This policy explains what personal data Azel Studio, a web design and development studio based in Seattle, Washington, collects when you use this website or get in touch, why we collect it, and the choices you have. We keep it short because we collect very little.
Who we are
This website is operated by [Your legal name or company name], [Street, city, postcode, country] (“Azel Studio”, “we”, “us”). We are the controller of the personal data described here. For any privacy question, email hello@example.com.
What we collect
When you contact us
If you use the contact form or email us, we receive the details you choose to share: usually your name, email address, company or website, the services and budget you select, and your message. We use this only to reply to you and, if we work together, to prepare and manage the project.
When you browse the site
Like any website, our hosting provider automatically records basic technical data when pages are requested — such as your IP address, browser type, the page visited and the time of the request. These server logs are used only to keep the site secure and working, and are deleted on a rolling basis.
We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking tools, and we do not build profiles of visitors.
Cookies
This website does not set cookies or use similar technologies (such as local storage or tracking pixels), and our fonts are served from our own domain rather than a third party. Because nothing is stored on your device, there is no cookie banner. If that ever changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent where the law requires it.
Why we use your data (legal bases)
- Replying to your enquiry and preparing a proposal — taking steps at your request before entering into a contract, and our legitimate interest in responding to people who contact us.
- Delivering a project — performing our contract with you.
- Keeping the website secure — our legitimate interest in protecting the site and its visitors.
- Keeping business records — complying with tax and accounting obligations.
We never sell your personal data or use it for marketing without your consent.
Who we share it with
We only share data with service providers that help us run the studio, under agreements that require them to protect it and use it only on our instructions:
- Web3Forms — delivers contact-form submissions to our inbox.
- [Hosting provider] — hosts this website and processes the server logs described above.
- [Email provider, e.g. Google Workspace] — hosts our email.
We are based in the United States, so if you contact us from another country your data will be transferred to and processed in the US. Where the law requires it, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. We may also disclose data if required by law.
How long we keep it
- Enquiries that don’t lead to a project: up to 24 months, then deleted.
- Client and project records: for the length of the project and afterwards for as long as tax and accounting law requires.
- Server logs: kept by our hosting provider for a short period, typically 30 days or less.
Your rights
Depending on where you live — for example under US state privacy laws such as California’s CCPA, or the EU and UK GDPR if you contact us from Europe — you may have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you;
- have it corrected or deleted;
- restrict or object to how we use it;
- receive a copy in a portable format;
- withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent.
To exercise any of these, email hello@example.com. We will reply within 30 days. We will not treat you differently for exercising your rights. If you are in the EU or UK, you can also complain to your local data protection authority.
Security
The site is served over HTTPS and we limit access to personal data to the people who need it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.
Children
This website is intended for businesses and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes to this policy
If we change how we handle personal data, we will update this page and the date at the top.