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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 3, 2026

Last Updated: September 3, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Theresa Hertling (“I”, “me”, or “my”) collects, uses, and safeguards your information when you visit https://theresa-hertling.com (the “Website”) or contact me for professional services.

I respect your privacy and believe in keeping data practices transparent, minimal, and secure.

1. Who Controls Your Data

Theresa Hertling operates this Website. For the purposes of data protection regulations, I act as the controller of the personal data described in this policy.

 

2. Information Collected

I collect only the personal information necessary to respond to your inquiries, deliver project work, and maintain site functionality:

  • Contact & Inquiry Details: When you submit an inquiry through the contact form or send an email, you provide details such as your name, email address, phone number, and project notes. This information is provided voluntarily.
  • Project Information & Uploaded Files: Reference materials, project files, mockups, or specifications you choose to share to discuss design, development, or consulting services.
  • Technical & Browsing Data: Limited technical information automatically logged by web servers, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and general referring URLs. This data is used solely to maintain site security, prevent spam, and ensure stable performance.

 

3. How Your Information Is Used

Your information is processed for specific, transparent purposes:

  • To Communicate: Reviewing inquiries, replying to your messages, scheduling consultations, and discussing project scopes.
  • To Deliver Services: Preparing, executing, and administering web design, development, or creative projects.
  • To Maintain the Website: Monitoring stability, protecting against malicious traffic or spam submissions, and optimizing device compatibility.
  • To Understand Site Traffic (When Enabled): Reviewing aggregated, anonymized metrics (e.g., via Google Analytics) to improve navigation, layout, and content quality.

Your personal information is never sold, rented, or traded to third parties for marketing purposes.

 

4. Third-Party Services

To deliver services and keep the Website operational, limited data may be processed through trusted third-party providers:

  • Hosting & Infrastructure: Secure web hosting providers (such as InMotion Hosting) that store site files and log standard server traffic[cite: 1].
  • Email & Form Processing: Tools used to transmit contact messages and manage business correspondence securely.
  • Website Analytics: Measurement services (such as Google Analytics) that process aggregated, non-personally identifiable visit statistics. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
  • Embedded Media & External Links: Pages may contain links to external sites or embedded components (e.g., videos, portfolio demos). Interacting with third-party sites is governed by the independent privacy policies of those providers.

 

5. Cookies

This Website may use necessary cookies for core functionality, security, and caching. When non-essential analytics cookies are enabled, they are used strictly to gauge broad site performance. You can disable or remove cookies at any time via your browser settings without affecting your ability to view this Website.

 

6. Data Retention

Personal data submitted through contact forms or email correspondence is kept only as long as necessary to complete your project, maintain professional client records, or fulfill administrative, accounting, and legal requirements. When records are no longer required, they are securely removed.

 

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data held about you.
  • Request corrections to any outdated or inaccurate information.
  • Request the deletion of your personal contact data, except where retention is required by law or legitimate administrative purposes.
  • Object to or restrict the processing of your data.

 

8. Contact

To ask questions regarding this Privacy Policy, update your contact details, or request data deletion, please contact me directly at: