Privacy Policy for Cogito Labs

Cogito Labs, a technology consulting firm specializing in AI Ethics Consulting, Philosophical Tech Review, Future of Work Strategy, and Digital Transformation with a Conscience, is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information we collect from our website visitors and clients. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you interact with our online platform and services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information in connection with the services we provide, which may include personal data.

• Information You Provide Directly: This includes information you submit when contacting us through our online forms, subscribing to newsletters, requesting information about our services, or engaging in business communications. This may include your name, email address, phone number, company affiliation, and any other details you choose to provide in your message.
• Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our online platform, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits. This data helps us understand how visitors interact with our site and improve user experience.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service effectively.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes, primarily to operate our business and provide our specialized consulting services:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our online platform and services.
• To respond to your inquiries, requests, and provide customer support.
• To understand and analyze how you use our services and improve our offerings.
• To develop new products, services, features, and functionality in line with our focus on ethical technology and philosophical approaches.
• To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the service, and for marketing and promotional purposes relevant to our expertise.
• To find and prevent fraud and ensure the security of our platform.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our online platform, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential and comply with data protection regulations.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
• Protection of Cogito Labs and Others: We may release information when its release is appropriate to enforce our site policies, protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.

4. Data Security

The security of your personal data is paramount to us. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you submit or access it. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

6. Your Data Protection Rights under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Cogito Labs aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data.

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The right to withdraw consent: You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Cogito Labs relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Upon making a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: