Privacy Policy

Since we advise companies on how to simplify and operationalize privacy, we’ll start by making this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) as simple as possible.

Purpose and Scope

This Policy explains what personal data we collect through our services, including avprivacy.com and other websites that link to this Policy, and how we use that data.

“Personal data” means any data relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

Personal Data We Collect

The personal data we collect from you depends on how you interact with our website.

Personal Data You Provide Directly to Us

You may choose to provide data to us such as your name, email address, and/or phone number, for instance by:

  • Completing a contact request form, Startup Program application, survey, emailing us, or otherwise communicating with us online

  • Providing us with your contact information in person, such as at a conference or other event

  • Signing up for communications from us

Data We Collect Automatically 

If you visit our website, we may collect data from you automatically, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, device settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile identifiers, details about your browser, operating system or device, website(s) that referred you to our website, and how you interact with our website.

Cookies and Similar Mechanisms

Our website may use cookies or other technologies that automatically collect data that allow us to provide and optimize our services. Cookies are small data files that are stored in web browsers to record and remember certain types of data, like a login or a preference you have set.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools to provide insights based on information such as IP address, referring web page, and information about how you interact with our website.

How We Use Data

Simply put, we use your data to provide services and information to you.

We may also use your data to:

  • Respond to your inquiries

  • Communicate with you about your account or updates to our policies

  • Communicate with you about our offerings and promotions, or to inform you of changes in the privacy industry that may be relevant for your business

  • Improve or ensure the safety and quality of our website

  • Conduct research and development

  • Provide relevant content to you

  • Enforce our terms, policies, and agreements

  • Protect vital interests or safety of others

  • Comply with the law

Cookies

 Our use of cookies falls into these categories:

  • Operationally Necessary: These cookies are necessary for our site to function, such as cookies that display content, improve security and safety of our website, and allow you to use the features on our website.

  • Performance Related: These cookies help us understand and assess how our site is performing, and how users interact with our site.

  • Functionality Related: These cookies provide enhanced functionality on our website, such as remembering your preferences or items you’ve viewed before.

Aggregated or De-Identified Data

We may use the data we collect to create de-identified and/or aggregated data, such as de-identified demographic data, de-identified location data, data about the computer or device from which you access our Services, or other analyses we create.

Disclosing Data to Third Parties 

We do not sell personal data or share personal data for cross-contextual advertising.

We may disclose personal data:

  • With third-party service providers and vendors who provide services such as IT services, analytics, data storage, and communications tools

  • With our affiliated companies

  • In the event of a sale, merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other liquidation event

  • Where we have a good faith belief that sharing the data is required under law

  • Where we have a good faith belief that sharing the data is necessary to protect the ours or another’s safety, rights, or property

Your Choices

You may set certain preferences on your browser or device:

  • You may disable analytics on our website by selecting “Reject All Non-Essential Cookies” when you visit our website. 

  • Web browsers may allow you to enable a “Do Not Track” setting. At this time, we do not honor these settings since there is no standardized mechanism.

You may have certain rights with regard to your personal data, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us.

Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to learn about your behavior on our Services. We may use this information to improve user experience and improve our products. If you’d like to opt out, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data, but no system is perfectly secure, and to the extent allowable by law, we do not accept liability for unintentional disclosure of data.

Data Retention 

We retain data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, including to provide services, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, establish and exercise legal defenses, conduct audits, and comply with the law.

Children’s Data

We do not collect data from children under 18.

If you believe a child has provided us with data, please contact us and we will delete the data from our systems.

Supervisory Authority

If you are located in the European Union or the United Kingdom, you have the right to file a complaint with a Supervisory Authority.

Updates to this Policy

This Policy may change from time to time. If there are material changes, we will notify you as required by law.

Contact 

If you have questions about our privacy practices or this Policy, please contact us.

Last updated: February 20, 2025