The Privacy Notice

StartLLCGuides (“the Publication,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an editorial publication. We collect only the personal information we need to operate the website, deliver our newsletter, and respond to reader correspondence. This Notice explains, in plain language, what we collect, why we collect it, and how to ask us to delete it.

§ 1 Information We Collect

We collect three categories of information:

• Information you give us directly — your email address when you subscribe to the newsletter; your name and message when you contact the editorial desk; any information you voluntarily share when responding to a request for sources.
• Information collected automatically — standard web-server logs, including IP address, browser type, pages requested, and referring URLs. We use this to operate the site and to measure traffic.
• Information from cookies — small text files that remember preferences. We use a minimum set of first-party cookies for site functionality and an analytics cookie for aggregated readership measurement.

§ 2 How We Use Your Information

We use information for the purpose for which it was provided. Subscriber emails receive the newsletter. Contact-form messages are routed to the editor of relevant subject matter. Server logs are reviewed only for operational and security purposes. We do not sell personal information. We do not share it with marketers. We do not use it for targeted advertising.

§ 3 Affiliate Relationships

When you click an affiliate link in one of our reports and complete a qualifying action with the linked service, the service provider may attribute that referral to us using a cookie or referral parameter. We do not receive personally identifying information about you through this process; we receive only an aggregated record of the referral.

§ 4 Your Rights

You may at any time request a copy of the personal information we hold about you, request that it be corrected, or request that it be deleted. Submit these requests to privacy@startllcguides.com. We acknowledge requests within seventy-two hours and fulfill them within thirty days. We will not require a reason for the request.

§ 5 Data Retention

Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Contact-form messages are retained for editorial archival for three years. Server logs are rotated and discarded on a ninety-day cycle.

§ 6 Security Measures

We protect collected information with industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. We do not store financial information, government identifiers, or any data not strictly necessary for editorial operations.

§ 7 Children's Privacy

The Publication is intended for an adult professional audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of sixteen. If you believe we have done so inadvertently, write to privacy@startllcguides.com and we will delete the record.

§ 8 Revisions to This Notice

We revise this Notice when our practices change or when applicable law requires. Each revision is published with a dated audit note and a record of what changed. Subscribers are notified of material revisions by email.