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Our Privacy Policy
growthsignalmarketing.com
Effective date: May 2026 — Last updated: May 2026
The short version
Growth Signal Marketing is a solo consulting practice run by Adrienne Hunter. We collect only the information you choose to share with us — through our contact form, email, or direct conversation. We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers, or use it for any purpose other than responding to you and delivering our services. This policy explains the details.
Who We Are
Growth Signal Marketing LLC is a marketing strategy and execution consultancy based in Columbia, Maryland. This privacy policy applies to our website at growthsignalmarketing.com and to any information we collect in connection with our services.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at:
Adrienne Hunter
Growth Signal Marketing LLC
Columbia, Maryland
adrienne@growthsignalmarketing.com
growthsignalmarketing.com
Section 2
What Information We Collect
We collect information in two ways: information you give us directly, and information collected automatically when you visit our website.
Information you give us
When you fill out our contact form, send us an email, or book a Discovery Call, you may provide:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number (if you choose to include it)
- Your business name or website
- Details about your business and marketing situation
We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry, assess whether we can help you, and if you become a client, to deliver our services.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, standard web technologies may collect certain information automatically, including:
- Your IP address and general geographic location (city/region level)
- The type of browser and device you are using
- Pages you visit on our site and how long you spend on them
- How you arrived at our site (e.g. a search engine, a link, or direct)
This information is collected through website analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or similar) and is used only to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it. It is not linked to your personal identity.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you share with us for the following purposes only:
- To respond to your inquiry or message
- To schedule and conduct Discovery Calls
- To send you a proposal, contract, or invoice if you become a client
- To deliver the services you have engaged us for
- To send you information directly related to your project or engagement
- To improve our website and understand how visitors find and use it
What we do NOT do with your information:
- We do not sell your personal information to anyone, ever
- We do not share your information with advertisers or marketing platforms
- We do not add you to any email list or newsletter without your explicit consent
- We do not use your information to send unsolicited commercial messages
- We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that affects you in any significant way
Section 4
How We Store and Protect Your Information
We take the security of your information seriously. Here is how we handle it:
- Contact form submissions are stored securely through our website platform (WordPress) and associated form plugin
- Client communications and project files are stored in password-protected email and cloud storage accounts
- Invoices and financial records are stored in Stripe, a secure cloud-based accounting platform
- Signed contracts are stored through DocuSign, a secure e-signature platform
- We use strong passwords and two-factor authentication on all accounts that store client information
No method of data transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we take reasonable precautions to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have concerns about a specific method of communication, please let us know.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, standard web technologies may collect certain information automatically, including:
- Your IP address and general geographic location (city/region level)
- The type of browser and device you are using
- Pages you visit on our site and how long you spend on them
- How you arrived at our site (e.g. a search engine, a link, or direct)
How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy: retained for up to 12 months if no engagement results
- Inquiry and contact form data: retained for 5 years after project completion for business and legal record-keeping
- Client project files and communications: To schedule and conduct Discovery Calls
- Financial records (invoices, payments): retained according to the terms of the analytics provider (typically 26 months)
- Website analytics data: After the applicable retention period, your information is securely deleted or anonymized. You may request earlier deletion at any time — see Section 7.
Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help the site function properly and to understand how visitors use it.
Types of cookies we may use
- Essential cookies: required for the website to function (e.g. remembering form progress). These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: used to understand how visitors use our site (e.g. Google Analytics). These can be disabled through your browser settings or a cookie consent tool.
We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or any cookies that serve you targeted advertisements.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and visitor behavior in aggregate. Google Analytics collects anonymized data — it does not identify you personally. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Managing cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse new cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when a new cookie is set. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our website.
Your Rights
Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. Regardless of your location, we are committed to honoring the following requests:
- Right to access: you can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Right to correction: you can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Right to deletion: you can ask us to delete your personal information, subject to our legal obligations to retain certain records
- Right to object: you can ask us to stop using your information for a particular purpose
- Right to data portability: you can ask us to provide your information in a commonly used, machine-readable format
To exercise any of these rights, please email us at adrienne@growthsignalmarketing.com. We will respond within 30 days. We will never discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
Third-Party Services
We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate our business. Each has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data:| Service | What it does | Privacy policy |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | Website platform | wordpress.org/about/privacy |
| Stripe | Payment processing | stripe.com/privacy |
| DocuSign | E-signatures on contracts | docusign.com/company/privacy-policy |
| Calendly | Discovery call booking | calendly.com/privacy |
| Google Analytics | Website analytics (anonymized) | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google Workspace | Email and file storage | workspace.google.com/terms/privacy |
We only work with third-party services that we trust and that meet reasonable data security standards. We do not authorize any of these services to use your information for their own marketing purposes.
Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for adults operating or considering a business. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at adrienne@growthsignalmarketing.com and we will delete it promptly.
Section 10
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites — for example, our LinkedIn profile or third-party resources we reference. This privacy policy applies only to growthsignalmarketing.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any external sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site you visit.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal requirements. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify active clients directly.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or how we handle your personal information, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We take privacy seriously and will respond promptly.
Adrienne Hunter — Growth Signal Marketing LLC adrienne@growthsignalmarketing.com growthsignalmarketing.com — Columbia, Maryland
We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 5 business days.