Last Updated: April 7, 2026

AI Growth Syndicate ("we," "us," "our," or "AI Growth Syndicate") operates the website growth-syndicate.net, the SMS opt-in page text.growth-syndicate.net, the booking page book.growth-syndicate.net, and provides marketing automation, website audit, and strategy consulting services to small business owners. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices you have regarding your information.

By visiting our website, submitting a form, or opting in to receive SMS or email messages, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Contact information: first name, last name, business name, email address, and mobile phone number, submitted voluntarily through our web forms (including the SMS opt-in form at text.growth-syndicate.net).
• Business information: company name, website URL, industry, and any other information you provide about your business when requesting a free website audit or strategy call.
• Communication preferences: your consent to receive SMS, email, or phone communications, including the date and time of that consent.
• Messaging history: the content and timestamps of messages exchanged with us (SMS, email, or phone).
• Consent records: proof of opt-in, including the IP address, timestamp, and exact wording of the consent checkbox at the time of submission.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Technical data: browser type, device type, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited on our websites.
• Usage data: time spent on pages, clicks, form interactions, and similar analytics data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to inquiries, deliver your free website audit, and provide the services you request.
• Send SMS and email updates, including appointment reminders, follow-up messages, audit delivery, and occasional marketing offers, only after you explicitly opt in.
• Schedule and confirm free 15-minute strategy calls with our team.
• Improve our websites, marketing effectiveness, and customer experience.
• Comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, and enforce our Terms of Service.
• Maintain consent records for TCPA, CTIA, and A2P 10DLC compliance purposes.

3. SMS / Text Messaging Program

When you opt in to receive SMS messages from AI Growth Syndicate (for example, by completing the form at text.growth-syndicate.net), the following terms apply:

• Consent: You must check a required, unchecked SMS consent checkbox and confirm you are 18 years of age or older. Consent is never a condition of any purchase.
• Message types: You will receive recurring automated marketing and transactional SMS/MMS messages, including your free website audit, appointment reminders, follow-ups, and occasional marketing offers.
• Frequency: Message frequency is recurring, typically 2 to 6 messages per month, and will not exceed 10 messages per month.
• Rates: Message and data rates may apply.
• Opt-out: Reply STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or QUIT at any time to unsubscribe.
• Help: Reply HELP or INFO for assistance, or email support@growth-syndicate.net.
• Consent records: We retain proof of your SMS opt-in (IP address, timestamp, exact consent language) for a minimum of four (4) years, as required by TCPA and CTIA guidelines.

4. Sharing of Information — No Sharing of Mobile Opt-In Data

We do not sell, rent, or trade any personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. Information is only shared in the following limited circumstances, and never SMS opt-in data:

• Service providers: Non-SMS personal information (such as your email or business name) may be processed by trusted third-party service providers that help us operate our business, such as our CRM (GoHighLevel), email delivery platforms, and analytics tools, strictly under written data processing agreements and only to the extent necessary to provide their services to us.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required to do so by law, legal process, subpoena, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of AI Growth Syndicate, our users, or others.
• Business transfers: If AI Growth Syndicate is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to the same or stricter protections.

In no case will SMS opt-in data or mobile phone numbers collected for SMS purposes be shared with third parties for marketing, promotional, or analytics use.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our websites use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as pixels, local storage, and web beacons) to improve user experience, remember your preferences, and measure traffic and engagement.

• Essential cookies: Required for core site functionality (e.g., maintaining your form session, honeypot spam protection on our opt-in page).
• Analytics cookies: We use privacy-conscious analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns (e.g., page views, time on page). This data is not tied to individual identity.
• Marketing / advertising pixels: We may use Facebook Pixel, Google Ads tags, or similar tracking pixels on our main website to measure ad campaign performance. These are not present on the SMS opt-in page (text.growth-syndicate.net), which is privacy-hardened and contains no third-party tracking.
• Your choices: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect site functionality.

We respect "Do Not Track" browser signals where applicable.

6. Data Security Practices

We take reasonable and appropriate technical, administrative, and physical measures to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encryption in transit: All data submitted through our forms is encrypted using TLS 1.2 or higher (HTTPS). Our SSL certificates are issued by Let's Encrypt and renewed automatically.
• Encryption at rest: Customer data stored in our CRM (GoHighLevel) and our automation backend (n8n, hosted on a dedicated Digital Ocean droplet) is encrypted at rest using industry-standard encryption.
• Access controls: Only authorized personnel with a legitimate business need can access personal information. Access is protected by strong passwords and, where available, multi-factor authentication.
• Network security: Our servers are protected by firewalls, intrusion detection, automated security updates, and continuous monitoring.
• Spam defense: Our SMS opt-in form uses honeypot spam defense and server-side validation to prevent abuse of the opt-in process.
• Consent audit trail: Every SMS opt-in is stored with a timestamp, IP address, and the exact consent text displayed at the time of signup. This record is retained for at least four (4) years.
• Incident response: In the event of a data breach affecting personal information, we will notify affected users and applicable regulators within the time frames required by law.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Specifically:

• Contact and business information: retained while you remain a subscriber, lead, or customer, and for up to three (3) years after your last interaction.
• SMS consent records: retained for a minimum of four (4) years, as required by TCPA and CTIA guidelines.
• Messaging history: retained for up to three (3) years for quality assurance and compliance audit purposes.
• Analytics data: retained in aggregated form only, typically for up to 26 months.

When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymize it.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction (including California, under the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the following rights:

• Right to access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements.
• Right to opt out of SMS: Reply STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or QUIT to any message to immediately unsubscribe. You may also email us at support@growth-syndicate.net.
• Right to opt out of email: Click the unsubscribe link in any marketing email, or email us at support@growth-syndicate.net.
• Right to opt out of "sale" of personal information: We do not sell your personal information. Mobile opt-in data is never sold or shared with any third party under any circumstance.
• Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, email support@growth-syndicate.net. We will respond within the time frame required by applicable law.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for adults (18 years of age or older) and for business purposes. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn we have collected personal information from a minor, we will delete it promptly.

10. International Users

AI Growth Syndicate is based in the United States. If you access our services from outside the United States, you understand and agree that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, if the changes are material, provide additional notice (such as an email to subscribers). Your continued use of our services after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

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