1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide Directly: Name, email, phone number, company name, job title, and communication records.
B. Information Collected Automatically: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, referral pages, time stamps, pages viewed, and Cookie data.

2. How We Use Your Information

Service Delivery: To provide and manage the agreed-upon digital solutions.
Communication: To respond to inquiries and provide project updates.
Marketing & Analytics: To analyze website usage, improve services, and send authorized promotions.
Security & Compliance: To maintain website security, prevent fraud, and comply with legal obligations.

3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

Service Providers: Sharing data with third-party vendors (hosting, CRM, analytics) under confidentiality obligations.
Business Transfers: Disclosure or transfer of information during mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales.
Legal Requirements: Disclosure when required by law or necessary to protect rights/property.
With Your Consent: Sharing information with other third parties when explicit consent is provided.

4. Data Security

Implementation of reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security measures to protect collected personal information.

5. Data Retention

Retention of personal information only for the duration necessary to fulfill stated purposes, including legal, accounting, and reporting requirements, after which data is securely destroyed or anonymized.

6. International Data Transfers

Acknowledgement that data is primarily stored in the US, but may be processed in other countries by service providers, with a commitment to maintaining adequate safeguards during transfers.

7. Consumer Communication Choices

Email Opt-Out: Right to unsubscribe from marketing emails (though non-promotional alerts may continue).
Cookie Controls: Ability for users to reject or remove browser cookies, noting potential impacts on website functionality.

8. Your Choices and Rights

Right to Know: Request disclosure of collected data, sources, and purpose.
Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information (with exceptions).
Right to Opt-Out (of Sale/Sharing): Direct us not to sell or share data for cross-context advertising (note: Highcrest Equity currently does not sell data).
Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.

9. Third-Party Links

Disclaimer that the website may contain links to third-party sites not operated by us, and advising users to review the privacy policies of those external sites.

10. Children’s Privacy

Statement that services are not directed to individuals under 16, and commitment to deleting any knowingly collected information from children under 16.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Notification that the policy may be updated periodically, with the revised version posted on the website and the “Last Updated” date adjusted.

12. Contact Us

Please contact us for any privacy inquiries and exercising rights.
Email: contact@highcrestequity.site

Last Updated: Jan 30, 2025