Stretch Thinking | Innovation Consulting

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 4, 2024

Introduction

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website and use our services.

Information We Collect

When you visit our website, sign up for our monthly newsletter, or use our contact form to inquire about services, we collect the following personal information:

Name: To personalize our communication with you.
Email: To send you our monthly newsletter, respond to inquiries, and provide updates.
Phone Number: To contact you if necessary regarding our services or your inquiries.
Message Details: Any additional information you provide in the contact form to help us understand your needs and respond effectively.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To Provide Services: To deliver consulting services and support.
To Communicate: To send newsletters, respond to inquiries, and provide updates and information related to our services.
To Improve Our Services: To understand how you use our services and improve them.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We respect your privacy and do not share your personal information with third parties except in the following circumstances:

With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties if you give us explicit consent.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect our legal rights.
To Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business, provided they agree to keep this information confidential.

Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: Request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.
Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@stretchthinking.com.

Marketing

If, at any time, you prefer not to receive further marketing communications from us in any or all forms, you will have the ability to unsubscribe from such communications by means of a link provided in every email that is sent to you by us. When subscribing to our email newsletters, you are given the opportunity to select which promotions, news, and information you would like to receive at the time of sign-up, and you will have the opportunity to unsubscribe from such communications.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies on this Site and in our communications with you to keep track of your visit to our Site and our communications with you. A “cookie” is a small amount of data sent from a web server to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Other tracking technologies work similarly to cookies and place a small amount of data on your devices to monitor your website activity to allow us to collect information about how you use our Site and our services. With most internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored on your computer. Please refer to your browser instructions or you can visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/ which will give you more information. Once you have given your consent to use cookies, we shall store a cookie on your computer or device to remember this for next time. If you wish to withdraw consent at any time, you will need to delete our cookies using your web browser settings. Please be advised that certain sections or functionalities of the Site may be inaccessible to you if your browser does not accept cookies. We do not currently respond to browser do-not-track signals.

California Addendum

This California Addendum applies to California residents and supplements the information provided above in the Privacy Statement. This California Addendum provides California residents with certain information under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the “CPRA”).

Collection, Disclosure, Selling, and Sharing of Personal Information

The following list details which categories of personal information we collect and process both online and offline, as well as which categories of personal information we disclose to third parties for our operational business purposes, including within the 12 months preceding the date this Privacy Statement was last updated. The list also details the categories of personal information that we “sell” and “share,” including within the preceding 12 months. Stretch Thinking, LLC does not “sell” or “share” your personal information in exchange for monetary consideration. However, we may allow third parties to use cookies and related tracking technologies to collect information about your visits to our Sites and use that information to deliver advertisements relevant to your interests. Under the CPRA, these disclosures may constitute a “sale” when the personal information is exchanged for non-monetary consideration (anything of value) or “sharing” when the personal information is disclosed for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes.

Categories of Personal Information We May “Sell” and “Share”

We may “sell” and “share” the following categories of personal information with third parties for advertising, internal research, analytics, and development purposes:

Identifiers, such as name, IP address, and online identifiers
Geolocation data, such as approximate location derived from IP address
Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history, search history, and interactions with our online properties
Inferences drawn from any of the personal information listed above to create a profile about an individual’s preferences or characteristics

Categories of Personal Information We May Disclose

We may disclose the following information with our affiliates and subsidiaries; third-party service providers; and legal authorities for operational business purposes:

Identifiers, such as name, IP address, online identifiers, contact information, and other unique personal identifiers
Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history, search history, and interactions with our online properties
Geolocation data, such as approximate location derived from IP address
Inferences drawn from any of the personal information listed above to create a profile about an individual’s preferences or characteristics
Audio, electronic, visual, and similar information

We may disclose your personal information with our joint business partners for publications and co-organized events and to a third party in the event of any reorganization, financing transaction, merger, sale, joint venture, partnership, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).

Sources of Personal Information

We collect this personal information directly from you, from your devices, and from third-party sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, and social media platforms, where permitted under applicable local laws.

Purposes for the Collection of Personal Information

We collect personal information to operate, manage, and maintain our business, to provide our products and services, and to accomplish our business purposes and objectives, including to:

Develop, improve, operate, repair, and maintain our products and services
Provide support and respond to requests for information
Advertise and market our products and services, and personalize user experiences
Conduct research, analytics, and data analysis
Operate and maintain our facilities and infrastructure
Undertake quality and safety assurance measures, and conduct security control and monitoring
Detect and prevent fraud and perform identity verification
Facilitate and implement any reorganization, financing transaction, merger, sale, joint venture, partnership, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings)
Maintain records, comply with law, legal process, and internal policies, and exercise and defend legal claims

Retention of Your Personal Information

The criteria used to determine how long we retain your personal information is set forth in the “Retention of Your Personal Information” section of this Privacy Policy.

Use or Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information

We do not use or disclose your sensitive personal information outside of the following purposes: (1) performing our services, (2) detecting security incidents, (3) resisting malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal actions, (4) ensuring physical safety, (5) for short-term transient use, including certain non-personalized advertising, (6) maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, or providing similar services, and (7) verifying and maintaining the quality or safety of a service or product or improving, upgrading, or enhancing a service or product. Accordingly, we do not provide the right to limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal information under the CPRA.

CPRA Rights

If you are a California resident, you, subject to applicable law, have the following rights regarding your personal information:

The right to know the categories of personal information we collected about you and the categories of sources from which we collected such personal information
The right to know the business or commercial purpose for collecting or sharing personal information about you
The right to know the categories of personal information about you that we shared (as defined under the applicable privacy law) and the categories of third parties to whom we shared such personal information
The right to know the categories of personal information about you that we otherwise disclosed, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed such personal information (where applicable)
The right to correct inaccuracies in your personal information
The right to have your personal information deleted, subject to certain exemptions
The right to request to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information
The right to not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your rights under the CPRA

To exercise these rights, contact us via info@stretchthinking.com. We will verify and respond to your request consistent with applicable law, taking into account the type and sensitivity of the personal information subject to the request. We may need to request additional personal information from you in order to verify your identity and protect against fraudulent requests. If you make a request to delete, we may ask you to confirm your request before we delete your personal information.

In connection with certain Sites, you may opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information described above by sending certain browser-enabled opt-out signals, such as the Global Privacy Control. You may learn more about how to set the Global Privacy Control here. In addition, in connection with certain Sites, you may opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information described above by visiting our “Do Not Sell or Share My Data” link located on the Site.

Authorized Agents

If an agent would like to make a request on your behalf as permitted under applicable law, the agent may use the submission methods noted in the section entitled “CPRA Rights.” As part of our verification process, we may request that the agent provide, as applicable, proof concerning their status as an authorized agent. In addition, we may require that you verify your identity as described in the section entitled “CPRA Rights” or confirm that you provided the agent permission to submit the request.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may, at our discretion, amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@stretchthinking.com.