Privacy Policy — Gold Spade Advisory

1. Who we are

Gold Spade Advisory ("we", "us", "our") is an independent consultancy operating at goldspade.eu. We are the data controller responsible for personal data collected through this website.

2. What data we collect and why

We only collect personal data when you voluntarily contact us through the form on our Contact page. The data collected includes:

Name — so we know who we're speaking with
Email address — so we can reply to your enquiry
Company name (optional) — to understand your context
Message content — the enquiry itself

We use this data solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not use it for marketing purposes and do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

3. Legal basis for processing

We process your data on the basis of legitimate interests (responding to an enquiry you initiated). Where applicable under GDPR, we rely on Article 6(1)(f).

4. How long we keep your data

We retain contact enquiry data for up to 12 months, after which it is deleted unless an ongoing business relationship has been established.

5. Third-party services

Contact form submissions are processed via Formspree (formspree.io), a third-party form handling service. Formspree may temporarily store your submission data in order to deliver it to us. Their privacy policy is available at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.

This website uses Google Fonts to render text. When you load a page, your browser may request font files from Google's servers. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

We do not use analytics tracking, advertising cookies, or any other third-party tracking on this website.

6. Cookies

This website does not use cookies for tracking or analytics. No cookie consent banner is required.

7. Your rights

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

Access the personal data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Object to the processing of your data
Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the Contact page.

8. Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests, reach us via the Contact page on this website.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date at the top.