospective advertisers, sponsors, or partners. For instance, we might disclose that "20% of our online readers come from Europe" or share general readership trends. This information contains no personal identifiers, and does not identify any individual user. Sharing such non-personal data helps us demonstrate the reach and demographics of our magazine while respecting individual privacy.

Legal Compliance and Protection: We may disclose personal information if we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or request (for example, in response to a court order, subpoena, or law enforcement inquiry). We may also share information if needed to enforce our Terms of Service or other agreements, to investigate or defend against third-party claims, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Legacynk, our employees, our users, or the public. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud prevention or security mitigation.

Business Transfers: If Legacynk or the magazine undergoes a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, reorganization, or sale of assets, user information (including personal data) may be among the assets transferred to the successor entity. We would ensure that any such successor is bound by confidentiality obligations and this Privacy Policy (or one with comparable protections). We will notify you (for example, via a notice on our website or email) of any change in ownership or new use of your personal information, as required by law.

With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, we will seek your consent if we ever need to share your personal information with third parties for purposes not covered by this Privacy Policy. For instance, if we ever consider partnering with an external organization to offer a joint promotion, we would give you the choice to participate and share your info, rather than doing so automatically. We aim to give you control over if and how your data is shared.

Importantly, we do not disclose your usage or browsing information to advertisers except in an aggregated form that cannot personally identify you. We do not share, rent, or sell mailing lists or email lists to outside marketers. In addition, we do not “sell” personal information as defined under California law, nor do we share it for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes without permission (so a “Do Not Sell or Share” request is honored by default, as we do not engage in those practices).

Cookies and Tracking

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store data that can be recalled by a web server in the domain that placed the cookie. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website for a few reasons:

Essential Cookies: Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. For example, if our site has login functionality or a shopping cart for subscriptions, certain cookies keep you logged in or remember your selections. These cookies do not collect personal data for marketing, but without them the site might not work correctly.

Analytics Cookies: We use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) that set cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. This information includes things like which pages are visited, how long users stay, how they got to our site, and what they click on. We use these insights to improve our content and user experience. The data collected by these analytics cookies is aggregated and does not directly identify individual visitors. Google Analytics may set its own cookies; however, Google only provides us with aggregated information. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, or by adjusting your browser settings as described below.

Functional Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings to provide a more personalized experience. For example, they might recall your preferred language, or that you’ve already completed a survey so we don’t prompt you again.

Advertising and Third-Party Cookies: Our magazine website currently does not host third-party banner ads that track you, nor do we serve personalized ads based on your browsing behavior outside our site. However, if in the future we partner with advertisers or use advertising networks, they may employ cookies or similar technologies to deliver targeted ads on our site or measure their effectiveness. We will update this policy and seek any necessary consent if we introduce such practices. Additionally, if our site includes embedded content from social media or video platforms (like an embedded YouTube video or a social media share button), those third-party services may set cookies of their own. We do not control these cookies, and their use is governed by the privacy policies of the providing third parties.

Your Choices: When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie notice or banner (depending on legal requirements in your region) allowing you to accept or reject certain categories of cookies. Regardless, you can control cookies through your browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to refuse new cookies, delete existing cookies, or warn you when new cookies are being set. You can usually find these options under the “Settings” or “Preferences” menu of your browser. Please note that if you disable or delete cookies, some features of our site (especially login or preference features) may not function as intended. For more information on managing cookies, you can visit your browser’s help documentation.

We also honor “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals to the extent possible. DNT is a feature in some browsers that allows you to signal websites that you do not want to be tracked. However, given that we do not engage in cross-site tracking beyond basic analytics, and industry standards for DNT are still evolving, our site’s response to DNT may be limited. We ensure that any tracking on our site is minimal and respectful of user privacy.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law. In practice, this means:

If you are a subscriber or registered user, we will keep your account information while your subscription or account is active. We may retain certain data after you end your subscription (or delete your account) if needed to comply with legal obligations (for example, maintaining transaction records for accounting/tax purposes) or to resolve any disputes.

If you have signed up to receive email newsletters or marketing communications, we will retain your contact information until you opt-out or unsubscribe from those communications. Upon unsubscribing, we will stop sending you emails, though we may keep your email on a suppression list to ensure we respect your opt-out.

We keep server logs and analytics records for a period necessary to monitor and secure our website and understand trends. Typically, analytics data is kept in aggregate form for longer periods (without personal identifiers).

If you contact us with a question or support request, we may retain the correspondence (including your contact info) for a certain period to assist you with any further issues and for training/quality assurance.

When we no longer have a legitimate need or legal obligation to retain your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it. For instance, we may anonymize demographic data by removing personal identifiers and then use the aggregated information for business analysis (in compliance with applicable laws). If deletion or anonymization is not immediately possible (for example, because the data is stored in backup archives), we will isolate it and securely protect it until deletion is feasible.

In summary, we do not keep your personal data indefinitely “just in case” – we strive to retain it only for as long as it’s truly needed. If you request deletion of your data, we will also take reasonable steps to erase your personal information from our records (see Your Rights below).

Data Security

Legacynk takes the security of your personal information seriously. We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

Encryption: Sensitive data is encrypted during transmission (via HTTPS secure connections on our website) and at rest in our databases or cloud storage whenever feasible. Our hosting platform leverages industry-standard encryption (such as AES-256) to safeguard stored data.

Access Controls: Personal information is accessible only to those staff, contractors, and service providers who need it to perform their duties. We limit access based on the “need-to-know” principle and use authentication measures (such as strong passwords and two-factor authentication) for our internal systems to prevent unauthorized access.

Monitoring and Testing: We monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks, and we use up-to-date security software (firewalls, anti-malware, etc.) to protect against threats. We periodically review our security practices and may employ third-party security audits or assessments to ensure our defenses remain effective.

Secure Hosting Environment: As mentioned, our website and data are hosted on a robust platform (Legacynk’s GoHighLevel-based platform) that maintains high security standards. The hosting infrastructure includes physical security at data centers, redundancy, and backup systems to protect data integrity. The platform is also compliant with relevant security certifications and frameworks to further protect personal data.

Training and Policies: Our team is trained on data protection best practices. We have internal policies in place to handle personal data safely and to respond properly in the event of a security concern.

While we strive to protect your information, it’s important to note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security. However, we continuously work to update and enhance our security measures. In the unlikely event of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by law.

International Data Transfers

Our magazine and website are operated from the United States (specifically, our offices are based in Nevada), and the data we collect is primarily processed and stored in the U.S. If you are accessing the Service from outside the United States, be aware that your information will be transferred to and stored on servers in the U.S. or other jurisdictions where our service providers are located. The data protection laws of these countries may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

However, we take steps to ensure that your privacy remains protected in line with this policy no matter where your data is processed. If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, and we transfer personal data from your region to a country with different data protection standards, we will rely on appropriate safeguards. These may include signing the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses with our service providers or ensuring the recipient is certified under an approved framework (for example, our platform provider is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for transfers of EU personal data to the U.S.). Such measures are designed to protect your personal information and ensure it receives an adequate level of protection.

By using our Service or providing us with your information, you consent to the transfer of your personal data to the United States and other jurisdictions as described in this section. If you do not want your data transferred to other countries, please do not use the Service or submit personal information to us. For any questions about international data transfer and the safeguards we have in place, you can contact us (see Contact Us below).

Your Privacy Rights

We respect your rights to know about and control your personal information. Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access and Portability: You have the right to request confirmation of whether we are processing your personal information, and to obtain a copy of the data we hold about you. We will provide this in a commonly used electronic format. This is sometimes known as a Data Subject Access Request.

Right to Rectification: If any of your personal information is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to request that we correct or update it. You can also update certain information by logging into your account (if you have one) and editing your profile details.

Right to Deletion: You can ask us to delete your personal data under certain circumstances – for example, if it’s no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or if you withdraw consent (where the processing was based on consent). When you request deletion, we will erase your personal information from our active systems and also instruct our service providers to do the same, subject to any legal retention requirements.

Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You have the right to object to certain processing of your data or request that we limit how we use it. For instance, you can request that we stop processing your data for direct marketing, or you might object to processing based on our legitimate interests if you believe it impacts your fundamental rights and freedoms. In some cases, we may continue to process data if we have compelling legitimate grounds or need to do so for legal reasons.

Right to Opt-Out of Marketing: If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional communications, you may opt out at any time. You can click the "Unsubscribe" link in any marketing email, or contact us directly to be removed from our mailing list. Once you opt out, we will stop using your contact information for marketing purposes. (Please note that even if you opt out of marketing, we may still send you transactional or account-related messages, such as subscription confirmations or important notices about the Service.)

Right to Data Portability: In certain cases, you can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and have the data transmitted to another data controller. This typically applies to data you provided to us and that we process by automated means based on your consent or a contract.

Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making: We do not use your personal data to make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you (such as credit scoring or profiling without human involvement). However, if we ever implement automated decision-making, you would have the right to not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing and to request human review.

Non-Discrimination: We will never retaliate or discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. If you exercise your privacy rights, we will not deny you our services, charge you different prices, or provide a different level of quality (except to the extent permitted by law, for example, offering a different price if you request a service that is more costly to provide).

California Privacy Rights: If you are a California resident, the CCPA (as amended by the CPRA) provides you with certain additional rights. These include the right to know the categories of personal information we have collected or disclosed about you in the past 12 months, the right to know the specific pieces of information we hold about you, and the right to direct us not to sell or share your personal information (as noted, we do not sell personal data, and we only share it for purposes consistent with this policy). California residents also have the right to request correction of inaccurate information and to limit use of sensitive personal information. This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the CCPA/CPRA – we have disclosed our data practices herein, and we will honor any rights requests in accordance with California law.

Exercising Your Rights: To exercise any of your rights above, please contact us (see Contact Us below) with your specific request. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests, especially for access, deletion, or portability, to ensure we do not disclose or erase the wrong person’s information. Verification might involve confirming information we already have on file or asking for additional proof of identity. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by law (for example, generally within 30 days for GDPR requests, or 45 days for CCPA requests, with the possibility of a reasonable extension). If we cannot comply with your request fully (for instance, if you ask us to delete data which we are required by law to keep), we will explain our reasoning.

If you have authorized an agent to make requests on your behalf (as permitted by certain laws like the CCPA), we will need proof of the agent’s authority and verification of your identity, to protect your privacy.

Finally, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority or regulator if you believe we have handled your personal information unlawfully or violated your rights. For example, EU users can contact their country’s supervisory authority, and California residents can contact the California Attorney General’s office. We encourage you to contact us first, and we will do our best to address your concerns.

Children’s Privacy (Users Under 18)

As noted, our magazine and website are intended for adults and are not directed to children or anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from individuals under 18 years old. If you are under 18, please do not use our Service or provide any personal information to us – this includes not registering on the website, not making purchases, and not submitting any information about yourself (such as your name, email, or phone number).

In the event that we discover we have collected personal information from someone under 18, we will promptly delete that information from our records. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child (under 18) has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so that we can take appropriate action to remove the data. We take children’s privacy seriously, and while the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the United States applies to children under 13, we have chosen to extend a higher age threshold of 18+ for our Service as a matter of policy and content appropriateness.

By using the Service, you affirm that you are at least 18 years of age. If this is not the case, you must not access or use the magazine or website.

Third-Party Links and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or incorporate services from third parties (for example, a social media sharing plugin or a video streaming feature). This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by those third-party websites or services, which have their own privacy policies. For instance, if you click on an advertisement or a link to another site, or interact with a feature that is hosted by a third party, your activity and data on that third-party site will be governed by its policy, not ours. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit or services you use. Legacynk is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external sites.

However, if we integrate any third-party functionality on our site (such as an embedded video player from YouTube or a social media widget), we will do our best to inform you within the site (for example, via a pop-up or notation) if that service is collecting data (and to obtain any necessary consent if required). We strive to work only with reputable third parties that uphold strong privacy standards.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. If we make changes, we will post the updated Policy on this page and update the “Last Revised” date at the top or bottom of the Policy. In some cases, we might provide additional notice of significant changes, such as by sending you an email notification or by placing a prominent notice on our website’s homepage.

Your continued use of the magazine or website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of the revised terms, to the extent permitted by law. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. If you do not agree with any changes to the Policy, you should stop using the Service and, if necessary, exercise your rights (such as requesting deletion of your data).

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to help and address any issues you may have about your privacy.

Contact Information:

Email: You can reach our privacy team at [email protected] Please include “Privacy Inquiry” in the subject line so we can route your request appropriately.

Contact Form: Alternatively, you may contact us through the contact form on our website. Provide us with a way to get back to you (such as your email address) and a description of your question or request.

Mailing Address:

We will respond to legitimate inquiries as soon as reasonably possible, and within any timeframe required by law. If you are contacting us to exercise one of your privacy rights, please clearly describe the nature of your request (for example, “I am requesting a copy of my personal data” or “Please delete my account data”) and provide sufficient information for us to verify your identity. This is for your protection, to ensure we don’t disclose or alter personal data without proper authorization.

Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We value your trust and are dedicated to keeping your personal information safe and respecting your privacy. If you have any further questions or feedback regarding this Policy, feel free to contact us at any time.