Privacy Policy
Effective Date June 1st, 2026.
This Privacy Policy explains how 190 Intel, doing business as 190 Intel ("190 Intel," "we," "us," or "our"), collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information through our website at www.190intel.com and any related web pages, forms, and online services that link to this Policy (collectively, the "Site").
190 Intel is a licensed California investigations and intelligence services provider. California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) Private Investigator License No. 190149.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal information. The categories below use the labels defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
We do not request or intentionally collect Sensitive PI through this Site. Please do not submit Sensitive PI through Site forms.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16 years of age through the Site.
2. How We Collect Information
- Directly from you — when you complete a contact, quote, or service-inquiry form, subscribe to communications, or otherwise correspond with us.
- Automatically — through cookies, pixels, log files, and similar technologies when you use the Site (see Section 7).
- From service providers — analytics, hosting, security, and communications vendors that help us operate the Site.
3. How We Use Information (Business Purposes)
We use personal information to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide information about our services;
- Evaluate, scope, and follow up on a potential engagement;
- Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site;
- Detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, security incidents, and unlawful activity;
- Send administrative or, where permitted, marketing communications (you may opt out of marketing at any time);
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms; and
- For any other purpose disclosed to you at the point of collection to which you consent.
We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.
4. How We Disclose Information
We may disclose personal information to:
- Service providers and contractors who process information on our behalf and under contract (e.g., website hosting, analytics, email/CRM, security, IT support);
- Professional advisors (lawyers, accountants, auditors, insurers);
- Affiliated entities within our corporate group;
- Government authorities or others when required by law, subpoena, or legal process, or to protect rights, safety, or property; and
- A successor entity in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets.
Categories of personal information disclosed for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months: identifiers, customer records, commercial information, internet/network activity, and inferences — disclosed to the service-provider categories listed above.
5. We Do Not Sell or Share Your Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined under the CCPA. We have not sold or shared personal information in the preceding 12 months. We also do not use or disclose Sensitive Personal Information for purposes that would require us to offer a "right to limit."
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law. In practice:
When personal information is no longer needed, we securely delete or de-identify it.
7. Cookies, Tracking Technologies, and "Do Not Track"
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember preferences, measure traffic, and improve performance. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling some cookies may affect Site functionality.
Do Not Track (DNT) / Global Privacy Control (GPC). Some browsers transmit "Do Not Track" signals. There is no common industry standard for responding to DNT, and we do not currently respond to DNT signals. However, we recognize and honor opt-out preference signals, including the Global Privacy Control (GPC), where required, and will treat a valid GPC signal as a request to opt out of sale/sharing for the browser or device from which it is sent.
8. Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA, subject to certain exceptions:
- Right to Know / Access — request the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, the business purposes, and the categories of recipients.
- Right to Delete — request deletion of personal information we collected from you.
- Right to Correct — request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing — we do not sell or share personal information, but you retain this right.
- Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information — we do not use Sensitive PI in a manner that triggers this right.
- Right to Non-Discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
- Right to Appeal — if we deny your request, you may ask us to reconsider, and you may contact the California Privacy Protection Agency or the California Attorney General.
How to exercise your rights
Submit a request by:
- Email: privacy@190intel.com
- Online form: [LINK TO REQUEST FORM]
- Mail: 190 Intel, Attn: Privacy, 27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 190, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
We will acknowledge your request within 10 business days and respond within 45 calendar days (extendable by an additional 45 days with notice). To protect your information, we will take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling a request, which may include matching information you provide against information we hold.
Authorized agents. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request. We may require the agent to provide proof of authorization and may require you to verify your own identity directly with us.
9. "Shine the Light" (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83)
California residents may request information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for those third parties' direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. To make a Shine the Light request, contact us at privacy@190intel.com.
10. Data Security
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Please do not send sensitive or confidential information through Site forms or unencrypted email.
11. Third-Party Links
The Site may link to third-party websites or services we do not control. This Policy does not apply to those third parties, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. Review their policies before providing personal information.
12. Out-of-State and International Visitors
The Site is operated from the United States and intended for U.S. users. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you understand your information will be processed in the United States, where data-protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version here with a new "Last Updated" date, and, where required, provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.
14. Contact Us
[190 Intel d/b/a 190 Intel Attn: Privacy 27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 190, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Email: privacy@190intel.com CA BSIS Private Investigator License No. 190149