Privacy Policy
At Strange Brew Strategies LLC, doing business as SBS Comms ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), an 829 Studios Company, we are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you interact with our website or services. If you have any questions, please contact us at privacy@sbscomms.com.
We take your privacy seriously and want to be transparent about our practices. Please read this policy carefully to understand how we handle your information.
This policy applies to information collected through sbscomms.com and in connection with our PR and Strategic Communications services.
- What information do we collect?
- How do we use your information?
- Will your information be shared with anyone?
- Do we use cookies and tracking technologies?
- How long do we keep your information?
- How do we keep your information safe?
- Do we collect information from minors?
- What are your privacy rights?
- Data breach
- Controls for Do-Not-Track features
- Do California residents have specific privacy rights?
- Do we make updates to this policy?
- How can you contact us about this policy?
1. What Information Do We Collect?
Personal information you disclose to us
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our services, or when contacting us directly.
The personal information we collect may include: first name, last name, business email address, business phone number, company name, and any other information you choose to provide.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, referring URLs, and information about how and when you use our site. This includes data collected through Google Analytics (GA4), Google Tag Manager, and HubSpot, such as pages visited, time on site, and referring URLs. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our website and for our internal analytics purposes.
2. How Do We Use Your Information?
We use personal information collected via our website for a variety of business purposes, including:
- To respond to your inquiries and fulfill requests
- To send you information about our services
- To deliver and improve our services
- To protect our website and business operations
- To comply with our legal obligations
- For other business purposes such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and improving our website
3. Will Your Information Be Shared With Anyone?
We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. Specifically, we may share your information with:
- Service providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services for us, such as data storage, analytics, and email delivery. This includes Google (GA4/GTM), HubSpot, and other analytics and marketing platforms used to operate and improve our website.
- Business partners: We may share your information with our parent company, 829 Studios, and affiliated entities in connection with delivering services.
- Legal authorities: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
- 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.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
4. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about how you interact with our website. This includes tools such as Google Analytics (GA4), Google Tag Manager, and HubSpot, which help us understand website traffic and improve our services. We use Ketch as our consent management platform to manage your cookie preferences and ensure compliance with applicable privacy laws including CCPA/CPRA and GDPR.
Depending on your location, you may be presented with a consent banner when you visit our site. You can manage or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time through the consent banner or by contacting us at privacy@sbscomms.com. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the site.
5. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it.
6. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our website is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.
7. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at privacy@sbscomms.com.
8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
In some regions (like the European Economic Area), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, to request rectification or erasure, to restrict the processing of your personal information, and if applicable, to data portability.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
9. Data Breach
We maintain procedures to address any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
10. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.
11. Do California Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
Yes. If you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
California residents may request that we:
- Disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
- Delete personal information we have collected about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information — you may opt out of data sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes through our consent banner or by contacting privacy@sbscomms.com
- Limit the use of sensitive personal information where applicable
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below. We will respond to verifiable requests within 45 days. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
12. Do We Make Updates to This Policy?
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to stay informed of how we are protecting your information.
13. How Can You Contact Us About This Policy?
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact our privacy team by email: