Online Privacy Policy

Semel Consulting LLC (the “Company”) respects the privacy concerns of the users of its website, www.semelconsulting.com and the services provided therein (the “Site”). The Company thus provides this privacy statement to explain what information is gathered during a visit to the Site and how such information may be used.

We understand that when you interact with us you may entrust us with your personal information.  As a result, we have adopted this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), which describes how we collect, process, use, disclose, maintain, and protect your personal information.  Additionally, this Privacy Policy describes what rights you may have with respect to your personal information.  This Privacy Policy governs and provides you with information concerning the data we collect from and concerning you when you interact with us through our website, www.semelconsulting.com (the “Site”) and through other means.  In relation to our clients, our privacy, data protection, and confidentiality obligations to our clients are further outlined in our engagement agreements with our clients. 

Use of Information: As a general policy, no personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, or e-mail address, is automatically collected from your visit to the Site. However, certain non-personal information is recorded by the standard operation of the Company’s internet servers. Information such as the type of browser being used, its operating system, and your IP address is gathered in order to enhance your online experience.

The Site’s various mailing lists, downloads, special offers, contests, registration forms, and surveys may request that you give us contact information such as your name, mailing and/or e-mail address, demographic information such as your age and gender, and personal preference information such as your preferred software and interests. Information submitted at the time of submission will be used by the Company only as necessary for our legitimate business interests, including without limitation the improvement of our products, services and the contents of the Site. The Company may also share such information with our business and promotional partners to further those interests. Personally identifiable information is never sold or leased to any third parties. With your permission, we may use your contact information to send you information about our company and products. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings as provided below. The Company does not store any credit card information it may receive in regard to a specific transaction and/or billing arrangement except as necessary to complete and satisfy its rights and obligations with regard to such transaction, billing arrangement, and/or as otherwise authorized by a user.

Cookies: We may use “cookies” to keep track of your visit and use of our Site.  There are options on most web browsers to disable cookies.  If you choose to disable the use of cookies, it may impact your use of certain Site functions.

Web Analytics: We may also utilize third party tracking software or utilities, such as Google Analytics.  This helps us analyze data and improve our Site, as well as tailor it to user needs.

Disclosure of Your Personal Information

We may disclose Personal Information as authorized by law, including to third-party service providers who provide services to us.  We use third party service providers, and share Personal Information with them, (i) to communicate with you, others, or with our clients; (ii) to analyze information we receive through the Site; (iii) in relation to data processing services; (iv) for marketing purposes; and (v) in relation to other professional services we may obtain, such as legal, accounting, or information security services.

Disclosure of client information is further governed by the engagement agreements with our clients.

Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites.  If you click on any of these links, you should note that we do not have any control over these third-party websites.  We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other websites.  Use caution when visiting other websites and familiarize yourself with the privacy policy applicable to the website in question.

Security

We engage in reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality, integrity, availability and security of Personal Information that we process.  These include appropriate technical and organizational measures, as well as administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to protect Personal Information as required by law.  However, because information transferred over the Internet is not absolutely secure, we cannot guarantee the security of your information.

If You Are Located Outside of the United States

We operate in the United States.  If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that your Personal Information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our central database is operated.  Applicable data protection laws may not be as comprehensive as those in the country where you are located.  By using our Site, you consent to your Personal Information concerning your use of the Site being transferred to our systems and to the systems of those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.

Your Choices

If you wish to access or correct your Personal Information, please contact us in writing as outlined below in the section “Contact Us.”  Additionally, you may request that we delete your Personal Information, although we may not be required to do so and may, in certain circumstances, be required to maintain your Personal Information, despite your request.  If we agree or are required to delete your Personal Information, we will retain certain Personal Information in order to comply with and track compliance with your request.  Additionally, any of your Personal Information stored on any backup server may remain.  If such backups are utilized, we will take reasonable efforts to delete any applicable Personal Information.

To the extent certain data protection and privacy laws apply, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Information that we process:

  • the right to request access to your Personal Information;
  • the right to request correction of inaccurate Personal Information concerning you;
  • the right to request that we delete your Personal Information under certain circumstances;
  • the right to object to processing of your Personal Information under certain circumstances;
  • the right to request that we restrict processing your Personal Information under certain circumstances and to withdraw your consent where processing is based on such consent;
  • the right to receive a copy of your Personal Information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format; and
  • the right to transfer your Personal Information to a third party.

“Do Not Track” is a setting available in certain browsers that allows you to limit tracking by advertisers and other third parties.  We do not respond to “do not track” signals.

Children Age 13 and Under: The Company recognizes the special obligation to protect personally identifiable information obtained from children age 13 and under. AS SUCH, IF YOU ARE 13 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER, THE COMPANY REQUESTS THAT YOU NOT SUBMIT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE SITE OR TO THE COMPANY. If the Company discovers that a child age 13 or younger has signed up on the Site or provided us with personally identifiable information, we will delete that child’s identifiable information from our records.

The Company nonetheless encourages parents to go online with their kids. Here are a few tips to help make a child’s online experience safer:

  1. Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult. Includes name, address, phone, school, etc.
  2. Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are appropriate.
  3. Look for Website privacy policies. Know how your child’s information is treated.
  4. Check out the FTC’s site for more tips on protecting children's privacy online

Malware/Spyware/Viruses: Neither the Company nor the Site knowingly permit the use of malware, spyware, viruses, and/or other similar types of software.

Links to External Sites: The Company is not responsible for the content or practices of third party websites that may be linked to the Site. The Company is also not responsible for any information that you might share with such linked websites. You should refer to each website’s respective privacy policy and practices prior to disclosing any information.

Bulletin Boards and Chat Areas: Guests of the Site are solely responsible for the content of messages they post on the Company’s forums, such as chat rooms and bulletin boards. Users should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g., user name, e-mail address, phone number) on the bulletin boards or in the chat areas, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other people. You are responsible for the personal information you choose to submit in these instances. Please take care when using these features. Choice/Opt-Out: The Site may provide you the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications from us at the point where we request information about you. You always have the option of removing your name from any e-mail list in order to discontinue any such future communications. In order to ensure immediate removal from any list, please follow the specific instructions set forth within the communications you receive from the Company which you no longer wish to receive. If you are unsuccessful in completing the instructions specified in any such communication, please e-mail us at info@semelconsulting.com  including a copy of the undesired email attached to the request, and state you wish to be removed from the mailing list.

Contact Information for Complaints or Concerns: If you have any complaints or concerns about the Company or about this privacy statement, please contact:

Via email: Info@semelconsulting.com

or

Via regular mail: Semel Consulting LLC, 6547 Midnight Pass Road #90, Sarasota, FL 34242

Information provided by you via general e-mail inquiries to the Company such as your e-mail address is used only to respond to your inquiries in the ordinary course of business, and is never shared with third parties.

Security: Security for all personally identifiable information is extremely important to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, The Company cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit via the internet. By transmitting any such information to the Company, you accept that you do so at your own risk.

Your Acceptance of These Terms: By using the Site, you accept the policies and restrictions set forth in this Online Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use the Site. This Online Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Online Privacy Policy to which you are bound.

Last Updated: July 6, 2021