Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

This Privacy Policy describes how Afissio LLC and Afissio Law LLC (together, "Afissio," "we," "us," or "our") collect, use, and disclose information in connection with [www.afissio.com] (the "Site").

Afissio LLC is an Arizona limited liability company with its principal place of business at 520 Broadway, Suite 200, Santa Monica, California 90401. It provides transaction-readiness consulting services and operates the Site.

Afissio Law LLC is an Arizona limited liability company and a law firm that provides legal services, with its office at 8825 N. 23rd Ave., Suite 100, Phoenix, Arizona 85021. Afissio Law LLC is a separate entity from Afissio LLC.

Afissio LLC does not provide legal services, and information you submit to Afissio LLC is not protected by the attorney-client privilege. Each entity is responsible for the information it receives through the Site, as described in Section 8 below.

2. Scope of This Policy

This Policy applies only to information collected through the Site. It does not apply to:

• Information provided to Afissio Law LLC in the course of an attorney-client relationship, which is governed by the applicable engagement letter and by the rules of professional conduct that apply to the firm;
• Information provided to Afissio LLC under a signed consulting engagement or confidentiality agreement, which is governed by that agreement;
• Information collected offline or through channels other than the Site; or
• Third-party websites or services that link to or from the Site.

3. Information We Collect

Information you provide to us. We collect information you choose to submit, including:

• Contact details such as your name, email address, telephone number, company name, and job title;
• The contents of any message, inquiry, or attachment you send through the Site or to an email address listed on the Site;
• [Newsletter or subscription details, if you sign up to receive Afissio content;] and
• Any other information you voluntarily provide.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect:

• Technical data such as IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, and screen resolution;
• Usage data such as the pages you view, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, and the referring website or link; and
• Information collected through cookies and similar technologies, as described in our Cookie Policy.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through the Site, such as government identification numbers, financial account numbers, health information, or biometric data. Please do not submit such information through the Site.

4. How We Use Information

We use the information described above to:

• Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you;
• Evaluate and, where appropriate, initiate a potential engagement, including performing the conflicts checks required before Afissio Law LLC may accept a legal matter;
• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site;
• Understand how visitors use the Site through aggregate analytics;
• [Send Afissio publications, insights, or other communications you have requested;]
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents; and
• Comply with applicable law, professional obligations, and legal process.

5. Legal Inquiries and Confidentiality

If you contact Afissio Law LLC through the Site about a legal matter, please read this section carefully.

Submitting information through the Site does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship with Afissio Law LLC is formed only when the firm and the client execute a written engagement agreement.

Do not send confidential or time-sensitive information through the Site. Information you send before the firm agrees to represent you may not be treated as confidential, may not be protected by the attorney-client privilege, and will not prevent the firm from representing another party in the same or a related matter. Use the Site only to request an initial conversation.

Where information submitted to Afissio Law LLC is subject to the firm’s duties under the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct, those duties govern the firm’s handling of that information, and nothing in this Policy limits them.

Inquiries concerning legal services should be directed to Afissio Law LLC at the Tempe address listed in Section 15 below.

6. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising or targeted advertising. We disclose information only as follows:

• Service providers. We use third parties to host and operate the Site, manage cookie consent, deliver email, and provide analytics. These providers may process information on our behalf and are permitted to use it only to provide services to us. Our current providers include [Webflow (hosting), iubenda (consent management), and [ANALYTICS PROVIDER]].
• Between Afissio LLC and Afissio Law LLC. We may route an inquiry to whichever entity is better suited to respond, subject to the confidentiality obligations described in Section 5.
• Professional advisors. We may disclose information to our own accountants, insurers, auditors, and legal counsel.
• Legal and safety. We may disclose information where we believe it is required by law, court order, subpoena, or governmental request, or where necessary to protect our rights, enforce our Terms of Use, or protect the safety of any person.
• Business transfers. We may disclose information in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable rules of professional conduct.
• With your direction. We may disclose information at your request or with your consent.

7. Cookies and Analytics

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies. You can manage your preferences through the consent banner presented on the Site or through your browser settings. Our Cookie Policy explains what we use, why, and how to control it.

The Site does not currently respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals, because no common standard for those signals has been adopted.

8. Data Security

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information collected through the Site. No method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Email sent to or from the Site is not encrypted end-to-end unless separately arranged.

9. Data Retention

We retain information collected through the Site for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, including responding to your inquiry, maintaining the records required for conflicts checking, and complying with our legal, professional, and recordkeeping obligations. Where a retention period is prescribed by applicable rules of professional conduct or law, that period controls.

10. Your Choices

• Email. You may unsubscribe from Afissio publications at any time using the link in any such email. We may still send you communications about an inquiry or engagement.
• Cookies. You may adjust your cookie preferences through the Site’s consent banner or your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect Site functionality.
• Access, correction, and deletion. You may contact us at privacy@afissio.com to ask what information we hold about you, to correct it, or to request that we delete it. We will respond to reasonable requests, subject to our legal, professional, and recordkeeping obligations, which may require us to retain certain records.

11. Children

The Site is intended for business audiences and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us at privacy@afissio.com and we will delete it.

12. Third-Party Links

The Site may link to third-party websites, publications, or platforms that we do not control. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites, and this Policy does not apply to them. Review the privacy policy of any third-party site you visit.

13. Governing Law

The Site is operated and maintained from California. This Policy and any dispute arising out of or relating to it are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles, as further described in our Terms of Use. If you access the Site from outside California, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with any local laws that apply to you.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. We will revise the "Last Updated" date above and, where the changes are material, provide additional notice on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

15. Contact Us

Questions about this Policy, or requests concerning your information:

Afissio LLC
Attn: Privacy
520 Broadway, Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90401
privacy@afissio.com

Before contacting Afissio Law LLC, please read Section 5 above. Do not send confidential information until a written engagement agreement is in place.