Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to STRIDE OS Limited ("STRIDE", "we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://stride.sc/ (the "Site") and use our services.

By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

A. Personal Data You Provide to Us

We collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us when you fill out a contact form, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products, or otherwise contact us.

The personal data that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Site, but may include the following:

• Contact Information: such as your first and last name, email address, phone number, and company name.
• Professional Information: such as your job title and the industry you work in.
• Communications: Any information you provide when you contact us for support, request a demo, or otherwise communicate with us.

B. Information Automatically Collected

We may automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but is necessary for the security and operation of our site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

• Log and Usage Data: When you submit a form or browse the Site, we may log information including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit.
• Device Data: We may collect data about the device you are using to access our website, such as your device type and operating system.
• Geolocation Data: We may collect data about your approximate location (e.g., country or city) derived from your IP address to help us understand our audience and for security purposes.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site, hold certain information, and serve relevant advertising. This includes cookies set by us and by third parties such as Google and Microsoft. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. See Section 5 for more on advertising cookies.

3. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

• Provide and Maintain our Service: To operate our Site and deliver the services you have requested.
• Respond to Inquiries: To send you information about our company and products, and to respond to your comments and questions.
• Marketing and Communications: To send you promotional information, such as newsletters and marketing emails, from which you can opt-out at any time.
• Improve Our Site and Services: To understand how our users interact with our Site so we can improve its functionality and user experience.
• Advertising: To display advertising and to measure how our advertising performs.
• Security and Compliance: To maintain the safety and security of our Site, prevent fraud, and comply with our legal obligations. This includes using automatically collected data like IP addresses to protect against malicious activity.

4. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services to operate, analyse, and monetise our Site. These providers may collect and process information about you in accordance with their own privacy policies. The third-party services we use include:

• Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display advertising on our Site. Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites. See Section 5 for details and opt-out options.
• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Site. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address, the pages you visit, and the time spent on the Site. You can learn more about how Google uses this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
• Microsoft Clarity: We use Microsoft Clarity to help us understand how visitors use our Site, including through session recordings and heatmaps. Clarity may collect information such as your IP address, pages visited, and on-site interactions. You can learn more about Microsoft's privacy practices at privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement.
• Google reCAPTCHA: We use Google reCAPTCHA on our contact form to help protect our Site from spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA collects information such as your IP address and device and application data, which is subject to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
• Hosting and Infrastructure Providers: We use third-party vendors to host the Site and deliver its content.

A full list of any additional third-party tools we use can be provided on request.

5. Advertising

Our Site uses third-party advertising, including Google AdSense, to display ads to visitors.

• Use of cookies: Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to our Site and other websites on the internet.
• Google's DoubleClick cookie: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the internet.
• Opting out of personalised advertising: You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at google.com/settings/ads. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.eu (for users in the EU).
• Third-party policies: For more information on how Google uses data when you use our Site, see policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We do not control the cookies or technologies used by third-party advertisers, and this Privacy Policy does not cover their practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties.

6. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work (e.g., website hosting, data analysis, advertising, email delivery).
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

7. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Data collected for analytics and advertising purposes is retained in accordance with the retention settings of the relevant third-party provider (for example, Google Analytics retention controls).

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data.

A. Rights Under GDPR (for users in the EU, EEA, and UK)

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

B. Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (for California residents)

• The right to know: You have the right to request information about the personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
• The right to delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• The right to correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• The right to opt out: You have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. While we do not sell your personal information for money, the use of advertising cookies may be considered "sharing" under California law. You can opt out using the controls described in Section 5.
• The right to non-discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a "Last Updated" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us at: