Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains how AuthorityGate Inc collects, uses, and protects your information.
1. Introduction
AuthorityGate Inc ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at authoritygate.com, use our services, or interact with us through our contact forms and AI chat feature. By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Contact form submissions: Name, email address, phone number, company name, and message content submitted through our contact page.
- AI chat conversations: Messages you send through our website chat widget powered by Google Gemini.
Information Collected Automatically
- Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies to maintain session state, remember your preferences, and collect analytics data.
- Analytics data: Page views, visitor counts, referral sources, browser type, device information, and general geographic location.
3. How We Use Your Information
- Respond to inquiries: Process and reply to contact form submissions and chat conversations.
- Improve our services: Analyze how visitors use our website to enhance content, performance, and user experience.
- Analytics: Track visitor behavior and site performance to inform business decisions and content strategy.
- CRM management: Manage client relationships and communications through our CRM system.
4. Cookie Types
Essential
Required for core functionality. Includes session management and security cookies. Cannot be disabled.
Analytics
Help us understand visitor traffic and behavior. Used to track page views, session duration, and referral sources.
Functional
Remember your preferences such as theme (light/dark mode), language settings, and cookie consent choices.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect or process your data:
Cloudflare
Website hosting and CDN. Cloudflare may collect performance and security data. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
Google Gemini
Powers our AI chat assistant. Chat messages are sent to Google's Gemini API for processing. See Google's Privacy Policy.
Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)
CRM and email marketing platform used to manage client communications. See Brevo's Privacy Policy.
FormSubmit
Handles contact form submissions and forwards them to our email. See FormSubmit's Privacy Policy.
6. Data Retention
- Analytics data: Retained for 12 months, then automatically purged.
- Contact information: Retained until you request deletion or for as long as needed to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected.
- Chat conversations: Not stored permanently on our servers. Processed in real-time via Google Gemini and not retained after the session ends.
- Cookie consent preferences: Stored locally on your device for up to 1 year.
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to Access
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Deletion
Request deletion of your personal data from our systems.
Right to Opt-Out
Opt out of analytics cookies via our cookie consent banner at any time.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. Our website is served over HTTPS, hosted on Cloudflare's secure infrastructure, and we follow industry best practices for data protection. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact us: