Privacy Policy

The website www.brownstonesurrogacy.com is owned by BROWNSTONE SURROGACY LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company (hereafter “we” or “us”).  This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for this website and applies solely to information collected by this website.  You, as a visitor and/or user of this website, agree to the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), and your use of this website constitutes your acceptance to be bound by the terms.  Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information and how we will treat it.  If you do not agree with these practices, you may choose not to use our website or service.

What Information Do We Collect?

The website provides opportunities for you to voluntarily provide us with your personal information.  If you elect to “opt-in” and provide us with your personal information for any purpose, we collect the information you provide, which may include your name, address, email address, phone number, age, marital status, gender identity, preferred language, and information about a spouse or partner.  Providing this information is voluntary and you may visit our site anonymously.  The information you provide us is processed based on our legitimate interest in communicating with you and answering any questions or concerns you have.

We may also receive data from third parties like Google Analytics, Facebook and other advertising platforms, MailChimp or another email marketing service, providers of technical services as needed, and other similar third parties.  We make best efforts to only utilize third parties deemed compliant with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

What Do We Use Your Information For?

If you provide your personal information via our contact forms, or send us any other form of electronic communication, we will process your data based upon our legitimate interest to respond to user or client inquiries.  You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us and requesting your information be edited, updated, or deleted.

If you participate in our screening and evaluation process, we may use the personal information you provide to verify your identity and evaluate your eligibility for our service.  When we agree that you will use our services to support you in your journey, we use the information that you provide us, as well as the agreements that you sign with us to allow us to perform or facilitate the health, legal, insurance and other services you require during the journey.

If you are on our email list due to your consent to be added, or our legitimate interest in engaging in direct marketing, we may also use your data to send you targeted social media advertisements.  To ensure compliance with the CAN-SPAM act, all emails from us will clearly state the sender of the email, as well as provide instructions on how to unsubscribe from our list, or contact us with any questions or concerns.

How Do We Store Your Information and for How Long?

We retain your information for as long as we deem necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.  We may retain your information beyond that time period, assuming you do not withdraw consent, to comply with retention requirements imposed by a legal process or for archival, fraud prevention or detection, or audit purposes.

How Do We Protect Your Information?

When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.  We only grant access to personally identifiable information to those employees who need the information to perform a specific job.  The computers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment and password-protected.

However, we cannot warrant the security of information you transmit to us or guarantee that information within the website will not be disseminated, altered, or destroyed.  Communications sent to or from the website may not be secure, so you should use caution in deciding what information you send to us via the website or email.

Do We Use Cookies?

Yes.  Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.  We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them).  You can accept or decline cookies using your web browser settings, although some features of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.  We use cookies to keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.  This website does not respond to Do Not Track signals sent by your browser.

We may also collect data about how you use the website, your browsing actions or patterns, computer equipment, IP address, internet connection, and other similar choices you make, including via Google Analytics and Facebook Pixels, in order to obtain statistical data, improve our Website and offerings, and ensure you receive information relevant to you.  If we utilize this technology, we will use them in compliance with the policies of these third party companies.

Do We Disclose Any Information to Outside Parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.  This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.  

However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.  We may also release your information, including personally identifiable information, when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

Third Party Links

At our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website.  Articles on this site may include embedded content from other websites as well, which behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.  These third party sites have separate privacy policies and they may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, or monitor your interaction with that embedded content.  We have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.  

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA and do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age.  Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.  If you believe we might have received information from a child under 13, please contact us at hello@brownstonesurrogacy.com.

Non-US Users and GDPR

If you are visiting our website from locations outside the United States, please note that the website may be hosted or operated in countries other than the country in which you reside.  By providing your information to us, you are agreeing to the transfer of your information to, and the collection and processing of such information in, the United States and in and to any other country where we operate.  Please be aware that those countries may have different data protection laws and regulations from those that apply in your home country, and that the governments, courts, and law enforcement agencies of a particular jurisdiction may be able to obtain access to or disclosure of your information as permitted by the laws of that jurisdiction.

Your Access To and Control Over Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time.  You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:

• See what data we have about you, if any
• Change/correct any data we have about you
• Have us delete any data we have about you
• Express any concern you have about our use of your data

Effective Date and Updates

The effective date of this policy is January 12, 2022.  Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Brownstone Surrogacy LLC

215 West 90th Street, 14A

New York, NY 10024

hello@brownstonesurrogacy.com

(917) 727-9091