Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

Information you provide directly

• Name and email address when you use our contact form or subscribe to our newsletter
• Information about your website and its traffic history that you choose to share with us
• Communications you send to us by email or through our website forms

Information collected automatically

• IP address and general geographic location (city/region level)
• Browser type, operating system, and device type
• Pages visited on this site, time spent, and navigation paths
• Referring URLs (the page you were on before visiting our site)
• Cookie data as described in our Cookie Policy

Information we do not collect

• We do not collect financial or payment information through this website
• We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 years of age
• We do not collect sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers, health data, or biometric data

How We Use Your Information

Operational purposes

• To respond to your inquiries and provide the consulting services you have requested
• To send you the newsletter you subscribed to, if applicable
• To operate, maintain, and improve this website
• To analyze how visitors use our site and identify areas for improvement

Legal and compliance purposes

• To comply with applicable law, regulation, or legal process
• To protect the rights, property, or safety of Lovayo Gizica, our clients, or others
• To enforce our Terms of Service

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We share personal information only in the following limited circumstances:

Service providers

We may share information with third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website or conducting our business, such as web hosting providers and analytics services. These providers are contractually required to use your information only to perform services for us and to protect its confidentiality.

Legal requirements

We may disclose information if required to do so by law, court order, or governmental authority, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of any person.

Business transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity, subject to the same privacy commitments described in this policy.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate our website and understand how it is used. For detailed information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding them, please see our Cookie Policy.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to two years. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Web analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymized form.

Your Rights

Rights for all US visitors

• You may request access to the personal information we hold about you
• You may request correction of inaccurate personal information
• You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
• You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time

Additional rights for California residents (CCPA)

• The right to know what categories of personal information we collect and for what purposes
• The right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
• The right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected] or at 3915 W 26th St, Chicago, IL. We will respond to verifiable requests within 45 days.

Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of this website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to: