Privacy Policy

Last updated January 23, 2023

Acceptance of Terms of Service

Welcome to Straza Consulting’s website. We hope you enjoy the content posted on this website. Please read these Legal Policies before using this website or conducting business with Straza Consulting.

The Terms & Conditions set forth below govern your use of this site and are legally binding.

If you do not agree with all of the Terms & Conditions outlined here, do not use this site, or any information contained herein, and do not conduct business transactions with Straza Consulting.  Your use of the site, or financial transactions with Straza Consulting, shall be deemed to be your understanding of, and agreement, to each of the terms and conditions set forth below.

Please note that these terms of service may chance without notice over time, so please check back periodically.

Copyright Notice, Website & Material Usage

Site content is ©2023 Michael Straza and Straza Consulting. No portion of this site may be copied or used by anyone other than the licensee without the express written permission of Michael Straza at michael@consultstraza.com.

The brand names and specific services of Straza Consulting featured on this web site are trademarked as noted. Copyright and other relevant intellectual property rights exists on all text relating to the Company’s services and the full content of this website as well as all downloadable content contained here in.

Redistribution or republication of any part of this site or its content is prohibited, including such by framing or other similar or any other means, without the express written consent of Straza Consulting. Straza Consulting does not warrant that the service from this site will be uninterrupted, timely or error free.

However, where we have included a reposting button, we authorize and encourage you to repost the items on the social media platforms identified.

Third Party Links to/from this Website, Straza Consulting Emails & Other Content

This website may link to other websites operated or content provided by third parties, and such other websites may link to this website.We do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked to/from this website or in emails sent by Straza Consulting. Straza Consulting has no control over any such other websites or their contents and will have no liability arising out of or related to such websites or their contents. The existence of any such links does not constitute an endorsement of such websites, the contents of the websites or the operators of the websites.  Straza Consulting is providing these links to you only as a convenience. Straza Consulting is expressly not responsible for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your usage of third party information, products, programs or events or by your disclosure to third parties of personal information.

Some of the links on this site or in emails sent by Straza Consulting may be affiliate links. These links that can lead to us making a commission when you click through and purchase the product or service. We don’t ever endorse anything that we don’t believe to be of quality.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the Consultstraza.com website and Straza Consulting contact databases. We are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the website. We have adopted this privacy policy to explain what information may be collected on our website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.

Information We Collect

Our website typically collects two kinds of information about you: information that you provide which personally identifies you; and information that does not personally identify you which we automatically collect when you visit our website.

Personally Identifiable Information: Our definition of personally identifiable information includes any information that may be used to specifically identify or contact you, such as your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, etc. As a general policy, the use of consultstraza.com content does not require personally identifiable information; however, personal information may be required to access specific content.

Non-Personal Information: Our definition of non-personal information is any information that does not personally identify you. We also automatically collect certain non-personal information when you access our websites. This information can include, among other things, IP addresses, the type of browser you are using, the operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, the specific areas of the website that you visit, and the duration of your visit.

How We Use & Share the Information Collected

Personally Identifiable Information: The personally identifiable information you submit to us is generally used for sales and marketing purposes. In the event you sign up to receive information (newsletters, case studies, video, webinars etc.) the personally identifiable information you submit to us will be used to identify you and to facilitate your access to specific information. We may also use this information to later contact you for a variety of reasons, such as marketing, sales, promotional information, products and services. In certain instances, we may also share your personally identifiable information with our third party vendors performing functions on our behalf, for example, companies who provide marketing or promotional assistance, analyze our data, assist us with customer service, etc.

Non-Personal Information: We use non-personal information in a variety of ways, including to analyze site traffic, understand trends, carry out targeted promotional activities, and to improve our services.  Additionally, it may be used for systems administration, detecting usage patterns and troubleshooting purposes. We may log standard access information including browser type, access times/open mail, URL requested, and referral URL. We may use your non-personal information by itself or aggregate it with information we have obtained from others.  Aggregate information is anonymous information that does not personally identify you.

Cookies

This website may use cookies to enable us to retrieve user details for each visit. Cookies are used in some areas of our site to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those people visiting. Some of our affiliate partners may also use cookies.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Other Uses & Information

Email Communications:  If you send us an email address we may use your personally identifiable information to respond to questions or comments, provide requested information, and to send marking information.  In certain instances, we may provide you with the option to set your preferences for receiving email communications from us; that is, agree to some communications but not others.

Transfer of Assets: As we continue to develop our business, we may sell or purchase assets. If another entity acquires us or all or part of our assets, the personally identifiable information and non-personal information we have about you will be transferred to and used by this acquiring entity. Also, through any reorganization, all such information may be considered an asset of ours and as such may be sold or transferred to third parties.

Other: Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, we reserve the right to use and disclose any personally identifiable information or non-personal information about you if when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our website usage policy, if we are required to do so by law, with respect to copyright or other intellectual property infringement claims, if we believe that such action is necessary to fulfill a government request, conform with the requirements of the law or legal process, to protect or defend our legal rights or property (our website, or other users), or in an emergency to protect the health and safety of our website’s users or the general public.

Keeping Your Information Secure

We have implemented security measures we consider reasonable and appropriate to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Please be advised, however, that while we strive to protect your personally identifiable information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and are not responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your personally identifiable information.

Authorized Reference to Content by Press

Press and media are encouraged and hereby authorized to refer to content posted on this website provided that the reference is accompanied by:

  • attribution to this website, and
  • a hyperlink to this website as feasibility permits

Other

This agreement is governed under Illinois law.

Straza Consulting may discontinue, terminate, suspend, or change any aspect of this website, or its availability to you, at any time without notice. In addition, upon violation of any of these terms of service, Straza Consulting has the right to terminate your access to all or any portion of the website immediately and without notice. Your right to use this website is subject to any limits established by Straza Consulting in its sole discretion.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability

THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS.” NEITHER STRAZA CONSULTING NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS WARRANTS THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NON INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THIS WEBSITE. NEITHER STRAZA CONSULTING NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM USE OF THIS WEBSITE CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY STRAZA CONSULTING’S NEGLIGENCE OR CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, COMPUTING, REPORTING, OR DELIVERING THIS WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT WILL STRAZA CONSULTING OR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON THIS WEBSITE NEITHER STRAZA CONSULTING, NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES) EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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