Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Pizza Logistics Hub ("we," "our," or "the website") operates at the domain pizzalogisticshub.org. We are an independent informational website with no commercial services, no ordering functionality, no user accounts, and no payment processing of any kind. This Privacy Policy describes our data practices in full.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of every person who visits this website. We collect only the minimum information necessary to operate and improve the site, and we do not sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

By using this website, you agree to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any aspect of this Policy, please discontinue use of the website.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

The only context in which you directly provide personal information to us is through our Contact form. When you submit the Contact form, we may collect:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Subject category of your inquiry
• The content of your message

Submission of the Contact form is entirely voluntary. You are not required to provide any personal information to access or use the informational content on this website.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, certain technical information is collected automatically by our web hosting infrastructure and analytics tools. This may include:

• IP address (truncated or anonymized where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URL (the page you visited before arriving here)
• Pages visited on this website and time spent on each
• Date and time of each page request
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

This automatically collected data is used exclusively for website performance monitoring, security, and aggregate traffic analysis. It is not linked to any personally identifiable information unless you have submitted a Contact form.

2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

The following categories of data are explicitly not collected by this website under any circumstances:

• Financial or payment information (no transactions occur on this site)
• Food order data or delivery preferences
• Account credentials (no user accounts exist on this site)
• Precise geolocation data
• Biometric data of any kind
• Health or medical information
• Social Security numbers or government-issued IDs

3. How We Use Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes only:

• Responding to contact form submissions: Email addresses and message content from the Contact form are used solely to respond to the inquiry submitted. We do not add contact form submitters to mailing lists without explicit opt-in consent.
• Website operation and performance monitoring: Automatically collected technical data is used to maintain the security, stability, and performance of the website infrastructure.
• Aggregate analytics: Anonymized traffic data (page views, referral sources, device types) is used in aggregate form to understand how the website is used and to improve content and navigation.
• Legal compliance: We may retain or disclose information as required by applicable law, court order, or government authority.

We do not use any personal information for advertising, marketing, profiling, automated decision-making, or any commercial purpose.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

4.1 What Cookies We Use

This website uses a minimal set of cookies necessary for basic functionality. We do not use advertising cookies, cross-site tracking cookies, or third-party behavioral tracking technologies.

• Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. Used only for basic site functionality such as maintaining navigation state.
• Analytics cookies: If web analytics software is active, anonymized usage cookies may be set. These cookies do not identify you personally and are used only to generate aggregate traffic reports.

4.2 Managing Cookies

You can control cookie storage through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies on a per-site or global basis. Disabling cookies will not affect your ability to access or use the informational content on this website, as no functionality requires a persistent login or session state.

4.3 Do Not Track

This website honors Do Not Track (DNT) signals from browsers where technically feasible. When a DNT signal is detected, analytics cookie functionality is disabled for that browser session.

5. Third-Party Services

This website may use the following categories of third-party services that may process certain technical data:

• Web hosting provider: Our hosting infrastructure provider processes server logs and IP data as part of normal hosting operations. This provider operates under a data processing agreement with us and does not use this data for its own purposes.
• Google Fonts: This website loads fonts from Google Fonts. This may result in a connection to Google's servers, during which your IP address may be logged by Google. See Google's Privacy Policy for details on this processing.
• OpenStreetMap (Contact page): The embedded map on our Contact page loads content from OpenStreetMap. Your browser will make a request to OpenStreetMap servers when loading this content. See OpenStreetMap's Privacy Policy for details.
• Web Analytics (if active): We may use a privacy-respecting analytics tool to collect anonymized traffic statistics. Any analytics tool used is configured to anonymize IP addresses and is not connected to third-party advertising networks.

We do not share personal information with any third party for advertising, marketing, or data broker purposes.

6. Data Retention

We retain different categories of data for different periods:

• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months from the date of submission, or until the inquiry is fully resolved, whichever is later. After this period, submissions are permanently deleted.
• Server logs: Automatically generated server logs containing IP addresses and request data are retained for no more than 90 days, after which they are automatically purged.
• Anonymized analytics data: Aggregate, anonymized traffic statistics with no personally identifiable information may be retained indefinitely for trend analysis purposes.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding personal information we hold about you:

• Right of access: You may request a copy of any personal information we hold about you.
• Right to correction: You may request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to deletion: You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to any legal retention obligations.
• Right to restrict processing: You may request that we restrict processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability: Where applicable, you may request a copy of your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to object: You may object to certain types of processing of your personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@pizzalogisticshub.org with the subject line "Privacy Rights Request." We will respond within 30 days of receiving a valid request.

Residents of California may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Residents of the European Union or United Kingdom may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will honor all applicable rights requests regardless of jurisdiction.

8. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has submitted personal information through the Contact form, we will delete that information promptly.

If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information to this website, please contact us immediately at contact@pizzalogisticshub.org.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the personal information we hold against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers
• Restricted access to contact form submission data (accessible only to authorized team members)
• Regular review of data handling practices and security configurations
• Automatic purging of server logs after the retention period defined in Section 6

No data transmission over the internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we use commercially reasonable security measures, we cannot warrant absolute security of any information you transmit to us.

10. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. When changes are made, the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be revised. For material changes that significantly affect how we process personal information, we will take reasonable steps to notify users, which may include a notice on the website homepage.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.

11. Contact

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through any of the following channels:

• Email: contact@pizzalogisticshub.org
• Phone: +1 (314) 555-7721
• Mail: Pizza Logistics Hub, 400 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO, USA

For privacy rights requests, please use the subject line "Privacy Rights Request" in your email or postal correspondence. We will acknowledge receipt within 5 business days and provide a full response within 30 days.