privacy policy

Introduction

Welcome to JustinGreis.com. This U.S.-based website publishes personal and professional content, including articles and blog posts. By using this site, you acknowledge and agree to our Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Site signifies your consent to the practices outlined herein.

Who we are

Our website address is https://justingreis.com. The site is wholly owned and operated by Justin Greis LLC, an Illinois-based limited liability company.

Definitions

The following definitions clarify terminology used throughout this Privacy Policy:

  • “Agreement”: This Privacy Policy.
  • “Site”: The website at https://justingreis.com.
  • “Service”: Content and functionality offered on the Site, including articles, posts, and associated materials.
  • “Justin” or “Justin Greis”: Refers to Justin Greis LLC, this Site, its services, or any combination thereof.
  • “We” / “Us”: JustinGreis.com.
  • “User”: Any individual who accesses or uses our Service.
  • “You”: The individual using the Site and agreeing to this Policy.

Data we collect

Contact form

Information submitted via our contact form is delivered to our Gmail-hosted email account. Google complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. Submissions are retained solely for customer service and are not used for marketing or shared with third parties unless you explicitly opt in to our Newsletter.

Newsletter

Our newsletter is managed by MailChimp (a subsidiary of Intuit). If you subscribe through one of our forms, we collect your email address and any optional information you choose to provide (e.g., name, phone number, company name). Mailing addresses may be requested by MailChimp but are not gathered directly through our Site.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to gather anonymous data about how users interact with our Site. No personally identifiable information is stored. Analytics cookies help us optimize the user experience. For more information, refer to the Cookies section.

We use Google Analytics Demographics, which provides insights into visitor age, gender, and interests using anonymized data. You can opt out through your Google account or the methods outlined below.

Data processing and anonymization

We maintain a data processing agreement with Google to comply with U.S. and international privacy standards. We enable IP anonymization so that your full IP address is never stored or processed.

Opt-out options

  • Browser settings: You can disable cookies in your browser, which may affect site functionality.
  • Browser plugin: Google offers an opt-out browser extension available at: Google Analytics Opt-out

Comments and feedback

When you submit comments or feedback, we collect the form data, your IP address, and your browser’s user agent string for spam detection. Additional metadata such as the page title and URL may also be collected.

If you use Gravatar, an anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to Gravatar’s service. Their privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval, your profile picture may appear alongside your comment.

Media

Avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can extract such data from images displayed on the site.

Cookies

  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, cookies may save your name, email, and website for future convenience (expires in one year).
  • Login Cookies: Temporary and persistent cookies are set to manage login status and display preferences.
  • Editing Cookies: A cookie may be stored to note the post ID when editing or publishing, expiring after one day.

Embedded content

Our pages may feature embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos) that behaves as if you visited the originating site. These third parties may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction.

Services used include:

  • Google
  • Facebook
  • X (formerly Twitter)
  • YouTube
  • Vimeo
  • LinkedIn
  • MailChimp
  • WordPress (Jetpack, Akismet)
  • Yoast SEO
  • ThemeFusion (Avada)

Akismet anti-spam

We use Akismet to detect spam on our forms. Collected data may include IP address, user agent, referrer, and comment content.

Data sharing

We do not share your personal information with third parties in a way that reveals identifiable data unless explicitly permitted by you.

Data retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. For registered users (if applicable), we store profile data, which can be edited or deleted by the user (except for the username). Site administrators have access to and may edit this data.

Security measures

We use SSL/HTTPS encryption throughout the Site to protect data in transit. In the event of a data breach, we will promptly investigate, notify affected users, and take necessary corrective action.

Your data rights

Although we generally do not maintain user accounts, if you submit personal data via forms, you may request:

  • A copy of the personal data we hold.
  • Deletion of your data, unless we are legally required to retain it.

Data transfers

Comments and form submissions may be analyzed by automated spam detection services.

External links and third parties

This Site may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or data usage. Clicking social media or embedded content links initiates interaction with those third-party platforms. This Privacy Policy does not create any enforceable third-party rights. We are not liable for how third-party services collect or use your data.

Legal disclosures

We may disclose personal information when legally required or when we believe it is necessary to comply with law enforcement, litigation, or public safety concerns. We may attempt to notify you if a subpoena affects your data but are not obligated to do so. We also reserve the right to report or disclose information if we believe you are engaged in harmful, illegal, or fraudulent behavior.

Privacy preferences

This site uses cookies—small text files placed on your machine—to improve user experience. Cookies generally retain user preferences, store information for shopping carts, and provide anonymized tracking data to third-party applications like Google Analytics.

Cookies generally exist to make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to turn off cookies on this site and others. The most effective way to do this is to turn off cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the help section of your browser.

Tracking cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of the site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site or app, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Functional cookies

These cookies enable the website and app to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third parties whose services we have added to our site. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are always active and necessary for the website to function and cannot be deactivated in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site and app will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. For example, the PHPSESSID is used to identify your unique session on the website.

Cookie consent

We give you the choice to accept this or not. We prompt consent boxes for all embedded content, and no data is transferred before you consent. This consent uses the privacy_embeds cookie, which saves preference on which embeds you want to allow while browsing our site. This cookie will only be used if you decide to opt-in to one or more third-party embed services.

The checkboxes below show you all the embeds you have consented to so far. You can opt out anytime by unchecking them and clicking the update button.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

Contact information

For questions or concerns about this policy, contact us at: [email protected]

Justin Greis LLC / JustinGreis.com
336 Hazel Avenue, Unit 91
Glencoe, IL 60022
+1 (312) 800-1234

Amendments

We may revise these Terms at any time. Updates will be posted on this page.

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Last updated

July 30, 2025

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