Privacy Policy

Last updated July 21, 2026

This Privacy Notice for Carl Mason P.I. LLC, doing business through Asset Search USA (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), explains how and why we may collect, use, store, disclose, or otherwise process your personal information when you use our services (“Services”).

This Notice applies when you:

• Visit assetsearchusa.com or another website that links to this Privacy Notice;
• Contact us or request information about our Services;
• Engage with us in connection with sales, marketing, events, or other business activities; or
• Otherwise interact with us in a manner covered by this Notice.

Please read this Notice carefully. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. Questions or concerns may be directed to info@carlmasonpi.com.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, request information about our Services, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with us.

Depending on the nature of your interaction, this may include:

• Your name;
• Your telephone number;
• Your email address;
• Your company or organization;
• Information included in an inquiry, form submission, email, telephone call, or other communication; and
• Any other information you choose to provide.

You are responsible for ensuring that the information you provide is accurate, complete, and current.

Sensitive Information

We do not intend to collect sensitive personal information through our public-facing website. Sensitive personal information may include government identification numbers, financial account credentials, precise geolocation, health information, biometric information, or other information afforded special protection under applicable law.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain information may be collected automatically by our hosting provider, analytics providers, or other technical service providers. This may include:

• Internet Protocol address;
• Browser type and version;
• Device type and operating system;
• Referring and exit pages;
• Pages viewed and interactions with the website;
• Dates and times of access;
• Approximate location derived from an IP address; and
• Cookie identifiers and similar technical data.

This information is generally used to operate, secure, maintain, and understand use of the website.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may process personal information for the following purposes:

• To respond to inquiries and requests;
• To communicate with prospective and existing clients;
• To evaluate whether and how we can provide requested Services;
• To provide, administer, maintain, and improve our Services;
• To operate, troubleshoot, analyze, and improve the website;
• To personalize your website experience where appropriate;
• To send administrative or service-related communications;
• To send marketing communications where permitted by law;
• To protect the security and integrity of our systems and Services;
• To detect, prevent, and investigate suspected fraud, abuse, or unlawful activity;
• To enforce our agreements and protect our legal rights;
• To comply with legal, regulatory, judicial, or law-enforcement requirements;
• To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims; and
• To protect the vital interests, safety, or property of an individual or another party.

We may also use personal information for another purpose disclosed to you at the time of collection or with your consent.

3. Legal Bases for Processing

Where applicable law requires us to identify a legal basis for processing personal information, we may rely on one or more of the following:

• Consent: You have given us permission to process information for a specified purpose. You may withdraw consent at any time, subject to applicable law.
• Performance of a contract: Processing is necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Legitimate interests: Processing is reasonably necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests. These interests may include responding to inquiries, operating and improving our Services, maintaining security, preventing fraud, and protecting legal rights.
• Legal obligations: Processing is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or other legal requirement.
• Vital interests: Processing is necessary to protect the life, safety, or vital interests of you or another person.

4. When and With Whom We Share Information

We may disclose personal information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We may disclose information to vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, analytics, communications, information technology, security, professional services, and business administration.

These providers are permitted to process information only as necessary to provide their services to us, subject to applicable contractual and legal obligations.

Legal and Regulatory Disclosures

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

• Comply with applicable law or legal process;
• Respond to lawful requests from courts, regulators, or government authorities;
• Investigate or prevent suspected fraud, security incidents, or unlawful activity;
• Enforce an agreement or protect our legal rights; or
• Protect the rights, safety, or property of our Company, our clients, or others.

Professional Advisers

We may disclose information to attorneys, accountants, auditors, insurers, consultants, or other professional advisers when reasonably necessary for the services they provide to us.

Business Transfers

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

With Your Direction or Consent

We may disclose information when you direct us to do so, request a disclosure, or otherwise provide consent.

No Sale for Monetary Consideration

We do not sell personal information in exchange for money. Depending on the technologies used on the website and the law that applies, certain analytics or advertising disclosures may nevertheless be considered “sharing,” a “sale,” or targeted advertising.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, local storage, and similar technologies to collect or store information when you use the website.

These technologies may be used to:

• Enable essential website functions;
• Maintain website security;
• Prevent crashes and diagnose technical issues;
• Remember preferences;
• Measure traffic and website performance;
• Understand how visitors use the website; and
• Support analytics or advertising, where applicable.

Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to help measure and analyze use of the website. Google may process technical and usage information in accordance with its own privacy practices.

You may learn more about Google’s privacy practices through Google’s Privacy & Terms resources. Google also provides a browser add-on that is intended to help users opt out of Google Analytics.

Your Cookie Choices

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through browser settings. Blocking cookies may cause certain features of the website to function improperly.

Where required by law, we will request consent before placing nonessential cookies or provide a mechanism for managing applicable cookie preferences.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Retention periods may depend on factors including:

• The nature and purpose of the information;
• The duration of our relationship with you;
• Contractual, accounting, tax, licensing, or regulatory requirements;
• Applicable limitation periods;
• Potential or actual disputes; and
• Security, fraud-prevention, and recordkeeping needs.

When we no longer have a legitimate business or legal need to retain information, we may delete, destroy, or anonymize it. If immediate deletion is not reasonably possible, such as when information is stored in a backup archive, we may securely isolate it from further use until deletion is practicable.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.

Nevertheless, no internet transmission, electronic communication, or storage system is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security, and information transmitted to or from the website is provided at your own risk.

You should use appropriate caution when transmitting sensitive or confidential information and should contact us for instructions regarding secure transmission when necessary.

8. Children’s Privacy

The website and Services are not directed to children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect, solicit, or sell personal information belonging to children under 18 through the website.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it. Please contact info@carlmasonpi.com if you believe a minor has submitted personal information to us.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Confirm whether we process your personal information;
• Request access to personal information we maintain about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• Request deletion of personal information;
• Request restriction of certain processing;
• Object to certain processing;
• Obtain a portable copy of qualifying personal information;
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• Opt out of targeted advertising, certain sharing, or the sale of personal information;
• Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, where applicable;
• Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request, where provided by law; and
• Exercise your rights without unlawful discrimination.

These rights are not absolute. We may deny or limit a request where permitted by law, including when an exception applies or we cannot reasonably verify the requester’s identity.

Withdrawing Consent

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time by contacting us. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing completed before consent was withdrawn.

Marketing Communications

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the message or contacting us.

Where SMS marketing is used, you may opt out using the instructions provided in the message, such as replying “STOP.” We may continue to send nonmarketing communications that are necessary to respond to requests, provide Services, or administer an existing relationship.

10. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Do Not Track

Some browsers and devices provide a Do Not Track (“DNT”) setting. Because there is no uniform standard governing DNT signals, we do not currently respond to DNT signals unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Global Privacy Control

Where required by applicable law, we will treat a recognized Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signal as a request to opt out of qualifying sales, sharing, or targeted advertising for the browser or device from which the signal is received.

11. United States Privacy Rights

Residents of states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws may have additional rights regarding their personal information. These rights vary by state and may be subject to thresholds, exemptions, verification requirements, and exceptions.

Categories of Personal Information

Depending on how you use the website or interact with us, the categories of personal information we may collect include:

We do not intend to collect biometric information, precise geolocation, government identification numbers, financial-account credentials, health information, or other sensitive information through the public-facing website.

How to Exercise U.S. Privacy Rights

To submit a qualifying privacy request, email info@carlmasonpi.com and describe the right you wish to exercise.

We may request information reasonably necessary to verify your identity and authority. Information supplied for verification will be used for that purpose and for security or fraud-prevention needs.

Authorized Agents

Where permitted by law, you may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. We may require proof of the agent’s authority and may require you to verify your identity directly with us.

Appeals

If applicable law gives you a right to appeal our decision regarding a privacy request, you may submit an appeal by emailing info@carlmasonpi.com with the subject line “Privacy Request Appeal.”

We will review the appeal and respond in accordance with applicable law. Where required, we will provide information about how to contact the appropriate state attorney general or other regulator.

California “Shine the Light”

California residents may request information, once per calendar year and free of charge, regarding certain disclosures of personal information to third parties for their own direct-marketing purposes, if any. Requests may be submitted using the contact information below.

12. International Privacy Rights

European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

If data-protection law in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland applies to our processing, you may have rights to:

• Receive information about processing;
• Access your personal information;
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
• Request erasure;
• Restrict processing;
• Receive qualifying information in a portable format;
• Object to certain processing;
• Withdraw consent; and
• Lodge a complaint with the appropriate data-protection authority.

If you are located in Switzerland, you may also contact the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

Canada

If Canadian privacy law applies, we may process personal information with express or implied consent, depending on the sensitivity of the information, your reasonable expectations, and the circumstances. You may withdraw consent, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.

Canadian law may also permit or require collection, use, or disclosure without consent in limited circumstances, including investigations, fraud prevention, business transactions, legal proceedings, emergency situations, or other circumstances authorized by law.

International Transfers

Our Company and service providers may process information in the United States or another jurisdiction whose privacy laws may differ from those in your location.

Where required, we will use an appropriate legal mechanism or safeguard for an international transfer of personal information.

13. Updates to This Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal obligations, or Services.

The revised version will be identified by the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice by posting a prominent statement on the website or communicating directly with affected individuals where appropriate.