Effective Date: 7/25/2025
PIQ Strategies is a consulting brand operated by Hugo Consulting, LLC, a Colorado-based limited liability company. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.
1. Who We Are
This website and its services are provided under the name PIQ Strategies, operated by Hugo Consulting, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company. If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:
Email: info@piqstrategies.com
Business Name: Hugo Consulting, LLC (dba PIQ Strategies)
Location: Denver, CO
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Contact Forms
When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any information you voluntarily provide in your message. We may also collect your IP address and browser user agent for spam detection and site security purposes. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared without consent.
Comments (if enabled in the future)
If commenting is enabled on blog posts in the future, we may collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection. An anonymized string from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After approval, your profile image may appear next to your comment. Learn more at https://automattic.com/privacy.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience and understand how visitors use our site. These may be used to:
- Save your preferences when submitting forms
- Collect anonymous usage data (via services like Google Analytics)
- Support website functionality and performance
- Enable comment features (if enabled in the future)
If you leave a comment (in the future), you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
You may disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not function as intended.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Some pages may include embedded content (e.g., videos, articles, podcasts). Embedded content from other websites behaves just like visiting those sites directly. These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interactions, especially if you’re logged in to their platform. We encourage reviewing their privacy policies.
Analytics
We may use third-party tools like Google Analytics to collect anonymized data about how visitors use our site. This helps us improve content and performance. These tools may use cookies to collect device, location, and usage information.
Email Communications (if applicable)
If you opt in to receive updates or newsletters, we collect your email and store it securely. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in our emails.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share limited data with trusted service providers for purposes such as:
- Spam filtering (e.g., Akismet or similar tools)
- Email communication platforms (e.g., Mailchimp)
- Website analytics (e.g., Google Analytics)
These third parties are required to protect your data and may only process it as needed to perform their services.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain contact form submissions as long as needed to respond to inquiries and maintain business records. If comments are enabled in the future, they and their metadata may be retained indefinitely for moderation and follow-up.
We do not currently allow user account creation. If this changes, user data will be retained in accordance with applicable laws and user preferences.
5. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you’ve submitted information through our site (e.g., via contact form), you may request:
- A copy of the personal data we hold about you
- That we erase your personal data
This excludes any data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons. Please contact us to make a request.
6. Where Your Data Is Sent
Form submissions may be screened through automated spam detection services. In the future, comments may also be screened similarly. Some data may be processed by third-party services as outlined above, and may be transferred outside your country depending on provider location.
7. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no method of online transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date” above. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.