PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is critically important to us.
Thank you for using SalonSpa Connection!
SalonSpa Connection sells salon, spa, and barber businesses and provides industry consulting
services (“Services”). Inform.Guide.Hire, LLC (our d/b/a is SalonSpa Connection) operates this
website (“Site”). By using the Site or our Services, you consent to the collection and use of your
Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy explains why we gather information from you, what information we collect,
how we collect it, what we use the information for, and how to contact us about use of that
information.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. When visiting our Site and using our Services that link
to or reference this Policy, you agree to its terms. This Privacy Policy, along with our Terms of
Use https://salonspaconnection.com/terms-of-service/ governs your use of our Site and Services.
Personal Information is usually your name in combination with another identifier, such as date of
birth, postal address, email address, telephone number, or government-issued identification
number. The specific definition of Personal Information often varies from one jurisdiction to
another.
1. Personal Information We Collect
We collect Personal Information you provide to us when you contact us, subscribe to our
newsletter, fill out a questionnaire, or provide us information in any other way. Examples of the
Personal Information we collect include: your e-mail address, name, address, phone number,
and other information you may provide when seeking our Services.
If you pose questions on our social media sites, we may collect your name, email address, and
the content of any of your posts, as well as any other submissions. We reserve the right to
remove such submissions.
We may also collect professional or educational information when you apply for jobs, financial or
payment data when you reach out to us to sell, list or buy salons, spas and barber shops.
When you visit our Site, we also collect geolocation data, internet and network data such as
device and usage information.
We will not use the Personal Information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or
incompatible purposes without providing you notice.
We do not collect protected classifications characteristics under applicable privacy laws, such
as biometric information or sensory data.
Personal Information of Children Under the Age of 16
Our Site and Services are not designed for or targeted toward children, and we do not
knowingly collect, use or maintain information from children under the age of 16. If you are a
parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information,
please contact us so that we may delete such information. We encourage parents and legal
guardians to monitor their children’s internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by
instructing their children never to provide Personal Information on our Site without their
permission.
If you learn that a child under the age of 16 has provided us with Personal Information in
violation of this Privacy Policy, then you may alert us at susan@salonspaconnection.com with
“Privacy” in the subject line. We will take reasonable steps to delete that information as quickly
as possible.
2. Other Information We May Collect
Device and Usage Information
We automatically gather information when you browse or view the Site and Services. This
information may include your browser type (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge), your domain,
the Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to your computer (or the unique device ID of your
mobile device, or other unique identifier), the date and time of your visits, the pages on the Site
you visit, referring site, and other information related to your visit.
This information helps us better understand how individuals use our Site and Services and
improve their experience. We also use Cookies (as defined below, like Criteo) to help
save preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about how individuals use the
Services and Site. We also use trusted third-party services to help us track or analyze this other
information, such as Google Analytics.
In addition, we also collect search data such as search words and phrases you provide when
you use the search functionality, search box or search engine on our Site. We collect this
information to improve our Site, and the search accuracy and relevance of our Site’s search
results. We may disclose search data to service providers or third parties. If you prefer not to
have your search terms collected, you can choose not to use the search feature on our Site. If
you have any questions, please contact us at susan@salonspaconnection.com.
From time to time, we may use or disclose non-personally identifying information in the
aggregate to assess or improve our social media accounts, newsletter, and website.
Cookies, Pixels, Marketing and Similar Technologies
We use cookies, pixels and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on the Site and
store certain information (collectively “Cookies”). Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags,
and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Site.
Our Cookies generally fall into one of four categories: Necessary, Performance, Analytics and
Target.
Necessary Cookies are necessary to provide you with products and services available through
our Site. If you refuse them, it will impact your ability to access some of the Site’s functions and
Features.
Performance Cookies help us enhance the performance and functionality of our Site, products
and service, but are not necessary for your use. Still, certain functions or features may become
unavailable if you refuse them.
Analytics Cookies collect information that is used to help us understand the use of our Site,
products and services, the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, or to help us customize
our Site to enhance your experience.
Target Cookies record your visit to our Site, the pages you have visited and the links you have
followed, so we can recognize you as a prior visitor and track your activity on our Site and
others you visit. These Cookies remain on your device for us to use during a next visit to our
Site. In contrast to these “persistent” Cookies, some Cookies (“session Cookies”) are deleted
when your browsing session has ended.
We also allow third parties to use Cookies on our Website to collect information about your
online activities over time and across different websites you visit. This information is used to
provide advertising tailored to your interests on websites you visit, also known as interest-based
advertising, and to analyze the effectiveness of such advertising. Some of the third parties that
use these advertising Cookies for us may participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”)
(see http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN ) or the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) (see http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ ). For more information about Ccookies, see aboutcookies.org. Most web browsers automatically accept Cookies, but you may change your browser settings to accept or decline certain types of Cookies if you prefer. If you decline
certain Cookies, it may impact your use or the functionality of the System. Alternatively, you
may choose to enable the global privacy control to automatically communicate your opt-out
preferences to us.
Pixels
We use tracking pixels on our website to gather information about you and your actions on our
site, such as your IP address, web browser, page location, referrer site, button clicks and other
information. You can manage your tracking pixel settings through your browser privacy settings.
You can opt out by clicking here [insert link to cookie settings].
Do Not Track
There are “do not track” restriction choices available for certain web browsers, however, at this
time, our Site does not respond to “do not track” signals. We honor the global privacy control.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help create reports and statistics on the performance of the Site. To
learn more about the use of Cookies by Google for analytics and to exercise choice
regarding those Cookies, please visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout to opt-out.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our Site from spam and abuse. For example, you may
be asked to check a box indicating that you are not a robot or Google reCAPTCHA may detect
abusive traffic without user interaction. Google reCAPTCHA works by transmitting certain types
of information to Google, such as the referrer URL, IP address, visitor behavior, operating
system information, browser and length of the visit, Cookies, and mouse movements.
Marketing
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will collect your name and email address. You may
unsubscribe from these emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in them or by
contacting us at susan@salonspaconnection.com with “Privacy” in the subject line.
SMS
By providing your phone number through our Site and Services, you consent and agree to
receive recurring SMS text customer services, transactional message, marketing messages
from us. Message frequency depends on the offers and services we provide. Reply “HELP” for
help, and “STOP” to cancel. Messaging and data rates may apply. Your consent for SMS is not
required to purchase our products or services.
We may disclose your SMS opt-in or consent status, with third parties that help us provide our
messaging services and send the text messages. We will not share or sell your phone number
and your opt-in to the SMS with unaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes or
for purposes unrelated to the Services or Site. You may opt out of receiving SMS text marketing
messages by texting “STOP” at the end of any message you receive, or you can contact us at
susan@salonspaconnection.com. You may receive an additional mobile message confirming
your decision to opt out. You understand and agree that the foregoing options are the only
reasonable methods of opting out. You also understand and agree that any other method of
opting out, including, but not limited to, texting words other than those set forth above or verbally
requesting one of our employees to remove you from our list, is not a reasonable means of
opting out.
3. How We Use Personal Information
We use your Personal Information to administer your use of our Site, by communicating with
you, responding to your requests, customizing your experience with us, personalizing
advertising and marketing, and improving our Services.
We may also use your Personal Information to assess your degree of satisfaction with our
Services or the Site; to perform analytics and conduct research; to administer surveys, contests,
or other promotional activities, and invite you to events; to improve our Site; to prevent, deter
and investigate violations of this Privacy Policy, our Site Terms of Use, or any fraud and other
illegal activities; and to send you important notices regarding our Services.
We retain Personal Information collected directly from you when we reasonably believe it is
necessary to respond to lawful requests or comply with the law, meet professional obligations,
prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with an
investigation, enforce this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, and take other actions permitted
or required by applicable law. We endeavor not to keep your Personal Information for any
longer than is necessary for the purposes we collected it.
4. How We Share Personal Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Information for monetary
consideration. We may share your Personal Information with third parties and service
providers who may help us operate the Site, assist us in providing you with our Services, tailor
our messaging to customers and prospects, or help us assess your interest or satisfaction with
the Site or the Services.
Our employees and agents may view your Personal Information to perform their jobs and
service your needs. We may also share it within for the purposes of internal administration and
back-office support, to ensure our network security, and to prevent fraud.
We may transfer and/or disclose your Personal Information as part of a business divestiture,
sale, merger, or acquisition of all or a part of our business. If another company acquires our
company, business, or assets, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by
us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described
in this Privacy Policy. In the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, your Personal
Information may also be transferred as a business asset.
We may release your Personal Information to others (including law enforcement) if we believe
such release is reasonably necessary (i) to comply with a government or law enforcement
request or judicial process; (ii) to operate this Site; (iii) to process any orders; (iv) to conduct any
promotions, contests, or sweepstakes in which you participate; or (v) to protect the rights or
property of the organization, its affiliates, users, customers, recipients, sponsors, providers,
licensors, or Merchants.
In addition, we may share aggregate, non-individual information, incapable of identifying a
particular person, to administer and improve the Site, analyze trends, track visitors’ use of the
Site, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
Data Transfers
SalonSpa Connection may maintain the Personal Information it collects from you on computers
located outside of your state, province, country or other government jurisdiction where the data
protection laws may differ from those from your jurisdiction. We process data, including
Personal Information, in the United States. We may also process such data in Canada. We
transfer Personal Information to and from the United States only with your consent or to perform
a contract with you, and consistent with the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
5. How We Secure Personal Information
We will not keep your Personal Information for any longer than is necessary for the purposes we
collected it. To protect your Personal Information, we maintain a variety of security measures,
including physical, electronic and administrative safeguards.
No system can be completely secure, so we do not promise, and you should not expect, that
your Personal Information, searches, or other communications will always remain secure.
6. Privacy Rights
You may have the right to submit certain requests relating to your personal information as
described below based on applicable laws. Please email us at susan@salonspaconnection.com
with “Privacy” in the subject line, to submit data requests.
Right to access. You can request and receive a copy of the Personal Information we
have collected, used, or otherwise processed and you can confirm what Personal
Information has been collected.
Right to correct inaccuracies. You can request that we correct any inaccurate
Personal Information we may have.
Right to delete. You can request deletion of your Personal Information.
Right to opt-out. You can opt-out of targeted advertising, the sale of your Personal
Information or limited sharing of your Personal Information.
Right to appeal. At times we may be unable to process requests relating to your
Personal Information, in which case, your request will be denied. If your privacy rights
request has previously been denied by us and you believe we denied it in error, you may
appeal for reconsideration of your request via emailing susan@salonspaconnection.com
Please note that we may need to authenticate your identity before your request can be
processed. For authentication, you may be asked to provide certain passwords, personal
information or other authenticating information. You may designate an authorized agent to make
a request on your behalf; however, we may seek proof of such authorization and you will still
need to verify your identity directly with us before your request can be processed.
7. Links
This Policy does not apply to third-party applications, products, services, websites or social
media features that may be accessed through links that we provide on our websites and
interfaces. Accessing those links may result in the collection of information about you by a third
party. We do not control or endorse those third-party websites, or their privacy practices and you
acknowledge that your relationship with that third party is independent of our own policies. We
encourage you to review the privacy policies of such third parties before interacting with them.
8. Changes to this Policy
We may change our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post those changes here and
reflect the date they were updated below.
9. Contact Us
If you have any question about this Policy, please contact us by phone at 913-667-4866, email
at susan@salonspaconnection.com or send postal mail to:
SalonSpa Connection
7500 W. 151st St. #23548
Overland Park, KS 67283-3548
Last revised: Feburary 12, 2026
