VillageScout Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 14, 2026
1. Who We Are
VillageScout is a business initiative of Akio Wise Labs, LLC.
This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, shared, and protected when individuals visit VillageScout.com or contact us through its public inquiry features.
VillageScout is developing services involving Human Capability ROI, AI-Native Apprenticeships, workforce competency assessment, Employer Business Problem Challenges, and longitudinal VillageScout Profiles.
This policy currently addresses the public website and general business inquiries. Additional privacy notices and agreements may apply when new platform capabilities become operational.
2. Information We Collect
When you voluntarily contact VillageScout, we may collect your name, email address, organization, professional role, general location, inquiry category, business interests, and information included in your message.
Our website hosting and related services may also process technical information, including IP addresses, browser information, device characteristics, pages visited, and website interactions.
We ask visitors not to submit passwords, sensitive personal records, confidential employee information, proprietary financial records, or other restricted business information through general inquiry forms.
When individuals complete VillageScout questionnaires administered through Typeform, we may collect information concerning professional experience, competencies, business challenges, workflows, participation interests, and other information requested in the relevant questionnaire.
The information collected depends on the questionnaire’s purpose and the fields presented to the respondent.
3. How We Use Information
We use information for legitimate business purposes, including:
Responding to inquiries and requests.
Evaluating potential employer engagements.
Discussing prospective partnerships and collaborations.
Organizing business development opportunities.
Assessing interest in future VillageScout services.
Maintaining website functionality and security.
Complying with applicable legal obligations.
Submitting an inquiry does not automatically subscribe you to unrelated promotional communications.
4. Website Hosting and Service Providers
VillageScout.com uses Squarespace for website hosting and related functionality.
VillageScout uses Google Workspace and Google Drive to receive, manage, and store business inquiries and submitted records.
We may also use Typeform to administer structured questionnaires, employer discovery interviews, participant interest forms, and other authorized information-collection activities.
When a visitor completes a Typeform questionnaire, the information submitted may be processed and stored by Typeform and transferred to VillageScout’s authorized business systems, depending on the form’s configuration.
These providers process information in connection with website operations, communications, inquiry management, and structured assessments.
VillageScout uses submitted information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Submission of a general inquiry does not automatically authorize unrelated promotional communications.
5. Cookies and Website Analytics
VillageScout.com may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for website functionality, security, and user preferences.
Depending on the website’s configuration, analytics technologies may collect information about visitor interactions and website performance.
Where applicable law requires consent for optional cookies, appropriate consent controls must be provided.
Visitors may also manage certain cookies through their browser settings.
6. Information Sharing
VillageScout may disclose personal information to authorized service providers, professional advisers, or other parties when necessary to respond to an inquiry, administer an authorized business relationship, comply with applicable law, or protect legal rights.
We do not treat a general inquiry as permission to disclose a visitor’s information to prospective employers, sponsors, or unrelated marketing partners.
Any additional disclosure associated with future VillageScout Profile participation will be addressed through appropriate notices and permissions.
7. Data Retention
VillageScout retains business inquiry information in its authorized communications and recordkeeping systems for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, evaluate prospective engagements, maintain appropriate business records, and comply with applicable legal obligations.
Information may be retained in Google Workspace email, connected Google Drive records, and Squarespace systems.
Retention periods depend on the nature of the inquiry, its business purpose, and applicable legal requirements.
VillageScout will review deletion requests and remove information when appropriate, subject to applicable legal and legitimate record keeping requirements.
Information collected through Typeform questionnaires may also be retained within Typeform’s systems and connected VillageScout business records, according to the applicable configuration and retention practices.
8. Information Security
VillageScout seeks to maintain administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards appropriate to the information being processed.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
The developing VillageScout Profile and AI-Native Apprenticeship platform is not represented by this policy as independently security-certified or approved for processing sensitive employer or participant records.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable law, individuals may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information, as well as certain rights to object to or limit processing.
Requests will be evaluated and addressed in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
To make a privacy request, contact VillageScout through the Contact page at https://www.villagescout.com/contact.
10. Children’s Privacy
The general VillageScout.com inquiry process is not directed to children under 13.
We do not intentionally solicit personal information from children under 13 through the public Contact form.
Future programs involving minors will require appropriate eligibility, parental authorization, and privacy safeguards.
11. International Visitors
VillageScout may receive inquiries from individuals and organizations outside the United States.
Information submitted through the website may be processed in the United States or other locations where authorized service providers operate, subject to applicable requirements.
Additional disclosures or safeguards may be necessary for visitors in jurisdictions with specific data protection laws.
12. Policy Changes
VillageScout may update this Privacy Policy as its website, services, or data practices change.
The latest version will be published on VillageScout.com with an updated revision date.
13. Contact
Akio Wise Labs, LLC — VillageScout
Website: https://VillageScout.com
Email: villagescout@villagescout.co
Privacy requests, including inquiries about personal information, corrections, or deletion, may be submitted to this address.