Privacy Policy

March 14th 2025

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect, how we collect, use, process, and disclose your that information and the choices you can make about how we collect, use, process, and disclose your personal information.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected on the website https://www.figarski.digital/ and https://www.figarski.com/ referenced hereinafter as, “the Website" or “our Website”and anywhere else this Privacy Policy is posted. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our digital properties, consulting services we offer, our courses and webinars (collectively, our “Services”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Websites, nor does it apply to information collected by Black Lotus Consulting offline or through any other means not identified here.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing our Websites or using our Services, you agree to us collecting, storing and processing your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy), and your continued use of the Websites or Services after we make those changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes. Please check this page periodically for updates to our Privacy Policy.

If you reside or are located in the European Economic Area ("EEA") or the United Kingdom (“UK”), Black Lotus Consulting is the data controller of all personal information collected via the Services.

We collect various types of information from and about users of our Websites in order to provide and improve the Websites and Services we offer and to communicate with you about our offerings. The information we collect includes information:

By which you may be personally identified, such as any identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information");
That is about you but individually does not identify you; and/or
About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Websites or Services, and usage details about the Websites and Services.

We collect information in the following ways:

Directly from you when you provide it to us.
Automatically as you navigate through the Websites. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies or other tracking technologies.
From third parties, for example our, our service providers.

We collect personal information you provide to us through the Websites or as part of the Services, such as when you attend a conference or presentation (either virtually or in-person) hosted by Black Lotus Consulting, enroll in a course, or request informational materials. Examples of the type of information you may provide to us are:

Personal information by which you may be personally identified, such as your name, personal and professional mailing address, email and phone number, and professional and educational history
Payment and billing information
Course login credentials
Transaction details about purchases and the content of your communications (written, oral or electronic) when you interact with our customer service team
Information that you provide in community forums, in directories, on social media, or in response to promotions and surveys, such as photos, comments, and reviews
Audio recordings from customer service call

We automatically collect and store certain types of information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, as well as your use of the Services, such as through the use of “cookies,” pixels and other tracking technologies. Examples of the type of information we may collect automatically include:

Course enrollment information, course access dates/times and course completion data
IP address of the device you are using
Device ID
Location of your device
Browser type
Internet service provider
Audio recordings when you make customer service calls for quality and training purposes
Video recordings from CCTV security monitoring
Content interaction information, such as files or content viewed, time spent viewing content, and download information

Information we collect automatically, does not personally identify you, but we may maintain or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. We use the automatically collected information to helps us to improve our Services and deliver better and more personalized experiences with the Websites and our Services, including by enabling us to:

Estimate our audience size and usage patterns
Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Services according to your individual interests
Speed up your searches
Recognize you when you return to our Websites so that we can return you to where you were on the Website

See our Cookie Policy for more detail about information we collect automatically.

We may receive information from other sources, such as social media, third-party platforms and forums, contacts, and business partners. Examples of the type of information we may receive from other sources are:

Personal information, such as your name, personal and professional mailing address, email and phone number, and professional and educational history:
- Profile information, comments, and similar information provided to or on social networks and other forums that connect to us
- Interests, demographic data, and purchasing behavior

Information collected from you offline or through other channels:
- Information you provide when attending a conference, event, or other in-person function.
- Information you provide over the phone

Some of the information we collect may, when combined with other information, be personal information that could be used to identify you. Such information is treated as personal information.

You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of personal information you provide to us. Inaccurate information may affect your ability to use the Services, the information you receive when using the Services, and our ability to contact you.

We use, store, and process the information we collect to provide and improve the Services, to support our business functions, and to personalize, provide, measure and improve our advertising and marketing.

Some examples of how we use the information we collect, including personal information include:

To present our Websites and their contents to you
To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us such as registration for online and in-person events
For customer service and customer support purposes
To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection activities
To facilitate payment or delivery of services requested
To provide you with support and respond to your inquiries, such as to investigate and address your concerns, and monitor and improve our responses
To provide, personalize, measure, and improve your experience with our Websites and to deliver content and product and service offerings based on your advertising customization preferences
To send you information about Black Lotus Consulting products, services, and promotions
To administer promotional activities, such as surveys, sweepstakes, contests, and referrals
To help maintain and improve the safety, security, and integrity of our Websites and Services
To support our general business operations
To notify you about changes to our Websites or Services
As described to you when collecting your personal information
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it
For any other purpose with your consent
For any other lawful purpose

We may also use your personal information to contact you about our own or third-parties' goods and services that may be of interest to you or to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers' target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria. For more information about how third-parties might collect your information or make assumptions about whether you meet its target criteria, please see our Cookie Policy.

We may disclose your personal information to other businesses or entities where it is required in order for us to perform our obligations under our contract with you, where it is required to provide the goods or services you requested, where it is required by law, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, including, but not limited to, as follows:

To contractors, service providers, and other third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processors, event planners and coordinators, data management and storage providers, marketers and advertisers, analytics and research companies, and professional advisors;
To law enforcement agencies, regulators, and courts in response to a court order, subpoena, regulatory requirements or similar legal process, to report any activities we reasonably believe to be unlawful, or as otherwise required by law;
To combat fraud or criminal activity, and to protect our rights, users, and business partners, or as part of legal proceedings affecting Black Lotus Consulting;
To another entity in connection with a merger, transfer of data assets, reorganization, divestiture, financing, dissolution, or similar corporate event involving all or part of our business;
To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes;
If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Black Lotus Consulting, our customers, or others;
Where it is necessary to respond to a public health emergency, or in an emergency, to protect the safety of your health and property;
To a reasonable extent, for purposes of carrying out news reporting and media monitoring for public interests.
For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; and
Otherwise with your consent.

We, as well as third parties that provide content or other functionality for our Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies to automatically collect information through the Services. These technologies allow us to understand who has interacted with us and also help us to operate our Services more efficiently. These technologies also help us deliver online advertising to you.

Our Websites use cookies that fall into the following categories: Strictly Necessary, Functionality, Performance, Third-Party and Marketing and Advertising. For more information on cookies, please read our Cookie Policy.

Pixel Tags/Web Beacons

A pixel tag (also known as a web beacon) is a piece of code embedded on the Websites that collect information about users’ engagement on that web page. The use of a pixel allows us to record, for example, that a user has visited a particular web page.

Interest-based advertising

We permit third parties to use technologies on our Websites to collect information about your device and your use of our Services to advertise products and services to you that are tailored to your perceived interests, as well as to provide advertising-related services such as reporting, attribution, analytics and market research. Such third parties act on our behalf, and we may grant them the right to use your information for their own purposes. For example, one such third party vendor, Google, shows our ads and uses cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to a Website. We also use data analytics to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to a Website.

Analytics

We may also use Google Analytics and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting to collect information regarding visitor behavior and visitor demographics for some of our Services and to develop content.

Social Media

Our Websites may include social media features. These social media companies may recognize you and collect information about your visit to our Websites, and they may set a cookie or employ other tracking technologies. Your interactions with those features are governed by the privacy policies of those companies.

For more details on how we use cookies on our websites, please see our Cookie Policy.

To help protect the privacy and security of your personal information we use reasonable security measures, including administrative, technical, and physical measures. These measures help protect against loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of your personal information. Additionally, we train our colleagues who will have access to your personal information and legally protected data about the importance of confidentiality and maintaining the privacy and security of your personal information.

While we do our best to protect your personal information, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. If you know or have reason to believe that your personal information has been lost, stolen, misappropriated, or otherwise compromised, please see the final section of this Privacy Policy for ways to contact us.

Black Lotus Consulting operates and processes personal information in multiple jurisdictions. These jurisdictions may have data protection laws that differ from your home jurisdiction. If you require further information about this you can contact us on the contact details listed at the end of this Privacy Policy.

We keep personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements and for purposes of our legitimate interests in maintaining such personal information in our records.

Any links to third-party websites on our Websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. We do not endorse or make any representations about these websites or any products, materials, or services offered through those websites. Any personal information you provide on these third-party websites is subject to the privacy practices and policies of those websites, and we recommend you review their privacy practices. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices or content of any websites or services that are not operated by or for us.

If you are an individual located in the EEA or UK, you also have the following rights:

The right to request access to your personal information,
The right to edit, correct, and update your personal information,
The right to request erasure of your personal information,
The right to restrict processing of your personal information,
The right to object to the processing of your personal information,
The right to data portability, and/or
The right to withdraw your consent, to the extent that we have collected your personal information based on your affirmative informed consent.

We will only use your personal information when the law allows us to, and consistent with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

If you are an individual located in China, in addition to the rights provided above, you have the following rights:

The right to receive information related to your personal information,
The right to access your personal information
The right to correct and rectify your personal information,
The right to erasure of your personal information,
The right to object and restrict processing of your personal information,
The right to data portability, as stipulated by the Cyberspace Administration in China,
The right not to be subject to automated decision-making
The right to withdraw your consent, to the extent that we have collected your personal information, based on your affirmative informed consent, and
The right to lodge a complaint with the regulator in China.

We will only use your personal information when the law (including, the Personal Information Protection Law in China (PIPL)) allows us to and consistent with this Privacy Policy.

If you wish to contact us in connection with the exercise of your rights listed above, please contact us using contact section or email: tomasz@figarski.digital.

Neither our Websites nor our Services are directed to or intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 16. If you are under the age of 16, do not use or provide any information on the Websites, through features of the Websites or through the Services, register on the Website or for the Services, make any purchases through the Websites, purchase any Services, use any of the interactive or public comment features of the Websites, or provide any information about yourself to us, in any manner, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use.

If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personal information from a child under the age of 16, and we do not have parent or guardian consent on file, we will delete such personal information from our records. If you believe we have collected or are processing personal information from a child under 16 years of age, please contact us using contact section or email: tomasz@figarski.digital.

Last Updated: March 14, 2025

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. If we make material changes, we will attempt to let you know via email or other communication. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. As long as you continue to use the Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy and any updates we make to it. We will not, however, use your personal information in a manner that is materially different than what we disclosed to you at the time the personal information was collected without your consent.

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TOMASZ FIGARSKI