1. Introduction
Welcome to DOUGLAS USA LLC ("DOUGLAS USA," "we," "us," or "our"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (douglasusa.com) and our affiliated ecosystem domains (readiness.douglasusa.com and dkkoncepts.com), or engage with our Transaction Readiness and Proactive Reverse Due Diligence™ (PRDD) services.
By accessing or using our websites and services, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:
- Identity Data: Includes first name, last name, title, role, and organization name.
- Contact Data: Includes billing address, email address, and telephone numbers.
- Technical Data: Includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, operating system, and platform.
- Usage Data: Includes information about how you use our website, content, and services.
- Communications Data: Includes information you provide when communicating with us via forms, emails, or discovery calls regarding potential advisory engagements.
3. How We Collect Your Data
We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:
- Direct Interactions: You may give us your Identity, Contact, and Communications Data by filling in forms on our site or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise.
- Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this data using cookies, server logs, and similar technologies.
4. How We Use Your Information
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your personal data in the following circumstances:
- To respond to your inquiries and provide requested information regarding our advisory services.
- To perform our obligations under a contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
- To improve our website, products/services, marketing, and client relationships.
- To comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
Note: DOUGLAS USA LLC does not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.
5. Cookies and Digital Tracking
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site structure and Digital Equity metrics. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies.
6. Data Security and Confidentiality
Given the nature of our business (Transaction Readiness and PRDD), we take data security and confidentiality extremely seriously. We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. Access to your personal data is strictly limited to employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a strict business need to know and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website ecosystem may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
8. Your Legal Rights
Depending on your geographic location and applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data.
- Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
- Request erasure of your personal data.
- Object to the processing of your personal data.
- Request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us at the email address provided below.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on the date listed at the top of this page. We reserve the right to update or alter this policy at any time to reflect changes in legal requirements or our operational practices.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
DOUGLAS USA LLC
Columbus, Mississippi
Email: doug@douglasusa.com
Phone: +1 (662) 889-3255