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Last updated October 04, 2023

Privacy Policy

This privacy notice for Growth Trendz (“Growth Trendz,” “we,” “us,” or “our“), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your information while complying with global privacy laws like the GDPR, CCPA, UK GDPR, and ePrivacy Directive, when you use our services (“Services”), such as when you:

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices.  If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at hello@growthtrendz.com.

Who we are

We are a full-service digital agency based in Dallas, specializing in WordPress website design and development, digital marketing services, print media, digital media design, and financial planning and analysis.​

What personal data we collect & why we collect it

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

Contact Forms

When visitors contact us using contact forms on the websites we collect the following fields: First Name, Last Name, E-Mail Address, and Phone Number. Growth Trendz will never share this information with any third-party and will only use the information to directly contact you.

You always have the right to request the modification or deletion of your data at your convenience by contacting us at hello@growthtrendz.com.

Analytics

We utilize Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy opens a new window to track metrics on our website to track the amount of traffic it receives, such as location, session statistics, page views, device and browser information, traffic sources, user engagement. However, none of this data allows us to identify you and neither is it our intention to identify you. The data is anonymous and is provided to us directly by Google. Read more information on how Google utilizes data and deals with compliance opens a new window.

WordPress & Elementor

We use Elementor WordPress Page Nuilder. Elementor is a locally installed plug-in. No data is transmitted to third parties.

Sensitive Information

We do not collect any sensitive information.

How do we process your information?

We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with us, including:

Do we share your data with anyone?

We do not and will never share your data with any Third Party nor store your data on any platform.

Please note that your data is exclusively used to contact you for general communication.

Where we send your data

We do store your data on any platforms.

How long we retain your data

If you contact us through our contact forms, your contact information is stored indefinitely. This is so we can continue to directly send you communications based on your requested preferences.

What rights you have over your data

If you have provided us your information via our contact forms, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You always have the right to request the modification or deletion of your personal data at your convenience by contacting us at hello@growthtrendz.com.

 

This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Do we make updates to this notice?

Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

We do not and will never share your data with any Third Party nor store your data on any platform.

Please note that your data is exclusively used to contact you for general communication.

Last updated October 04, 2023

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Growth Trendz (“Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our“) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://growthtrendz.com (“Website“). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them while complying with global privacy laws like the GDPR, CCPA, UK GDPR, and ePrivacy Directive, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

Questions or concerns? Reading this cookie notice will help you understand your rights and choices.  If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at hello@growthtrendz.com.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Growth Trendz) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Why do we use cookies?

We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons.

Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies.

Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

What cookies we use

Analytics and Customization Cookies:

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
Google Analytics  Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy opens a new window uses a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. Cookies are little pieces of information that Google Analytics reads and writes on a user’s browser. ‘_ga ’is the main statistics cookie used by Google Analytics that distinguishes individual users and track how they engage with our website, and lasts for 2 years. Google Analytics store cookies on end-users’ browsers, once they land on our website. If the user clears their cache, the cookie will be deleted and our website will prompt for the same information again.

Elementor does not set HTTP cookies. Instead, Elementor Pro works with Local Storage and Session Storage. It is an entry in the local storage and in the session storage of the browser. The collected data will most likely only be stored on the visitor’s local browser in December 2021 and will not be sent to Elementor, the website operator’s server, or any third party.

However, these are legally treated as (HTTP) cookies.

Cookie Service Description Type Expires in
_ga_* Google Analytics Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. http_cookie (Analytics) 1 year 11 months 29 days
_ga Google Analytics Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. http_cookie (Analytics) 1 year 11 months 29 days
elementor Elementor Pro Plugin The website's WordPress theme uses this cookie. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website's content in real-time. Local Storage and Session Storage (Necessary) Session
We do not manipulate the cookies to obtain any additional information. Once the cookie is created it is stored in your browser and we do not continue to track it.

Unclassified cookies:

These are cookies that have not yet been categorized. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their providers.
Name Service Type Expires in
_tccl_visit __________ http_cookie 30 minutes
_tccl_visitor __________ http_cookie 11 months 30 days
We do not manipulate the cookies to obtain any additional information. Once the cookie is created it is stored in your browser and we do not continue to track it.

How can I control cookies on my browser?

As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:

How often will we update this Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

 

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

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