Privacy Policy

Edward & Lewis LLC (“Company”, “we”, “us”) is committed to protecting your personal
information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, how we
use and share it, and the rights you have under Virginia law.

This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices regarding the personal information
(as defined below) we collect from you or that you provide to us when you visit or use
our website at www.writeyourwayhome.net (“Site”), including any content, features,
software, functionality, and services offered on or through the Site and other electronic
communications in connection with the Site and the “Write Your Way Home Essay
Contest” (“Contest”).

This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites or other
communications where it is not posted or that are run by third parties.

1. Who We Are & What Personal Information We Collect
In connection with the Site and the Contest, we may collect and be considered the
controller of certain information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person
“personal information” under applicable law.

We may collect:
● Identifiers that you voluntarily provide to us (e.g., name, address, email,
phone)
● Sensitive information if you are the winner of the Contest and that you
voluntarily provide to us (e.g., financial data for prize transfer)
● Contest entrant submissions (essay content)
● Transactional details (payment data for processing transactions that allow you
to enter the Contest)
● Usage; technical data (IP address, browser info)

2. Purposes for Processing
We may process your personal information to:
● Administer and operate the Contest
● Verify eligibility and winner selection
● Communicate with you (notifications, announcements)
● Fulfill legal obligations (e.g., tax reporting)
● Protect against fraud and abuse
We do not use data for targeted advertising, profiling with legal effects, or selling
personal information.

3. Legal Basis & Data Minimization

We process data to perform our contract with you and to comply with legal obligations.
We limit collection to what is necessary for the above purposes.

4. Data Security
We maintain reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data’s
confidentiality, integrity and availability, appropriate to its sensitivity and volume

5. Data Sharing
We share your personal data only with:
● Judges and contest administrators
● Payment processors for fee collection and other service providers that allow us to
provide the Site and Contest to you.
● Legal or tax advisors as required by law
We do not sell or disclose personal information for third-party marketing. We may share
your personal information with our service providers in furtherance of the above
purposes.

6. Consumer Privacy Rights
Subject to certain restrictions under applicable law, you may submit requests to us to:
● Confirm whether we process your personal information;
● Access the personal information we hold;
● Correct inaccuracies in your personal information;
● Delete your personal information, subject to legal exceptions;
● Obtain a portable copy of your personal information;
● Opt out of processing for targeted advertising, sale of personal information, or
profiling.

For questions about your rights please email us at
rights@writeyourwayhome.net.

Visitors of the Site residing in certain states may have different or additional rights
regarding their personal information than the rights described above under applicable
law. You or your legally designated representative may submit a request to exercise
your rights under applicable law by contacting us at rights@writeyourwayhome.net.

7. Non-Discrimination
We will not deny you services, charge higher fees, or degrade the quality of services for
exercising your VCDPA rights.

8. Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to administer the Contest,
comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax reporting, record-keeping), resolve disputes, and
address claims.

9. Minors
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. All Contest
entrants must be 18 years or older. If we become aware of such data, we will delete it
and terminate the minor’s participation.

10. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted with a “Last
updated” date.

11. Contact Us
For questions or to exercise your rights, contact Edward & Lewis LLC
rights@writeyourwayhome.net.