Privacy Policy — Loyufu Bawuka

We collect only the minimum information necessary to operate this website and respond to inquiries.

1. Overview and Scope

This Privacy Policy describes how Loyufu Bawuka ("we," "our," or "us"), located at 917 Main St F300, Cincinnati, OH, collects, uses, and protects information about individuals ("you") who visit the website located at loyufu-bawuka.info (the "Site"). This policy applies to all pages and content on the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy.

This Site is operated for informational and educational purposes. We do not sell products or services through this Site. We do not provide personalized financial, tax, or legal advice. Information shared with us through contact forms or email is used solely to respond to your inquiry.

This policy is written to comply with applicable US federal and state privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) where applicable, and reflects our voluntary commitment to transparent data handling practices.

We collect contact information only when you choose to send it to us.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly: When you submit the contact form on this Site, you provide your name, email address, and the content of your message. When you submit to the newsletter signup, you provide your email address. This information is transmitted directly to our email address via your email client. We do not store form submissions in a database.

Automatically collected information: Like most websites, this Site may collect certain technical information automatically when you visit, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This information is collected through standard server logs and may be collected by third-party analytics services.

Cookies and similar technologies: This Site uses cookies to remember your cookie consent preferences. Additional cookies may be placed by analytics or advertising services. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

No sensitive data collected: We do not request or collect financial account information, Social Security numbers, government identification, health information, or payment card details through this Site.

Your information is used only to respond to you and improve this Site. It is not sold.

3. How We Use Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Responding to inquiries: When you contact us through the form or directly by email, we use your name and email address to respond to your message. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

Newsletter communications: If you subscribe to updates through the newsletter form, we use your email address to send periodic updates about new content on the Site. You may unsubscribe at any time by replying to any email with "unsubscribe" in the subject or by contacting us directly.

Site improvement: Automatically collected technical data helps us understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve its content and performance.

Legal compliance: We may use or retain information as required by applicable law or to respond to valid legal process.

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

We share information only with service providers who help operate the Site, and only as necessary.

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell personal information. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

Service providers: We may share data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Site, such as web hosting providers, email service providers, and analytics platforms. These providers are contractually obligated to handle information only as instructed by us and not for their own purposes.

Analytics: This Site may use Google Analytics or similar analytics services to understand visitor behavior. These services collect data under their own privacy policies. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required to do so by law, court order, or governmental authority, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our Site, our users, or others.

Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to the same privacy protections described in this policy.

We retain data only as long as necessary and use reasonable technical measures to protect it.

5. Data Retention and Security

We retain contact information received via email only as long as necessary to address your inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter in case of follow-up. Newsletter subscriber lists are maintained until you unsubscribe. Server logs are retained according to our hosting provider's standard retention schedule.

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

You have rights over your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete it.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.

Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.

Deletion: You may request that we delete personal information we hold about you, subject to our legal retention obligations.

Opt-out of communications: You may unsubscribe from email communications at any time.

California residents: Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold; the right to delete personal information; and the right to opt-out of sale (we do not sell personal information). To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected] or by mail at 917 Main St F300, Cincinnati, OH. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe consistent with applicable law.

This Site is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their data.

7. Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe a child under 13 has provided information to us, please contact us at [email protected].

This Site may link to external sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

8. Third-Party Links

This Site may contain links to external websites, including government agencies such as the IRS website. These external sites operate under their own privacy policies, which we do not control. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit through a link from this Site. A link to an external site does not constitute our endorsement of that site or its privacy practices.

We will notify you of material changes to this policy by updating the date at the top.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact us at any time with questions about this policy.

10. Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Loyufu Bawuka
917 Main St F300
Cincinnati, OH
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 513-977-4208