Last updated: 12 December 2025

Privacy Policy (US)

This Privacy Policy explains how Melega Consulting Corp (“we”, “us”) collects and processes personal data when you use this website and contact us.

1. Who we are

Operator (Business / Company): Melega Consulting Corp
Jurisdiction: Wyoming, USA
Address: 30 N Gould St Ste R, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA
Privacy contact email: melega.galina@gmail.com

We provide consulting and process coordination services in a migration/legal context (Russian citizenship restoration / repatriation and adjacent requests).

2. What data we collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

  1. Identification and contact data
  • name, email, phone number
  • messenger contact (if you reach out via Telegram/WhatsApp, etc.)
  1. Inquiry and communication data
  • messages and request contents, our replies
  • records of contact, date/time, communication status
  1. Document data (only if you provide it)
  • files/scans/photos of documents and other materials you voluntarily send for review
  1. Technical data and identifiers
  • IP address, device type, browser, language, on-site events
  • cookie identifiers and similar technologies
  1. Advertising/analytics event data (subject to consent/settings)
  • events such as “page view”, “form submission”, “button click”, “conversion”
  • advertising identifiers (cookie ID, device ID) for measurement and retargeting

3. Purposes of processing

PurposeData categoriesExample
Responding to inquiries and communicationContact + inquiry dataCall back, reply, уточнение деталей
Providing consultation/servicesContact + inquiry data + (optional) documentsCase review, recommendations
Website analytics and improvementTechnical data, eventsUnderstanding what content is useful
Advertising and conversion measurementTechnical/identifiers, eventsGoogle Ads/Meta attribution, retargeting
Security and abuse preventionTechnical data, logsAnti-spam, protection
Legal compliance and rights protectionMinimum necessaryResponding to lawful requests, disputes

4. Cookies and consent banner

We use cookies and similar technologies for website operation, analytics, and advertising.

If a consent banner/cookie preferences center is enabled on the website:

  • non-essential cookies (analytics/marketing) are activated only after your choice;
  • you can change your choice at any time via “Cookie Settings” (or a similar link in the footer).

For California users, opt-out mechanisms for “sharing” may additionally apply (see Section 7).

5. Data sharing and recipients

We may share data with the following categories of recipients only to the extent necessary for the purposes in Section 3:

RecipientPurposeWhat may be shared
Bluehost (Newfold Digital)Website hosting and storage of website/form dataTechnical data, form submissions, logs
Google (Google Ads and related tags)Advertising measurement, conversions, retargetingCookies/identifiers, events, IP as part of HTTP requests, attribution parameters
Meta (Meta Pixel)Retargeting, conversion measurementCookies/identifiers, events, attribution parameters
Communication service providers (categories)Communication and supportContact details and messages within the inquiry
Government authorities (if required)Legal requirementsData required by law

We do not share the contents of your documents with advertising platforms. Pixels/tags should be limited to technical events (for example, “Lead submitted”) without transmitting form field contents or files.

6. International processing

The website is hosted on Bluehost, and website-related data processing/storage occurs on infrastructure in the USA. When using Google/Meta, data may also be processed in the USA and other countries where these providers operate.

7. Your rights (California — CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you may have the following rights (subject to legal limitations):

  1. Right to Know
    You may request:
  • categories of personal data collected
  • purposes of use
  • sources of data
  • categories of third parties to whom data was disclosed
  • specific pieces of personal data we hold (as allowed by law)
  1. Right to Delete
    You may request deletion, except where retention is permitted/required (for example, security, service performance, legal obligations).
  2. Right to Correct
    You may request correction of inaccurate personal data.
  3. Right to Opt-Out of “Sale/Share”
  • We do not sell personal data for money.
  • If we use Meta Pixel / Google Ads, we may share data under CPRA for cross-context behavioral advertising (retargeting/optimization). You may opt out.
  1. Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information
    We do not use sensitive data (including documents you provide) for advertising profiling. If our practices change, we will provide a dedicated “Limit use” mechanism.
  2. Right to Non-Discrimination
    We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

If your browser/device sends a GPC signal, we treat it as an opt-out request for “sale/share” to the extent required by law. Where technically implemented, we will not load marketing tags after detecting a valid signal.

8. How to submit a request

Email: melega.galina@gmail.com
Subject line: “CCPA/Privacy Request”

To protect your data, we may require reasonable identity verification (for example, confirmation via the same channel used to contact us). If an authorized agent submits a request, we may request proof of authorization.

9. Data retention

We retain data:

  • as long as needed for the purposes of processing and providing services;
  • longer if required by law or for rights protection (for example, disputes);
  • once no longer needed, we delete or anonymize it within a reasonable time.

Technical logs and analytics/advertising events are retained according to platform settings and our operational retention periods.

10. Security

We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures:

  • HTTPS (TLS) for data transmission
  • access limitation
  • CMS/plugin updates and basic abuse prevention
  • data minimization

No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

11. Children

This website and services are not intended for individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect children’s data. If you believe a child provided data to us, contact melega.galina@gmail.com.

12. Changes to this policy

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top.