Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 1, 2026

Stranded Media LLC (“Stranded,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information.

This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices when you visit stranded.me, submit a form, subscribe to communications, request a consultation, interact with our advertisements, view embedded videos, or otherwise communicate with us in connection with the website and related pages that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Website”).

This Privacy Policy does not govern:

Mission Control by Stranded or another product or service that displays a separate privacy policy;
information we process on behalf of our clients in our capacity as a service provider or processor;
workforce-related information; or
third-party websites, platforms, or services that we do not control.

Please review our Terms of Use for additional terms governing your use of the Website.

1. Key Definitions

Personal Data / Personal Information: Information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or can reasonably be linked with an individual or household.

Usage Data: Information about how the Website is accessed and used, including IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, timestamps, referring URLs, and interaction data.

Cookies and Similar Technologies: Cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, software development kits, and similar technologies used to operate the Website, collect analytics, remember preferences, and measure advertising.

Controller: The party that determines the purposes and means of processing Personal Information. Stranded generally acts as a controller for information collected through the Website.

Processor / Service Provider: A vendor that processes Personal Information on behalf of another business under contractual instructions.

2. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with us and the Website.

A. Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

name;
email address;
telephone number;
company or organization;
job title or professional role;
information included in consultation requests, contact forms, questionnaires, surveys, or messages;
newsletter and marketing preferences;
account or subscription information, where applicable;
billing, transaction, and service-related information;
feedback, testimonials, survey responses, or reviews; and
any other information you choose to provide.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through general Website forms unless we specifically request it.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or interact with the Website, we and our service providers may automatically collect:

IP address;
browser type and version;
device type and identifiers;
operating system;
approximate location derived from IP address;
language and time-zone settings;
referring and exit pages;
pages or content viewed;
links, buttons, forms, videos, or advertisements interacted with;
dates, times, and duration of visits;
traffic-source, campaign, and conversion information;
cookie, device, and advertising identifiers; and
diagnostic, performance, security, and error information.

C. Information From Other Sources

We may receive information from:

analytics and advertising providers;
customer relationship management and email marketing platforms;
form and survey providers;
social media and professional networking platforms;
lead-generation and referral partners;
payment and transaction providers;
data enrichment or business-information providers;
publicly available sources; and
clients, vendors, partners, or other people who refer you to us.

We may combine information received from these sources with information we collect directly.

3. How We Use Information

We may use Personal Information to:

operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Website;
provide information, resources, consultations, or services you request;
respond to inquiries and communicate with you;
manage our business relationship with you or your organization;
process transactions and maintain business records;
personalize Website content and user experiences;
measure Website traffic, engagement, and performance;
understand how visitors find and use the Website;
measure advertising effectiveness and marketing attribution;
create and manage advertising audiences where permitted;
send newsletters, announcements, and promotional communications;
administer forms, surveys, and questionnaires;
conduct research, analysis, testing, and product development;
identify prospective clients and business opportunities;
prevent fraud, misuse, security threats, and unlawful activity;
debug and correct Website errors;
establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;
comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and contractual obligations;
enforce our agreements and policies; and
complete a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale, or similar corporate transaction.

We may also use information for another purpose that we disclose when the information is collected or with your direction or consent.

4. Cookies, Analytics, Advertising, Forms, Email Marketing, and Embedded Media

We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Website, understand how it is used, manage communications, display embedded content, administer forms, and measure marketing activity.

A. Strictly Necessary Technologies

These technologies support Website functionality, security, accessibility, form submissions, network management, and other features necessary for the Website to operate.

B. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and interact with the Website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

IP address;
browser and device information;
operating system;
approximate geographic location;
pages viewed;
referring and exit pages;
links and buttons clicked;
dates, times, and duration of visits;
traffic-source and campaign information; and
cookie, device, or similar online identifiers.

We use this information to evaluate Website traffic, improve content and functionality, understand visitor behavior, and measure marketing performance.

Information generated through Google Analytics may be transmitted to and processed by Google in the United States and other countries.

We do not intentionally send names, email addresses, telephone numbers, or other directly identifying information to Google Analytics.

You may manage analytics cookies through our cookie preference tool, where available, or through your browser settings. Google may also provide tools for limiting certain Analytics data collection.

C. Google Ads

We may use Google Ads and related Google advertising, remarketing, audience, and conversion-measurement services.

These services may use cookies, tags, or similar technologies to:

determine whether you interacted with one of our advertisements;
measure inquiries, form submissions, and other conversions;
attribute Website visits to particular advertisements or campaigns;
create or manage advertising audiences;
limit how often advertisements are displayed;
deliver personalized or targeted advertisements where permitted; and
evaluate advertising effectiveness.

Google may combine information collected through our Website with information from other websites, applications, devices, or Google services, depending on the services enabled and your Google settings.

Where required by law, we will obtain consent before activating nonessential advertising technologies.

Some disclosures to Google for advertising, audience creation, remarketing, or cross-site measurement may be considered a “sale,” “sharing,” or processing for targeted advertising under certain U.S. state privacy laws.

D. Mailchimp

We use Mailchimp to manage email subscriptions and send newsletters, announcements, promotional communications, and related messages.

When you subscribe to our emails, submit a form connected to Mailchimp, or interact with an email we send, Mailchimp may process:

name;
email address;
company or professional information;
subscription status;
signup source, date, and time;
IP address and approximate location;
device, browser, or email-client information;
whether an email was delivered, opened, or clicked;
links clicked within an email;
unsubscribe and preference information; and
other information you provide through a signup form.

We use this information to deliver communications, manage subscriber lists, honor unsubscribe requests, understand engagement, improve content, and evaluate campaign performance.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in the message.

We may retain limited information on a suppression list so that we can continue honoring your opt-out request.

E. Typeform

We use Typeform to create and administer forms, questionnaires, surveys, intake forms, and consultation requests.

When you submit information through a Typeform form, Typeform may process:

name;
email address;
telephone number;
company or organization;
job title or professional information;
answers to form questions;
consultation or project details;
IP address;
browser and device information;
approximate location;
submission date and time;
referring page;
cookie or device identifiers; and
other information you choose to provide.

We use information submitted through Typeform to respond to inquiries, evaluate prospective projects, schedule consultations, administer surveys, improve our services, and manage business relationships.

Typeform may process information on our behalf as a service provider or processor and may also process certain technical and usage information under its own privacy terms.

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information through Typeform unless the form specifically requests it and explains why it is needed.

F. Vimeo Embedded Videos

We use Vimeo to host and display videos embedded on the Website.

When you visit a page containing a Vimeo video, Vimeo’s embedded player may receive or collect information such as:

IP address;
browser and device information;
operating system;
referring page;
video viewed;
playback activity;
dates, times, and duration of viewing;
cookie or device identifiers; and
interactions with the video player.

Vimeo may use cookies, local storage, or similar technologies to provide video playback, maintain security, analyze performance, remember player settings, and provide related functionality.

Depending on your location, consent preferences, Vimeo’s configuration, and whether you are logged into Vimeo, Vimeo may process certain information for its own purposes.

Where required, we will prevent or limit nonessential Vimeo technologies until you provide appropriate consent. Declining these technologies may prevent some embedded videos from loading or functioning properly.

G. Managing Your Preferences

Where available, you may use our cookie banner or Privacy Choices tool to accept, reject, or manage nonessential technologies.

You may also:

adjust browser settings to block or delete cookies;
enable a legally recognized universal opt-out signal;
use Google’s available privacy and advertising controls;
unsubscribe from Mailchimp emails using the link in each message;
avoid submitting information through Typeform; or
avoid interacting with embedded Vimeo content.

Cookie and privacy choices may apply only to the browser and device on which they are selected. You may need to repeat your choices when using another browser, device, or browser profile.

Blocking or disabling certain technologies may affect Website functionality, analytics, personalization, embedded videos, forms, or other features.

5. Global Privacy Control and Universal Opt-Out Signals

Where required by applicable law, we process legally recognized browser-based opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of Personal Information or its use for targeted advertising.

Because these signals are generally associated with a browser or device, you may need to activate the signal separately on each browser and device you use.

If we can reasonably associate a recognized signal with your identity or account, applicable law may require us to apply the preference more broadly.

We do not currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals that are not legally recognized universal opt-out mechanisms.

6. How We Disclose Information

We may disclose Personal Information to the following categories of recipients.

A. Website, Hosting, and Technology Providers

We may disclose information to companies that support Website hosting, infrastructure, forms, storage, security, troubleshooting, and technical operations.

B. Google

We disclose Website usage, device, browser, approximate-location, campaign, conversion, and online-identifier information to Google through Google Analytics.

If Google Ads or related advertising features are enabled, we may also disclose advertising interactions, conversion events, audience information, and campaign-attribution data to Google.

Google may act as our service provider, processor, or an independent controller depending on the particular service, configuration, and processing activity.

C. Mailchimp

We disclose contact information, subscription information, communication preferences, signup information, and email-engagement data to Mailchimp so it can host subscriber lists, deliver emails, manage preferences, and provide campaign reporting.

D. Typeform

We disclose form responses, contact information, technical information, and submission data to Typeform so it can host forms, process submissions, and provide related form and survey services.

E. Vimeo

When you access a page containing an embedded Vimeo video, Vimeo may receive device, browser, IP-address, playback, interaction, and online-identifier information necessary to provide and analyze its video services.

F. Analytics and Advertising Partners

We may disclose online identifiers, Website activity, approximate location, campaign information, and conversion data to analytics, advertising, social media, attribution, and campaign-measurement providers.

Some of these disclosures may constitute a sale, sharing, or processing for targeted advertising under applicable law.

G. Customer Relationship and Communications Providers

We may disclose contact information, business information, inquiry details, form submissions, and communication history to customer relationship management, email, scheduling, and communication providers that help us respond to inquiries and manage business relationships.

H. Professional Advisers

We may disclose information to attorneys, accountants, auditors, insurers, consultants, and other professional advisers where reasonably necessary.

I. Legal, Compliance, and Safety Recipients

We may disclose information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to:

comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request;
protect the rights, safety, security, and property of Stranded, our clients, Website users, or others;
investigate or prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, or unlawful conduct; or
enforce our contracts, policies, and legal rights.

J. Corporate Transactions

We may disclose or transfer information in connection with an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar business transaction.

K. At Your Direction

We may disclose information when you request, direct, or consent to the disclosure.

7. Sale, Sharing, and Targeted Advertising

We do not sell Personal Information in the conventional sense of exchanging it for money.

However, our use of Google Analytics and our use or planned use of Google Ads, conversion tracking, remarketing, advertising cookies, audience tools, or similar technologies may involve disclosures that are considered:

a “sale” of Personal Information;
“sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising; or
processing for targeted advertising

under certain U.S. state privacy laws.

The categories of information that may be involved include:

IP addresses and online identifiers;
cookie and device identifiers;
internet or electronic network activity;
Website interactions;
approximate geolocation;
advertising and campaign information;
commercial or engagement information; and
inferences about interests or preferences.

Recipients may include Google and other analytics, advertising, social media, attribution, or campaign-measurement providers.

Mailchimp’s processing of contact information for email delivery, Typeform’s processing of form submissions, and Vimeo’s processing necessary to provide embedded video playback are described separately in this Privacy Policy. Depending on provider configuration and use, certain tracking or analytics functions offered by these providers may also be subject to applicable privacy rights.

You may exercise applicable opt-out rights through:

the Privacy Choices link or cookie preference tool on our Website, where available;
a legally recognized universal opt-out signal, such as Global Privacy Control; or
an email to privacy@stranded.me.

We do not knowingly sell or share the Personal Information of individuals under 16 years of age.

8. Sensitive Personal Information

We do not use or disclose sensitive Personal Information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about individuals.

If we collect sensitive Personal Information, we use it only for purposes permitted by applicable law, such as providing a requested service, maintaining security, complying with law, or acting with your consent.

Please do not provide health information, government identification numbers, financial account credentials, precise geolocation, biometric data, or other sensitive information through general Website forms or Typeform forms unless specifically requested.

9. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Technologies

We may use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated technologies to support activities such as:

drafting or improving content;
organizing or summarizing information;
analyzing Website or marketing performance;
assisting with customer support;
reviewing form or survey responses;
detecting spam, fraud, or security threats;
improving internal workflows; and
developing or improving services.

When we provide Personal Information to an AI service provider, we seek to limit the information to what is reasonably necessary and use contractual, administrative, and technical safeguards appropriate to the circumstances.

We do not authorize service providers to use Personal Information submitted through the Website to train generalized AI models except where we have disclosed that use, obtained any legally required consent, or otherwise have a lawful basis.

Automated technologies used in connection with the Website are not intended to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning Website visitors without appropriate notice and safeguards.

10. Data Retention

We retain Personal Information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

provide requested services;
maintain our business relationship with you;
respond to inquiries and form submissions;
manage email subscriptions;
comply with legal, tax, accounting, and reporting requirements;
maintain security and prevent fraud;
resolve disputes;
enforce agreements; and
establish or defend legal claims.

Retention periods vary depending on the type of information, the context in which it was collected, our relationship with you, legal requirements, and operational needs.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, de-identify, or aggregate it.

We may retain de-identified or aggregated information where permitted by law and will not attempt to re-identify information that we maintain as de-identified.

11. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect Personal Information against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration, or disclosure.

These measures may include access restrictions, authentication controls, encryption where appropriate, vendor management, monitoring, backups, and internal security procedures.

No system, transmission method, or storage environment is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. International Data Transfers

Stranded is based in the United States.

We and our service providers, including Google, Mailchimp, Typeform, Vimeo, and other vendors, may process or store information in the United States and other countries whose privacy laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required, we use recognized safeguards for international transfers, which may include Standard Contractual Clauses, the United Kingdom International Data Transfer Addendum, adequacy decisions, contractual protections, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

13. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

confirm whether we process your Personal Information;
access Personal Information we maintain about you;
obtain information about the categories of Personal Information collected, used, disclosed, sold, or shared;
obtain information about the categories of sources and recipients;
request correction of inaccurate Personal Information;
request deletion of Personal Information;
receive a portable copy of certain Personal Information;
opt out of the sale of Personal Information;
opt out of sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising;
opt out of processing for targeted advertising;
opt out of certain profiling or automated decision-making;
limit certain uses and disclosures of sensitive Personal Information;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
object to or request restriction of certain processing;
appeal a decision concerning a privacy request; and
receive equal service and pricing without unlawful discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

These rights are not absolute. Applicable law may permit or require us to deny a request in whole or in part.

Submitting a Privacy Request

You may submit a request by:

emailing privacy@stranded.me; or
using our Website’s Privacy Choices or request form, where available.

Please clearly describe your request and provide enough information for us to identify the records involved.

Verification

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

Verification may require us to confirm information already associated with you or request additional information.

We will use information provided for verification only to verify the request, prevent fraud, and comply with law.

If we cannot reasonably verify your identity, we may be unable to fulfill the request.

Authorized Agents

Where permitted by law, you may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf.

We may require the agent to provide proof of authorization and may contact you directly to verify your identity and confirm that you authorized the request.

These requirements may not apply where an agent has valid legal authority under applicable law.

Appeals

If we deny your privacy request, you may appeal the decision by replying to our response or emailing privacy@stranded.me with the subject line Privacy Request Appeal.

Please explain why you believe the decision should be reconsidered.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law and provide information about any additional complaint options that may be available.

14. California Privacy Notice

This section supplements the remainder of this Privacy Policy and applies to California residents to the extent the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CCPA”), applies to Stranded.

Categories of Personal Information

During the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of Personal Information:

Identifiers, such as name, email address, telephone number, IP address, cookie identifiers, and device identifiers.
Personal information described in California customer-record laws, such as contact, billing, or payment-related information.
Commercial information, such as service inquiries, transaction records, subscription information, and engagement history.
Internet or electronic network activity, such as browsing activity, Website interactions, referral information, analytics, advertising engagement, video interactions, and form submissions.
Geolocation information, such as approximate location derived from an IP address.
Professional or employment-related information, such as company, job title, professional role, or business contact information.
Audio, visual, or similar information, if you participate in a recorded meeting, provide media, or interact with video content.
Inferences, such as likely interests, preferences, or business needs inferred from Website activity or submitted information.
Sensitive Personal Information, in limited circumstances and only as described in this Privacy Policy.

The specific information collected depends on your interaction with us.

Sources, Purposes, and Recipients

We collect Personal Information from the sources described in Section 2 and use it for the business and commercial purposes described in Section 3.

We may disclose these categories of Personal Information to the recipients described in Section 6.

Sale and Sharing

During the preceding 12 months, we may have sold or shared, as those terms are defined by the CCPA, the following categories of Personal Information:

identifiers and online identifiers;
internet or electronic network activity;
approximate geolocation information;
commercial or engagement information; and
inferences.

These categories may have been made available to advertising, analytics, social media, attribution, and campaign-measurement providers for advertising or cross-context behavioral advertising.

We do not have actual knowledge that we sell or share the Personal Information of individuals under 16.

California Rights

Subject to applicable exceptions, California residents may have the right to:

know the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information we collected;
know the sources, purposes, and categories of third parties involved;
request deletion;
request correction;
opt out of sale or sharing;
limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive Personal Information; and
receive equal treatment without unlawful discrimination.

California residents may exercise these rights as described in Section 13.

15. Additional U.S. State Privacy Disclosures

Residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws may have rights described in Section 13, including rights to access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of Personal Information and opt out of:

the sale of Personal Information;
targeted advertising; and
certain profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

Where required, we will honor recognized universal opt-out mechanisms.

Some state laws provide a right to appeal a denied request or contact the applicable state attorney general if an appeal is unsuccessful.

Information about available appeal or complaint procedures will be included in our response where required.

16. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

This section applies where the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Swiss data protection law, or similar law applies to our processing.

Controller

Stranded Media LLC is the controller of Personal Data processed through the Website unless we state otherwise.

Legal Bases

Depending on the circumstances, we may process Personal Data based on:

Contract: Processing necessary to respond to a request, provide a requested service, or perform an agreement with you.
Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for Website operation, security, analytics, business communications, service improvement, fraud prevention, and business development, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Consent: Processing based on consent, including certain marketing, cookie, analytics, form, video, or advertising activities where consent is required.
Legal Obligations: Processing necessary to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
Legal Claims: Processing necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time.

Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing completed before withdrawal.

Your Rights

You may have the right to:

access your Personal Data;
correct inaccurate Personal Data;
request erasure;
restrict processing;
object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing;
obtain data portability;
withdraw consent; and
lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

You may exercise these rights by emailing privacy@stranded.me.

17. Marketing Communications

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link included in the message or contacting us at privacy@stranded.me.

Even after opting out of marketing, we may send non-promotional communications relating to an inquiry, transaction, service, security issue, legal notice, or ongoing business relationship.

We may maintain limited information on a suppression list to ensure that we honor your opt-out request.

18. Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for a general business audience and is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect Personal Information online from children under 13.

If you believe a child has provided Personal Information through the Website, contact us at privacy@stranded.me so we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.

We do not knowingly sell or share the Personal Information of individuals under 16.

19. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, applications, integrations, forms, videos, or services.

We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third parties.

Your interactions with third parties are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

A link, embedded form, or embedded video does not necessarily indicate that we endorse or are affiliated with the applicable third party beyond using its services.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, services, vendors, or legal obligations.

When we update the policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date.

If required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before a material change takes effect.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

21. Contact Us

For questions, requests, appeals, or complaints concerning this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact:

Stranded Media LLC

Email: privacy@stranded.me

Website: https://www.stranded.me

Please include Privacy Request in the subject line when submitting a privacy rights request.