Effective Date: June 13, 2025
Last Updated: June 13, 2025
Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us: When you contact us through our website, email, or phone, we may collect:
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- Your name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Business/organization name
- Country/location
- Messages or information you send us
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Information Automatically Collected: When you visit our website, we automatically collect:
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- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Pages you visit on our site
- Date and time of your visit
- Referring website (if you clicked a link to get here)
- General location (country/region)
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Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to:
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- Analyze website traffic through Google Analytics
- Remember your preferences
- Improve website functionality
- Understand how visitors use our site
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Legal Basis for Processing (EU/EEA Residents)
For visitors from the European Union and European Economic Area, we process your data based on:
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- Legitimate interest: To respond to inquiries and provide business services
- Contract: To fulfill services you’ve requested
- Consent: For marketing communications and optional data collection
- Legal obligation: To comply with applicable laws
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How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
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- Respond to your inquiries about our services
- Provide consulting and communication services you request
- Send follow-up communications related to our business relationship
- Analyze website performance and user behavior
- Improve our website and services
- Send periodic business communications (with your consent)
- Comply with legal requirements
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How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share your information only in these limited circumstances:
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- Service providers: With trusted vendors who help us operate our website or business (like web hosting, email services, or Google Analytics)
- Legal requirements: If required by law or to protect our legal rights
- Business transfer: If our business is sold or merged (you would be notified)
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Data Retention
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy:
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- Contact inquiries: 3 years after last contact
- Client information: 7 years after project completion for business records
- Website analytics: 26 months (Google Analytics default)
- Marketing contacts: Until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent
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Your Rights
All Visitors:
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- Request information about what personal data we have about you
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of future communications from us
- Access and receive a copy of your personal information
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EU/EEA Residents Additional Rights:
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- Right to rectification: Correct inaccurate information
- Right to restriction: Limit how we process your data
- Right to data portability: Receive your data in a portable format
- Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interest
- Right to withdraw consent: Remove consent for processing at any time
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To exercise your rights, contact us using the information below.
International Data Transfers
If you are located in the EU/EEA, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.
Cookies and Tracking
Essential Cookies: Required for website functionality Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics to understand website usage Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and choices
Managing Cookies: You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
Do Not Track: Our website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” browser settings.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under 16 (or 13 in the US). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these ages.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date. For significant changes, we may notify you via email.
Contact Us & Data Protection
Strategic Communications
Email: linda@stratcommunications.com
Phone: (715) 579-9051
Address: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
For EU/EEA residents: If you have concerns about how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
This privacy policy is designed to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California’s Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), and other applicable privacy laws.