Last updated: 3 August 2024
Global Consultant Advisors is owned and operated by Support My Empire LLC (“we”, “our”, “us”, “SME”, “Support My Empire”) and takes your privacy seriously, and we want you to know how we collect, use, share and protect your information.
This policy pertains to the personal data collected in connection with your interactions, usage, and experience on our website at www.gcateam.com (site). As outlined below, our data practices are dependent upon the way you engage with our Services.
If you do not want us to share personal data or feel uncomfortable with the ways we use information to deliver our Services, please do not use our Services.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform users of our site of the following:
We gather personal data when, but not limited to, you create an account, publish content, reach out to our customer service team, interact with us on social media, or engage in any form of interaction with our platform.
This Privacy Policy is in addition to the Terms of Service which can be found https://gcateam.com/terms-of-service/
We are required by law to:
Under most legislation, dependent on where you live, you may have certain rights afforded to you when it comes to your privacy. These rights are not absolute and may only apply in certain circumstances. You may exercise your right to any of these rights where indicated on our site or by contacting us.
You have the following rights:
By using our site and app users agree that they consent to:
When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.
You can withdraw your consent by advising us in writing and sending it to
Attention: Privacy Data Officer
Email: privacy@gcateam.com
We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only went we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.
We rely on the following legal bases to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:
Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our site:
If you are engaging our services as a professional, we will collect the additional information:
We gather data from you creating an account to use our services for yourself or a minor in which you are granting consent to use our Services. We gather information such as but not limited to, your first and last name, date of birth, email address, and address.
We gather technical data and information from software or systems hosting the Services, and from the systems, applications and devices that are used to access the Services.
We gather data concerning the content you contribute, such as articles, comments, or engagement with other users’ content. Additionally, we collect insights into your usage patterns within the Services, encompassing the Partner Content you explore, follow, and your interactions with such Partner Content.
Additionally, if you create or log into your account through a social media site or third-party service (like Facebook or Google), we will have access to certain information from that service, such as your name, email address, and profile picture, in accordance with the authorization procedures determined by such social media site or third-party service.
Data collected on our site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our products and check out page. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.
We use your data for multiple purposes, including but not limited to providing services, managing accounts, offering support, ensuring safety, and security, communicating with you, responding to legal requests, improving services, complying with legal obligations, and detecting and addressing fraudulent or harmful activities.
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Third Parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
If you follow hyperlinks from our Service to another site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.
We employ commercially reasonable measures to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of personally identifiable and health information that you share with us. It’s important to note, however, that no security measures can claim absolute perfection or imperviousness, and we cannot guarantee the complete security of your information.
While we take diligent precautions to ensure user data security and user protection, inherent risks may persist. The Internet, in general, can be susceptible to insecurity intermittently, and therefore, we cannot assure the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical. We commit to our role in protecting your information, but it is equally crucial for you to exercise vigilance in safeguarding your own information.
Furthermore, it’s essential to recognize that we lack control over the actions of individuals with whom you or any other user may choose to share information. Hence, exercising caution in granting access to others and judiciously selecting the information you share becomes imperative.
At Global Corporate Advisors, the security of your personal information is of utmost importance to us. In the event of a data breach, we are committed to promptly notifying affected users. We will take all necessary steps to investigate the breach, mitigate any potential harm, and comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding breach notification. Notifications will be sent via email or other appropriate means, detailing the nature of the breach, the data affected, and any steps users should take to protect themselves.
We prioritize the security and confidentiality of your information and have implemented robust measures to ensure its protection. Our commitment to safeguarding your data includes the following key practices:
While we take these proactive steps to protect your data, it’s important for you to play a role in maintaining security. Please review our user responsibilities section to understand how you can contribute to keeping your information safe.
Users must be at least 16 years old to access our website. We do not intentionally gather personal information from children under the age of 16. Personal data is collected only for individuals aged 16 and above, and this information is obtained with explicit consent from their parents or guardians.
Individuals may file a complaint with the data protection officer if they are dissatisfied with a decision regarding their confidential information or if they think that their confidential information may have been inappropriately used or disclosed.
At Global Corporate Advisors, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and gather data on website usage. Our cookies fall into several categories, including essential cookies for site functionality, analytical cookies to improve performance, and marketing cookies to deliver targeted content.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or by following the opt-out instructions provided on our website.
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.
We use the following types of cookies with the Service:
Functional Cookies are used to remember the selection you make on our site or app so that your selections are saved for your next visits;
Analytical Cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site and App by collecting data on how you access our site and app, for example data on the content you access, and how long you stay on our site.
Targeting cookies collect data on how you use the site and app and your preferences. This allows us to personalize the information you see on our site for you;
We may use third-party cookies. Third-Party cookies are created by a website other than ours.
At Global Corporate Advisors, we believe in giving you control over your personal data. You have the option to manage your preferences regarding the collection and use of your data. You can opt out of cookies by adjusting your browser settings or using the opt-out tools provided on our site. Additionally, you can choose to unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly. We are committed to respecting your choices and ensuring your preferences are honored.
Global Consultant Advisors DBA Support My Empire LLC is headquartered in Delaware, United States, and our information processing and storage predominantly occur on servers situated within the United States. However, depending on factors like user and service provider locations, we may also store data on servers and equipment in various countries.
By accessing or using our Services, or by providing information to us, you explicitly consent to the processing, transfer, and storage of information both within the U.S. and in other countries. It’s important to acknowledge that the rights you possess under local law may not be identical in all jurisdictions.
For the transfer of personal data from users in the EU, EEA and UK, we rely on the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission for such transfers or other transfer mechanisms deemed ‘adequate’ under applicable laws.
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any change to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update with “Effective Date: at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.
If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the methods listed in the Contact Information section of our site or app, so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel that we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to directly make a complaint to the supervisory authority.
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our data protection officer at:
Email: privacy@gcateams.com