Effective Date: January 28th, 2025
HipMinds LLC respects the privacy of its online visitors and customers of its products and services and complies with applicable laws for the protection of your privacy.
1. Introduction
Welcome to HipMinds! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information when you visit our website.
At HipMinds, we understand the importance of your privacy, and we are dedicated to safeguarding all personal data you provide to us. Our goal is to be transparent about how we collect and use your information and to give you control over your data.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about the types of information we collect, how we use and protect it, and the rights you have concerning your personal data. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices and how you can exercise your privacy rights.
2. Information We Collect
We collect various types of personal information from our users to provide and improve our services. The information we collect includes:
– Personal Information: This includes your name, phone number, email address, and physical address. We collect this information directly from you when you fill out forms on our website, such as when you sign up for an account or request information.
– Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interactions with our website. This information helps us analyze user behavior, personalize your experience, and improve our services. Cookies may collect data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on our site.
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for various purposes, including:
– Service Delivery: To provide, maintain, and improve our services, ensuring that we meet your needs and expectations.
– Communication: To communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries, sending service-related announcements, and providing customer support.
– Personalization: To personalize your experience on our website and deliver content that aligns with your interests and preferences.
– Analytics and Improvements: To analyze usage patterns and trends to improve our website’s functionality and user experience.
– Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal requests.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data:
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
– Consent: When you have given us consent to process your personal information for specific purposes, such as receiving marketing communications.
– Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
– Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, provided that these interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
– Legal Obligation: When we need to process your personal data to comply with a legal obligation.
4. Sharing Your Information
At HipMinds, we value your privacy and do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.
However, we may share your information under the following circumstances:
– We may share information provided by users to subcontractors for the sole purpose of handling supportive services such as customer service.
– Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
– Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website before your personal information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized content. Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help us remember your preferences, understand how you use our site, and improve our services.
Types of cookies we use include:
– Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the operation of our website and enable you to navigate and use its features.
– Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us analyze how our visitors use the website, allowing us to improve its functionality and user experience.
– Functionality Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and choices to provide a more personalized experience.
User Options for Managing Cookie Preferences:
You have the option to manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies, including blocking or deleting them. Please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
6. Data Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement a variety of measures to protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:
– Encryption: We use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
– Access Controls: Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel who need it to perform their job duties.
– Regular Audits: We conduct regular security audits and assessments to ensure our systems are secure and your data is protected.
Despite our efforts to ensure the security of your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is entirely secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Limitation of Liability:
By using our website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume the risks associated with the transmission of personal information over the internet. HipMinds will not be liable for any unauthorized access or use of your data that is beyond our reasonable control.
7. Your Rights
As a user of our website, you have certain rights regarding your personal data. These rights include:
– Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and verify how we are using it.
– Correction: If any of the personal information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to request its correction.
– Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes it was collected.
– Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under specific conditions.
– Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data if it impacts your rights or freedoms.
– Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
How to Exercise These Rights:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We may require you to verify your identity before responding to your request. We aim to respond to all requests within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable laws.
8. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by HipMinds. These links are provided for your convenience and do not imply endorsement of the content or services provided by these third parties.
Please be aware that we have no control over the privacy practices of these external websites and are not responsible for their content or policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit to understand how they collect, use, and share your information.
HipMinds cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any third-party websites. Your interactions with these sites are governed by their own terms and policies.
9. Children’s Privacy
The minimum age to create a User Account on our website is 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under this age.
We encourage parents to actively participate in their children’s online activities and to instruct them never to provide personal information on any website without parental consent.
If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under the required age, please contact us. We will take appropriate steps to investigate and address the situation, including deleting any such personal data if necessary.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy.
We will notify you of any significant changes to the way we treat your personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our website. We encourage you to periodically review this policy to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us using the information below:
HipMInds, LLC
2020 N Academy Blvd. Suite 150
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
jared@hipminds.me
719-350-8300
We are committed to addressing your inquiries and resolving any concerns about your privacy promptly.