Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Maroon Pixel ("we," "our," or "us") operates https://maroonpixel.website. We collect information you provide directly and automated technical telemetry when you interact with our website:

• Inquiry & Consultation Data: Name, business email, phone number, company website URL, and project notes submitted via our contact or free audit forms.
• Newsletter Subscriptions: Your email address when subscribing to digital growth updates.
• Diagnostic Tool Data: Website URLs analyzed via our Free Audit, Website Grader, or Meta Tag Checker tools.
• Technical Telemetry: Anonymized IP addresses, browser types, screen resolutions, referring URLs, and engagement duration gathered to ensure website uptime and speed.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process personal data strictly under lawful bases (Contractual Necessity, Legitimate Interests, and Explicit Consent):

• To deliver audits, technical proposals, scope-of-work documentation, and website services.
• To transmit transactional emails, service notifications, and client communications.
• To monitor, debug, and optimize the technical performance and security of our web infrastructure.
• To prevent fraud, spam abuse, and malicious intrusion attempts.

3. Service Providers & Sub-Processors

We partner with trusted infrastructure and software providers bound by strict Data Processing Agreements (DPAs):

4. Cookies & Consent Management

We respect your right to privacy. We do not use intrusive third-party advertising trackers. Our native consent controller enables you to choose between "Essential Only" or "Accept All" (which activates anonymous performance telemetry).

You can adjust your preferences anytime by clicking Cookie Settings in the footer or reading our dedicated Cookie Policy.

5. Your Global Privacy Rights (GDPR, UK-GDPR, CCPA/CPRA)

Depending on your location, you have statutory rights regarding your personal information:

• Right of Access: Request a digital copy of the personal data we maintain about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal records.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request the permanent deletion of your information from our active systems.
• Right to Restrict or Object: Restrict or object to the processing of your data for specific purposes.
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• California & US Consumer Rights: We do not sell or share personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising. You have the right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights.

6. Data Retention & Security Safeguards

We implement enterprise security controls, including TLS/SSL encryption, strict principle of least privilege access, and regular security audits. We retain client and prospect data only for as long as necessary to fulfill contractual obligations, legitimate business purposes, or statutory legal and tax retention periods.

7. Contact & Privacy Office

For privacy inquiries, data access requests, or to exercise your rights, please reach out to our dedicated privacy contact: