Privacy Policy
Effective date: 16 October 2026
This privacy policy describes how Cerndaia ("Cerndaia," "we," or "us") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit cerndaia.com or contact us. Cerndaia is an advisory firm based in Chicago, Illinois, operated by its founder, Sahithi Vincy. By using this website, you agree to the practices described here.
1. Information we collect
Information you provide. When you contact us through the form on this site, we collect the information you choose to share, which may include your name, your email address, your phone number if you provide one, and the content of your message.
Information collected automatically. When you visit the site, the service that hosts it collects standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, the pages you view, and the date and time of your visit. This information is used to deliver the site and to protect it from abuse. The site does not use advertising trackers, and we do not use cookies to identify you.
2. How we use your information
We use the information we collect to respond to your enquiry and to correspond with you about it, to understand how the site is used so we can improve it, to protect the site and our systems from misuse, and to comply with legal obligations. We do not use your contact details for marketing, and we do not add you to any mailing list unless you have expressly asked to join one.
3. How we share your information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We share information only with service providers that help us operate the site and respond to you. These are Cloudflare, which hosts and secures the site, and Google, whose Forms and Workspace services receive and store contact form submissions and email correspondence. Each of these providers processes information on our behalf under its own privacy policy and security commitments.
We may also disclose information if required to do so by law, to respond to a valid legal request, to protect our rights or safety or those of others, or in connection with any future sale, merger, or transfer of the business, in which case the recipient would be bound by this policy.
4. Data retention
We keep contact form submissions and related correspondence for as long as needed to respond to and follow up on your enquiry, and for a reasonable period thereafter for business records. If we enter into a working relationship, the handling of your information is governed by our agreement with you. You may ask us to delete your information at any time, subject to any legal obligation to retain it.
5. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, to ask that it be corrected or deleted, and to object to or restrict certain uses of it. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details at the end of this policy. We will respond within a reasonable period and will not treat you differently for exercising your rights.
6. Data security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect your information, including limiting access to the founder, using providers that encrypt data in transit and at rest, and securing the accounts that hold it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Third-party links and services
This site may contain links to third-party websites and services, such as LinkedIn. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their policies.
8. Children's privacy
This site is intended for business professionals and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with information, please contact us and we will delete it.
9. Visitors outside the United States
Cerndaia is based in the United States, and information you provide is processed and stored there. Privacy laws in the United States may differ from those in your country. By using the site or contacting us, you understand that your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the effective date above and publish the revised version on this page.
11. Contact us
If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact Cerndaia at info@cerndaia.com.