Legal

Effective date: October 6, 2026

This page governs the use of charlesjorlando.com (the "site"), operated by Charles J. Orlando (the "operator"). By using the site, you agree to the terms below.

Intellectual property

The content on this site, including text, images, design, and downloadable materials, is owned by the operator or used with permission, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws. You may view the content and share links to it for personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, republish, distribute, or create derivative works from it without written permission. To request permission, use the contact form on this site.

Terms of use

Acceptance. By accessing or using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Acceptable use. You agree not to use the site unlawfully, attempt to disrupt it or gain unauthorized access to it, or collect data from it in a way that places an unreasonable load on it.

Your submissions. Any message or material you submit through the site remains yours. By submitting it, you grant the operator a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that material only to respond to you and to operate the site. Please do not send confidential information that you do not want shared.

External links. The site may link to third-party sites and services. These are not controlled by the operator, who is not responsible for their content, products, or privacy practices.

No professional advice. The content on this site is for general information and reflects the views of the operator. It is not legal, financial, medical, or other professional advice, and your use of the site does not create any advisory, client, or fiduciary relationship.

No warranties. The site is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, to the extent permitted by law.

Limitation of liability. To the extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the site.

Changes. These terms may be updated. The effective date above shows the current version.

Governing law. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA, without affecting the data-protection rights described below.

Privacy policy

Data controller. The data controller for this site is Charles J. Orlando. The site is operated from Spain and welcomes visitors worldwide, so this policy follows the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for visitors in those regions, and applicable US state laws for visitors in the United States. For any privacy question, or to exercise your rights, use the contact form on this site.

What is collected.

Information you provide: your name, email address, and the content of any message when you make contact or subscribe to a mailing list.
Information collected automatically: basic technical and usage data such as IP address, browser and device type, and pages visited, through cookies and analytics.

How we use information, and the lawful bases.

To respond to your messages: a legitimate interest in answering you or taking steps at your request.
To send a newsletter or updates, if you sign up: your consent, which you can withdraw at any time using the unsubscribe link in any message.
To keep the site secure and understand how it is used: legitimate interests. Non-essential analytics cookies run only with your consent where the law requires it.
To meet legal obligations.

Cookies. The site uses essential cookies needed to function and, with your consent, basic analytics to measure aggregate traffic. You can manage non-essential cookies through the site's consent banner and your browser settings.

Sharing. Personal information is not sold or rented. It is shared only with the service providers who help run the site, such as hosting and analytics providers, under contract and only as needed, and where the law requires it.

International transfers. Some providers are located outside the EEA and UK, including in the United States. Where personal data is transferred there, appropriate safeguards are relied on, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

Retention. Personal information is kept only as long as needed for the purposes above or as the law requires. Mailing-list data is kept until you unsubscribe.

Your rights. If you are in the EEA or UK, you have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict, or port your personal data, to object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent. To exercise any of these, use the contact form on this site. You may also complain to your local data-protection authority; in Spain this is the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD). US residents may request access to or deletion of their personal information through the same form; personal information is not sold.

Children. The site is not directed to children, and personal data is not knowingly collected from children under 16, or the minimum age set by local law.