Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to TechStack Consulting ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://techstackconsulting.io (the "Site") and use our services (collectively, the "Services").

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Site, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Site, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You

• Contact Data: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact data.
• Credentials: Passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for authentication and account access.
• Payment Data: We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number (such as a credit card number), and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by our payment processor (e.g., Stripe), and you should review their privacy policies and contact the payment processor directly to respond to your questions.

Information Automatically Collected

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Site. 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 Site, and other technical information.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information collected via our Site for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations.

• To facilitate account creation and logon process.
• To send you marketing and promotional communications.
• To send administrative information to you.
• To fulfill and manage your orders.
• To request feedback.
• To protect our Services (e.g., fraud monitoring and prevention).
• To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies.
• To respond to legal requests and prevent harm.
• To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom (UK), we are required to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. We may rely on the following legal bases:

• Consent: We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
• Performance of a Contract: We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
• Legitimate Interests: We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms.
• Legal Obligations: We may process your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy.

6. How We Share Your Information

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:

• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work (e.g., payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts).

7. International Transfers

Our servers are located in the United States. If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information.

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom (UK), then these countries may not necessarily have data protection laws or other similar laws as comprehensive as those in your country. We will however take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable law.

8. Data Retention

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

9. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security, and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., EEA, UK, California), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access and obtain a copy of your personal information.
• Request rectification or erasure.
• Restrict the processing of your personal information.
• If applicable, to data portability.
• If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

11. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Site, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Site. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records.

12. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.

13. Updates to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO), Daniel Newland, by email at hello@techstackllc.info, by phone at +1 917-727-3930, or by post to:

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Any legal action of whatever nature brought by either you or us (collectively, the "Parties" and individually, a "Party") shall be commenced or prosecuted in the state and federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois, and the Parties hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction in such state and federal courts.

16. Relationship to Other Policies and Agreements

This Privacy Policy applies in conjunction with our Terms of Service, Cookie Policy, and any other agreements you may have with TechStack Consulting.

In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Policy and any other agreement regarding the processing of your personal data, the terms of this Privacy Policy shall prevail. This Policy does not apply to any third-party websites, services, or applications, even if they are accessible through our Services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you access.

17. Quick Reference – Key Points

To help you understand the most important aspects of our data practices, we have summarized the key points below:

• Data Controller: TechStack Consulting is the controller of your personal data.
• Data Collection: We collect data you provide (e.g., contact info, payment details) and data collected automatically (e.g., IP address, cookies).
• Purpose: We use data to provide services, improve our site, communicate with you, and comply with legal obligations.
• Sharing: We do not sell your data. We share it only with trusted service providers (like payment processors), for legal compliance, or with your explicit consent.
• Security: We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data, though no method of transmission is 100% secure.
• Your Rights: Depending on your location, you may request access, correction, or deletion of your data by contacting us.