Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with AnovaCloud.

A. Information You Provide Directly

You may provide information such as:

• Name
• Business email address
• Phone number
• Company or organization
• Job title or role
• Country, region, or time zone
• Project requirements
• Technology environment
• Service interests
• Training requirements
• Team or staffing requirements
• Project timelines
• Messages and inquiry details
• Newsletter preferences
• Assessment responses
• Documents or files you choose to upload

B. Consulting and Project Inquiries

When you use features such as:

• Talk to an Architect
• Start a Project
• Database Modernization Assessment
• AI Readiness Assessment
• Agentic AI Readiness Assessment
• Data Platform Health Assessment
• PostgreSQL Health Assessment
• Cloud Modernization Assessment
• Training Inquiry
• Build My Team
• RFP/RFI intake

we may collect information about your organization's technical environment, business requirements, project objectives, architecture, technology stack, timelines, and related requirements.

Please do not submit passwords, authentication credentials, private keys, production secrets, regulated data, sensitive personal information, protected health information, payment-card information, or other confidential information that is unnecessary for the initial inquiry.

C. Talent, Careers, Experts, and Internship Information

If you apply for an opportunity or join the AnovaCloud Talent Network, we may collect:

• Name
• Contact information
• Resume or CV
• LinkedIn profile
• GitHub or portfolio information
• Skills and technologies
• Certifications
• Employment history
• Years of experience
• Location and time zone
• Availability
• Employment or contract preferences
• Compensation or rate expectations, where appropriate
• Work authorization information, where legally appropriate
• Other information you voluntarily provide

We use this information to evaluate potential employment, contracting, expert-network, internship, training, or project opportunities.

D. RFPs, RFIs, SOWs, and Uploaded Documents

Organizations may voluntarily provide documents such as:

• Requests for Proposal (RFPs)
• Requests for Information (RFIs)
• Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Architecture documents
• Requirements documents
• Project descriptions

These documents may contain business or technical information.

AnovaCloud will use such documents primarily to understand the potential engagement, evaluate requirements, communicate with the submitter, and prepare an appropriate response.

Do not upload information that you are not authorized to share.

E. Assessments and Interactive Tools

AnovaCloud may provide interactive assessments, calculators, readiness tools, and other technical utilities.

Depending on the tool, we may collect:

• Assessment responses
• Technology selections
• Architecture characteristics
• Workload information
• Database characteristics
• Organization-size ranges
• Maturity indicators
• Project objectives

Assessment results are intended to provide preliminary informational guidance and are not a substitute for a complete technical, architectural, security, financial, legal, or compliance assessment.

F. Information Collected Automatically

When you use our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Landing page
• Pages viewed
• Approximate geographic region
• Date and time of access
• Website interactions
• Download activity
• Assessment activity
• Conversion events

We may also collect campaign information such as:

• UTM source
• UTM medium
• UTM campaign
• Referral source

This information helps us understand how visitors discover and use AnovaCloud.

2. Cookies and Analytics

AnovaCloud may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies for website functionality, security, analytics, preferences, and performance measurement.

We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics or other privacy-conscious analytics platforms.

These services may collect information about website visits, navigation, device characteristics, referral sources, and interactions.

Where required by applicable law, AnovaCloud will provide appropriate cookie notices or consent mechanisms.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain technologies may affect website functionality.

3. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

• Respond to inquiries
• Provide requested information
• Evaluate consulting opportunities
• Conduct discovery discussions
• Prepare proposals
• Understand technical requirements
• Provide assessments and reports
• Deliver requested resources
• Process training inquiries
• Evaluate talent applications
• Match qualified professionals with potential opportunities
• Respond to RFPs and RFIs
• Schedule consultations
• Operate and improve the website
• Improve AnovaCloud services and resources
• Understand website performance
• Measure marketing effectiveness
• Detect abuse, fraud, or security threats
• Maintain business records
• Comply with legal obligations

We may also use aggregated or de-identified information to understand general trends and improve our services.

4. Marketing Communications

We may send marketing or informational communications when you have requested them, subscribed to them, or where otherwise permitted by applicable law.

Submitting a consulting inquiry, assessment, RFP, talent application, or contact form does NOT automatically subscribe you to marketing communications unless you separately choose to subscribe or applicable law permits such communication.

Marketing emails will provide an appropriate way to unsubscribe.

Transactional or service-related communications may still be sent when necessary to respond to an inquiry or provide a requested service.

5. Resource Downloads

Some AnovaCloud resources may be available without registration.

Higher-value resources, customized reports, assessments, or toolkits may require limited business information such as:

• Name
• Business email
• Company
• Role
• Service interest

We will clearly identify when information is required before accessing a resource.

6. How We Share Information

AnovaCloud does not sell personal information for money.

We may disclose information to service providers that help us operate our business, such as providers of:

• Website hosting
• Email delivery
• Analytics
• Scheduling
• Cloud infrastructure
• Customer relationship management
• Security
• File storage
• Communications
• Recruiting or applicant management

These providers may process information on our behalf according to their applicable terms, contracts, and privacy obligations.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law
• Respond to lawful legal requests
• Protect AnovaCloud's rights or property
• Protect users or others
• Investigate fraud or security incidents
• Enforce applicable agreements
• Support a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, or sale of business assets

We do not disclose confidential project information publicly without authorization.

7. AI and Automated Systems

AnovaCloud may use artificial intelligence, automation, or machine-assisted systems to support certain website and business functions.

Examples may include:

• Solution navigation
• Assessment analysis
• Document classification
• Technical recommendation generation
• Inquiry routing
• Knowledge retrieval
• Content assistance
• Internal business workflows

AI-generated or automated outputs may contain errors and should not be treated as professional advice without appropriate human review.

Where AnovaCloud uses third-party AI services to process submitted business information, we will seek to use such services in accordance with applicable privacy, security, and contractual requirements.

Do not submit highly sensitive, regulated, confidential, or credential information into AI-enabled website features unless the feature specifically states that such information is supported and appropriately protected.

8. Client and Confidential Information

Initial website forms are intended primarily for discovery and qualification.

They should not be used as a secure data room or as a mechanism for transmitting highly confidential information unless AnovaCloud specifically provides a secure method for doing so.

For formal client engagements, additional contractual confidentiality, security, data-processing, and information-handling terms may apply.

Those contractual terms may supplement or, where appropriate, govern over this general website Privacy Policy for information processed as part of the engagement.

9. Data Security

AnovaCloud uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.

However, no internet transmission, website, storage system, or security mechanism can guarantee absolute security.

Users should therefore avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive information through general website forms.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including business, recruiting, security, legal, accounting, and compliance purposes.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the nature of the relationship.

Information that is no longer reasonably required may be deleted, anonymized, or securely archived as appropriate.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide rights regarding your personal information.

These may include rights to:

• Request access to personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of certain information
• Request information about how information is used
• Object to or restrict certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent
• Opt out of certain marketing communications
• Request portability where applicable

These rights are subject to applicable legal limitations and exceptions.

To make a privacy request, contact:

privacy@anovacloud.com

AnovaCloud may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

12. U.S. State Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state law.

Where applicable, AnovaCloud will honor legally required requests regarding access, correction, deletion, portability, or other applicable rights.

AnovaCloud does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

If AnovaCloud's practices change in a way that creates additional legal obligations regarding targeted advertising, sharing, or sale of personal information, this Privacy Policy and relevant preference mechanisms will be updated accordingly.

13. International Visitors

AnovaCloud is based in the United States.

If you access the website from outside the United States, information you provide may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where AnovaCloud or its service providers operate.

Privacy and data-protection laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your location.

Where legally required, appropriate safeguards will be implemented for applicable international transfers.

14. Children's Privacy

AnovaCloud's website and services are intended for businesses, professionals, and individuals seeking professional opportunities.

They are not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website.

If we learn that such information has been collected unintentionally, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

15. Third-Party Links

The AnovaCloud website may contain links to third-party websites or services, including scheduling, professional networking, technology, documentation, and other resources.

AnovaCloud is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.

Visitors should review the privacy policies of those services.

16. Calendly and Scheduling

AnovaCloud may use Calendly or another scheduling provider to allow visitors to schedule meetings.

When you use a scheduling service, information you provide may also be processed by that provider according to its own privacy policy and terms.

AnovaCloud may receive scheduling information necessary to conduct the requested meeting.

17. Careers and Talent Network

Submitting information to the AnovaCloud Talent Network does not guarantee employment, contract work, placement, project assignment, or any other opportunity.

Talent information may be retained for consideration for future opportunities unless deletion is requested or applicable law requires otherwise.

AnovaCloud will not publicly display resumes or candidate personal information without appropriate authorization.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

AnovaCloud may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or legal requirements.

The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will indicate the most recent revision.

Material changes may be communicated through the website or other appropriate means.

19. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

AnovaCloud
Privacy: privacy@anovacloud.com
General inquiries: contact@anovacloud.com
Website: anovacloud.com
United States