Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 1, 2025

Stratospheres Inc. (“Stratospheres,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit
stratospheres.net, contact us, apply for a role, or communicate with us
(including by email or SMS). If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use our site or provide personal information.

1) Who we are & contact

Stratospheres Inc.
5 Marine View Plaza, Suite 401, Hoboken, NJ 07030, US
Email: info@stratospheres.net

2) Information we collect

• Contact & inquiry data: name, email, phone, message content and attachments you submit through our website or by email/SMS.
• Job applicant data: resume/CV, cover letter, employment history, education, portfolio links, work authorization, and any info you choose to provide during recruiting.
• Transactional/communications data: email headers, delivery status, and limited routing metadata necessary to send and receive messages.
• Device & usage data: basic logs (e.g., IP address, date/time, URLs visited) captured by our hosting platform for security and reliability. We do not run ad trackers.
• SMS data (if used): your phone number, message content, delivery status, and opt-in/opt-out preferences.

3) How we use information

• Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
• Process and evaluate job applications and manage recruiting.
• Operate, secure, debug, and improve our website and services.
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.

4) Legal bases (EEA/UK visitors)

For individuals in the EEA/UK, we process personal data based on: (a) contract necessity, (b) legitimate interests
(site security, communications), (c) consent (where required, e.g., SMS opt-in), and (d) legal obligations.

5) How we share information

We do not sell personal information. We share it only with:

• Service providers that help us operate the site and deliver communications (e.g., Microsoft 365 for email; form processors such as WP Mail SMTP/WPForms/Elementor; our hosting provider) under confidentiality and security obligations.
• Legal/safety when required by law or to protect rights, safety, or property.
• Business transfers (e.g., merger/acquisition), if permitted by law.

6) Cookies & analytics

We use essential cookies and server logs for performance and security. We do not use targeted advertising cookies.
If we add analytics later, we will update this Policy.

7) SMS terms (one-to-one messaging)

By providing your mobile number and communicating with us by SMS, you consent to receive one-to-one text messages related to your inquiry or our business communications. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

• Opt-out: Reply STOP to end SMS messages. You may also email info@stratospheres.net.
• Help: Reply HELP for assistance.
• Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
• We use your number only to communicate with you and do not sell your phone number.

8) Job applicants

We use applicant data to evaluate qualifications, communicate during the process, verify information, comply with law, and create anonymized recruiting statistics. We retain applicant records as required by law and our retention schedule. If you accept an offer, your data becomes part of your employment record.

9) Data retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above and to comply with legal obligations,
resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

10) Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we strive to protect your information.

11) Your choices & rights

• Access/Update: Request access to or correction of your information.
• Opt-out of SMS: Reply STOP at any time.
• California (CPRA): You may request to know, delete, or correct certain information and opt out of “sharing” for cross-context advertising (we do not engage in such sharing). Contact info@stratospheres.net.
• EEA/UK: You may have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, and to complain to a supervisory authority.

12) Children’s privacy

Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

13) International transfers

We are based in the United States. If you are outside the U.S., your information may be transferred to and processed in the U.S.

14) Third-party links

Our site may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

15) Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. The “Effective date” above reflects the latest version.

16) Contact us

Questions or requests? Email info@stratospheres.net or write to the address above.