Privacy Policy

Kumo Partners (“we,” “us,” “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [www.kumopartners.com] (“Site”), and your rights regarding this information. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, company name, job title, and any other information you voluntarily provide through forms or other interactions on the Site.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and details of your visits to the Site, including traffic data, location data, and other communication data.
Usage Data: Information on how you use our Site, products, and services.
Anonymized Data: An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

To Provide Services: Processing requests, managing accounts, and fulfilling any other interactions you have with us.
To Improve Our Site: Analyzing trends and usage to enhance user experience and the functionality of the Site.
To Communicate With You: Sending updates, marketing communications, and responding to your inquiries or feedback.
For Security: Protecting the Site and our users from fraudulent activities, enhancing security, and troubleshooting issues.
Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information and improve our services.

Comments: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
Login: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Publishing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share your information with:

Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in providing and improving our services, subject to strict data protection requirements.
Legal Obligations: Authorities, if required by law, or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, sale, or transfer of assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
User Profiles: For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

9. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

10. Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us, and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Kumo Partners

300 W Hubbard St STE 202, Chicago, IL 60654

sales@kumopartners.com