Last updated: Wednesday September 17, 2025

You wouldn’t be the first person to read a Privacy Policy and wonder how exactly it’s different from Terms and Conditions.

Think of this as our public-facing promise, a legal document that lays out how we gather, use, disclose, and manage your personal data. It’s about protecting your journey with us, and ensuring we handle your information with respect and care.

This Privacy Notice describes how and why Nakia D. Whittaker (the “Innovantage Instigator” and “accidental entrepreneur” behind it all), operating as The Innovantage Collaborative Brands (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), processes your information when you engage with our services (“Services”), such as when you:

  • Visit our website at nakiadwhittaker.com, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice.
  • Interact with us on our social media platforms (like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn, where you might find us as:
  • Participate in our online community, events, programs, or connect with us for professional services and entrepreneur advocacy.
  • Sign up for newsletters, masterclasses, or express interest in collaborations, including for things like our Zoom SMS communications.

Our core purpose is to be a dynamic social enterprise, a true “catalyst for innovation, mentorship & social change,” dedicated to building generational impact and lasting legacy for women leaders, especially online and minority founders. Our integrated approach truly embodies the spirit to Simplify. Dream. Transform. Lead. Empower. the future.

This policy reflects that commitment to YOU.

The Scoop on What We Collect

As an expert but approachable mentor, we believe in plain language.  So, let’s talk about the “what” and “how” of data collection.

(Your Data, Our Insights)

We collect personal information in various ways:

Information You Directly Provide to Us:

  • Contact Information: Your name, email address (e.g., for newsletters from subscribe@nakiadwhittaker.com or direct inquiries to hi@nakiadwhittaker.com), and crucially, your phone number if you opt-in for SMS communications (especially relevant as we aim for that Zoom SMS license, allowing us to send you event updates, tips, or important reminders!).
  • Professional & Business Information: Your business name, role, and details about your entrepreneurial journey when you sign up for programs, consulting services, or community platforms like the VA World Empowerment Circle or VA World Conference.
  • Payment Information: If you make purchases (e.g., for our for-profit virtual administrative consulting services or event tickets), we collect necessary payment details.
  • Demographic Information: Occasionally, optional demographic details might be requested, for instance, in accelerator applications (like for Ignite Impact) that help us secure funding for programs offered at no cost to entrepreneurs, particularly those championing women and minority founders.
  • Content & Communications: Information you share in messages, comments, testimonials, or through our community platforms.

Information Collected Automatically (Our Digital Breadcrumbs):

When you visit our website nakiadwhittaker.com or interact with our social media accounts, certain information is collected automatically to enhance your experience and help us improve. This might include:

  • Device & Usage Information: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and how you navigate our site. This helps us see our digital reach and program engagement, vital KPIs for us.
  • Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to understand user behavior, personalize content, remember your preferences, and facilitate marketing efforts. (More on this in Section 7!).
  • Social Media Interaction Data: Data related to your engagement with our social media profiles (likes, shares, comments). Our consolidated customer touchpoints across platforms enhance reach and brand recognition.

Why We Gather Your Brilliance

(How We Use Your Data)

We collect your information with a clear, dual mission: to provide top-tier professional services and simultaneously drive profound social change and empowerment for women, especially online and minority founders. We’re all about redirecting creativity and passion into “Legacy of Innovation + Advantage,” creating the “Innovantage”.

Here’s how we put your data to good use:

To Provide and Enhance Our Services:

This is where we shine as a versatile powerhouse.

We use your data to:

    • Deliver expert virtual administrative consulting and entrepreneur advocacy, streamlining operations for you and helping you focus on growing your brand.
    • Facilitate your participation in our online community and events platform, like the VA World Empowerment Circle and the VA World Conference, allowing you to connect, learn, and grow with like-minded women.
    • Process transactions and manage your accounts.
    • Offer personalized coaching and mentoring tailored to your unique journey.

For Marketing and Communication (Spreading the Empowerment!):

We love to share insights and opportunities that inspire change.

We use your information to:

  • Send you newsletters, updates, and promotional materials about our services, programs, and events (like those from subscribe@nakiadwhittaker.com).
  • Tailor our marketing campaigns and messaging to reach niche markets, while still cultivating a broader appeal.
  • Communicate important information about your account, security updates, or changes to our policies.
  • For Zoom SMS communications, we’ll send you timely reminders, event notifications, or valuable insights directly to your phone, ensuring you’re always in the loop without needing to sift through emails.

To Drive Our Social Mission and Impact!

(Legacy, Not Just Hustle!):

Our social mission is deeply embedded in every facet of The Innovantage Collaborative Brands.

We use data to:

  • Measure our impact through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like community growth, founder empowerment (number of women/minority founders served), program engagement, and digital reach.
  • Understand the needs of our community and develop more innovative solutions that champion the voices of women entrepreneurs.
  • Leverage cross-brand synergies to amplify core values and strengths, building a more formidable and cohesive brand identity that drives stronger loyalty and a diversified client base.
  • Invest resources generated by our for-profit arm back into our social mission, ensuring our entire model is self-sustaining and impactful.

For Operational Efficiency and Innovation:

Consolidating operations under one brand reduces redundancy and streamlines processes, allowing us to be a versatile powerhouse.

We use data for:

  • Analyzing website and service usage to improve functionality, user experience, and overall efficiency.
  • Conducting research and analysis to foster innovation through integrated insights.
  • Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues or security breaches

Sharing the Journey

(When We Disclose Your Information)

Transparency is one of our collective stepping stones to building legacy. We do not sell your personal data.

However, we may disclose your information in certain circumstances to keep the gears turning and the dreams growing.

To Drive Our Social Mission and Impact!

(Legacy, Not Just Hustle!):

Our social mission is deeply embedded in every facet of The Innovantage Collaborative Brands.

We use data to:

  • Measure our impact through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like community growth, founder empowerment (number of women/minority founders served), program engagement, and digital reach.
  • Understand the needs of our community and develop more innovative solutions that champion the voices of women entrepreneurs.
  • Leverage cross-brand synergies to amplify core values and strengths, building a more formidable and cohesive brand identity that drives stronger loyalty and a diversified client base.
  • Invest resources generated by our for-profit arm back into our social mission, ensuring our entire model is self-sustaining and impactful.
  • With Third-Party Service Providers: We work with trusted partners who help us run our website, deliver services, and manage our operations. These can include:
    • Communication Platforms: Such as Zoom for video conferencing and, once acquired, for SMS services. This allows us to connect effectively and reach you with important updates.
    • Marketing & Analytics Platforms: Tools that help us understand our audience, manage campaigns, and track digital reach and engagement (like those connected to nakiadwhittaker.co on social media).
    • Payment Processors: To handle secure transactions for our services.
    • Hosting & Infrastructure Providers: Like FastComet, which hosts our websites and email accounts such as nakia@theinnovantage.com.
    • These providers are granted access only to the necessary information to perform their functions on our behalf and are obligated to protect it.
    • In Business Transfers: If we undergo a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, always with appropriate safeguards.
    • For Legal Compliance and Protection: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we believe it’s necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
      • For example, as part of our application for the Ignite Impact Social Enterprise Accelerator, we provide consent for sharing names, business names, and email addresses with their banking partner, Call Federal Credit Union, for outreach purposes. This is a specific instance where your information might be shared with explicit consent within a program.

Your Power, Your Choices

(Your Rights)

To Drive Our Social Mission and Impact!

(Legacy, Not Just Hustle!):

Our social mission is deeply embedded in every facet of The Innovantage Collaborative Brands.

We use data to:

  • Measure our impact through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like community growth, founder empowerment (number of women/minority founders served), program engagement, and digital reach.
  • Understand the needs of our community and develop more innovative solutions that champion the voices of women entrepreneurs.
  • Leverage cross-brand synergies to amplify core values and strengths, building a more formidable and cohesive brand identity that drives stronger loyalty and a diversified client base.
  • Invest resources generated by our for-profit arm back into our social mission, ensuring our entire model is self-sustaining and impactful.
  • Access & Correction: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you and to ask for corrections if it’s inaccurate.
  • Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal obligations.
  • Object to Processing: You can object to us processing your personal data for certain purposes, such as marketing.
  • Data Portability: You may request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: You can easily opt-out of receiving marketing emails or SMS messages by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each communication or by contacting us directly. For newsletters, you can manage your preferences via subscribe@nakiadwhittaker.com.
  • Cookie Controls: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
  • Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms (UOOMs): We endeavor to honor browser settings and technology that signal your desire to opt-out, as required by laws like those in Virginia, where KISS Virtual Services, LLC is located.

To exercise any of these rights, please reach out to us using the contact information provided

Your Power, Your Choices

(Your Rights)

Transparency is one of our collective stepping stones to building legacy.

We do not sell your personal data.

However, we may disclose your information in certain circumstances to keep the gears turning and the dreams growing.

  • Access & Correction: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you and to ask for corrections if it’s inaccurate.
  • Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal obligations.
  • Object to Processing: You can object to us processing your personal data for certain purposes, such as marketing.
  • Data Portability: You may request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: You can easily opt-out of receiving marketing emails or SMS messages by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each communication or by contacting us directly. For newsletters, you can manage your preferences via subscribe@nakiadwhittaker.com.
  • Cookie Controls: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
  • Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms (UOOMs): We endeavor to honor browser settings and technology that signal your desire to opt-out, as required by laws like those in Virginia, where KISS Virtual Services, LLC is located.

To exercise any of these rights, please reach out to us using the contact information provided

Keeping Your Dreams Safe

(Data Security)

Just as we build systems for freedom for our clients, we build strong systems to protect your data. We are committed to safeguarding your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

We implement various security measures, including:

  • Technical Safeguards: Using encryption, firewalls, and secure server infrastructure (such as those provided by FastComet, our hosting provider).
  • Administrative Safeguards: Implementing access controls, regular security audits, and training our team on data protection best practices.
  • Physical Safeguards: Protecting our physical data centers and equipment.

While we strive for excellence in data protection, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

 

Our Digital Breadcrumbs

(Cookies and Tracking Technologies)

Like any good journey, we leave some digital breadcrumbs to find our way back or discover new paths! Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help our website function, remember your preferences, and allow us to analyze traffic and provide personalized content.

What We Use Them For:

  • Essential Functionality: To make our website work correctly (e.g., maintaining your login session).
  • Performance & Analytics: To understand how you interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve. This ties into our KPIs like website traffic and social media follower growth.
  • Personalization: To remember your preferences and provide a more tailored experience.
  • Marketing & Advertising: To deliver relevant content and advertisements to you on other platforms, aligning with our broader appeal and niche market targeting.
  • Your Control: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies or alert you when a cookie is being sent. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our Services may not function properly.

 

Building a Legacy

(Data Retention)

We’re all about building generational impact, not just hustle. We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

  • The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide services (e.g., for your account with us, ongoing membership in our community).
  • Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (e.g., certain privacy laws may require retention of data for a specific period).
  • Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations).

When your personal data is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Little Leaders

(Children's Privacy)

As a brand focused on empowerment and legacy, we’re mindful of all members of our community, including the younger generation. However, our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child under 13 has provided us with personal data, please contact us at hi@nakiadwhittaker.com so we can take appropriate steps to remove that information and terminate any accounts.

Global Connections

(International Data Transfers)

Our vision is transformative, reaching far beyond local boundaries. We’ve built an inclusive digital space and a vibrant community of Women Founders, fostering a global “tribe”. As such, your information may be stored and processed in any country where we have operations or where we engage service providers. While KISS Virtual Services, LLC is located in Virginia, our reach is global.

By using our Services, you understand that your information may be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, which may have different data protection laws than those in your country. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice and applicable data protection laws through appropriate safeguards (e e.g., standard contractual clauses).

Evolving Together

(Changes to This Privacy Policy)

The journey of an entrepreneur is one of continuous learning and adaptation. Similarly, this Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Notice on this page, or by providing a prominent notice on our website or through other means, such as email (hi@nakiadwhittaker.com or desk@theinnovantage.com). We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice periodically for any changes.

Let's Connect

(Contact Us)

We’re all about building genuine, long-term relationships, not just transactional ones. So, if you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Notice or our data practices, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re “Friendly and Relatable” and here to help.

You can contact us via:

Or Call/Text 757-778-9714

We believe in inspiring others to reach for their dreams through clear, actionable insights. Your trust means the world to us