Privacy policy.

1 · Who we are

H&I Advisory Group, LLC (“H&I,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website at hi-advisory.com (the “Site”) and provides private-equity, M&A, and operating advisory services to founders, operators, and capital partners.

This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect when you visit the Site or contact us, how we use that information, and the choices available to you.

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2 · Information we collect

We collect only what we need to run the firm and reply to inquiries. Specifically:

• Information you provide. Your name, firm, email, phone number, and the contents of any message you send when you contact us by email or through the Site. The email field on the Site does not send anything to us directly; it opens a pre-addressed message in your own email app, and we receive it only if you send it.
• Usage information. Standard request logs — IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring URL — collected automatically by our hosting provider, Cloudflare, when you load the Site.
• Cookies. The Site does not set cookies of its own, and we do not use analytics, advertising, or cross-site tracking. Cloudflare may set strictly necessary cookies to protect the Site from abuse.
• Fonts. The Site loads its typefaces from Google Fonts. When a page loads, your browser requests the font files from Google, which receives your IP address and browser information. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
• Scheduling. If you book a call, you do so on Calendly. Calendly collects the details you enter — such as your name, email, and any answers you provide — under its own privacy policy, and shares the booking with us.

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3 · How we use information

• To respond to your inquiry and continue the conversation about a potential engagement.
• To operate, secure, and improve the Site.
• To comply with applicable law and to enforce our Terms of Use.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We do not share it with third parties for marketing purposes. Ever.

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4 · Confidentiality of deal information

Discussions of potential transactions, sector theses, and operating diligence are treated as confidential by default, whether or not a non-disclosure agreement has been signed. Information shared with us in the course of evaluating a transaction is used only for that purpose.

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5 · Service providers

We use a small number of third-party providers to run the firm — Cloudflare (hosting and security), Google Fonts (typefaces), Calendly (scheduling), and providers for email and document storage. Each provider has access only to the information needed to perform its function, and is contractually obligated to protect it.

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6 · Data retention

We retain information for as long as needed to respond to your inquiry, manage an ongoing engagement, or comply with our legal and tax obligations. You may request deletion of your personal information at any time by writing to dirk@hi-advisory.com.

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7 · Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of your information.
• Object to or restrict certain uses of your information.

To exercise any of these rights, write to dirk@hi-advisory.com. We respond within thirty days.

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8 · Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information you share with us. No system is perfectly secure, however, and we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to us.

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9 · Children

The Site is not directed to children under the age of sixteen, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.

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10 · Changes to this policy

We update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

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11 · Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to dirk@hi-advisory.com.