PRIVACY POLICY
Peoples Republic of Komedy (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to preserving the privacy and security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices and responsibilities regarding the collection, use, and safeguarding of your information when you visit or interact with our website located at https://peoplesrepublicofkomedy.com.
We are committed to maintaining the integrity of your personal information and complying with applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other applicable data protection laws and regulations.
1. Commitment to Privacy and Data Protection
Your privacy matters to us. We adopt a privacy-first approach in handling your data, limiting our collection to only what is necessary, safeguarding it through industry-standard security practices, and using it only for legitimate business purposes with full transparency. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your data and informs you of your rights and choices.
2. Scope of the Policy and Data Controller Role
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through https://peoplesrepublicofkomedy.com and affiliated services offered directly by us. Peoples Republic of Komedy acts as the “data controller” for the processing of your personal information as described in this Policy. As the data controller, we are responsible for determining the means and purposes of the processing of your personal information.
3. Categories of Data We Process
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
a) Usage Data
Includes information about how you use our website, such as your browser type, device identifiers, Internet Protocol (IP) address, geographical location, operating system, referral source, session duration, and browsing patterns. This data helps us to understand how visitors interact with our site and to improve user experience.
b) Account Data
Includes personally identifiable information you provide when setting up an account or subscribing to updates, such as your full name, postal address, email address, and telephone number.
c) Profile Data
Includes information like your preferences, interests, purchases, event attendance history, interactions with website features, and user behavior.
d) Communication Data
Includes information contained in or relating to communications you send to us, such as contact forms, email correspondence, support requests, and customer service interactions.
e) Technical Data
Includes device and connectivity data, such as device type, browser settings, language preferences, time zone, hardware model, and software versions.
f) Transaction Data
Includes details about payments you make (handled securely by our third-party payment processors), including billing address, delivery address, payment method, transaction date/time, and purchase history.
g) Preference Data
Includes your communication preferences, email marketing consents, and chosen interests for products, events, and services.
4. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data
We process personal data in accordance with the lawful bases described under the GDPR and other applicable laws:
– Consent: When you have provided explicit permission for us to process your data (e.g., subscribing to a newsletter).
– Contractual Necessity: To perform our contractual obligations or take steps at your request before entering into a contract (e.g., purchasing tickets or merchandise).
– Legitimate Interests: For purposes such as improving the performance of our website, direct marketing, fraud prevention, and ensuring network and information security, where such interests are not overridden by your rights.
– Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws and lawful requests from public authorities.
5. Your Rights Under GDPR and CCPA
Under GDPR (if you are located in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom) and CCPA (if you are a California resident), you have specific rights regarding your personal information:
– Right to Access: You may request access to the data we hold about you.
– Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
– Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
– Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to suspend or restrict processing of your data.
– Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
– Right to Object: You may object to data processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
– Right Not to Be Subject to Automated Decision-Making: We do not use personal data for automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects.
– Right to Non-Discrimination (CCPA): You will not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.
You may exercise your rights at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
6. Security Measures
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include, but are not limited to:
– Data encryption in transit and at rest
– Role-based access control and physical access restrictions
– Regular backups and disaster recovery mechanisms
– Security awareness training for staff
– Ongoing monitoring and vulnerability assessments
Nevertheless, no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we strive to use all commercially acceptable means to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred and processed outside of your country of residence, including in jurisdictions not subject to the same level of data protection law as your own. Where we transfer your data internationally, particularly outside the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, we will do so using:
– Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission,
– Adequacy decisions issued by relevant authorities,
– Any other legally recognized mechanism designed to ensure adequate protection of your personal data.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Retention periods vary depending on the nature of the data:
– Usage Data: Retained up to 24 months for analytics purposes
– Account and Profile Data: Retained as long as the account is active, plus 12 months
– Communication Data: Retained for 2 years from the date of the last correspondence
– Transaction Data: Retained for 7 years to comply with financial regulations
– Preference Data: Retained until updated or opted out
After the applicable retention period, data is securely deleted or anonymized.
9. Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance user interaction, maintain session data, analyze usage metrics, and personalize content. The types of cookies we use include:
– Essential Cookies: Required for core functionalities such as user authentication and navigation.
– Functional Cookies: Enable customized features such as language preferences or remembering form inputs.
– Performance and Analytics Cookies: Collect data about how visitors use the website to improve performance.
– Marketing Cookies: May track user interaction with marketing and advertising materials (enabled only with consent).
10. Cookie Management and Compliance
Upon your first visit to https://peoplesrepublicofkomedy.com, we present a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or configure your cookie preferences. You can change these settings at any time through our Cookie Settings tool available from the footer of the site.
We adhere to cookie-related requirements under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive (for users in the EEA), as well as Do Not Track (DNT) and “opt-out” requirements under the CCPA. Marketing cookies will only be used with your express consent.
11. Protection of Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not submit any information through the website. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. Parents or guardians who believe their child may have submitted data may contact us at [email protected].
12. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to legal, technical, or business developments. When material changes are made, visitors of https://peoplesrepublicofkomedy.com will be notified through prominent notice on the website or via email, where applicable. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to remain informed of how your information is protected.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, your data, or your rights, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
We are committed to full transparency, legal compliance, and the ongoing protection of your privacy across all interactions with the Peoples Republic of Komedy website and services.