Privacy Policy for Mindsburg
Last Updated: [09-02-2024]
1. Introduction
Welcome to Mindsburg. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of the information you provide to us. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of your personal information when you use our Service. By accessing or using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Interpretation and Definitions
2.1 Interpretation
The following rules of interpretation apply to this Privacy Policy:
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- The words in which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.
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- The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
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- References to sections are to sections of this Privacy Policy unless otherwise specified.
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- Any use of the terms “including,” “include,” or “in particular” shall be considered to be followed by the words “without limitation,” indicating that the following list is not exhaustive.
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- The word “or” is not exclusive, and “and” includes both and either.
2.2 Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
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- Account means the unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
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- Affiliate refers to an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority.
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- Business (for the purpose of the CCPA – California Consumer Privacy Act) refers to Mindsburg as the legal entity that collects Consumers’ personal information and determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers’ personal information, or on behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of consumers’ personal information, that does business in the State of California.
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- Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Mindsburg, 5830 E 2nd St, Ste 7000 #10545 Casper, Wyoming 82609.
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- Consumer (for the purpose of the CCPA) means a natural person who is a California resident. A resident, as defined in the law, includes every individual who is in the USA for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and every individual who is domiciled in the USA who is outside the USA for a temporary or transitory purpose.
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- Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
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- Country refers to: United States.
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- Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
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- Do Not Track (DNT) is a concept that has been promoted by US regulatory authorities, in particular the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the Internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism for allowing internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites.
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- Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. For the purposes of the GDPR, Personal Data means any information relating to You such as a name, an identification number, location data, online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity.
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- Sale (for the purpose of the CCPA) means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a Consumer’s personal information by the Company to another business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.
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- Service refers to the Website or any other services provided by Mindsburg.
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- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
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- Third-party Social Media Service refers to any website or any social network website through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.
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- Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
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- Website refers to Mindsburg, accessible from www.mindsburg.com.
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- You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
- You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
3. Types of Data Collected
3.1 Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
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- Email address
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- First name and last name
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- Phone number
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- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
3.2 Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. This data may include information such as:
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- Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address)
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- Browser type and version
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- Pages of our Service that you visit
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- Time and date of your visit
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- Time spent on those pages
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- Unique device identifiers
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- Other diagnostic data
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may collect information such as:
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- Type of mobile device you use
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- Your mobile device’s unique ID
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- The IP address of your mobile device
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- Your mobile operating system
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- Type of mobile Internet browser you use
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- Other unique device identifiers and diagnostic data
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device.
4. Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. The tracking technologies used may include:
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- Cookies or Browser Cookies: A cookie is a small file placed on your Device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Our Service may use Cookies unless you have adjusted your browser setting to refuse Cookies.
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- Web Beacons: Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that enable us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email, and for other related website statistics (e.g., recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser. We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
4.1 Necessary / Essential Cookies
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- Type: Session Cookies
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- Administered by: Us
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- Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide you with services available through the Website and to enable you to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided, and we use these Cookies to provide you with those services.
4.2 Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
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- Type: Persistent Cookies
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- Administered by: Us
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- Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
4.3 Functionality Cookies
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- Type: Persistent Cookies
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- Administered by: Us
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- Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices you make when you use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the Website.
4.4 Tracking and Performance Cookies
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- Type: Persistent Cookies
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- Administered by: Third-Parties
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- Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with your device to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features, or functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them.
- Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with your device to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features, or functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them.
5. Use of Your Personal Data
Mindsburg will use the collected data for various purposes, ensuring enhanced service provision, effective communication, and continuous improvements:
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- Service Provision: We use the collected Personal Data primarily to operate and maintain our services. This includes using your information to manage your account, to provide and improve our services, and to administer your use of the Service. For example, your email address and name may be used to identify you as a user and provide tailored services.
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- Communication: Your Personal Data is vital for communication purposes. We may use your information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. We also use your data to respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, or to inform you about changes to our services.
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- Improvements: Your data helps us in continuously improving our Service. We utilize Usage Data for monitoring and analyzing the use of our Service, identifying trends, and assessing the effectiveness of our marketing strategies. This data is also crucial for improving and enhancing the functionality and user experience of our Service. We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.
- Improvements: Your data helps us in continuously improving our Service. We utilize Usage Data for monitoring and analyzing the use of our Service, identifying trends, and assessing the effectiveness of our marketing strategies. This data is also crucial for improving and enhancing the functionality and user experience of our Service. We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.
6. Data Retention
Mindsburg adopts a responsible approach to data retention, ensuring that your Personal Data is kept only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. The retention period depends on various factors, such as the type of data, the purpose of its use, and our legal obligations:
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- Retention Period: We retain Personal Data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. Additionally, we may retain certain Personal Data for a longer period if it is necessary for compliance with legal obligations, dispute resolution, enforcement of our agreements, and similar lawful purposes.
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- Deletion of Data: Upon expiry of the retention period, or when we no longer need your data for the purposes of processing, we will delete or anonymize your Personal Data in our systems. However, we may retain some of your data in our backup systems to prevent data loss and ensure disaster recovery.
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- User Requests: You have the right to request access to or deletion of your Personal Data. Mindsburg will honor such requests in accordance with applicable laws. However, certain information may be retained if required or permitted by law, such as for tax, accounting, or other legal requirements.
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- Special Considerations: The retention of Usage Data may differ from the retention of your Personal Data. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or if we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.
- Special Considerations: The retention of Usage Data may differ from the retention of your Personal Data. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or if we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.
7. Data Sharing and Disclosure
Mindsburg may share and disclose your Personal Data under certain circumstances in compliance with our policies and applicable laws. The following outlines the situations in which we may share your information:
Service Providers: We may share your Personal Data with Service Providers who perform services on our behalf. These third-party service providers have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Business Transfers: If Mindsburg is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Affiliates: Your information may be shared within our family of companies, including our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company, and its subsidiaries, who may use your information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Law Enforcement: Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Legal Requirements: Mindsburg may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
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- Comply with a legal obligation
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- Protect and defend the rights or property of Mindsburg
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- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
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- Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
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- Protect against legal liability
Consent: We may share your Personal Data with other parties with your consent or instructions to do so.
Aggregated or Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you with third parties for research, marketing, analytics, and other purposes, provided such information does not violate any agreements or laws.
Safeguards in Place for Data Sharing:
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- Whenever we share your Personal Data, we take steps to protect your information in a manner that is consistent with our obligations under applicable privacy laws and our internal policies.
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- We ensure that our Service Providers are bound by confidentiality and processing agreements that are consistent with this Privacy Policy.
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- We assess the privacy and security practices of our affiliates and business partners to ensure they comply with similar standards of data protection.
Your Rights and Choices:
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- You have certain rights and choices regarding the sharing of your Personal Data. You may choose not to provide us with certain information, but that may result in you being unable to use certain features of our Service.
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- Where applicable, you will have the right to opt out of certain data-sharing practices.
- Where applicable, you will have the right to opt out of certain data-sharing practices.
8. Data Transfer
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- International Transfer of Data: Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
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- Consent to Transfer: By using our Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to these facilities. Mindsburg will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will occur to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
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- Safeguards: We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order, enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information. All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
- Safeguards: We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order, enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information. All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
9. Google Analytics
Mindsburg uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service offered by Google, to track and report website traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users interact with our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
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- Data Collection by Google Analytics: Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our website, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site.
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- Use of Data: We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our website and services. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.
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- Opting Out: You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting how you visit our site. For more information on how to manage your data with Google Analytics, please visit Google’s website.
By using our website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
10. Detailed Rights of Users
Mindsburg is committed to ensuring that you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
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- The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data from Mindsburg. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
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- The Right to Correction: If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in the information.
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- The Right to Erasure: Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that Mindsburg erase your personal data, for example, if the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed.
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- The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that Mindsburg restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions, such as if you contest the accuracy of the data or the processing is unlawful.
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- The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to Mindsburg’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions, such as if you feel the processing impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms.
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- The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that Mindsburg transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. This right applies where the processing is based on consent or a contract and the processing is carried out by automated means.
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- The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where the legal basis for processing your personal data is your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Exercising Your Rights:
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- Making a Request: To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in the ‘Contact Us’ section of this policy.
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- Identification: We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests to ensure the security of your data.
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- Response Time: Mindsburg aims to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally, it may take us longer if your request is particularly complex or you have made several requests, in which case we will notify you and keep you updated.
- Response Time: Mindsburg aims to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally, it may take us longer if your request is particularly complex or you have made several requests, in which case we will notify you and keep you updated.
11. Policy for Children
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- Child Protection: Mindsburg recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of children. Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.
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- No Collection of Children’s Data: We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected Personal Data from children without proper parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
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- Parental Responsibility: If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. Parents and guardians have the right to review, request deletion, and refuse the further collection or use of their child’s information.
- Parental Responsibility: If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. Parents and guardians have the right to review, request deletion, and refuse the further collection or use of their child’s information.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
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- Updates to Policy: Our Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our website and/or through other communication channels.
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- Review and Acknowledgment: You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when posted on this page. Your continued use of our Service following the posting of any changes indicates your acceptance of these changes.
- Review and Acknowledgment: You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when posted on this page. Your continued use of our Service following the posting of any changes indicates your acceptance of these changes.
13. Contact Us
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- Reach Out for Inquiries: If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at inquiry@mindsburg.com.
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- Customer Support: Our customer support team is available to address any queries or feedback regarding our privacy practices. Please feel free to reach out to us for assistance.