Privacy Policy

Verus Consulting, LLC (“we” or “us”) understands your privacy is important and is committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of our customers, visitors, and users. We design and operate our website and other services (the “Services”) with the security of your privacy in mind.

This policy sets out the purpose for and means in which any personal information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect, or otherwise handle your personal information in accordance with our Services.

If you have any questions about our privacy policy or do not consent to it, contact us at the email or physical address listed below. Otherwise, by using our Services and by expressly consenting where prompted, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

Your Personal Information

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you contact us, register with our Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, or participate in activities on the Services. All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is used to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics,reporting and marketing purposes.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity related to our Services and store certain information. This includes beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Services. You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Additionally, you may opt out from our use of cookies by declining the cookie usage pop-up or contacting us at addresses listed below. The technologies we use may include:

●  Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Services. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our Services may use cookies.

●  Web Beacons. Certain portions of our Services may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

The session cookies we use are essential to provide you with our Services that are available through the website and to enable you to use some of the website features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, the Services cannot be provided, and we only use the cookies to provide you with those Services.

We use persistent cookies in two ways. First, we use persistent cookies to identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the website. Second, we use persistent cookies to remember choices you make when you use the website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. This provides you with a more consistent and personal experience because you don’t have to re-enter your preferences every time you use the website. 

Use of Your Personal Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

●  To provide and maintain our Services, including to monitor the usage of our Services.

●  To manage your account and your registration as a user of the Service. The personal information you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Services that are available to you as a registered user.

●  For the development and performance of a purchase contract for products, items, or services you have purchased from us or of any other contract with us.

●  To contact you by email, telephone calls, text, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or communication related to the Services, including security updates, or a marketing newsletter.

●  To manage your requests to us.

We may also use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving our Services, marketing, and your experience.

We do not rent or sell your personal information to other companies or individuals, unless we have your consent.

If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided below. However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

Retention of Your Personal Information

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and only to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Transfer of Your Personal Information

Your personal information is processed at our operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy, demonstrated by your use of our Services and your explicit consent when prompted, followed by your submission of any personal information represents your agreement to that transfer.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your personal information will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your personal information.

Disclosure of Your Personal Information

Business Transactions

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred and may become subject to a different privacy policy. We will provide notice to you before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or government agency). 

Other Legal Requirements

We may disclose your personal information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

●  Comply with a legal obligation;

●  Protect and defend our rights or property;

●  Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services;

●  Protect the personal safety of users of the Services or the public; or

●  Protect against legal liability.

Any personal information disclosed under such conditions will only be disclosed to the minimum extent necessary for the applicable purpose. 

Security of Your Personal Information

Only authorized Verus Consulting, LLC personnel and third-party service providers are provided access to personal information, and these employees and service providers are required to treat this information as confidential.

Personal information collected by our data processor (Google Analytics), based on your interactions with our Services, is stored in an encoded format optimized for performance. The processor’s data is spread across a number of physical and logical volumes for redundancy and expedient access, obfuscating it from tampering. Data from all users is distributed across a shared infrastructure of the data processor’s numerous homogeneous machines and located in its data centers. In addition, the data processor ensures secure transmission of its JavaScript libraries and measurement data.

The personal information we collect from you via direct contact and your web traffic will be transferred to, and stored by, our third party partner at their secure locations. The organization allows for access, exportation, rectification, stoppage, and erasure of personal information, which can be done by request. If erasure is not requested, we retain personal information, as necessary, for business relationship reasons, to protect ourselves against legal claims, analysis or record-keeping, or compliance with information management policies and schedules.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, however, transmission via the internet can never be completely secure and we cannot guarantee that our Services will be immune to malicious attack or other compromise. Your transmission of any personal information is at your own risk.

Once we have received your information, we use strict procedures and security features, in coordination with our third-party partners, to prevent unauthorized access. All employees and consultants are trained in our data security procedures, and we regularly review our data security procedures and guidelines. Should a data breach occur, we will report the incident to the correct authorities, notify you and other relevant parties, and take action to remedy the situation within 72 hours.

Children

Our site is not designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and Verus Consulting, LLC does not intentionally collect or maintain personal information about anyone at or under this age.

Special Notice for California Residents

If you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information. California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted to this page.

Contact Us

We welcome questions, comments or requests regarding this Privacy Policy. Please address them to us via email at contact@consultverus.com or by mail at Verus Consulting, LLC, 719 Dundee Drive, Post Falls, ID 83854.

Last updated August 2023