Effective Date: July 6, 2026
G&U Studios (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, book a consultation, or engage our web design and business solutions services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as data collected automatically through your interaction with our website.
- Personal Information You Provide:
- Contact & Booking Data: Name, email address, phone number, and business details provided when you book a “Strategy Call” or consultation through Calendly or via our website forms.
- Project Assets: Business assets, website images, and text content sent to us for website development purposes.
- Billing Information: Financial transactions are processed directly through Square. We do not store or directly process your credit card or bank details on our servers; all payment data is securely handled by our third-party processor.
- Information Collected Automatically:
- Analytics & Advertising Data: We use Google Analytics and Google Ads to collect information about your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and user behavior to optimize our advertising campaigns and improve website performance.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to run our business efficiently and provide high-quality services. Specifically, we use your data to:
- Schedule and conduct your initial consultation and strategy calls.
- Deliver web design, e-commerce setup, and business automation solutions.
- Process payments and issue invoices via secure links.
- Communicate with you regarding your project, assets, and support updates via Zoho Mail or telephone.
- Analyze website traffic and measure the effectiveness of our Google Ads campaigns.
3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We only share data with trusted third-party service providers necessary to operate our business and deliver your services:
- Calendly: For scheduling and managing consultation bookings.
- Square: For secure billing and processing invoice payment links.
- Zoho Mail: For professional business communications, project onboarding, and receiving asset files.
- Google: For web analytics and targeted advertising optimization.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
4. Credentials and Third-Party Access
- Platform Ownership & Access: G&U Studios advocates for total digital ownership. During the website development process, we may require temporary access to your domain registrar or hosting environment to launch your platform.
- No Retention of Credentials: We do not record, store, or maintain a database of your external API keys, hosting credentials, or platform passwords. Any access provided is used strictly for active development and deployment.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (like Google tracking pixels) to enhance user experience and analyze ad conversion performance. You can choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent, though some parts of the site may not function properly as a result.
6. Data Security and Retention
We implement industry-standard administrative and technical security measures to protect your personal data. We retain client contact records, communication history, and project assets to provide ongoing service, manage business records, and fulfill potential future support requests.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights under state privacy laws regarding the personal information we hold about you, including:
- The right to request access to the personal data we have collected.
- The right to request corrections to inaccurate personal data.
- The right to opt-out of targeted advertising tracking by adjusting your browser cookie settings or utilizing Google’s ad preference tools.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. We encourage you to frequently check this page for any changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:
G&U Studios
Oswego, Illinois
Email: Contact@GandUStudios.com