Avren Corp., a Wyoming corporation ("Avren," "we," "us," or "our"), operates the website located at helloavren.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit the Site or join our waitlist, and informs you of your privacy rights under applicable law.
By accessing the Site or submitting any information through the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1. Information You Provide.
When you join our waitlist or otherwise interact with the Site, we may collect the following information directly from you:
- Email address
- Name (if provided)
- Free-text submissions describing your interest in the platform or your situation
Your free-text submissions may contain sensitive personal information, including information about workplace disputes, protected-class characteristics (such as race, sex, disability, or religion), health information, or contents of private communications. You submit this information voluntarily. We treat all free-text submissions as confidential and limit their use to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
1.2. Information Collected Automatically.
When you visit the Site, we and our third-party service providers may automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Device identifiers
- Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs
- Approximate geographic location (derived from IP address)
This information is collected through cookies, pixels, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies, as described in Section 5 below.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To manage the waitlist and communicate with you about the platform's development and launch
- To respond to your inquiries or requests
- To analyze usage of the Site and improve our content and services
- To conduct advertising and marketing, including targeted advertising through third-party platforms
- To detect, prevent, and address fraud, security issues, or technical problems
- To comply with legal obligations
- To conduct internal research and product development
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration. However, we share personal information with the following categories of third parties:
3.1. Analytics Providers. We use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors interact with the Site. These services may collect information about your browsing behavior using cookies and similar technologies. Google's privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
3.2. Advertising Platforms. We use advertising and marketing tools from the following platforms, which may collect information about your activity on the Site through pixels, cookies, or similar technologies for the purpose of delivering targeted advertising, measuring ad performance, and building audiences:
- Google Ads (Google LLC)
- Meta (Facebook/Instagram) (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
- TikTok (ByteDance Ltd.)
- LinkedIn (LinkedIn Corporation)
When these platforms collect data about your activity on the Site through their tracking technologies, this may constitute "sharing" of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising under certain state privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act. You have the right to opt out of this sharing, as described in Section 6 below.
3.3. Service Providers. We may share information with service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, email delivery, and payment processing. These service providers are contractually obligated to use your information only to provide services to us and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
3.4. Legal Requirements. We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Avren, our users, or others.
3.5. Business Transfers. In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
4. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Waitlist information (email addresses and submissions) will be retained until (a) you request deletion, (b) the waitlist is closed, or (c) we no longer need the information for the purposes for which it was collected, whichever occurs first.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
5.1. What We Use. The Site uses cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activity. These technologies fall into the following categories:
- Strictly Necessary: Required for the Site to function (e.g., session management, security). These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics: Used to understand how visitors use the Site (e.g., Google Analytics). These collect aggregate data about page views, traffic sources, and user behavior.
- Advertising/Marketing: Used to deliver targeted advertising and measure ad campaign performance (e.g., Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Ads). These technologies may track your activity across other websites and apps.
5.2. Your Choices. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner, which is displayed when you first visit the Site. You may also control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
5.3. Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals transmitted by your browser as a valid opt-out request for the sharing of personal information for targeted advertising purposes. We do not currently respond to "Do Not Track" browser signals, as there is no universally accepted standard for how to respond to such signals.
6. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your state of residence, you may have some or all of the following rights with respect to your personal information:
- Right to Know/Access: Request a copy of the personal information we have collected about you.
- Right to Delete: Request that we delete the personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Correct: Request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
- Right to Opt Out of Sale/Sharing: Opt out of the sale of your personal information or the sharing of your personal information for targeted advertising. To exercise this right, click the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link on the Site, enable Global Privacy Control in your browser, or contact us using the information in Section 11.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
To submit a request to know, delete, or correct your personal information, please contact us using the information in Section 11. We will verify your identity before processing your request and respond within the timeframes required by applicable law (generally within 45 days).
Right to Appeal: If we decline to take action on your request, we will notify you of our reasons. You may appeal our decision by contacting us at the email address in Section 11 within thirty (30) days of receiving our response. We will respond to your appeal within the timeframe required by applicable law (generally within sixty (60) days).
Authorized Agents: You may designate an authorized agent to submit privacy requests on your behalf. To do so, provide us with written authorization signed by you and identifying the authorized agent, or provide proof that the agent holds a valid power of attorney. We may require you to verify your identity directly with us before processing the agent's request.
These rights are available to residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws, including California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island.
7. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
As described in Section 3.2, our use of advertising platform tracking technologies may constitute "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising under certain state privacy laws. You may opt out of this sharing by:
- Clicking the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link on the Site
- Enabling Global Privacy Control (GPC) in your browser
- Contacting us at the email address in Section 11
When you opt out, we will disable advertising and marketing tracking technologies on the Site for your session and, where technically feasible, for future visits.
8. Children's Privacy
The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of eighteen (18). We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under eighteen (18) years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under eighteen (18), we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child under eighteen (18), please contact us using the information in Section 11.
9. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or have a complaint about our data practices, please contact us at:
Avren Corp.
8111 Greenbelt Station Pkwy
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Email: legal@helloavren.com