Summary of Our Privacy Commitment
This website (meet-patel.dev) is operated by Meet Patel. We believe in privacy by design: we do not use invasive third-party tracking cookies, we never sell your personal contact information to third parties, and all project inquiries are securely encrypted.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when using our communication channels:
- Contact Form Inquiries: Your name, email address, project timeline, budget range, and message body when you fill out our contact form.
- Appointment Booking: Your name, email, and scheduled meeting notes when booking an appointment via our embedded Google Calendar widget.
- Direct Communications: Any email correspondence sent directly to patelmeet20112000@gmail.com.
2. Zero-Cookie & Privacy-First Analytics
Unlike conventional websites that use invasive cross-site tracking scripts, this website utilizes a 100% native, zero-cookie analytics system.
- We track aggregated metrics (total page views, popular case studies, and referring domains) without storing persistent tracking cookies on your device.
- Visitor IP addresses are pseudonymized using one-way cryptographic hashing to prevent identifying individual users.
3. How We Use Your Information
Information submitted through our website is strictly used for:
- Responding to your project scoping inquiries, technical consulting requests, or recruitment discussions.
- Executing scheduled consultation sessions and technical architecture reviews.
- Protecting our servers from spam, malicious bot flooding, and security attacks.
4. Data Storage & Security
All communications and form transmissions are protected by 256-bit SSL/TLS encryption (HTTPS), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and server-side rate-limiting firewalls. Contact submissions are stored in protected, access-restricted server stores shielded by directory-level Apache access rules.
5. Third-Party Services
We integrate a minimal set of trusted third-party providers:
- Google Calendar: To allow visitors to schedule appointments directly in Atlantic Time.
- Google Fonts: For serving typography (Geist and Geist Mono).
- Hostinger: Secure web hosting infrastructure and transactional email delivery.
6. Your Rights (PIPEDA & GDPR)
Under Canadian privacy legislation (PIPEDA) and international privacy frameworks, you have the right to request a copy of any personal data you have submitted to us, or request the immediate deletion of your inquiry records.
To exercise your privacy rights, email patelmeet20112000@gmail.com with the subject line "Privacy Request".