Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Havado Gafopa is an educational platform that provides information and consulting related to local search optimization for small business owners. We operate from 214 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH. You may contact us at [email protected] or by telephone at +1 859-431-7200.

This Site is informational in nature. We do not sell products, process payments, or maintain user accounts. The personal information we collect is limited to what is necessary to operate the Site and respond to inquiries.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly. When you use the contact form on this Site, you provide your name, email address, and the content of your message. You also indicate consent to this Privacy Policy via the checkbox on the form. We do not request payment information, account credentials, or sensitive personal data through this form.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, certain technical information is collected automatically by our hosting infrastructure and analytics tools. This may include your IP address (which may be truncated or anonymized), browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, time spent on pages, and the date and time of your visit. This information is collected in aggregate and is generally not associated with an identifiable individual.

Cookie data. We use cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy. The categories of cookies we use are explained there in full. You may manage your cookie preferences through the consent banner presented when you first visit the Site.

Information we do not collect. We do not collect Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, health information, biometric data, or precise geolocation data. We do not build advertising profiles. We do not collect information from children under 13.

3. How We Use Information

Information submitted through the contact form is used solely to read and respond to your inquiry. We do not add contact form submissions to mailing lists, share them with third parties for marketing purposes, or use them for any purpose other than responding to your specific message.

Automatically collected technical data is used to understand how the Site is being used, to identify and fix technical problems, and to improve the content and structure of the Site. This analysis is conducted in aggregate and does not involve identifying individual visitors.

We may use anonymized usage data to assess which educational topics are most accessed, which helps us prioritize content development. This use does not involve any personal identification.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

For visitors from jurisdictions that require a stated legal basis for processing personal data, we process contact form data on the basis of your consent, which you provide by submitting the form after checking the required consent box. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us, though this will not affect any processing that occurred before withdrawal.

Automatically collected technical data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating and improving a functional, secure website. This interest does not override your privacy rights, and we take steps to minimize the data collected and the period for which it is retained.

5. Cookies and Tracking

Our use of cookies is described in detail in the Cookie Policy. In brief, we use strictly necessary cookies to make the Site function, and optional analytics cookies to understand usage patterns. We do not use advertising cookies or tracking pixels that share data with ad networks.

You can control cookie preferences through the consent banner or your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not prevent you from using the informational content of the Site, though some functional elements may be affected.

6. Third-Party Services

This Site may use Google Analytics or a similar analytics service to collect anonymized usage data. These services may set their own cookies and collect data subject to their own privacy policies. Where Google Analytics is used, we have enabled IP anonymization and have not enabled advertising features or data sharing with Google's advertising products.

The Site embeds a Google Maps iframe on the contact page to display our location. When you interact with or view this map, Google may collect data in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy. We do not control Google's data practices. The map is loaded from Google's servers and is subject to Google's terms.

We use font files served by Google Fonts. These requests may transmit your IP address to Google's servers. We have configured font loading to minimize data transmission where possible.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for any purpose.

7. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to the inquiry and for a reasonable period afterward in case of follow-up questions, typically no longer than 12 months from the date of submission. After this period, submissions are deleted from our systems.

Anonymized analytics data may be retained for longer periods as it does not constitute personal data. Cookie preference records are retained for the duration of the cookie lifetime as described in the Cookie Policy.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your state of residence, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable US law. California residents have rights under the CCPA, including the right to know what personal information has been collected, the right to request deletion of personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information). Virginia residents have rights under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), and Colorado residents have rights under the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA).

To exercise any applicable rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to verifiable requests within the timeframe required by applicable law. We do not discriminate against individuals who exercise their privacy rights.

9. Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information promptly. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information through this Site, please contact us at [email protected].

This policy is consistent with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq.

10. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. The Site uses HTTPS encryption for all data in transit. Contact form data is transmitted via email, which involves standard email security practices.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. While we take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you believe your information has been compromised, please contact us immediately.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acknowledgment of the revised Policy.

12. Contact

If you have questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: