Privacy Policy of Veridian Point Advisory

Veridian Point Advisory is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our online platform and inquire about or use our business consulting services. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information gathered through our site, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our consulting services to you.

1.1 Personal Data

While using our online platform, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, company name, and postal address.
• Professional Information: Job title, industry, and details related to your business needs or inquiries for our services (strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, change management, operational optimization, market analysis, financial advisory, technology adoption consulting, leadership development, risk management).
• Communications Data: Information you provide when you communicate with us via contact forms, emails, or phone calls.

1.2 Usage Data

We may also collect information on how our online platform is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

2. How We Use Your Information

Veridian Point Advisory uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Consulting Services: This includes facilitating strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, change management, operational optimization, market analysis, financial advisory, technology adoption consulting, leadership development, and risk management.
• To Communicate with You: To respond to your inquiries, provide information about our services, and send service updates.
• To Improve Our Online Platform: To understand how our online platform is used and to enhance its functionality and user experience.
• For Marketing Purposes: To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other services and events which we offer that are similar to those you have already purchased or enquired about, unless you have opted not to receive such information.
• To Ensure Security: To detect, prevent and address technical issues or security incidents.
• For Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and enforce our site's terms and conditions.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under GDPR

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Veridian Point Advisory's legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

We may process your Personal Data because:

• You have given us permission to do so.
• The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
• The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Veridian Point Advisory or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

Veridian Point Advisory may share your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting, data analysis, marketing, and customer service. These service providers are obligated to protect your information and not use it for any other purpose.
• For Business Transfers: If Veridian Point Advisory is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Veridian Point Advisory.
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service.
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public.
  • Protect against legal liability.

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, particularly if you are in the EEA, you have certain data protection rights. Veridian Point Advisory aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

Your rights may include:

• The Right to Access: To request a copy of your Personal Data.
• The Right to Rectification: To request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): To request that we erase your Personal Data under certain conditions.
• The Right to Restrict Processing: To request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data under certain conditions.
• The Right to Object to Processing: To object to our processing of your Personal Data under certain conditions.
• The Right to Data Portability: To request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our online platform may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our consulting services are not directed to anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. 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 online platform, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

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

Veridian Point Advisory

315 West Huron Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60654, US