privacy policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect two categories of information:

Information You Provide Directly

• First and last name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Job title or role
• Organization or institution name
• Area of interest (selected from: Linguard Labs, Compliance Control Infrastructure, Sovereign Financial Inclusion, Agentic Payments)
• Information Collected Automatically
• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages visited, time spent, and interactions on the site

Automatically collected information is gathered through cookies and standard web analytics tools. See Section 5 for details on cookies and how to manage them.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiry or registration of interest
• To communicate with you about Linguard Labs’ products, services, and initiatives
• To route your inquiry to the relevant product area based on your stated area of interest
• To analyze and improve website performance and user experience
• To comply with applicable legal obligations

If you submit the contact form and select to receive updates, we may send you periodic communications about Linguard Labs. You can withdraw this consent at any time by contacting us at the address in Section 8 or by using the unsubscribe mechanism in any communication we send.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers that support our operations. These may include:

• Web analytics providers (e.g., to understand site traffic and engagement)
• CRM and email communication platforms (e.g., to manage and send follow-up communications)

These providers process data on our behalf and are contractually required to handle it in accordance with applicable privacy law. We do not authorize them to use your data for their own purposes.

We may also disclose your information where required by law, regulation, court order, or governmental authority, or where necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Linguard Labs or others.

4. Data Retention

We retain personal information collected through this website for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. In practice, this means:

• Contact form submissions are retained for the duration of our engagement with you, and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping purposes.
• Analytics data is retained in accordance with our analytics provider’s standard retention settings.
• You may request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us at the address in Section 10.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help us understand how visitors use the site. We use the following categories:

• Functional cookies: used to enable basic site functionality. These are always active as the site cannot function properly without them.
• Analytics cookies: used to collect anonymous data about how visitors interact with the site (e.g., pages viewed, session duration). These are only activated with your consent.

When you first visit this site, a cookie consent banner will appear giving you the choice to accept or decline non-essential cookies. This banner is provided by Cookiebot, a consent management platform. Only functional cookies are active before you make a selection. Analytics cookies are activated only if you choose to accept them.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Preferences” link in the footer of this site. You can also manage or delete cookies directly through your browser settings; instructions for the most common browsers are available at www.aboutcookies.org.

We do not use cookies for targeted advertising. With respect to browser “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals: we honor DNT signals by disabling non-essential analytics tracking when a DNT signal is detected.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no transmission over the internet or electronic storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information, including the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Withdraw consent to marketing communications
• Lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority

This website is primarily intended for business and institutional audiences in the United States. If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with applicable privacy law, we will honor requests made under that law to the extent required. To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the information in Section 8.

8. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this document. For material changes, we will provide notice on the website or via email where we have your contact information. Continued use of the website following notice of changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.