BearingTrace doesn't have user accounts, logins, or payments today, so there isn't much personal data to collect yet. This page explains what little there is, and we'll update it before that changes (for example, if accounts or subscriptions are introduced later).

1. What we collect

• If you use the Contact page: your name and whatever message you type, submitted through a third-party form service (see below) so we can respond to you.
• Basic technical data: our hosting provider (Vercel) automatically logs standard web request information (like IP address, browser type, and page requested) for every visitor, the same way almost every website does, mainly for security and reliability. We don't separately track you across visits, and the Site doesn't use advertising or analytics cookies today.

We don't collect account information, passwords, or payment details, because the Site doesn't have any of those features yet.

2. How we use it

Contact form submissions are used only to read and respond to your message. Technical/log data is used only for keeping the Site running securely. We don't sell your information, and we don't use it for advertising.

3. Third-party services

The Site relies on a couple of outside services to operate, and each has its own privacy practices:

• Vercel — hosts the Site and its infrastructure.
• Formspree — processes and delivers messages submitted through the Contact page.

4. Data retention

Contact form messages are kept only as long as needed to respond to you and for a reasonable period after. Hosting logs are retained on whatever schedule our hosting provider uses by default.

5. Children's privacy

BearingTrace isn't directed at children, and we don't knowingly collect information from anyone under 13.

6. Your choices

If you'd like us to delete a message you sent through the Contact page, just let us know through that same page and we'll take care of it.

7. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes — for example, when accounts, payments, or analytics are introduced — we'll update this page and the "Last updated" date above.

8. Contact

Questions about this policy? Reach out through the Contact page.