Privacy Policy

Cherry Tech ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at cherrytech.dev or contact us about our services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Contact information — your name, email address, and company name when you fill out our contact form.
• Project details — information you provide about your project, budget, and service requirements.
• Usage data — pages visited, time on site, browser type, and device information collected automatically via analytics tools.
• Communications — records of correspondence if you contact us by email or through our website.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide the services you request.
• Send project proposals, updates, and relevant communications.
• Improve our website and services based on usage patterns.
• Comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on your consent (when you submit our contact form), our legitimate interest in managing client relationships and improving our services, and compliance with any applicable legal obligations.

4. Cookies & Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyse site traffic and improve the user experience. We may use services such as Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics. You can disable cookies through your browser settings; however, some features of the site may not function properly as a result.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months unless you request earlier deletion.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Resend — email delivery for contact form submissions.
• Sanity — headless CMS for website content.
• Vercel — website hosting and analytics.
• Google Analytics — traffic analytics.

Each of these providers has their own privacy policy governing their data practices.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your personal data.
• Object to or restrict our processing of your data.
• Data portability.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@cherrytech.dev.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at hello@cherrytech.dev.