Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us and information that is automatically gathered when you visit our website.

Contact Form Data

When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number (if provided), and your message content.

Analytics Data

We automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.

2. How We Use Information

• Respond to inquiries: We use contact form submissions to reply to your questions and discuss potential projects.
• Improve our website: Analytics data helps us understand how visitors use our site so we can enhance the user experience.
• Analyze trends: Aggregated analytics data allows us to identify trends and measure the effectiveness of our content.

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services on our website:

• Google Analytics (GA4): For website traffic analysis and visitor behavior insights.
• Microsoft Clarity: For session recordings and heatmaps to understand how users interact with our pages.
• Google reCAPTCHA: To protect our contact form from spam and abuse.
• Google Maps Embed: To display our location on the contact page.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience.

• Essential cookies: Required for basic website functionality. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to collect anonymous usage data. Activated only after consent.

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to fulfill legitimate business purposes. We periodically review stored data and delete information that is no longer needed.

6. Your Rights

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

For EU Visitors (GDPR)

You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, and object to the processing of your personal data.

For California Visitors (CCPA)

You have the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion, and opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including encryption of data in transit (TLS/SSL) and limiting access to authorized personnel only.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@mindgearstechnologies.com.