Privacy Policy and Data Protection

Effective Date: May 22, 2025

Welcome to Hide Site Creative, LLC (“Hide Site Creative,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal information is handled responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://hscgroup.io (the “Site”) or use our services (collectively, the “Services”). By using our Site or Services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you by updating the date of this policy and posting it on our Site, or as required by law.

• Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, company name, or other contact details when you submit forms, contact us, or request services.
• Communications: Information in your messages, inquiries, feedback, or survey responses.
• Payment and Transactional Information: For purchased services, we collect billing information, payment card details, or bank account information (processed securely via third-party payment processors).
• Marketing Information: Preferences for receiving marketing communications or details about your engagement with our emails or promotions.

We may receive information from third parties, such as:

• Business Contacts: Contact information (e.g., name, email, phone number) shared by clients or partners for project collaboration or referrals.
• Public Sources: Information from public sources like social media or business directories, such as your company name or professional role.

When you use our Site, we or our service providers may automatically collect:

• Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device type (e.g., mobile or desktop), and language settings.
• Online Activity Information: Pages viewed, time spent on pages, navigation paths, referring website, access times, and whether you opened our emails or clicked links. We use tools like Google Analytics for monitoring and advertising. See Google Analytics data practices.
• Location Information: General location based on IP address (not precise geolocation).
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: Cookies, web beacons, and local storage enhance functionality, remember preferences, and analyze activity. Cookies may track browsing for personalized experiences or ads.

We use your personal information to:

• Deliver Services: Provide, operate, and improve our creative services, process payments, manage accounts, and personalize experiences.
• Communicate: Send updates, respond to inquiries, provide support, and share announcements or promotional offers.
• Marketing and Advertising: Send marketing communications (with consent where required) and serve interest-based ads via third-party partners, using cookies to tailor ads.
• Research and Development: Analyze usage to improve our Site and Services.
• Compliance and Protection: Comply with laws, protect our rights or property, enforce terms, and prevent fraud or unauthorized activity.

We may share your personal information with:

• Vendors: Service providers for hosting, payment processing, analytics, email delivery, or customer support (e.g., Google Analytics, payment gateways).
• Advertising Partners: Third-party ad companies using cookies to serve interest-based ads on our Site or other platforms.
• Professional Advisors: Lawyers, accountants, or auditors for legal or financial purposes.
• Legal Authorities: Government entities or law enforcement, if required by law or to protect our rights.
• Business Transferees: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, with notice to users where required.
• Other Users or Public: Information you share publicly (e.g., comments, social media posts linked to our Site) may be visible to others.

• Update or Correct Information: Contact us to update or correct your information.
• Opt Out of Marketing: Unsubscribe via instructions in our emails.
• Online Tracking Opt-Out:
  
  • Block cookies in your browser settings (check your browser’s help menu).
  • Use privacy-focused browsers (e.g., Brave) or plugins (e.g., Privacy Badger).
  • Opt out of Google Analytics via their browser add-on.
  • Use Digital Advertising Alliance or Network Advertising Initiative opt-out tools.
• Do Not Track: We do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals, but you can use the above opt-out options.

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

• Access or receive a copy of your personal information.
• Correct inaccurate information.
• Delete certain information, subject to legal exemptions.
• Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your information for advertising (see CCPA section).

Contact us to exercise these rights. We may verify your identity before processing requests.

Our Site may link to third-party websites or services (e.g., social media). We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Review their policies before sharing information.

We use technical and organizational measures, like secure payment processing and encrypted communications, to protect your information. However, no system is fully secure, and you use our Services at your own risk. Keep devices and passwords secure.

Based in the United States, we may process your information in the U.S. or other countries with different privacy laws. By using our Services, you consent to such transfers.

Our Services are not for children under 16. If we learn we’ve collected information from a child under 16 without parental consent, we’ll delete it promptly.

California residents have CCPA rights to:

• Know the categories of personal information we collect, use, or disclose (see Section 1).
• Access or receive a copy of your information.
• Request deletion of certain information.
• Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your information for advertising.

We collect CCPA categories: identifiers, commercial information, financial data, approximate geolocation data, internet activity, professional data, and inferences. These are used for service delivery, marketing, and compliance, and shared with vendors, ad partners, and legal authorities (see Section 3).

To opt out of “selling” or “sharing” (e.g., interest-based ads), email Chris@hscgroup.io with “CCPA Opt-Out” in the subject. We do not use sensitive personal information for purposes you can limit under CCPA.

We retain information as needed for Services, legal obligations, or to protect our rights.

For “Shine the Light” requests, contact us below.

For questions or to exercise your rights, contact:

Hide Site Creative, LLC
Email: Chris@hscgroup.io
Address: 2357 Warm Springs Rd Ste 197, Columbus, GA 31904