Privacy Policy

SAMA provides this Website to facilitate the provision of data science consulting services (the “Services”). The Website also provides information about us and our Services. Your use of the Website is governed by the Terms of Use.

I. Information We Collect

“Personal Information” is information that can be used to identify someone or relates to an identifiable individual. We may collect the following categories of Personal Information about you:

If you use the Website, contact us by email, telephone, or chat, or otherwise provide us with your Personal Information, we may collect:
• Contact information, such as your full name, email address, and telephone number.
• Professional information, such as your business affiliation.
• Internet activity information, such as your device and browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, mobile network carrier, device and advertising identifiers, date and time of visit, Website features viewed, and the third-party site your device was accessing before coming to the Website.
• Chat data, such as information about your interactions with our virtual chatbot and information that you share with us when you interact with our virtual chatbot.

If you engage our consulting services, we may collect:
• Information requested in service agreements and other forms, such as your full name, email address, phone number, business address, and project-related information.
• Professional information, such as your business affiliation, employment history, and project requirements.
• Data provided for analysis, which may include various types of personal and business data depending on the project scope.

We may collect your information in several ways, including:
• From you. We may collect Personal Information that you provide when you use the Website, fill out a service request form, or otherwise interact with us.
• From third parties. We may collect information about you from third parties, such as partners or publicly available sources.
• Cookies and similar technologies. We use cookies and similar technologies to automatically gather certain information about you. To learn more about these technologies and our use of them, please see the Use of Website Data | Cookies and Similar Technologies section below.

We may also use any information that we collect on an aggregate or anonymous basis (such that it does not identify an individual or household) for various business purposes, where permissible under applicable laws and regulations.

II. Use of Information

We may use your Personal Information for several purposes, including to:

• Provide you with access to the Website;
• Provide authorized users with access to accounts;
• Contact you regarding your projects and services you obtain from us;
• Perform our Services;
• Contact and provide you with information, newsletters, and promotional materials from us regarding other products and services that may be of interest to you;
• Respond to your requests and inquiries;
• Secure the Website, our networks, and databases, and prevent fraud;
• Execute transactions;
• Verify information;
• Develop new services and improve our existing services;
• Address problems with, and review the usage and operations of, our Website and business;
• Automatically receive and track website data;
• Enhance the security of the Website;
• Perform analytics concerning your use of the Website;
• Respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, and governmental regulations;
• Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, industry standards, and our policies; and
• As otherwise described to you at the point of data collection and in this privacy notice.

IV. Use of Website Data | Cookies and Similar Technologies

When you visit or interact with the Website (including our virtual chatbot available on the Website), we and other companies we work with may deploy and use cookies and similar technologies (such as web beacons, local shared objects, and other tracking technologies) for a variety of reasons, including to collect Website data in order to enhance the security of the Website, perform analytics concerning your use of the Website, and comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, industry standards, and our policies.

We may also use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use the Website. These cookies collect information in the aggregate to give us insight into how the Website is being used. We anonymize IP addresses in Google Analytics, and the anonymized data is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your anonymized IP address with any other data held by Google. For an overview of these Google Analytics cookies, please visit this link. You may install a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by going to this link.

You may have other means of controlling the use of cookies and similar technologies on this and other websites. You may be able to instruct your browser or mobile device to warn you each time a cookie is being sent or to reject all or certain kinds of cookies. Typically, you can do this by changing the privacy settings on your internet browser or device. However, if you choose to reject cookies, the Website may not function properly, and some Website services may be diminished.

V. Links to Third-Party Websites

SAMA may provide links to websites that are owned or operated by other companies (“third-party websites”). When you use a link on the Website to visit a third-party website, you will be subject to that website’s privacy and security practices, which may differ from ours. You should familiarize yourself with the privacy policy, terms of use, and security practices of the linked third-party website before providing any information on that website. We make no warranties or representations about third-party websites.

VI. Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect and limit access to Personal Information. However, no transmission or storage of data can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, despite our reasonable efforts to protect your information, we cannot ensure the security of any information you provide to us or we collect about you. Please also note that information you send to us electronically may not be secure when it is transmitted to us. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

We also restrict access to Personal Information to our employees and others who must use it to provide our products and services. Their use of Personal Information is limited by law, our employee code of conduct, and written agreements where appropriate.

VII. International Users

The Website is intended only for use in Europe and the United States, and we do not transfer your Personal Information to other continents. The laws of Europe and the United States govern the use of the Website and any transactions carried out through it.

VIII. Children’s Information

Our Website is intended for general audiences and is not directed to, nor do we knowingly collect information directly from, children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a child under 13, we encourage you to monitor your children’s use of the Internet. If we become aware that we have received the Personal Information of a child under 13 without parent or guardian authorization, we will take reasonable measures to delete such information.

IX. Privacy Notice Changes

We may change this privacy notice from time to time. When we do, we will let you know by appropriate means such as by posting the revised notice on this page with a new “Last Updated” date. Any changes to this privacy notice will become effective when posted unless indicated otherwise.

XII. Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or compliments about this privacy notice, please contact us: fernando@samaconsultings.com.