Privacy Policy.

Introduction

Beehive Media, LLC ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit Beehive Media websites, contact us about fractional CTO or consulting work, or use our products and services, including Colony and BillBee.

By accessing our websites, products, or services, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not access our websites, products, or services.

Information we collect

Information you provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you:

• Contact us through a form or by email
• Ask about consulting, product partnerships, or support
• Create an account on a product or service
• Make a purchase or payment through a third-party provider
• Provide information as part of a project, product, or service relationship

This information may include name, email address, organization, mailing address, phone number if provided, payment information processed by third-party providers, and any other information you choose to provide.

Information automatically collected

When you visit our websites or use our services, we may collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and interactions with our websites or services. We may use cookies, analytics, server logs, or similar technologies to understand usage and improve our services.

How we use information

• Respond to inquiries and provide support
• Evaluate consulting, product, or partnership opportunities
• Provide, operate, and maintain websites, products, and services
• Process transactions through third-party providers
• Improve our websites, products, services, and communications
• Send relevant operational or marketing communications where permitted
• Comply with legal obligations and protect against misuse

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

Information sharing

We may share information with service providers who help us operate websites, products, and services. These may include hosting providers, email service providers, analytics providers, payment processors, and other operational vendors.

We may also disclose information if required by law, to respond to lawful requests, to protect rights and safety, or as part of a business transfer such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

Data security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data retention

We retain information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, provide products and services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and maintain appropriate business records.

Your choices

You may contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of personal information, subject to legal and operational limitations. You can opt out of marketing communications by using unsubscribe links where available or contacting us directly. Most browsers allow you to remove or reject cookies, though doing so may affect website functionality.

Children's privacy

Our websites, products, and services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Third-party links

Our websites may contain links to third-party websites, including Colony at runcolony.com and BillBee at billbee.ai. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.