Internal Architect (internalarchitect.com)
Effective Date: January 1, 2026 | Last Updated: January 1, 2026
1. Introduction and Commitment to Privacy
At Internal Architect, your privacy is of paramount importance. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit internalarchitect.com (the “Website”) or interact with our services. We are committed to transparency, data minimization, and respecting your rights under applicable privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other emerging state and international privacy frameworks.
This policy applies to all visitors, subscribers, customers, and users of our Website and related services. By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our Website, including but not limited to:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, and any other details you provide when signing up for newsletters, submitting forms, or contacting us.
- Account Information: Username, password, and profile information if you create an account.
- Transaction Information: Payment details, billing address, and purchase history when you make a purchase (note: full credit card numbers are processed by secure third-party payment processors and are never stored on our servers).
- Communications: Content of messages, emails, comments, testimonials, or feedback you send to us.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Website, we automatically collect certain technical and usage information:
- Device and Browser Information: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, and screen resolution.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, click patterns, and navigation paths.
- Location Data: General geographic location derived from your IP address (we do not collect precise geolocation without your explicit consent).
2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, pixels, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze Website performance, and deliver relevant content. These include:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for Website functionality (e.g., security, session management). These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Website (e.g., Google Analytics). You may opt out of these.
- Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver personalized advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness. You may opt out of these.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or through our cookie consent banner when you first visit our Website. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals and “Do Not Track” browser signals.
3. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making
We believe in transparency about our use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated technologies. This section describes how we may use such technologies in connection with our Website and services.
3.1 How We Use AI
We may use AI and automated tools for the following purposes:
- Content Creation: AI tools may assist in generating, editing, or enhancing blog posts, articles, and educational content. Such content is reviewed and approved by humans before publication.
- Customer Support: Automated chatbots or AI assistants may help answer common questions. If you interact with an AI-powered system, we will clearly disclose this.
- Personalization: We may use automated systems to recommend content or products based on your browsing history and preferences.
- Analytics and Insights: AI tools may analyze aggregated data to improve our services, identify trends, and enhance user experience.
3.2 Your Rights Regarding Automated Decision-Making
We do not use fully automated decision-making processes that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you without human involvement. If we introduce such processes in the future, we will provide you with clear notice, the right to request human review, and the ability to opt out where permitted by law.
You have the right to know when AI is being used to interact with you, and you may request information about the logic involved in any automated processing that significantly affects you.
3.3 AI Training Data
We do not use your personal information to train AI models without your explicit consent. If we ever engage in such activities, we will clearly disclose this practice and provide you with the opportunity to opt out.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
- Provide and Improve Services: To operate, maintain, and enhance our Website and services.
- Communication: To respond to your inquiries, send newsletters (with your consent), and provide updates about our services.
- Process Transactions: To fulfill purchases, process payments, and provide customer support.
- Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect against unauthorized access, detect fraud, and maintain the security of our systems.
- Analytics: To analyze usage patterns, improve Website performance, and understand user preferences.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
- Marketing: With your consent, to send promotional materials. You may opt out at any time.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
5.1 Service Providers
We work with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website and services, including hosting providers, email marketing platforms, payment processors, and analytics services. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and may only use it for the purposes we specify.
5.2 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information when required by law, court order, or government request, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
5.3 Business Transfers
In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change and any choices you may have regarding your information.
5.4 With Your Consent
We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Specific retention periods include:
- Account Information: Retained while your account is active and for 2 years after account closure or last activity, unless deletion is requested.
- Transaction Records: Retained for 7 years to comply with tax and legal requirements.
- Email Communications: Retained for 3 years or until you unsubscribe and request deletion.
- Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized data may be retained indefinitely. Personally identifiable analytics data is deleted after 26 months.
- Cookie Data: Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies expire as specified in our cookie settings (typically 1-2 years).
When personal data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
7.1 Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)
- Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, the purposes for collection, and the third parties with whom we share it.
- Right to Delete: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
- Right to Correct: You may request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Right to Opt Out of Sale/Sharing: We do not sell your personal information. If this changes, we will provide a clear “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” option.
- Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: If we collect sensitive personal information, you may limit its use to purposes necessary to perform our services.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
7.2 Rights Under GDPR (European Economic Area Residents)
- Right of Access: You may request a copy of your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You may request that we limit the processing of your data.
- Right to Data Portability: You may request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You may object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
7.3 Other State and International Rights
We respect the privacy rights granted under other state laws (including Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and other states with comprehensive privacy legislation) and international frameworks. If you are a resident of a jurisdiction with specific privacy rights, we will honor those rights to the extent required by applicable law.
7.4 How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 14 below. We will respond to your request within 45 days (or as required by applicable law) and may request verification of your identity before processing your request.
8. Email Communications
We are committed to keeping your email address confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties.
By signing up on any form on our Website, you consent to receiving emails from Internal Architect. These emails may include newsletters, educational content, updates, and promotional materials at a frequency of no more than one per day. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email.
We comply with the CAN-SPAM Act and similar anti-spam regulations. All emails will clearly identify the sender, include our physical address (where required), and provide a clear mechanism to opt out of future communications.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
- Encryption of data in transit using SSL/TLS protocols
- Secure storage of sensitive information
- Regular security assessments and vulnerability testing
- Access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel
- Employee training on data protection best practices
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. We encourage you to use strong passwords and keep your login credentials confidential.
10. External Links and Third-Party Services
Our Website may contain links to external websites or third-party services that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
Links to or from external sites do not constitute an endorsement by Internal Architect of those sites or their operators.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16 (or 13 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
12. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including the United States. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your jurisdiction. When we transfer data internationally, we implement appropriate safeguards to protect your information, such as standard contractual clauses or other approved mechanisms.
13. Use of Testimonials
In accordance with FTC guidelines, any testimonials displayed on our Website are genuine experiences shared by individuals who have used our products or services. These testimonials represent individual results and are not necessarily representative of all users. We may correct grammatical or typing errors and may shorten testimonials for relevance.
Testimonials are never intended to make claims that our products or services can diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease. Any such claims, implicit or explicit, have not been clinically tested or evaluated.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at:
Internal Architect
Email: info@internalarchitect.com
Website: internalarchitect.com
For GDPR-related inquiries from European residents, you may also contact your local data protection authority.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our Website with a new “Last Updated” date. For significant changes, we may provide additional notice, such as an email notification.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of our Website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated policy.
16. Terms of Use and Intellectual Property
By accessing our Website, you agree to be bound by our Terms of Use and all applicable laws. All content, trademarks, and intellectual property on our Website are owned by Internal Architect or its licensors and are protected by copyright and trademark law.
You may not republish, sell, reproduce, or redistribute any content from our Website without prior written consent.
17. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
The information and materials on our Website are provided “as is” without any warranty of any kind. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the content. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Internal Architect disclaims all liability for any damages arising from your use of the Website or reliance on its content.
Thank you for trusting Internal Architect.
Your privacy matters to us.