Effective Date: October 5, 2025
Last Updated: October 5, 2025

At Next-Forward (“we,” “us,” “our”), protecting your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit or interact with our website https://progress-bay.com/ (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the practices in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

a. Personal Information

You may provide this information directly when you use the Site, including:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Other contact or profile information submitted via forms, registration, subscriptions, or when communicating with us

b. Non-Personal / Technical Information

We automatically collect information when you access or use the Site, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type, operating system
  • Pages visited, time spent, navigation paths
  • Referring / exit pages
  • Usage analytics and browsing behavior

c. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to:

  • Recognize your device and remember your preferences
  • Analyze how the Site is used
  • Improve performance, features, and user experience

You may disable or block cookies in your browser settings, but doing so may affect certain features of the Site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for these purposes:

  • Operating, maintaining, and improving the Site
  • Responding to your inquiries, support requests, or communications
  • Sending updates, newsletters, or promotional content (only if you opt in)
  • Monitoring usage, analytics, and performance to improve the Site
  • Enhancing security, detecting and preventing fraud or misuse
  • Enforcing our terms, policies, or legal rights
  • Complying with legal obligations or regulatory requirements

3. Sharing & Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data in limited scenarios:

  • With service providers who assist us (e.g. hosting, analytics, email delivery, support) under confidentiality agreements
  • When required by legal process, law enforcement, or government request
  • To protect our rights, property, or safety, or those of users or others
  • In connection with business transitions (mergers, acquisitions, or sale of assets), with appropriate safeguards

4. Data Security

We employ reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. When data is no longer needed, we will delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it securely.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including:

  • Access: request a copy of personal data we hold about you
  • Correction: update or correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Deletion: request removal of your personal information under certain conditions
  • Restriction / Objection: limit or object to certain processing
  • Withdrawal of consent: where data processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it
  • Portability: receive a copy of your personal data in a portable format (where applicable)

To exercise these rights, please contact us (see below).

7. Cookies & Tracking Preferences

You may manage, disable, or delete cookies via your browser or device settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the Site function. Third-party analytics or tracking tools employed by the Site may also set cookies under their own policies.

8. Third-Party Links & Services

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, services, or embedded features. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content. If you use them or provide data to them, please review their privacy policies.

9. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not intended for use by children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. When changes are made, we will post the revised version here with a new “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you may contact us:

Email: support@progress-bay.com
Website: https://progress-bay.com/