Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 6, 2025

Dr. Peggy Root, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website https://drpeggyroot.com (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service, and the choices you have associated with that data.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Definitions

  • Service: The website https://drpeggyroot.com operated by Dr. Peggy Root, LLC.

  • Personal Data: Information that can be used to identify a living individual, either on its own or in combination with other data.

  • Usage Data: Data collected automatically, generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (e.g., page visit duration).

  • Cookies: Small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

  • Data Controller: The entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. For this policy, Dr. Peggy Root, LLC is the Data Controller.

  • Data Processor (or Service Provider): A natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Data Controller.

  • Data Subject (or User): Any living individual using our Service and the subject of Personal Data.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to:

  • Email address

  • First name and last name

  • Phone number

  • Address

  • Cookies and Usage Data

We use this data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any or all of these communications by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include:

  • Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address

  • Browser type and version

  • Pages of our Service that you visit

  • Time and date of your visit

  • Time spent on those pages

  • Unique device identifiers

  • Other diagnostic data

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Service may not function properly.

Use of Data

Dr. Peggy Root, LLC uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Service

  • To notify you about changes to our Service

  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service

  • To provide customer support

  • To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our Service

  • To monitor the usage of our Service

  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues

  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events we offer

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (Under GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Dr. Peggy Root, LLC's legal basis for collecting and using personal information depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

We may process your Personal Data because:

  • We need to perform a contract with you

  • You have given us permission to do so

  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden by your rights

  • To comply with the law

Retention of Data

Dr. Peggy Root, LLC will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Disclosure of Data

Legal Requirements

Dr. Peggy Root, LLC may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation

  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Dr. Peggy Root, LLC

  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service

  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public

  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Dr. Peggy Root, LLC aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you

  • The right of rectification

  • The right to object

  • The right of restriction

  • The right to data portability

  • The right to withdraw consent

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

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

We advise you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

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

Dr. Peggy Root, LLC
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1500
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
United States of America
Email: peggy@drpeggyroot.com