Effective Date: June 1, 2024

Introduction

At CNI Consultants, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.cniconsultants.com and when you receive SMS/MMS messages from us.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information When you interact with our website or sign up for our services, we may collect personal information such as:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Other contact details

1.2 Usage Data We may also collect information on how our website is accessed and used. This usage data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

2. Use of Your Information

2.1 To Provide and Maintain Our Services We use your information to provide and maintain our services, including sending you SMS/MMS messages that you have opted to receive.

2.2 To Communicate with You We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You can opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.

3. Compliance with SMS/MMS 10DLC

3.1 Consent By providing your phone number and opting in to receive SMS/MMS messages from us, you consent to receive text messages (including SMS and MMS) from us. Message frequency will vary.

3.2 Opt-Out You may opt out of receiving SMS/MMS messages from us at any time by replying "STOP" to any message you receive from us. You will receive one final message confirming your decision to opt out.

3.3 Data Rates Message and data rates may apply to each SMS/MMS message sent or received, as provided in your mobile telephone service plan (please contact your mobile telephone carrier for pricing plans).

3.4 Security We take the security of your personal information seriously. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

4. Sharing Your Information

4.1 Third-Party Service Providers We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our services, provide the services on our behalf, perform service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our services are used. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

4.2 Legal Requirements We may disclose your personal information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of [Your Company Name]
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the services
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the services or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

5. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

6. Your Privacy Rights

6.1 Access and Correction You have the right to access and correct your personal information. If you believe that any information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us so that we can update it.

6.2 Data Portability You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we have on you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to request that we transfer this data to another controller.

6.3 Deletion You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we have about you, subject to certain exceptions.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.

9. International Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

10. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

11. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

12. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services before providing them with your personal information.

13. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you are entitled to additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This section describes those rights and how to exercise them.

13.1 Right to Know You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.

13.2 Right to Delete You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.

13.3 Right to Opt-Out of Sale We do not sell your personal information. However, you have the right to opt-out of any future sales of your personal information.

13.4 Non-Discrimination We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided above.

14. GDPR Compliance

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

14.1 Right to Access You have the right to access your personal data and to know how we use it.

14.2 Right to Rectification You have the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

14.3 Right to Erasure You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.

14.4 Right to Restrict Processing You have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain conditions.

14.5 Right to Data Portability You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to have it transferred to another controller.

14.6 Right to Object You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided above.