Legal
Privacy Policy
This policy explains what information we collect through this website, how we use it, and who helps us process it.
Overview
Effective Date: [Effective Date]
Last Updated: [Last Updated]
This Privacy Policy explains how [Company Name] ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit [Website URL] (the "Site") or contact us through the Site.
By using the Site, you acknowledge that your information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you use the contact form, we collect:
- your name
- your email address
- the subject of your message
- the contents of your message, including anything else you choose to include
If you email us directly, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message.
Please do not send sensitive personal information, such as government identification numbers, financial account details, passwords, or health information, through the contact form or by email.
Technical Information
When you visit the Site, our hosting provider, Cloudflare, processes technical information needed to deliver and protect the Site, such as:
- IP address
- browser, device, and operating system information
- the pages requested
- the referring website
- the date and time of the request
- approximate location derived from IP address
This information may appear in Cloudflare's request, error, and security logs. The Site's own server logs do not record your name, email address, or message.
Security Check
When you use the contact form, the Site loads Cloudflare Turnstile to tell people apart from automated bots. Turnstile may process technical, device, network, and interaction information from your browser to do this.
The form also contains a hidden field that people do not see. Submissions that fill it in are treated as spam and discarded.
What We Do Not Collect
The Site does not use analytics or advertising cookies, and we do not track you across other websites.
The Site has no user accounts and no database. We do not ask for payment information, and we do not store contact form submissions on the Site.
2. How We Use Information
We use information to:
- read and respond to your messages
- operate, maintain, and secure the Site
- find and fix technical problems
- detect, prevent, and respond to spam, fraud, abuse, and security incidents
- comply with legal obligations
- protect our rights and the rights of others
We use your contact details to respond to you and follow up on your inquiry, and for the other purposes listed above where needed. We do not send marketing email unless you ask us to.
We may also use aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for any purpose, such as understanding overall Site traffic.
3. Legal Bases for Processing
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar requirements, we process your information on the following legal bases:
- our legitimate interests in operating and securing the Site and in responding to your messages
- compliance with our legal obligations
4. How the Contact Form Works
When you submit the contact form:
- Cloudflare Turnstile checks that the submission comes from a person
- your message is sent to us by email through an email delivery provider (Cloudflare Email Routing or Mailgun, depending on configuration)
- the email is addressed so that our reply goes to the email address you entered
The Site does not store form submissions. Your message is kept in our email inbox, and may also remain for a limited time in the systems and logs of our hosting and email providers.
7. Third-Party Services
Fonts on the Site are loaded from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com). When your browser requests them, Google receives your IP address and basic browser information, such as your browser's user agent. See Google Fonts privacy and data collection (opens in a new tab).
For more information, see the Cloudflare privacy policy (opens in a new tab), the Cloudflare Turnstile privacy addendum (opens in a new tab), and the Google privacy policy (opens in a new tab).
The Site may also link to other websites that we do not control. Their privacy practices are their own, and we encourage you to review their policies.
8. Data Retention
We keep contact messages for as long as reasonably needed to respond, keep business records, resolve disputes, and meet legal, tax, or accounting requirements. We then delete them.
Technical and security logs are kept by our service providers for limited periods under their own retention policies.
9. Your Choices and Rights
You can choose not to submit the contact form, and you can control cookies in your browser.
Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to:
- request access to the information we hold about you
- request correction of inaccurate information
- request deletion of your information
- receive a copy of your information in a portable format
- object to or restrict certain processing
To make a request, contact us at [Contact Email]. We may need to verify your identity before responding. We will respond within the time required by applicable law, and we will not treat you differently for exercising your rights.
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Residents of California and certain other U.S. states may have additional rights under state privacy laws. We do not sell or share personal information, and we do not use it for targeted advertising or profiling.
10. International Data Transfers
The Site runs on Cloudflare's global network, and our service providers may process information in other countries. Your information may be processed and stored in countries whose data protection laws differ from those where you live. Our hosting, security, email and font providers state that they rely on recognized safeguards, such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses, when they transfer information from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland.
11. Security
The Site is served over HTTPS, which encrypts information in transit between your browser and the Site. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Children's Privacy
The Site is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us at [Contact Email] and we will delete it.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the Site after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
[Company Name]
[Contact Email]