Privacy Policy

Last Updated:

Dec 11, 2025

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Barbie Patin ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit “barbiepatin.com” (the "Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

When you submit a form on our Site, we collect the following information:

  • Form Data: Name, email address, and any additional information you voluntarily provide through our web forms

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

We use Google Analytics to collect information about your use of our Site, including:

  • Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, and other actions taken on the Site

  • Device Information: Browser type, operating system, device type, and screen resolution

  • Location Data: General geographic location (country and city level) based on IP address

  • IP Address: Your Internet Protocol address (anonymized by Google Analytics)

  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: Small data files stored on your device (see Section 5 for more details)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Respond to Your Inquiries: Processing and responding to form submissions

  • To Improve Our Site: Analyzing how visitors use our Site to enhance user experience and functionality

  • To Communicate With You: Sending information you requested or updates related to your inquiry

  • Analytics and Research: Understanding visitor behavior and trends to improve our services

  • Compliance: Meeting legal obligations and protecting our rights

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., form submissions)

  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating and improving our Site, provided these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights

  • Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies, primarily through Google Analytics. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us understand how you use our Site.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  • Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics cookies track your interactions with our Site to help us understand usage patterns

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Site to function properly

Managing Cookies:

You can control cookies through your browser settings. You can also opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.

6. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors who help us operate our Site and provide services (e.g., Google Analytics)

  • Legal Compliance: When required by law, legal process, or to protect our rights and safety

  • Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale, or acquisition of our business

Third-Party Services:

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze Site usage. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize ads on its own advertising network. For more information, visit Google's Privacy Policy.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Form submission data is typically retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry. Google Analytics data is retained according to our settings, currently set to 26 months.

8. Your Rights

8.1 GDPR Rights (EEA Residents)

If you are located in the EEA, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you

  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data

  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")

  • Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation on how we use your data

  • Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service

  • Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests

  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority

8.2 CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Know: Request information about the personal data we have collected about you in the past 12 months

  • Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal data

  • Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of the "sale" of personal data (we do not sell personal data)

  • Right to Non-Discrimination: Exercise your privacy rights without discriminatory treatment

8.3 How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at barbiepatin@lazo.com. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law (typically 30 days for GDPR and 45 days for CCPA requests).

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including the United States. These countries may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction. When we transfer data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete that information.

11. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

BARBIE PATIN
Email: barbiepatin@lazo.com

14. Additional Information for California Residents

In the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:

  • Identifiers (name, email address, IP address)

  • Internet or network activity (browsing behavior, Site interactions)

  • Geolocation data (general location based on IP address)

We collect this information for the business purposes described in Section 3. We do not sell personal information and have not sold personal information in the past 12 months.