Effective Date: July 6, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how Lifelines Surrogacy (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website, lifelinesurrogacy.com (the “Site”).

Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to improve our services to you.

• Personal Information: When you use the Site, you may provide us with certain personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”). This may include:
  • Contact information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
  • Demographic information: Age, gender, and family information (if you choose to provide it).
  • Medical information: This may be collected with your consent if necessary to facilitate a surrogacy arrangement.
  • Usage data: We may collect information about how you use the Site, such as the pages you visit and the links you click.
• Non-Personal Information: We may also collect non-personally identifiable information (“Non-Personal Information”) that does not directly identify an individual. This may include:
  • Technical information: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device information.
  • Usage data: We may collect information about your activity on the Site, such as the pages you visit and the time you spend on them.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To provide and operate the Site.
• To process your inquiries and requests.
• To personalize your experience on the Site.
• To send you information about our services, including newsletters and promotional materials (with your consent).
• To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third-party service providers who help us operate the Site and provide our services. These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes we have specified.

We may also disclose your information if we are required to do so by law or if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of ourselves or others.

Your Choices

You have several choices regarding your information:

• You can choose not to provide certain information, but this may limit your ability to use certain features of the Site.
• You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those communications.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee the security of your information.

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: [email address removed]
• By phone:
  • UK: +442081632608
  • US: +16502784421

UK and GDPR Compliance

This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with applicable data protection laws in the United Kingdom, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You have certain rights under the GDPR, including the right to access, rectify, erase, and restrict the processing of your personal information. You can also object to the processing of your personal information and the right to data portability.

If you are a resident of the UK and you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the methods described above.