Privacy Policy

Last Update: October 25, 2025

815 natives ("we", "us", "our") operate the website 815natives.com (the “Website”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy informs you about how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our Website.

This Policy applies to all visitors, users, and others (“you”, “your”) who access the Website.

By using the Website, you accept and consent to the practices described in this Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

a. Information you provide us directly

Your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and other contact data, when you voluntarily submit via forms (e.g., contact us, newsletter sign-up, account registration).
Any other information you choose to provide (for example in communications or uploads).

b. Information collected automatically

Usage data such as: your IP address, browser type and version, pages of our Website you visit, time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, referral source, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and tracking technologies (see our Cookies Policy for details).
Device and technical information, such as operating system, device identifiers, and connection information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the personal data for purposes including:

To provide, maintain, and improve our Website and services.
To respond to your inquiries, process your requests, and communicate with you.
To send you newsletters, marketing or promotional materials (only if you consent or as permitted by applicable law).
To monitor usage of the Website and analyse trends and user behaviour.
To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights, property or safety and that of others.

3. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal data under the following circumstances:

a. Information you provide us directly

We may share your personal data under the following circumstances:
With service providers and subcontractors who assist us in operating the Website, conducting our business, or servicing you, provided they agree to keep it confidential and use it only as instructed.
To comply with laws or respond to valid legal requests, to enforce our terms and conditions, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, our users, or others.
With your consent (for example, if we ask for your consent to share your data for marketing with third parties).
In connection with a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets (you will be notified via email and/or prominent notice on our Website if this happens, and your data will be subject to a privacy policy in effect at that time).

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

4. International Transfers

Suppose we transfer your personal data to a jurisdiction outside the country in which you reside. In that case, we will ensure appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses or other measures) to protect your personal data.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected (as described above), or as required by applicable laws.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including (where applicable):

Right to access the personal data we hold about you.
Right to correct or update your personal data.
Right to erase or restrict the processing of your personal data.
Right to object to processing (including for direct marketing).
Right to withdraw consent (if processing is based on consent) — note that withdrawal will not affect processing before withdrawal.
Right to data portability.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

7. Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for use by children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under this age. If you become aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us, and we will delete that information.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top and may provide you additional notice (e.g., via email or prominent notice on our Website). We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.