Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 10, 2025
1. Introduction
Kafie Consulting (“KC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.kafieconsulting.com, engage with our services, or interact with us. We adhere to applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant U.S. privacy laws.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of information:
- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and other contact details.
- Professional Information: Job title, company name, and industry.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behavior on our website.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website and services.
- Media: Images or other media you upload to the website, ensuring they do not include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from uploaded images.
- Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing materials from us.
3. How We Collect Information
We collect information through:
- Direct Interactions: When you fill out forms, subscribe to our newsletter, or communicate with us.
- Automated Technologies: Cookies and similar tracking technologies that collect Technical Data about your equipment and browsing actions.
- Third Parties: Analytics providers, advertising networks, and automated spam detection services.
4. Use of Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide Services: Deliver consulting services and respond to inquiries.
- Improve User Experience: Analyze website usage to enhance performance and content.
- Marketing: Send promotional materials, updates, and offers that may interest you, with your consent.
- Legal Compliance: Ensure adherence to legal obligations and protect our rights.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to those websites.
6. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)
Our legal grounds for processing personal data include:
- Consent: You have given consent for processing your personal data for specific purposes.
- Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
- Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations.
- Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided your rights and interests do not override these.
7. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as marketing and analytics.
- Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights.
- Business Transfers: In connection with mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales.
8. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your residence, including the United States. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
11. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
12. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
13. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
14. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. Please review it periodically.
16. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: Kafie Consulting, 100 Peachwood Dr. Wylie, TX, 75098, USA
By using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to our collection, use, and sharing of your information as described.