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Privacy Statement

Last updated: April 2026. Applies to vbpconsulting.com and associated subpages operated by VBP ADVERTISING AND CONSULTING LLC.

1. Who We Are

VBP ADVERTISING AND CONSULTING LLC is a strategic advisory firm incorporated in the United States. We provide integrated advisory services spanning strategy, finance, marketing, technology, legal alignment, and international expansion. This website is our primary digital presence for commercial communication.

For privacy-related inquiries, contact us at hello@vbpconsulting.com. We are the data controller for all personal data collected through this website.

2. What Information We Collect

We collect information only when you voluntarily provide it or when it is generated automatically by your use of the site. Categories of information we may process include:

• Contact information: Full name, business email address, company name, phone number, and job title when submitted through our contact form or careers form.
• Inquiry context: Description of your challenge, area of interest, preferred service, and any additional information you include in your message.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and session duration — collected automatically through standard web server logs or analytics tools if analytics cookies are accepted.
• Preference data: Your cookie consent choice, stored locally in your browser via localStorage.

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as government identification numbers, financial account details, health information, or biometric data through this website.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: When you submit a contact form, you consent to us processing your information to respond to your inquiry. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
• Legitimate interest: We may use technical and navigational data to maintain website security, diagnose issues, and understand general usage patterns without identifying individual users.
• Pre-contractual steps: When processing your inquiry to evaluate a potential advisory engagement, we act on the basis of pre-contractual communication.
• Legal obligation: We may retain minimum records when required by applicable law or regulatory compliance obligations.

4. How We Use Your Information

Information you submit is used for the following purposes only:

• Responding to your inquiry and evaluating the scope of a potential advisory engagement.
• Scheduling introductory calls or scoping conversations as part of the engagement process.
• Sending proposal documents or follow-up materials directly related to your request.
• Managing internal records of client interactions for service continuity.

We do not use your information for automated profiling, unsolicited marketing, or data brokering. We do not enroll you in mailing lists without your explicit, separate consent.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected:

• Inquiry records: Retained for up to 24 months after the last relevant interaction, unless a formal engagement begins, in which case records are governed by the engagement agreement.
• Analytics data: Aggregated or anonymized; individual session data is not retained beyond 13 months if analytics tools are used.
• Legal retention: Financial, contractual, or regulatory records may be retained for longer periods as required by applicable law.

After the applicable retention period expires, data is deleted or irreversibly anonymized.

6. Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data. We may share limited information with:

• Service providers: Email delivery platforms, CRM tools, and cloud storage providers engaged under data processing agreements that restrict their use of your data.
• Professional advisors: Legal or compliance consultants when necessary for a specific matter, under confidentiality obligations.
• Regulatory authorities: When required by law, court order, or government request with appropriate legal basis.

Any third-party service provider with access to personal data is required to process that data only for the instructed purpose and to maintain appropriate security measures.

7. Your Rights

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

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention obligations.
• Restriction: Request that we limit how we use your data while a dispute is resolved.
• Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time for processing based on that legal ground.

To exercise any of these rights, contact hello@vbpconsulting.com with sufficient identification details. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Security

We apply technical and organizational measures appropriate to the nature and volume of data we process, including encrypted transmission (HTTPS), access controls for internal systems, and data minimization practices. No system is completely secure; we cannot guarantee against all unauthorized access, but we respond promptly to identified incidents.

9. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies. For detailed information on cookie categories, specific cookies used, and how to manage your preferences, see our Cookie Policy.

10. Updates to This Statement

We may update this privacy statement to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes. Material updates will be reflected on this page with a revised date. We encourage periodic review. Continued use of the site after updates constitutes acknowledgment of the revised statement.