Privacy Policy

We collect information you provide directly to us and information gathered automatically when you use our site:

• Contact information — name and email address when you submit our contact or newsletter forms.
• Message content — the content of messages you send us via our contact form (processed by Formspree).
• Usage data — pages visited, time spent on pages, referral source, browser type, and device type, collected via Google Analytics.
• Cookies — small text files placed on your device by Google Analytics to measure site usage. See our Cookie Policy for details.

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as payment card details, government ID numbers, or health information.

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to enquiries — process and reply to contact form submissions.
• Send communications — deliver newsletter emails you have opted into; you may unsubscribe at any time.
• Improve our service — analyse site usage data (via Google Analytics measurement ID G-52DR8DC0PB) to understand how visitors interact with our site and improve content and navigation.
• Maintain security — detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

We share data only with the following trusted service providers, each subject to their own privacy policies:

• Formspree — processes contact and newsletter form submissions. Data is stored on Formspree's servers. See Formspree Privacy Policy.
• Google Analytics — collects anonymised usage data via cookies. IP addresses are anonymised. See Google Privacy Policy.
• GitHub Pages — hosts this website. GitHub may log request metadata (IP address, user agent). See GitHub Privacy Statement.

We may disclose personal data if required by law, court order, or regulatory authority.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy:

• Contact form submissions — retained in Formspree for up to 12 months, then deleted.
• Newsletter subscriptions — retained until you unsubscribe.
• Analytics data — aggregated usage data is retained by Google Analytics for 14 months.

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including HTTPS/TLS encryption for all data in transit and access controls limiting who can view form submissions.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction — request that inaccurate data be corrected.
• Deletion — request that your personal data be deleted.
• Opt-out of analytics — install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
• Unsubscribe — click the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email to stop receiving communications.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the form on our website.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.