Last updated: October 2026
Aretum, its affiliates, and subsidiaries (“Aretum,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operate the http://www.aretum.com website and related online pages, forms, and digital services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Service”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when individuals visit or interact with our Service, submit inquiries, request information, apply for opportunities, or otherwise communicate with us.
This Privacy Policy is intended to provide notice consistent with applicable U.S. privacy laws, including California privacy requirements where they apply. California residents may review our California Privacy Notice for additional information about California-specific privacy rights and disclosures. It is not intended to create contractual rights beyond those required by law, and we periodically review this Privacy Policy to reflect our current data practices and applicable legal requirements.
By using the Service or providing personal information to us, you acknowledge that we process personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Service or provide personal information through it.
Personal Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with the Service, we may collect the following categories of personal information: identifiers such as name, email address, phone number, mailing address, IP address, or similar online identifiers; professional or employment-related information such as company, title, resume, qualifications, or business contact information; internet or electronic network activity information such as browser type, device information, pages visited, referring pages, access dates and times, and interactions with our website; geolocation information derived from IP address; communications and inquiry information you voluntarily submit; and other information you choose to provide.
We may collect personal information directly from you, automatically when you use the Service, from service providers that support our website and business operations, and from publicly available or business-related sources. We do not seek to collect sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for a specific business purpose or required by law.
How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to operate, maintain, and improve the Service; respond to inquiries and requests; communicate with you about Aretum, our services, opportunities, events, and updates; process applications or business requests; support security, fraud prevention, troubleshooting, and website performance; comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, and government requirements; enforce our rights and policies; and support ordinary business operations such as auditing, analytics, vendor management, and recordkeeping.
We do not use personal information for purposes that are materially different from, unrelated to, or incompatible with the purposes described in this Privacy Policy without providing additional notice where required by law.
Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies
We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, log files, and similar technologies to help the Service function, understand how visitors use the website, measure performance, improve content, detect security issues, and support communications and marketing activities.
You can adjust your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies, and some browsers or extensions may provide additional privacy controls. If you disable cookies, some features of the Service may not function properly.
Where required by applicable law, analytics, advertising, and similar technologies are not activated until the user provides the required consent through our consent management platform. We recognize and process browser-based opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control, where required by applicable law. If website technologies constitute a “sale,” “sharing,” targeted advertising, or similar activity under applicable privacy laws, we provide the required disclosures and opt-out mechanisms.
For more information about how Aretum, its affiliates, and subsidiaries use cookies, pixels, analytics technologies, and similar tracking technologies, including cookie categories, purposes, retention periods, and available preference options, please review our Cookie Policy.
Third-Party Tracking Tools
Aretum.com uses traffic-tracking tools to understand how visitors interact with the website, identify content or navigation patterns, and support ongoing website improvement. These tools are treated as nonessential tracking technologies and are managed through the website consent experience where required by applicable law. WordPress is our website hosting platform.
Rank Math SEO is used to support search engine optimization, including website metadata, content indexing, and search performance improvements. Where Rank Math SEO or related integrations involve cookies, analytics, or other tracking technologies, we manage those technologies consistent with the website consent experience and applicable law.
Microsoft Clarity is used to evaluate user behavior through features such as session insights, heatmaps, and interaction patterns. Microsoft’s documentation notes that Clarity Consent Mode can be configured so cookies are set only after valid consent is received, and that consent signals are required for full functionality for visitors from the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
Google Analytics is used to measure website traffic and engagement, including general visitor activity and page performance. Google’s consent-mode guidance explains that Google tags can adjust behavior based on a visitor’s consent choices, including whether analytics-related storage is granted or denied.
How We Disclose Personal Information
We may disclose personal information to service providers, contractors, professional advisors, business partners, and other third parties that support our website, communications, recruiting, business development, information technology, security, legal, compliance, and administrative functions. We may also disclose personal information when required by law, regulation, subpoena, court order, government request, contract, or to protect the rights, safety, security, or property of Aretum, our users, or others.
Aretum, its affiliates, and subsidiaries do not knowingly sell personal information in the traditional sense of exchanging it for money. If we use cookies, pixels, analytics, or advertising technologies that may be considered a “sale,” “sharing,” or targeted advertising under applicable privacy laws, we provide the required opt-out mechanisms and disclosures.
Service Providers and Contractors
We may use third-party service providers and contractors to host and maintain the Service, provide analytics, manage communications, support recruiting or business inquiries, protect systems, and perform other services on our behalf. Workable is used as a third-party recruiting system to support job postings, candidate applications, applicant tracking, recruiting communications, and related hiring workflows.
These service providers and contractors are authorized to use personal information only as necessary to provide services to us or as otherwise permitted by applicable law and contract. We require appropriate confidentiality, security, and data protection commitments from service providers where required.
Automated Decision-Making
Aretum, its affiliates, and subsidiaries do not use automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects concerning individuals unless otherwise disclosed in a separate notice or required by applicable law.
Sensitive Personal Information
Aretum, its affiliates, and subsidiaries do not use sensitive personal information for purposes that would require offering a right to limit under California law unless otherwise disclosed. If we collect or process sensitive personal information, we do so only as permitted by applicable law and for the purposes disclosed at or before collection.
State and Regional Privacy Rights Summary
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain privacy rights regarding your personal information, including rights to access, correct, delete, obtain a copy of, or opt out of certain processing activities. California residents may have additional rights under California privacy law and can review our California Privacy Notice for more information about California-specific disclosures, rights, and request options.
California Privacy Notice
If you are a California resident and Aretum is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, you may have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, sell, or share; access or receive a copy of certain personal information; request deletion of personal information; request correction of inaccurate personal information; opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information; limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information where applicable; and be free from discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.
For purposes of California law, the categories of personal information we may collect are generally described in the “Personal Information We Collect” section above. We collect and use those categories for the business and commercial purposes described in this Privacy Policy, disclose them to the categories of recipients described above, and retain them as described in the “Data Retention” section below.
To exercise California privacy rights, please contact us using the methods listed in the “Contact Us” section. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests. Authorized agents may submit requests on behalf of California residents where permitted by law, subject to verification and proof of authorization.
Virginia Privacy Rights
Virginia residents may have rights to access, correct, delete, obtain a copy of, and opt out of certain processing of personal information as provided by applicable law. Virginia residents may appeal a decision regarding their privacy request by contacting us through the methods identified below.
To exercise Virginia privacy rights, please contact us using the methods listed in the “Contact Us and Privacy Requests” section. If we deny your privacy request, you may appeal the decision by contacting us through the same method and stating that you are appealing the denial. We will review and respond to appeals within the time required by applicable law and will provide information on how to contact the Virginia Attorney General if an appeal is denied.
European, United Kingdom, and Swiss Privacy Rights
Where the General Data Protection Regulation or similar laws apply, individuals may have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, objection, withdrawal of consent, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. We process personal information pursuant to one or more lawful bases, as applicable, including consent, performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, legitimate interests, and protection of legal rights.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access to personal data; rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data; erasure of personal data; restriction of processing; data portability; objection to certain processing, including processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing; withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent; and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
If Aretum is required to appoint an EU, UK, or Swiss representative under applicable law, we will identify that representative in this Privacy Policy or provide the required information through another legally compliant notice.
Notice at Collection
At or before the point of collection, Aretum discloses the categories of personal information collected, the purposes for collection and use, whether the information is sold or shared, whether sensitive personal information is collected or used for purposes that require a right to limit, and the retention period or criteria used to determine retention. Website forms and other collection points link to the applicable notice language where required by law.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, tax, accounting, audit, and security obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and maintain appropriate business records. In general, website analytics and cookie-related information is retained according to the settings of the applicable analytics or consent-management tool; inquiry and contact information is retained for as long as needed to respond to the inquiry and maintain related business records; recruiting or application information is retained for the duration of the recruiting process and any legally required recordkeeping period; business contact and customer or partner relationship information is retained for the life of the relationship and a reasonable period afterward; communications, legal, security, and compliance records are retained as needed to protect rights, comply with obligations, and support audit or investigation requirements. When personal information is no longer needed, we delete, de-identify, or aggregate it consistent with applicable law and our recordkeeping practices.
Legal Compliance and Required Disclosures
We may disclose personal information when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, government request, contractual requirement, legal process, or national security or law enforcement request; to protect the rights, privacy, safety, or property of Aretum or others; to detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues; or in connection with a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or transfer of assets.
Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, taking into account the nature of the information and the risks involved.
No website, system, transmission, or storage method is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and users should use appropriate caution when submitting information online.
International Transfers
Aretum is based in the United States. If you access the Service from outside the United States or provide information to us from another jurisdiction, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other locations where we or our service providers operate.
Privacy and data protection laws in those locations may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers of personal information, which may include Standard Contractual Clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or International Data Transfer Agreement, adequacy decisions, consent, contract necessity, or other approved transfer mechanisms.
Links To Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children’s Privacy
The Service is intended for a general business audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information. Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information through the Service may contact us using the information below.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or business operations. The “Last updated” date indicates when this Privacy Policy was most recently revised.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. If we make material changes, we will provide notice as required by applicable law, such as by posting an updated policy on the Service or providing additional notice through appropriate channels.
Contact Us and Privacy Requests
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, would like to submit a privacy request, or want to appeal a privacy request decision where appeal rights apply, please contact Aretum at webmaster@aretum.com or through the contact methods provided on our website. Privacy requests should include enough information for us to understand, evaluate, and respond to the request.