Privacy Policy

Last updated: 31 March 2026

1. Who We Are

Sonali Bose is a performance marketing specialist operating at sonalibose.com. This policy explains how personal data you submit through this website is collected, used, and protected.

Contact: sonali@leadelevate.ca

2. What Data We Collect

Enquiry & booking forms: first name, last name, email address, company, monthly ad spend, preferred call time, and your message or challenge description.
Usage data: pages visited, browser type, approximate location (country/city via IP), and referral source — collected anonymously via Google Analytics where you have consented.
Cookies: see Section 5 below.

We do not collect payment information, sensitive personal data, or data from children under 16.

3. How We Use Your Data

Purpose	Legal Basis (GDPR Art. 6)
Responding to your enquiry or booking request	Legitimate interest / pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b))
Website analytics & improvement	Consent (Art. 6(1)(a))
Legal obligations	Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c))

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share it with:

Google Analytics — anonymised usage data (only with your consent).
Email service providers — solely to deliver replies to your enquiry.
Law enforcement — if required by applicable law.

5. Cookies

Cookie	Type	Purpose	Duration
`sb_cookie_consent`	Functional	Stores your cookie consent choice	1 year
`_ga`, `_ga_*`	Analytics (optional)	Google Analytics — tracks pages visited anonymously	2 years
`csrftoken`	Strictly necessary	CSRF security for form submissions	Session

You can change your analytics preference at any time via the cookie settings link.

6. Data Retention

Enquiry and booking data is retained for up to 2 years after last contact, then deleted. Google Analytics data is retained per Google's default settings (14 months).

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland you have the right to:

Access — request a copy of your personal data.
Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
Erasure — ask us to delete your data.
Restriction — limit how we process your data.
Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Portability — receive your data in a structured format.
Withdraw consent — at any time for analytics cookies.

To exercise any right, email sonali@leadelevate.ca. We will respond within 30 days.

8. International Transfers

Data shared with third-party services (e.g. Google Analytics) may be transferred outside the EEA. Such transfers are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy occasionally. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent version.

10. Contact & Complaints

For privacy queries: sonali@leadelevate.ca.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.