PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: 09/19/2023
Voices Carey, LLC (“VC” or “we” or “us” or “our”) is a registered limited liability corporation specializing in voice acting classes, coaching, and demo production in Dallas, Texas elevating creative practices, and growing the community of dedicated voice actors We carry out our mission through group and private classes, workshops and public events, both in-person and online. VC has created this Privacy Policy to explain how we handle personal information.
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to individuals and companies with whom we interact, including visitors of the VC website (www.voicescarey.com) (our “Website”), users of our Services (as defined in our Terms of Use), and individuals who engage with us offline such as by attending our events or contacting us by phone. This Privacy Policy applies to all information about you unless we provide a specific separate policy or additional policy terms that otherwise apply.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Website, our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to this Privacy Policy, to the extent permissible by law. If you have any questions, please contact us at the method provided in the Contact Us section at the end of this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is subject to change, so you are encouraged to review it from time to time. We reserve the right to alter, modify, update, add to, subtract from, or otherwise change this Privacy Policy. Any changes will become effective upon being posted unless we tell you otherwise. We will post any changes on this page, and update the “Last Updated” date at the top, so be sure to check back periodically to stay aware of any changes.
Contents
Information Collection, Use, and Disclosure
Personal Information Retention Period
Children Under 13 Years of Age and Minors (under 18 Years)
Your Choices Regarding Personal Information
Transfers of Personal Information
Information Security
Contact Us
Information Collection, Use, and Disclosure
Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information when you use the Website, Services, or otherwise interact with us:
Identification Information. Information such as your name, birthdate, gender identity, and ethnicity.
Contact Information. Information such as your email address, mailing address, and phone number.
Application Information. Job applicants may also submit personal information to us through the Website when applying to work with VC. For applicants, we may collect the following information: name, address, email address, phone number, birthdate, age, URLs, education information, employment information, social media account handles, confirmation of ability to work in the U.S., confirmation of their requirement for a visa, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, medical information, financial information, veteran status, familial status, information related to personal references, and other information those individuals provide to us as part of their applications.
Device and Website Usage Information. We also may collect certain information automatically about the computers and other devices you use when accessing the Website, such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, de-identified web browser information, internet service provider (ISP) data, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, location, click data, a unique identifier associated with your browser or device, and how you use the Website, including as collected by cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small amount of information that is downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Website. You can control and manage cookies in various ways, including declining cookies. Please see the below “Your Choices Regarding Personal Information” section for additional information on how to opt out of cookies.
In addition to the above categories, you may otherwise choose to provide us with additional pieces of personal information, such as when you attend an event, subscribe to our newsletter, apply for a membership or a program, or submit an application for employment. The specific pieces of personal information that VC collects depend on the Services you have or use with us. If you choose to submit any personal information relating to other individuals, you represent that you have the authority to do so and permit us to use the information in accordance with this Policy.
How We Use Information
We may use and/or process the personal information we collect for the following purposes when you use the Website, Services, or otherwise interact with us:
Providing Services to You. We use your personal information principally to provide the Website and our Services, and fulfill your requests, such as when you request information.
Improving Our Services. We may also use your personal information to improve our Services.
Communicating with You. We may use your personal information to communicate with you, including in response to your inquiries as necessary. For example, you may receive an initial email after you sign up for emails on the Website. You may unsubscribe from the mailing list in order to stop receiving such announcements and newsletters.
Research and Innovation. We may use personal information internally for research and analysis, but we will never disclose your personal information publicly for this purpose, unless you authorize such disclosure.
Staffing Decisions. For applicants, contractors, and employees, we use their personal information to make staffing decisions, as appropriate and as permitted by applicable laws.
Marketing, Advertising, and Analytics Partners. To send you advertising, including updates on our Services, and other promotional materials. We conduct promotional campaigns by email. We use Google Analytics to keep track of user interaction with the Website in order to better understand and optimize web usage, obtain business and market research, measure conversion tracking, and optimize the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. We may also work with other partners for analytics and advertising purposes.
Communicating with You. We may also use your personal information to send you information about VC, and to otherwise communicate with you. You may voluntarily remove your name and/or contact information from our own internal marketing and communication lists (i.e., “opt out”) by unsubscribing to the information received.
Compliance with Law and Protection of Rights. We may also use your personal information to third parties if we believe disclosure is necessary: (i) to comply with the law, including in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process; (ii) to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of VC, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees,, representatives, other related parties, or the individuals we serve; (iii) to enforce our Terms (including this Privacy Policy); or (v) to address fraud, security (physical or cybersecurity), technical issues, or to operate or improve this Website or our infrastructure systems.
With Whom We Disclose Information
VC does not sell your personal information. We may disclose personal information we collect to the following categories of third parties when you use the Website, Services, or otherwise interact with us:
Service Providers. We may use third-party service providers to perform services on our behalf, including administering announcements and newsletters. These service providers can access personal information, subject to contractual requirements prohibiting them from using personal information for any purpose other than to provide services to use or as required by law.
Annual Report and Gallery Wall. We may identify you by name in our annual report and other public documents, including on our Gallery Wall.
Compliance with Law and Protection of Rights. We may also disclose your personal information to third parties if we believe disclosure is necessary: (i) to comply with the law, including in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process; (ii) to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of VC, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, volunteers, representatives, other related parties, or the individuals we serve; (iii) to enforce our Terms (including this Privacy Policy); (iv) in connection with a sale, merger, or corporate reorganization of LACP or our affiliates, or the transfer of any of our operations; or (v) to address fraud, security (physical or cybersecurity), technical issues, or to operate or improve this Website or our infrastructure systems.
How We Respond to Do Not Track Signals
We honor Do Not Track signal and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Personal Information Retention Period
We retain your Personal Information as long as necessary to provide our Services and comply with any applicable legal obligations. If your relationship with VC ends, we will continue to process your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Upon expiry of the applicable Personal Information retention period, we will erase or anonymize the relevant Personal Information.
Children Under 13 Years of Age and Minors (under 18 Years)
VC takes children’s privacy seriously, and we encourage users and their parents to review this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use to understand our information collection practices. We only knowingly collect information regarding children when their parent or guardian has provided us that information. If you believe we have collected your child’s personal information inadvertently, please contact us.
Your Choices Regarding Personal Information
You have certain choices concerning our collection, use, and sharing of your personal information. For example, if you have requested marketing email communications from us (e.g., VC news) but do not wish to receive further information, you may “opt out” of receiving these by following the instructions contained in those email messages.
You may opt out of cookies and other trackers using our cookie preference center, available here.
Certain laws enable individuals to request information concerning whether their data has been disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes. We do not share your personal information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.
Transfers of Personal Information
As we are located in the United States, we collect, process, and store your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy in the United States.
Information Security
We are committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and we take security measures to protect your personal information. However, no transmission or electronic storage of information is guaranteed to be secure. We therefore urge you to always use caution when transmitting information over the internet. Despite all of VC’s security procedures, the internet is not a perfectly secure environment, and VC cannot guarantee protection from intruders or interceptors. You further agree to use our Website and submit information at your own risk. You agree that VC has no liability regarding unauthorized access to our Website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Voices Carey, LLC
6440 N. Central Expwy., Suite 208
Dallas, Texas 75206