Privacy Policy

BearUp Consulting LLC (“our”, “BearUp Consulting” & we”) is a company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States of America. BearUp Consulting takes user privacy very seriously. We recognize that your privacy is a high priority and we are committed to protecting it.

This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) provides an overview of what information BearUp Consulting may collect from you, and how we may use it. We pledge that we will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information will only be used in ways that are in compliance with this Policy. This Policy is only in effect for any web pages, e-mail lists, collective non-user-specific information and collective personal information collected and/or owned on BearUp Consulting’s and its affiliates’ websites hosted in the United States of America, including, but not limited to, the BearUp Consulting website located at www.BearUpConsulting.com, and any online features, services and/or programs offered by BearUp Consulting or its affiliates through such website(s) (collectively, the “Website”). This Policy applies only to the Website implemented to and for users in the United States of America, and shall not be applicable to users in other countries. Your use of the Website is also governed by Terms and Conditions located at www.BearUpConsulting.com/terms.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

BearUp Consulting collects two types of information when you visit the Website: contact information and usage information.

1 – Contact Information

Contact information refers to the information that you intentionally provide us with when you subscribe to our newsletter, submit a request to be contacted, apply for a position or otherwise submit personally identifiable information to us through the Web Site. This information includes your name, email address and phone number, as well as any other information that you may provide to us through the Website.

2 – Usage Information

BearUp Consulting obtains non-individualized, generic information about you when you visit the Website. This includes your IP address, browser type and language, arrival time and referring website.

BearUp Consulting may use “cookies” to keep track of your visit and use of the Website. A cookie is a small piece of data that your browser stores on your computer’s hard drive and uses to collect information.

If you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter your browser’s configuration to refuse cookies. However, this may cause certain areas of the Website to not function properly. For more information about cookies including how to set your internet browser to reject cookies please go to www.allaboutcookies.org.

PURPOSE AND USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED

BearUp Consulting uses the information we collect from you for statistical tracking purposes and to enhance our services. For instance, BearUp Consulting uses Google Analytics to generate detailed statistics about web traffic and its source. The information we receive through Google Analytics does not include individual identification such as name and contact information.

We may now or in the future collect information to personalize the experience of the users of the Website. We collect information to communicate with you and to inform you about BearUp Consulting’s services. Information entered through the BearUp Consulting Contact page and Career page may be kept on file for future reference and otherwise used to contact you or respond to a request that you may make. Information about you that you share with us may also be shared with BearUp Consulting’s affiliates.

Other than to send you information about BearUp Consulting’s services, BearUp Consulting does not use your email address or other personally identifiable information collected through the Website for commercial or marketing purposes without your consent or except as part of a program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. That being said, BearUp Consulting may use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes, and as otherwise set forth herein.

WHEN INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED BY BEARUP CONSULTING

In addition to the other times or occasions on which we might disclose information about users of the Website, we might also disclose information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with a legal process and applicable laws; (b) enforce this Policy; (c) respond to claims that information provided from or on the Website violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property or personal safety of BearUp Consulting, its users or the public.

We use reasonable precautions to keep the information that is disclosed to us secure. We provide personally identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our Policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.

BearUp Consulting does not use its users’ email address or other personally identifiable information for commercial or marketing purposes without your consent or except as part of a program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out.

We also reserve the right to disclose personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information in connection with the enforcement of our Terms and Conditions located at www.BearUpconsulting.com/terms, to take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of the Website, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of BearUp Consulting, our users or others.
We reserve the right to transfer your personally identifiable information, as well as any other information, in connection with the sale or other disposition of all or part of BearUp Consulting business and/or assets. We also cannot make any representations regarding the use or transfer of your personally identifiable information or other information that we may have in the event of our bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Furthermore, we cannot and will not be responsible for any breach of security by any third parties or for any actions of any third parties (including other users of the Website) that receive any of the information that is disclosed to us.

THIRD PARTIES

We may retain other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include content management system and web hosting companies. Such third parties may be provided with the information described above.

INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN

The Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of thirteen (13). We do not collect personally identifiable data from any person that we know to be under the age of thirteen (13). You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in this Policy, and to abide by and comply with this Policy. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as THE WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13 THAT ARE UNACCOMPANIED BY HIS OR HER PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, WHICH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN HAS ALSO PROVIDED US WITH WRITTEN CONSENT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE WEBSITE. CHILDREN UNDER 13 ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THE WEBSITE.

INFORMATION SECURITY

BearUp Consulting makes its best efforts to ensure that personally-identifiable information collected through the Website is not lost, misused, or altered inappropriately by administering security measures such as subscribing to squarespace.com for content management. Squarespace.com’s privacy policy can be accessed from this link. However, all information transferred over the internet can potentially be accessed by unauthorized parties; therefore, BearUp Consulting cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site.

CHOICES WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Whether you submit personally identifiable information to BearUp Consulting is entirely up to you. You may decide not to submit personally identifiable information through the Website, in which case BearUp Consulting may not be able to provide certain services to you.

You may send us an e-mail message info@BearUpconsulting.com to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us.

You may also opt out of receiving marketing messages from BearUp Consulting by notifying us at newsletter@BearUpconsulting.com

YOUR CONSENT TO THIS POLICY

By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of information by us as specified above or as we otherwise see fit unless you inform us otherwise by means of the procedure identified below. We may use comments, information or feedback that you may submit in any manner that we may choose without notice or compensation to you.

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

BearUp Consulting may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If BearUp Consulting revises the Privacy Policy, the revised policy will be placed here. Since BearUp Consulting may make changes at any time without notifying you, BearUp Consulting suggests that you periodically consult this Privacy Policy. Please note that BearUp Consulting’s rights to use any information collected will be based on the privacy policy in effect at the time the information is used. Your use of the Website following any amendment of this Policy will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms.

EXTERNAL LINKS

The Website may contain external links to or from other websites which are not managed or controlled by BearUp Consulting. Please be aware that BearUp Consulting is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. The Privacy Policy applies only to the information BearUp Consulting collects on this Website. BearUp Consulting encourages you to read the privacy policies of other websites you access from BearUp Consulting’s Website or otherwise visit. The use of external links on the Website does not imply that BearUp Consulting endorses the site or content, supports the ideas expressed, or confirms the accuracy, appropriateness, or legality of the content.

COMMENTS

If you have additional questions or comments of any kind, if you see anything on the Website that you think is inappropriate, please let us know by e-mail or by sending your comments or requests to:

1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 300, Vienna, Virginia 22182

Attn: Privacy Issues

info@BearUpConsulting.com

Copyright © 2020. BearUp Consulting LLC. All Rights Reserved.

LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 12, 2020