Privacy Policy
How Chrysopoeic Solutions collects, uses, and protects your personal data.
Effective date: 24 April 2026
Who We Are
Chrysopoeic Solutions is a technical leadership and software development service operated by Rob Valdes. Our website is chrysopoeic.com. You can contact us at rob@chrysopoeic.com.
What Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of data: • Contact information - name and email address provided when you book a discovery call via our Google Calendar scheduling page. • Usage data - page views, session duration, and navigation paths, collected via Google Analytics. This data is anonymised and aggregated. GA4 may use cookies to distinguish returning visitors. • Communications - any information you share with us directly via email or during a discovery call. We do not use contact forms, run accounts, or store passwords.
How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect to: • Respond to enquiries and conduct discovery calls. • Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it (analytics). • Fulfil our contractual obligations if you become a client. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may process your data: • Google Analytics - website analytics. Google's privacy policy applies: policies.google.com/privacy. • Google Calendar - appointment scheduling. Google's privacy policy applies. These services are governed by their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them if you have concerns.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies solely through Google Analytics to distinguish between visitors and track sessions. These are analytics cookies and do not track you across other websites for advertising purposes. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or by configuring your browser to block cookies.
Data Retention
Analytics data is retained in Google Analytics for 14 months by default. Contact information from discovery calls is retained for the duration of any subsequent engagement, and for up to 2 years after an engagement ends for legal and accounting purposes. If no engagement follows a discovery call, we will delete your contact information within 6 months.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data: • The right to access the personal data we hold about you. • The right to correct inaccurate data. • The right to request deletion of your data. • The right to object to or restrict certain processing. • The right to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at rob@chrysopoeic.com. We will respond within 30 days.
Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at rob@chrysopoeic.com.