Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 31, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Internet Happens (“I,” “me,” “my”), a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based freelance digital marketing and web design business operating at internethappens.com, collects, uses, and protects information about visitors to this website. I am not an agency — I am an independent freelancer, and this policy applies to me directly and to the tools I use to run this website.
By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use this website.
1. Information I Collect
Information You Provide Directly
When you fill out a contact form, quote request, or other form on this website (built using Gravity Forms), I collect the information you submit, which may include your name, email address, phone number, business name, and any details you share about your project or inquiry. If comments are enabled on any page or post, I also collect the name, email address, and website URL you provide with a comment.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate properly, understand how visitors use the site, and measure marketing performance. This may include information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring website, and time spent on the site. This information is collected through tools including Google Analytics and, where applicable, hosting-provider traffic tools such as those provided by GoDaddy.
A full, itemized list of the specific cookies used on this site, what each one does, and how long it is stored is maintained separately on my Cookie Policy page. That page is updated automatically as cookies and tracking tools change, so I encourage you to review it directly rather than relying solely on the summary here.
2. Cookie Consent and Your Choices
This website uses a cookie consent tool (WPConsent) to manage your preferences. Non-essential cookies — including analytics and any advertising or tracking cookies — are not activated until you provide consent through the cookie banner. You can accept or decline non-essential cookies, and you can change or withdraw your consent at any time by revisiting your cookie preferences, typically available through a link in the site footer or by clearing your browser’s stored consent and reloading the page.
Essential cookies, such as the cookie that remembers your consent preference itself, are necessary for the website to function and are not subject to this consent choice.
3. How I Use Your Information
I use the information I collect to:
- Respond to inquiries, quote requests, and messages submitted through this website
- Provide, maintain, and improve the services described on this site
- Understand how visitors use the site so I can improve content, navigation, and performance
- Measure the effectiveness of marketing and advertising efforts
- Comply with legal obligations and protect against fraud or misuse of this website
I do not sell your personal information, and I do not use any information you submit through this site for purposes unrelated to those described in this policy without your consent.
4. Third-Party Service Providers
I rely on a small number of third-party tools and vendors to operate this website and its forms, including but not limited to:
- Google Analytics — website traffic and usage analytics (Google Privacy Policy)
- Gravity Forms — processes and stores form submissions on my behalf
- My hosting provider — may collect basic traffic and performance data as part of hosting this site
- WPConsent — manages and records your cookie consent preferences
These providers only receive the information necessary to perform their function and are not authorized to use your information for their own independent purposes beyond what is disclosed in this policy or the linked Cookie Policy.
5. Communications and Recorded Interactions
If this website ever adds a live chat widget, chatbot, call-tracking phone number, or similar communication tool, any such tool will only begin recording, storing, or routing your communication to a third-party vendor after you are given clear notice and the opportunity to consent, consistent with applicable wiretapping and electronic communications laws, including the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). If you are contacting me by phone, note that certain call-tracking numbers listed on this site may log basic call data (such as the number dialed and call duration) for marketing-attribution purposes; you will be notified if a call may be recorded.
6. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, which can include the right to know what information I have collected about you, request its deletion, correct inaccurate information, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (I do not sell personal information). California residents in particular have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and residents of other states or countries may have similar rights under their own laws.
To exercise any of these rights, contact me using the information in Section 10 below. I will respond to verifiable requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.
7. Data Retention
I retain information submitted through contact and quote forms for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry, maintain business records, and comply with legal or tax obligations, after which it is deleted or de-identified. Analytics data is retained according to the retention settings of the relevant tool, as described on the Cookie Policy page.
8. Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this site, please contact me so it can be removed.
9. Security
I take reasonable technical and organizational steps to protect the information collected through this website. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and I cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please reach out through the Contact page at internethappens.com, or call (405) 426-7532.
11. Changes to This Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in my practices, the tools I use, or legal requirements. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated whenever changes are made. I encourage you to review this page periodically.