Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Spargent Analytics respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you:

• Visit spargent.com or another website that links to this Privacy Policy;
• Contact us, request a project review, or book a consultation;
• Communicate or do business with us;
• Subscribe to communications from us; or
• Otherwise interact with Spargent Analytics.

1. Who We Are

“Spargent,” “Spargent Analytics,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to:

Spargent Analytics LLC

For personal information collected through our website and our own business activities, Spargent generally acts as the data controller, meaning that we determine why and how the personal information is processed.

You may contact us regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices at: Email: hello@spargent.com
Postal address: [INSERT PRIVACY CONTACT ADDRESS]

Data Protection Officer, if appointed: [INSERT DETAILS OR DELETE]
EU or UK representative, if required: [INSERT DETAILS OR DELETE]

2. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by Spargent for its own purposes, including website administration, sales, marketing, client management, security, and business operations.

When Spargent processes personal information contained in a client’s systems, datasets, Microsoft Fabric environment, Power BI environment, or other technology platform solely on the client’s instructions, Spargent generally acts as a processor or service provider. In those circumstances:

• The client determines the purposes and means of processing;
• The client’s privacy notice governs the processing;
• Spargent processes the information under the applicable services agreement or data processing agreement; and
• Requests concerning that information should generally be directed to the relevant client.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites, services, or platforms operated by third parties.

3. Personal Information We Collect

The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with us.

3.1 Information You Provide Directly

We may collect:

• Your name;
• Work email address;
• Telephone number, if provided;
• Employer, organization, or company name;
• Job title or professional role;
• Country or general location;
• Information about your project, technical environment, business needs, or requested services;
• The content of messages and other communications you send to us;
• Consultation, meeting, or scheduling information;
• Contract, billing, and transaction information if you become a client;
• Communication and marketing preferences; and
• Any other information you voluntarily provide.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information, confidential datasets, production credentials, protected health information, financial account information, or other restricted information through our public contact forms.

3.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you use our website, we and our authorized technology providers may automatically collect:

• IP address;
• Browser type and version;
• Device type, operating system, and device identifiers;
• Language and time-zone settings;
• Referring and exit pages;
• Pages viewed and links selected;
• Date, time, and duration of visits;
• Approximate location derived from an IP address;
• Website performance, diagnostic, and error information;
• Cookie identifiers and consent preferences; and
• Information concerning interactions with emails or website features.

We may collect this information through server logs, cookies, pixels, scripts, local storage, and similar technologies.

3.3 Information From Other Sources

We may receive professional or business-related information from:

• Your employer or colleagues;
• Referrals and business partners;
• Publicly available professional websites and directories;
• Social and professional networking platforms;
• Event organizers;
• Marketing, analytics, or lead-generation providers; and
• Service providers helping us maintain or secure our website.

We use information from these sources only where permitted by applicable law.

3.4 Client Project Information

During a consulting engagement, Spargent may access information stored in a client’s systems or supplied for implementation, migration, analytics, support, or troubleshooting.

The categories of information involved depend on the client and the project. Spargent processes such information according to the client’s instructions, the applicable agreement, and appropriate confidentiality and security requirements.

4. How and Why We Use Personal Information

We may process personal information for the following purposes:

Responding to inquiries

We use contact and communication information to respond to messages, assess project requirements, arrange meetings, prepare proposals, and take steps requested before entering into a contract.

For individuals in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the legal basis is generally taking steps at your request before entering into a contract or our legitimate interest in responding to business inquiries.

Providing consulting services

We use client, project, technical, and transaction information to provide Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, data engineering, analytics, implementation, migration, optimization, training, and support services.

The legal basis is generally performance of a contract, taking steps before entering into a contract, or our legitimate interest in providing services to an organization you represent.

Managing client and business relationships

We use information to administer contracts, communicate with clients and partners, manage projects, maintain business records, process payments, and provide client support.

The legal basis is generally performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, or our legitimate interest in operating and administering our business.

Improving our website and services

We may analyze website use, inquiries, feedback, and service performance to understand visitor needs, improve website functionality, develop services, and measure the effectiveness of our content.

Where required by law, we rely on consent for non-essential analytics technologies. In other cases, we may rely on our legitimate interest in improving our website and services.

Marketing and professional communications

We may send service updates, invitations, articles, or other professional communications where:

• You have requested them;
• You have provided consent;
• You are an existing business contact and applicable law permits the communication; or
• We otherwise have a lawful basis to contact you.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the link in an email or contacting hello@spargent.com.

Security and fraud prevention

We use information to protect our website, systems, clients, personnel, and business; investigate suspicious activity; prevent misuse; maintain access controls; and respond to security incidents.

The legal basis is generally our legitimate interest in maintaining secure systems and, where applicable, compliance with legal obligations.

Compliance and legal matters

We may use information to comply with tax, accounting, regulatory, sanctions-screening, recordkeeping, and other legal requirements and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

The legal basis is compliance with a legal obligation or our legitimate interest in protecting our legal rights.

With your consent

We may process personal information for another purpose disclosed when we request your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time, although withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies:

Strictly necessary technologies

These technologies are required for website operation, security, network management, fraud prevention, form submission, and storage of privacy preferences. They generally cannot be disabled through our consent tool.

Analytics technologies

Analytics technologies help us understand how visitors use the website, identify technical issues, and improve content and performance.

Where required by applicable law, analytics technologies will not be activated until you provide consent.

Functional technologies

These technologies remember choices or support optional website features, integrations, embedded media, or scheduling tools.

Advertising technologies

If Spargent uses advertising, remarketing, or conversion-measurement technologies, those technologies may collect information about your interactions with the website and other online services.

Where legally required, such technologies will be activated only after consent, and an option to reject or withdraw consent will be provided.

Managing your preferences

You can manage non-essential technologies through the “Cookie Settings” link or consent tool made available on the website. You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Blocking certain technologies may affect website functionality.

Where required by applicable law, we recognize valid browser-based opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, for the browser or device from which the signal is sent.

A detailed list of cookies, providers, purposes, and durations should be available through our cookie settings tool or a separate Cookie Policy.

6. How We Share Personal Information

We may share personal information with the following categories of recipients:

Service providers

We may use providers supporting:

• Website hosting and content delivery;
• Cloud storage and infrastructure;
• Email and business communications;
• Customer relationship management;
• Contact forms and meeting scheduling;
• Analytics and website performance;
• Cybersecurity and fraud prevention;
• Accounting, invoicing, and payment processing;
• Document management and electronic signatures; and
• Professional or technical support.

Service providers may process personal information only for the services they provide to us and under appropriate contractual obligations.

Professional advisers

We may share information with lawyers, accountants, auditors, insurers, consultants, and other professional advisers where reasonably necessary.

Business partners and subcontractors

Where necessary to evaluate or deliver a project, we may share relevant information with authorized subcontractors, implementation partners, or specialists. Such parties are subject to appropriate contractual, confidentiality, and data-protection requirements.

Authorities and legal recipients

We may disclose information to courts, regulators, government agencies, law enforcement, or other parties where required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, systems, or property.

Corporate transactions

Information may be disclosed in connection with a proposed or completed merger, financing, acquisition, sale of assets, restructuring, insolvency, or similar corporate transaction. The recipient may use the information only as permitted by this Privacy Policy unless you are otherwise notified.

At your direction

We may disclose information when you request or authorize us to do so.

7. Sale and Targeted Advertising

Spargent does not sell personal information in exchange for money.

If we use advertising or analytics technologies that constitute a “sale,” “sharing,” or processing for targeted advertising under an applicable U.S. state privacy law, eligible individuals may opt out through our cookie settings tool, a “Your Privacy Choices” link, a recognized opt-out preference signal, or by contacting us.

Spargent does not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

8. International Data Transfers

Spargent may work with personnel, clients, subcontractors, and technology providers located in different countries. As a result, personal information may be transferred to or processed in a country whose data-protection laws differ from those in your country.

Where personal information protected by the GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar laws is transferred to a country not recognized as providing an adequate level of protection, we use an appropriate transfer mechanism where required, such as:

• European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses;
• The United Kingdom International Data Transfer Agreement or UK Addendum;
• An adequacy decision;
• Binding corporate rules, where applicable; or
• Another legally permitted transfer mechanism.

You may contact us for additional information about the safeguards applicable to a relevant transfer.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including legal, accounting, security, and dispute-resolution requirements.

Unless a different period is required by law or justified by the circumstances, we generally apply the following periods:

• General inquiries and unsuccessful proposals: up to 24 months after the last meaningful communication;
• Client relationship and project records: for the duration of the relationship and generally up to seven years afterward;
• Contracts, invoices, tax, and accounting records: for the period required by applicable tax, accounting, or commercial law;
• Marketing records: until you unsubscribe, withdraw consent, object, or remain inactive for a period determined by our retention practices;
• Website security and server logs: generally up to 12 months unless required for an investigation or security purpose;
• Cookie and consent records: for the duration shown in the cookie settings tool and as necessary to document your choices;
• Client project data processed on a client’s behalf: as specified in the applicable agreement or the client’s documented instructions; and
• Legal claims and disputes: until the matter is finally resolved and the applicable limitation period has expired.

We may retain information for longer where required by law, a legal hold, an investigation, or a legitimate security need. We may retain anonymized information that can no longer reasonably identify an individual.

10. Information Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure, or access.

Depending on the nature of the processing, these measures may include:

• Access controls and least-privilege practices;
• Authentication and credential-management controls;
• Encryption in transit and, where appropriate, at rest;
• Secure cloud and hosting configurations;
• Logging, monitoring, backup, and recovery measures;
• Confidentiality obligations;
• Vendor and subcontractor assessments;
• Incident-response procedures; and
• Employee and contractor security practices.

No website, storage system, or internet transmission is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Your rights depend on your location and the law that applies to the processing.

11.1 EEA, UK, and Swiss rights

Subject to applicable conditions and exceptions, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information;
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• Request deletion of your personal information;
• Request restriction of processing;
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests;
• Object at any time to direct marketing;
• Receive certain information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format;
• Request transmission of eligible information to another controller;
• Withdraw consent at any time;
• Obtain information about safeguards used for international transfers; and
• Lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority.

Where processing is based on legitimate interests, you may object based on your particular situation. We will stop the processing unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds or need the information to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Spargent does not use website visitor information to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

11.2 U.S. state privacy rights

Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and other states with applicable comprehensive privacy laws may have rights to:

• Confirm whether we process their personal information;
• Access personal information;
• Correct inaccuracies;
• Delete personal information;
• Obtain a portable copy of certain information;
• Opt out of the sale of personal information;
• Opt out of targeted advertising;
• Opt out of certain profiling;
• Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information;
• Receive information about categories of information collected, sources, purposes, and recipients;
• Appeal the denial of a privacy request; and
• Receive equal service and pricing without unlawful discrimination for exercising privacy rights.

These rights apply only where the relevant law applies to Spargent and the particular processing.

11.3 California notice at collection

Depending on your interaction with us, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Identifiers, including name, email address, IP address, and online identifiers;
• Professional or employment-related information, including employer, company, job title, and professional interests;
• Commercial information, including service inquiries, proposals, contracts, and transaction history;
• Internet or electronic network activity, including website activity, device information, and interactions with communications;
• Geolocation information, limited to approximate location derived from an IP address; and
• Communications, including contact-form submissions, emails, meeting notes, and support correspondence.

We collect these categories directly from you, automatically from your device, from your organization, from authorized service providers, and from public professional sources.

We use and disclose them for the business and commercial purposes described in Sections 4 and 6. The retention criteria are described in Section 9.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through our public website forms for the purpose of inferring characteristics about an individual.

11.4 Exercising your rights

To submit a request, contact:

Email: hello@spargent.com
Subject line: Privacy Request

Please describe your request and identify the country or U.S. state in which you reside.

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. We will request only the information reasonably necessary for verification. Where permitted, an authorized agent may submit a request on your behalf, but we may require evidence of the agent’s authority and direct verification with you.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law. Where a request is denied, we will explain the reason and provide appeal information where required.

You will not be unlawfully discriminated against for exercising a privacy right.

12. Marketing Preferences

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by:

• Using the unsubscribe link included in the communication; or
• Contacting hello@spargent.com.

We may continue to send non-promotional communications concerning active projects, contracts, security matters, legal notices, or requests you have submitted.

13. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are intended for business professionals and are not directed to children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 through the website. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, contact hello@spargent.com so that we can investigate and, where appropriate, delete it.

14. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social networks, scheduling tools, embedded content, or other services.

Third parties operate under their own privacy policies and terms. Spargent is not responsible for their privacy, security, or content practices. You should review the applicable third-party notices before providing information.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, technology, vendors, legal obligations, or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will post the updated version and revise the “Last updated” date. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or request consent before materially changing how we use previously collected personal information.

16. Contact Us

Questions, complaints, and privacy requests may be submitted to:

Spargent Analytics / [INSERT FULL LEGAL ENTITY NAME]
Email: hello@spargent.com
Postal address: [INSERT REGISTERED OR PRIVACY CONTACT ADDRESS]

Individuals in the EEA, United Kingdom, or Switzerland may also lodge a complaint with the data-protection authority responsible for their place of residence, place of work, or the location of the alleged infringement.

Before publishing, Spargent should complete the legal entity and address fields, audit every cookie and embedded service, verify the suggested retention periods, confirm the sale/targeted-advertising statements, and add a functioning cookie-preference link. GDPR transparency rules call for clear disclosure of purposes, legal bases, retention, recipients, transfers, and individual rights; applicable California law likewise requires disclosure of collection practices and consumer rights. (European Commission)

This is a general legal draft and should be reviewed by qualified privacy counsel against Spargent’s actual vendor stack, contracts, corporate registration, and data-processing practices.