Privacy Notice for Little Black Dog Development

Effective date: 2025-10-07

What this site is

This website is a personal/professional portfolio for Little Black Dog Development. It showcases projects, services, and provides a contact form to request work or ask questions.

Information we collect

  • Contact form: when you use the contact form we collect the information you provide (name, email, message, optional phone). That data is used only to respond to your inquiry.
  • Site analytics: this site may use analytics (e.g., Google Analytics or similar) to measure site traffic. Analytics collect anonymized usage data such as pages visited, device/browser type, and IP-derived geolocation.
  • Logs and technical data: standard server or hosting logs (timestamp, requesting IP, user agent) may be recorded by the hosting provider for security and operational purposes.
  • No sensitive data: do not send sensitive personal data (e.g., social security numbers, financial account numbers, health records) via the contact form.

How we use your information

To respond to your messages and requests. To improve the website and understand how visitors use the site (analytics). For security and to prevent abuse.

Legal basis (if applicable)

  • Consent: submitting the contact form indicates consent for the site owner to use the submitted info to reply.
  • Legitimate interests: analytics and site logs are processed for legitimate operational and security interests.

Sharing and disclosure

  • We do not sell your personal information.
  • Contact submissions may be stored in the site's backend (e.g., serverless function or email provider) and accessed only by site maintainers and authorized third-party services used to deliver messages (e.g., an email service).
  • Analytics providers may process aggregated/anonymized data under their own policies.

Data retention

Contact form messages will be retained for as long as necessary to respond and maintain records for business purposes (e.g., up to 2 years), unless you request deletion.

Your rights

You can request access, correction, or deletion of any personal data you provided via the contact form by emailing kyle@littleblackdog.dev. If you are in a jurisdiction with privacy rights (e.g., GDPR residents), you can exercise those rights by contacting the email above. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

Cookies and tracking

The site may use cookies and similar technologies for analytics and performance. You can disable or block cookies in your browser; this may affect some site features.

Security

Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect your data. No online system is fully secure; if a breach occurs, appropriate notification will be made as required by law.

Changes to this notice

We may update this privacy notice occasionally. The effective date above will reflect the latest version.

Contact

For privacy questions or data requests email kyle@littleblackdog.dev.