PRIVACY POLICY

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://accutivesecurity.com.

Accutive Security, LLC (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is a cybersecurity consulting and technology services firm committed to protecting your privacy and personal information.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

MEDIA

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

CONTACT FORMS

Personal data entered via contact forms is stored securely and not shared with any third party. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiries or requests.

COOKIES

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you log in to this site (if applicable), 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 also set up cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

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.

EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited those websites directly.

These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

ANALYTICS

Accutive Security uses Google Analytics to better understand website traffic and user interaction. This helps us improve our site content and user experience. Google’s privacypolicy can be reviewed here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

WHO WE SHARE OUR DATA WITH

Accutive Security does not share, sell, or transfer any personal data with third parties.

HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognize and approve future comments automatically.

For registered users (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing usernames). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

WHERE WE SEND YOUR DATA

Accutive Security does not send any data collected through this website to third parties.

YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION

For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at:

Additional Information

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA

Accutive Security maintains robust cybersecurity policies, procedures, and controls designed to protect data integrity and confidentiality. While we do not collect significant personal data through our website, any stored information is safeguarded using industry-standard security measures.

WHAT DATA BREACH PROCEDURES WE HAVE IN PLACE

In the unlikely event of a data breach, Accutive Security follows a structured incident response process that includes detection, containment, notification (where required), and remediation in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

WHAT THIRD PARTIES WE RECEIVE DATA FROM

Accutive Security does not receive personal data from any third parties.

WHAT AUTOMATED DECISION MAKING AND/OR PROFILING WE DO WITH USER DATA

Accutive Security does not engage in any automated decision-making or user profiling activities.