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Last updated: July 25, 2026

This page explains the rights you have over the personal data described in our Privacy Policy, and how to exercise them.

1. Rights under GDPR (EU / UK / Switzerland)

  • Access — request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure ("right to be forgotten") — ask us to delete your data.
  • Restriction — ask us to pause processing while a dispute is resolved.
  • Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Withdraw consent — for anything processed on the basis of consent (newsletter, analytics, functional cookies). Withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out.
  • Complain — lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority. In the EU, find yours at edpb.europa.eu. In the UK, the ICO at ico.org.uk.

2. Rights under California CCPA/CPRA

California residents additionally have the right to:

  • Know what personal information is collected and the categories of sources/recipients.
  • Delete personal information (subject to legal exceptions).
  • Correct inaccurate personal information.
  • Opt out of "sale" or "sharing" of personal information — we do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined by the CPRA.
  • Non-discrimination for exercising these rights.

3. Email list — CAN-SPAM

Our newsletter complies with the US CAN-SPAM Act:

  • Every email identifies the sender (Bernard W. Piccione) and includes a valid postal contact.
  • Every email includes a working one-click unsubscribe link that is honored promptly (typically within minutes; always within 10 business days).
  • Subject lines are accurate and non-deceptive.
  • You will never be signed up without a double opt-in confirmation.

To unsubscribe immediately, click "unsubscribe" in any newsletter or email info@bernardpiccione.com with the address you want removed.

4. How to exercise a right

Email info@bernardpiccione.com with the subject "Privacy request" and describe what you want. Please send from the email address associated with your data so we can verify the request; we may ask for additional verification if the request concerns sensitive fields (advisory intake, payments).

We aim to respond within 30 days. If we cannot fulfill a request (for example, because a record is required for tax law) we will tell you why.

5. Cookie preferences

You can change analytics and functional cookie choices any time from the Cookie Policy page.