Hardshell Technologies ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information you provide when you visit hardshelltech.com or contact us about our services.

Information We Collect

When you fill out a contact or consultation form on our website, we may collect the following:

Analytics and Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on the site and how you arrived here. This data is aggregated and anonymous — we cannot identify you personally from it.

Google Analytics uses cookies, which are small text files stored on your device, to track this information. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can also disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect how some parts of the site function.

We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels or any other third-party tracking tools beyond Google Analytics.

How We Use Your Information

Information you submit through our contact form is used solely to respond to your inquiry, schedule consultations and provide the cybersecurity services you request. We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information to any third party.

How We Protect Your Information

As a cybersecurity firm, we take data protection seriously. Information submitted through this website is transmitted over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Contact form submissions are delivered directly to our secure business email. We carry both cyber liability and general liability insurance to protect our clients and our business.

Retention of Information

We retain client and prospect information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. If you would like your information removed from our records, contact us at aaron@hardshelltech.com and we will process your request promptly.

Third Party Services

Our website is hosted on Netlify. Netlify may collect standard server log data such as IP addresses and browser types as part of normal hosting operations. We encourage you to review Netlify's privacy policy at netlify.com for more information. We also use Google Analytics as described above. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com.

Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for business owners and professionals. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 18.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct inaccurate information, or request that we delete your information. To exercise any of these rights, email us at aaron@hardshelltech.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, reach out to us at aaron@hardshelltech.com.