On this page
This page explains what personal data this site collects, why, and what you can ask me to do with it. It covers the contact form, the newsletter, and the site’s analytics. Work for clients is covered by each project’s own agreement.
Who is responsible
This site is run by an independent designer (“I”, “me”), who decides how the data described here is used. You can reach me through the contact page or at the email address shown at the foot of every page.
What I collect
When you write to me
The contact form asks for your name, your email address, and your message. If you pick a budget range or mention a deadline, I receive that too. I use it to reply, to prepare a proposal, and, if we work together, to keep a record of how the project started.
When you join the newsletter
I keep your email address and the date you signed up. Every issue has a link to unsubscribe in one click.
When you browse
With your consent, a privacy-friendly analytics service records which pages are visited, the site you came from, your browser and device type, and an approximate country. It does not build a profile of you, and it never tells me who you are. The cookie policy has the details.
Why I can use it
- Replying to you and preparing a proposal: steps you ask for before a contract, or my legitimate interest in answering messages.
- The newsletter: your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
- Analytics: your consent, given in the cookie banner.
- Project and invoice records: legal obligations, such as accounting rules.
Who else sees it
I do not sell or rent your data. It passes through a few providers that run parts of the site for me: the host, the form service that delivers messages, the email service that sends the newsletter, and the analytics service. Each one processes it only on my instructions. When a provider stores data outside your country, I rely on the safeguards the law requires, such as standard contractual clauses.
How long I keep it
- Messages that do not lead to a project: up to a year, then deleted.
- Client correspondence and invoices: as long as accounting law requires.
- Newsletter address: until you unsubscribe.
- Analytics: kept only as totals, with nothing that identifies you.
Your rights
You can ask to see the data I hold about you, to correct it, to delete it, to limit how I use it, or to receive a copy in a common format. You can also object to uses based on my legitimate interest and withdraw your consent at any time. Write to me through the contact page and I will answer within a month.
If you think I have not handled your data properly, you can complain to the data protection authority in your country.
Keeping it safe
The site is served over an encrypted connection, and my email and files are protected by strong passwords and two-step sign-in. No method is perfect, so please do not send sensitive personal data, such as health or payment details, through the form.
Changes to this policy
When I change how data is handled, I update this page and the date at the top.
