Privacy Policy & Data Protection

1. Operator Identity & Scope

This Privacy Policy governs the collection, processing, and protection of personal data by Brian Clark, operating as BClarkCodes (https://bclarkcodes.dev), located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States ("we", "us", "our").

We are committed to operating with total transparency. Unlike traditional agency websites that embed dozens of third-party advertising retargeting trackers, social tracking beacons, and data broker scripts, bclarkcodes.dev operates on a strict first-party telemetry model. We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal information.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the minimum necessary information required to deliver high-performance consulting, project scoping, security, and communication:

• Voluntary Communications & Inquiries: When you submit our project contact form, chat with us in our live chat widget, email us, or book a consultation call, we collect your name, email address, phone number, project specifications, and any attached architectural files you provide.
• First-Party Technical Telemetry (BClark Analytics): To measure page load speeds, Core Web Vitals, and geographic visitor distribution, our self-hosted plugin (bclark-analytics) records anonymous visitor tokens, session durations, referring domains, pages viewed, and city/state geographic approximations derived server-side.
• Real-Time Presence Heartbeats: When interacting with our live chat, temporary session identifiers (bclark_chat_thread_id, bclark_visitor_token) synchronize conversation messages in real time.

3. Purpose & Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR, we process data under the following lawful bases:

• Contractual Necessity (Art. 6(1)(b)): To prepare project proposals, execute milestone engineering deliverables, schedule Zoom consultation calls, and respond to quote requests.
• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): To secure our server infrastructure against automated brute-force attacks, optimize page performance, and monitor site reliability.
• Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): To maintain accurate accounting, tax, and contractual invoice records.

4. Sub-Processors & Infrastructure Providers

We do not share your information with advertising networks. We utilize only essential, enterprise-grade cloud service providers:

• Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc.): Content Delivery Network, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and DDoS mitigation protecting server connections.
• Google Workspace & Google Calendar: Secure client email communications, calendar appointments, and Google Chat direct messaging.
• Belhaven University Zoom: Dedicated video conferencing rooms for direct 1-on-1 technical consultations.

5. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have explicit rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Right to Know: You may request the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected in the preceding 12 months.
• Right to Delete: You may request the permanent deletion of your inquiry records and personal data.
• Non-Discrimination: We will never discriminate, alter pricing, or degrade service quality for exercising your privacy rights.
• Zero Data Sales: We have never sold, shared for cross-context behavioral advertising, or brokered personal data, and we never will.

6. Security Safeguards & Data Retention

All data in transit is protected using modern TLS 1.3 cryptographic encryption. All database queries utilize parameterized SQL statements via WordPress core APIs to prevent SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Inquiry and live chat data are retained only as long as necessary to facilitate ongoing consulting discussions, project warranties, and tax/accounting requirements, after which records are permanently purged.

7. Data Protection Officer Contact

To exercise your right to access, rectify, or delete personal data, please contact Brian Clark directly at: