Privacy Policy

Overview

This Site serves as a professional platform for presenting consulting services, publishing thought leadership,
and facilitating business inquiries. I take the privacy of prospective and current clients, collaborators,
and visitors seriously.

Information I Collect

Information you provide voluntarily:
When you contact me through an inquiry form, email, or other communication channel,
you may provide your name, email address, organization, phone number, and a description
of your project or consulting need.

Automatically collected technical data:
When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically including your
IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, pages viewed,
time spent on pages, and referring URL.

Communications:
If we exchange emails or messages, I may retain those communications in connection
with our professional relationship.

Business Inquiries & Client Information

Information submitted through business inquiry forms or direct contact is used exclusively
to evaluate and respond to potential engagements. I do not use this information for
unsolicited marketing purposes.

If an engagement proceeds, any personally identifiable or commercially sensitive information
shared in the course of a client relationship will be handled according to the terms of the
applicable engagement agreement, which may include confidentiality provisions that supersede
this Privacy Policy.

I do not sell, rent, lease, or otherwise disclose business inquiry information or client data
to third parties.

How I Use Your Information

Information collected through the Site is used to:

• Respond to inquiries and evaluate potential consulting engagements
• Communicate with existing clients and professional contacts
• Improve the content, structure, and performance of the Site
• Understand visitor behavior through aggregate, anonymized analytics
• Comply with applicable legal obligations
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or harmful activity

I will not use your contact information to add you to a mailing list or send promotional
communications without your explicit consent.

Cookies & Analytics

This Site may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance functionality
and gather usage analytics. You may configure your browser to refuse cookies; however,
some features of the Site may not function correctly as a result.

Types of cookies that may be present:

• Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality
• Analytics cookies: Used to understand traffic patterns and visitor behavior in aggregate

Third-Party Services

The Site may utilize third-party services including web hosting providers, analytics platforms,
and email services. These providers may process certain data as part of service delivery.

Current or potential third-party services include:

• Web hosting and content delivery providers
• Analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics)
• Email service providers used for inquiry management

I do not authorize third-party service providers to use your data for their own marketing
or commercial purposes beyond what is necessary to provide services to this Site.

Data Retention

I retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected,
or as required by law:

• Inquiry and contact form submissions are retained for a reasonable period to facilitate follow-up,
  then deleted when no longer needed
• Client-related communications and records are retained for the duration of the engagement and for a
  period thereafter consistent with applicable professional and legal requirements
• Analytics data is retained per the data retention settings of the applicable platform,
  typically in anonymized or aggregated form

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights with respect to your personal information, including:

• Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data I hold about you
• Right to correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal or contractual
  retention obligations
• Right to object: Object to certain processing activities, including analytics
• Right to data portability: Request transfer of your data in a machine-readable format,
  where applicable

Residents of California (CCPA) and the European Economic Area (GDPR) may have additional rights.
To exercise any right, contact me at the address in Section 12. I will respond to verified requests
within 30 days.

Security

I implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect information
collected through this Site from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction,
including use of HTTPS/TLS encryption for data in transit.

No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. While I strive to protect
your information, I cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

This Site is a professional business platform not directed to individuals under the age of 16.
I do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If I become aware that a minor has
submitted personal information, I will take prompt steps to delete it.

Changes to This Policy

I reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in my practices,
services, or legal requirements. When changes are made, I will revise the “Last Updated” date at the
top of this page. Your continued use of the Site following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

For questions, concerns, or privacy rights requests, please contact me directly:

Michael E. Connor
Website: michaeleconnor.com
Email: info@michaeleconnor.com