Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Certus Intel Group ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our website at certusintelgroup.com (the "Site"), how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you use our contact form:

• Full Name
• Email Address
• Area of Interest (selected service category)
• Message Content (your inquiry)

In addition to the information you provide, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the Site. Google Analytics sets cookies and similar identifiers and automatically collects limited technical and usage information, including:

• Pages visited and time spent on the Site
• The referring website or source
• Approximate geographic location, derived from your IP address (which Google truncates and does not store in its full form)
• Device, browser, and operating system type

This analytics data is aggregated and used only to improve the Site. We do not use it to personally identify you, and we do not enable Google's advertising or cross-site tracking features. You can opt out of Google Analytics as described in Section 4.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide solely to:

• Respond to your inquiry or consultation request
• Evaluate whether we can assist with your matter
• Communicate with you regarding our services

We do not use your information for marketing purposes, nor do we sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

4. Third-Party Processors

When you submit the contact form, your data is transmitted to and processed by the following third-party service:

• Formspree, Inc., a U.S.-based form processing service that relays your submission to us via email. Formspree processes your data in accordance with their own Privacy Policy.

Additionally, the Site loads resources from:

• Google Fonts, for typography (Inter, Montserrat). Google may collect limited technical data as described in their Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare CDN, for the Font Awesome icon library.
• Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC, for the website usage analytics described in Section 2. Google processes this data in accordance with their Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Data Retention

We retain contact form submissions only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and evaluate a potential engagement. If no engagement results, your information is deleted within 90 days of our last communication. Formspree retains submission data in accordance with their own retention policies.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. The Site is served over HTTPS, and form submissions are transmitted using encrypted connections. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access, request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction, request correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion, request that we delete your personal data
• Opt-Out, we do not sell personal data; no opt-out is necessary under CCPA

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@certusintelgroup.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact us at: