Privacy Policy  

I PURPOSE

The Gunter Group (“The Gunter Group”, “Gunter Group Consulting“, “Our“, or “We“) values your privacy.  The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to disclose (A) the information that We may collect, (B) the way We may use the information, and (C) how We may disclose the information to others.  This Privacy Policy is part of Our Website Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement“) and is incorporated into the Agreement.  By visiting www.guntergroupconsulting.com (“Website“) you accept and consent to this Privacy Policy.  All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined are defined in the Agreement.

II INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE

    A.Information Collected by The Gunter Group:

The information that We learn from you helps us to personalize and improve your experience on the Website.  Most of the information that we collect is the information that you give to us.  We receive and may store any information that you enter on the Website or given to us in any other way from time to time, including, but not limited to, your name, street address, email address, phone number, and other contact information.  You might also provide The Gunter Group with certain financial information, via the Website or otherwise.  In addition, we may collect billing, and other information that you provide, and We may collect other supplemental information from third parties.  Like most standard website servers, We use log files to collect Internet Protocol (“IP“) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (“ISP“), referring/exit pages, platform type, and date/time stamp.  We may use the information to analyze site usage, administer the site, understand usage and navigation trends in the aggregate, and determine the relevance of content. IP addresses are also linked to personally identifiable information to better the user’s experience when using the Website.  Although We have no obligation to do so, We may also retain any e-mail, letter or other correspondence between you and The Gunter Group to ensure quality control.

    B. Information Used by The Gunter Group:

Information supplied by you to The Gunter Group, which is personally identifiable information, may be used by The Gunter Group to serve you and to operate and maintain Our services.  For example, We may use the information to respond to your requests, to customize future use of the Website for you, to improve Our Website, and to communicate with you.  We do not use personally identifiable information without your consent for any commercial or marketing purpose; however, We may use your e-mail address or information without your consent for noncommercial, nonmarketing or administrative purposes.  We reserve the right to partner with any third party to provide specific services.  When the user signs up for those services, we may share names or other contact information that may be necessary for the third party to provide those services.

    C. Information Disclosed by The Gunter Group:

While We may receive information about You from other sources and add it to Your account information, We will not sell or provide any personally identifiable information to third parties in any manner that is different from what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy. Information about our customers is an important part of our business, but We are not in the business of selling any personally identifiable information to others.  We reserve the right, however, to disclose personally identifiable information that We believe is necessary or appropriate to enforce Our rights under this Agreement; and information may be disclosed or used (1) to investigate or defend against any allegation or claim against The Gunter Group or involving Our services, (2) to assist government enforcement agencies, or (3) to protect the property rights and safety of anyone.  The Gunter Group may release information if required to do so by law or if in good faith it is necessary to comply with any law.  We also may exchange information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

III.       PLEDGE TO SECURITY

We take reasonable security precautions to protect our users’ information.  Although We intend to use reasonable security safeguards to protect the security of personal information, WE HAVE LIMITED CONTROL AND WE CANNOT PROVIDE OR GUARANTEE COMPLETE SECURITY OF ANY INFORMATION; THEREFORE, YOUR POSTING OR TRANSMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION IS DONE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.  If there is a serious breach in the security of The Gunter Group’s services, then We will attempt to contact you to allow you to take further steps that may be necessary to protect your information.

   A. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

The Website may contain links to other websites.  Please be aware that The Gunter Group is not responsible for the privacy practices of any other site.  We encourage Our users to be aware of when they leave Our Website and to read the privacy policy of every website that collects personally identifiable information.  This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the Website.

   B. COOKIES.

We use cookies on Our Website.  By using Our Website, You consent to the use of cookies.  While You use Our Website, We may place a number of cookies files in Your web browser. To provide You a more personalized and responsive experience, We need to remember and store information about how You use Our Website.  We us cookies to enable certain functions on Our Website, to tailor Our Website for Our users, for example, to remember if You have completed a form, to provide analytics to help Us better understand how effective Our content is, to improve Our Website functionality and to understand Our users’ interests.  We use two types of cookies on Our Website: essential and analytics cookies.  Essential cookies may be used to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks (for example, a user’s language preference).  Analytics cookies may be used to track information on how the website is used so We can make improvements.  We may also use analytics cookies to test new pages, features or functionality on the website.  In addition to our Own cookies, We may also use Our service providers’ cookies to report usage statistics of the Website. You may choose to opt-out of having Your anonymized browsing activity on websites recorded by analytics cookies. We currently use Google Analytics. Learn more about their privacy policy and how to opt-out of cookies.  [Link the Learn more to:  https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/]

   C. INTERNATIONAL USE

The Gunter Group’s services are hosted in the United States and are intended solely for the use of users in the United States; however, if You use and access the Website or services from outside the United States, then be aware that United States laws apply to The Gunter Group, the Website, and its services, as opposed to any foreign or regional law that might relate to intellectual property rights, privacy rights, collection of data, or other rights.

VII.      UPDATES AND CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

At any time, from time to time, and without your consent, We, in Our sole discretion and without any notice or cause, may unilaterally amend, modify, or change this Privacy Policy.  By continuing to use the Website or any of Our services after any amendment, modification, or change, you have agreed to be bound by all such amendments, modifications, and changes.  Therefore, please carefully review this Privacy Policy on a regular basis to maintain awareness of all amendments, modifications, and changes.  If you choose to visit the Website, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and the Agreement.

VIII.                      LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OVER PRIVACY IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THE AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES AND MANDATORY MEDIATION OF DISPUTES.  YOU AGREE THAT OUR LIABILITY FOR ANY BREACH OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY IS LIMITED TO THE SUM OF $100, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE BARRED BY THE AGREEMENT.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR LIMITED LIABILITY OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.  IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, THEN SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MIGHT NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

IX CONTACT US

For more information or if you have questions or concerns regarding Our Privacy Policy, please contact us at the address, telephone number, or e-mail address below:

The Gunter Group LLC
4380 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 121
Portland, OR 97239
(971) 373-8987

info@guntergroupconsulting.com