Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Socia Visual ("we", "us", "our") is the data controller for personal data collected through sociavisual.com. For any privacy-related inquiries, contact us at scott@sociavisual.com.

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Contact Form Data

When you submit our contact form, we collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Service interests (Web Design, Graphics, Marketing)
• Message content

Lawful basis: Legitimate interest (responding to business inquiries).

2.2 Analytics Data (with consent)

With your consent, we use Google Analytics to collect anonymized usage data including:

• Pages visited and time spent
• Device type, browser, and screen resolution
• Approximate geographic location (country/region level)
• Referral source

Lawful basis: Consent (via cookie banner).

2.3 Interactive Experience Data

On our interactive experiences page (games.html), we collect anonymized gameplay statistics such as click counts, session duration, and achievement progress. This data contains no personally identifiable information and is aggregated for display purposes only.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interest (improving user experience).

2.4 Bot Protection

We use Google reCAPTCHA v3 on our contact form to prevent spam. reCAPTCHA may collect hardware and software information, such as device and application data. This data is processed by Google according to their privacy policy.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interest (security and spam prevention).

3. Third-Party Services

Each third-party service operates under their own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them:

• Google Privacy Policy (opens in new tab)
• FormSubmit.co Privacy Policy (opens in new tab)
• Vercel Privacy Policy (opens in new tab)

4. Cookies

4.1 Essential Cookies

We use a single essential cookie (sv_consent) to remember your cookie preferences. This cookie does not track you and is strictly necessary for the site to function as you've requested.

4.2 Analytics Cookies (with consent)

Analytics cookies are only set after you provide consent via our cookie banner.

5. Your Rights

Under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Rectify inaccurate personal data
• Erase your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict processing of your personal data
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured format
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw consent at any time for analytics cookies

To exercise any of these rights, email scott@sociavisual.com. We will respond within 30 days.

6. Data Retention

• Contact form submissions: Retained for 24 months, then deleted
• Analytics data: Retained for 14 months (Google Analytics default), then automatically deleted
• Game statistics: Retained indefinitely in aggregated, anonymized form

7. Data Security

We protect your data through:

• TLS/SSL encryption on all connections
• HTTPS enforcement with HSTS preloading
• Restricted permissions (no camera, microphone, or geolocation access)
• X-Frame-Options: DENY (clickjacking prevention)
• reCAPTCHA v3 bot protection

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. California Residents (CCPA)

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. California residents have additional rights under the CCPA, including:

• The right to know what personal information we collect and how it is used
• The right to request deletion of your personal information
• The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data)
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, contact us using the information below.

11. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, data access requests, or to exercise your rights:

Email: scott@sociavisual.com
Website: sociavisual.com