Privacy Policy

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

a) Information You Provide Directly: When you submit a contact form on our Site, we collect your name, email address, company or organization name, job title, and any other information you voluntarily provide in the message or project description fields.

b) Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain technical information through Google Analytics, including your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on the Site. This information is collected in aggregate and is not used to personally identify you.

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you regarding potential engagements or projects.
• To evaluate project fit and determine whether to enter into a professional engagement.
• To improve and optimize our Site's performance and user experience using aggregated analytics data.
• To comply with applicable legal obligations.

Our Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help us analyze how visitors use the Site. The information generated by cookies about your use of the Site (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

We use Google Analytics solely for internal purposes to understand Site traffic and improve user experience. We do not sell, share, or otherwise disclose this data to third parties for marketing or advertising purposes.

You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties, except in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist in operating our Site or conducting our business, provided those parties agree to keep your information confidential.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable law. Contact form submissions are retained for a reasonable period to facilitate follow-up communications and are deleted when no longer needed.

As a California LLC operating in the State of California, we acknowledge the rights afforded to California residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), where applicable. California residents may have the right to:

• Request disclosure of the personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
• Request deletion of personal information we hold about them.
• Opt out of the sale of personal information. (Note: We do not sell personal information.)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contactus@leftcoastdesign.studio.

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies independently.

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Site following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Left Coast Design Studio LLC

6001 Ascot Drive, Oakland, CA 94611

Email: contactus@leftcoastdesign.studio