Effective Date: 09/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/01/2026
Troy Patterson from The Spera Group, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your personal information when you register for our webinars, interact with our website, and choose to receive SMS or email communications.
By providing your personal information, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
When you register for a webinar or interact with our services, we may collect the following information:
Contact Information:
First name, last name, mobile phone number, and email address.
To complete registration, users are required to provide a first name. Submission of a last name, mobile phone number, and email address is optional unless otherwise stated on the registration form.
Communication Preferences:
Your selections regarding whether you choose to receive SMS and or email communications, including marketing and non marketing messages.
Device and Technical Information:
Information such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, and referral source used to access our website.
Usage Data:
Information about how you interact with our website, forms, and communications, including page views, form submissions, message delivery status, open rates, and response activity.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information only for the following purposes:
Webinar Communications:
To send registration confirmations, reminders, access instructions, and follow up communications related to webinars you register for.
Service Related Updates:
To communicate important information related to your registration, participation, or services you request.
Service Improvement and Optimization:
To monitor website performance, improve user experience, optimize communications, and ensure system reliability.
We do NOT sell, rent, or use personal information for lead resale, redistribution, or data brokerage.
3. How We Share Your Information
We never sell, rent, trade, license, transfer, disclose, or otherwise share your personal information, including mobile phone numbers and SMS consent data, with any third party or affiliate for marketing, advertising, promotional, profiling, or commercial purposes—under any circumstances.
We do not participate in data brokerage, lead resale, audience monetization, cross-platform tracking, or third-party advertising programs.
We do not permit any external organization, partner, contractor, or service provider to use your information for their own purposes. NO Mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional activities
Your data is never shared except when strictly required by law, court order, or valid legal process.
Non Sharing Clause:
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. We do not sell, share, rent, or disclose mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in data, or consent records to any third party or affiliate for marketing, advertising, or promotional purposes.
We may share limited information with trusted subcontractors and service providers solely to support essential services, including SMS delivery platforms, email service providers, customer support tools, analytics providers, and infrastructure partners. Such providers are permitted to use this information only to perform services on our behalf and are contractually prohibited from any independent use.
Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent records are never shared with third parties under any circumstances.
We may share limited information only in the following cases:
Service Providers:
We share limited personal information only with carefully vetted and trusted service providers that are strictly necessary to operate and deliver our services, including SMS delivery, email delivery, website hosting, analytics, and customer support.
Such providers are bound by written agreements that require them to:
Maintain strict confidentiality
Implement industry-standard security safeguards
Use your information solely to perform services on our behalf
Prohibit any marketing, advertising, resale, profiling, or independent use of your data
We do not authorize any service provider, partner, or contractor to sell, disclose, transfer, or monetize your personal information under any circumstances.
Access to your data is limited to the minimum necessary and is continuously monitored for compliance.
Legal Requirements:
When disclosure is required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.
4. SMS and Email Communications
Providing consent to receive SMS or email communications is not required to register for a webinar unless explicitly stated on the registration form.
How SMS Consent Is Obtained
SMS consent is obtained through a clear, separate, and unchecked opt-in checkbox on the initial webinar registration form. The checkbox is prominently displayed at the time of submission and requires the user to take an affirmative action to provide consent.
Users may voluntarily opt in to receive:
Non-marketing SMS messages, including webinar confirmations and reminders
Marketing or promotional SMS messages, only through separate and optional consent
SMS consent is never required to register, access services, or participate in any webinar.
Consent to receive promotional or marketing SMS messages is NOT required in order to register and may be granted at a later time.
End users can choose to consent to either marketing & promotinal SMS or non-marketing SMS. Consent is not required for either opt-ins.
Types of Messages Sent
If you choose to opt in, communications may include:
Webinar registration confirmations Webinar reminders
Access instructions Event related updates
Follow up communications related to the webinar or requested services
Opt Out Instructions
You may opt out of SMS messages at any time by replying STOP.
You may request assistance by replying HELP.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in the email footer.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance website functionality, improve user experience, and support essential site operations.
Cookies may be used to:
Remember user preferences and form inputs
Pre-fill previously submitted information, such as your name or email address
Personalize confirmation, thank-you, and booking pages
Analyze website performance and usage patterns
For example, if you submit your first name on a registration form, cookies may be used to display your name on a confirmation or thank-you page for a more personalized experience.
We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information or to engage in third-party behavioral advertising.
You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may limit certain features or functionality of the website..
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.
7. Security of Your Information
We use strict administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or loss.
These safeguards include access controls, secure systems, encryption where appropriate, and continuous monitoring.
Access to personal data is limited to authorized personnel and approved service providers who are bound by confidentiality obligations.
While we implement industry-standard security measures, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.
8. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
Access the personal information we hold about you
Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information Request deletion of personal information, subject to legal obligations Request information regarding data usage and retention
Requests can be submitted using the contact information below.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information may be processed or stored in jurisdictions where our service providers operate, including the United States and Canada. We take reasonable steps to ensure all data handling complies with applicable privacy laws.
10. Third Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage users to review third party privacy policies independently. We do not share or transmit user data to third party websites through these links.
11. Mobile Information Sharing
No mobile information, including phone numbers and SMS consent data, will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing, advertising, or promotional purposes under any circumstances.
We strictly protect the privacy and security of all mobile-related information provided by users.
Under no circumstances will any mobile information-including, but not limited to, mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in data, consent records, message history, campaign participation data, or any other information associated with mobile communications-be shared, sold, rented, transferred, disclosed, licensed, traded, distributed, or otherwise made available to any third party, affiliate, partner, reseller, advertiser, data broker, marketing agency, or external organization for marketing, advertising, promotional, solicitation, or commercial purposes.
This prohibition applies universally and without exception.
We do not permit any third party, affiliate, contractor, service provider, or partner to access, use, process, store, analyze, or monetize mobile information for marketing or promotional activities on our behalf or for their own benefit.
12. SMS Opt-in Details
Users may voluntarily opt in to receive SMS messages through our registration forms. SMS consent is never required to register, access services, or participate in any webinar.
All SMS opt-in checkboxes are separate, optional, and unchecked by default. Messages are sent only to users who provide clear, affirmative consent.
Non-marketing messages are limited to webinar confirmations and reminders. Marketing messages are sent only with separate, explicit, and optional consent.
Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Users may reply STOP at any time to opt out and HELP for assistance.
Mobile numbers and SMS consent records are used solely for the purposes disclosed and are never sold, shared, rented, or disclosed to any third party or affiliate for marketing or promotional purposes.
13. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected by updating the “Last Updated” date. Continued use of our services constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
14. Terms of Service (Terms and Conditions)
Your use of our website, webinar registration forms, and related services is also governed by our Terms and Conditions (Terms of Service).
By registering for a webinar or using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to both this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.
15. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, you may contact us at:
Email:
Phone:
(202) 417-8735