Last Updated: January 2, 2025

MPE Consulting Group and its trade names, including MPE Consulting Group (collectively, "Consultant," "Company," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information You Provide

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Identifiers: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address
• Business information: Company name, job title, industry, organization size
• Account credentials: Username and password for portal access
• Form submissions: Information submitted through intake, contact, scheduling, and service forms
• Communications: Correspondence, messages, and consultation notes
• Payment information: Processed securely through third-party payment processors (we do not store full payment card details)
• Documents: Files and materials you upload or provide in connection with our Services

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• Device information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers
• Usage data: Pages visited, time spent, referring URLs, click patterns
• Cookies and tracking technologies: Session cookies, persistent cookies, pixels, and similar technologies
• Geolocation data: General location inferred from IP address

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Provide, operate, and deliver our consulting Services
• Process your requests, consultations, and service engagements
• Communicate with you about Services, appointments, and inquiries
• Send service-related notifications and administrative messages
• Respond to inquiries and provide customer support
• Improve and optimize our website, Services, and user experience
• Analyze usage patterns and Service effectiveness
• Prevent fraud, unauthorized access, and illegal activities
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms
• For marketing purposes, with your consent where required

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:

• Service providers: Third parties who assist in operating our website, processing payments, delivering Services, or performing business functions on our behalf, bound by confidentiality obligations
• Professional advisors: Attorneys, accountants, and consultants as needed for business operations
• Legal compliance: Law enforcement, courts, or governmental authorities when required by law, subpoena, court order, or to protect our rights
• Business transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets
• With your consent: To third parties when you have provided explicit consent

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Specifically:

• Form submissions and consent logs: Minimum 7 years for compliance purposes
• Client records and service documentation: Duration of engagement plus 7 years
• Financial and payment records: As required by tax and accounting regulations
• Marketing preferences: Until you opt out or request deletion

5. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements
• Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable, machine-readable format
• Opt-out: Opt out of marketing communications at any time
• Restriction: Request that we limit processing of your information
• Objection: Object to certain processing activities

To exercise these rights, please contact us at MPfinancialEnterprises@outlook.com. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

6. State Privacy Rights (U.S.)

Residents of certain U.S. states (including California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah) may have additional rights under state privacy laws. These may include:

• Right to know what personal information is collected, used, and disclosed
• Right to delete personal information
• Right to opt out of sale or sharing of personal information
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights
• Right to correct inaccurate personal information

We do not sell personal information. To exercise state-specific rights, contact us at the email address above. We may verify your identity before processing requests.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage, and deliver relevant content. Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies: Required for website functionality
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site
• Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings or our cookie consent banner. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Do Not Track: Some browsers transmit "Do Not Track" signals. We currently do not respond to such signals, but you may control cookies through browser settings.

8. Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.

9. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, tools, or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 18, we will delete it promptly.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be processed and stored in the United States. By using our Services, you consent to the transfer and processing of your information in the United States, which may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our website or Services after such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

• Data controller: MPE Consulting Group
• Email: MPfinancialEnterprises@outlook.com
• Phone: (404) 520-5338
• Location: Atlanta, Georgia