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Privacy policy

​​This Privacy Policy explains how Alicia Jarvis (“I,” “me,” or “my”) collects, uses, discloses, protects, and retains personal information when you visit *alicia.design* (the “Website”), contact me, or otherwise interact with the Website.

 

My approach is simple: collect only the personal information reasonably needed, use it for clear purposes, protect it appropriately, and be transparent about how it is handled.​​

About This Website

alicia.design is the personal and professional website of *Alicia Jarvis*, based in Canada.

The Website provides information about my work, experience, projects, writing, presentations, accessibility work, and other professional activities. It may also provide ways to contact me and links to content hosted on third-party platforms.

 

For privacy questions or requests, you can contact me using the contact information available on the Website.

What Personal Information I Collect

The information collected depends on how you interact with the Website.

Information You Provide Directly

If you contact me using my Website form or other communication method, I may collect information such as:

  • First name

  • Last name

  • Email address

  • The contents of your message

  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

Please avoid including confidential, sensitive, financial, health, identification, or other highly sensitive personal information in a Website contact form unless it is specifically requested and necessary.

Information Collected Automatically

When you access my Website, the Website, Wix, and supporting technology providers may automatically process limited technical information such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • Approximate location derived from an IP address

  • Referring website

  • Pages viewed

  • Date and time of a visit

  • Website interactions

  • Technical diagnostic and security information

Some of this information may constitute personal information under applicable privacy laws.​

Why I Collect and Use Personal Information

I may collect and use personal information for purposes including:

  • Responding to messages, questions, or inquiries

  • Communicating with you about something you have requested

  • Operating and maintaining the Website

  • Providing Website functionality

  • Maintaining Website security and preventing abuse

  • Diagnosing technical problems

  • Understanding general Website usage and performance

  • Improving Website content and usability

  • Managing professional inquiries

I aim to collect only information that is reasonably necessary for these purposes.

If I intend to use personal information for a materially different purpose, I will obtain additional consent.

Consent

Where required, personal information is collected, used, or disclosed with your knowledge and consent.

Consent may be express or implied depending on:

  • The sensitivity of the information

  • Your reasonable expectations

  • The way the information is collected

  • The purpose for which it is being used

  • Applicable legal requirements

For example, when you submit a contact form, you are providing information so that I can receive and respond to your message.

Where applicable, you may withdraw your consent to certain uses of your personal information by contacting me.

Contact Forms

The Website includes a contact form that allows visitors to send me messages.

Information submitted through a contact form may include:

  • First name

  • Last name

  • Email address

  • Message contents

This information is collected for the purpose of receiving and responding to your inquiry.

Contact-form submissions may be transmitted, processed, or stored using functionality provided by "Wix" and its service providers.

I do not sell or rent information submitted through Website contact forms.

Information you send may be retained for a reasonable period when needed to respond to your inquiry, maintain appropriate correspondence records, or meet legal obligations.

Wix Hosting and Website Services

The Website is built or hosted using services provided by "Wix".

"Wix" may process certain technical, usage, security, and visitor information in connection with providing Website hosting and functionality.

Depending on the Wix services and features enabled on the Website, Wix may use technologies including cookies, servers, databases, security tools, and Website analytics or performance technologies.

Some information may be processed on infrastructure located outside your province or outside Canada.

Wix operates independently under its own terms and privacy practices. I encourage you to review Wix's privacy information if you would like additional information about how Wix processes data.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies.

A cookie is a small piece of information stored on or accessed from your device when you visit a website.

Cookies may be used for purposes such as:

  • Providing essential Website functionality

  • Maintaining Website security

  • Supporting Website navigation

  • Remembering preferences

  • Monitoring Website performance

  • Understanding general Website traffic and usage

  • Detecting errors or malicious activity

Essential Cookies

Some cookies may be necessary for the Website to function properly and cannot reasonably be disabled through the Website itself.

Analytics and Optional Technologies

The Website may use analytics or similar technologies to understand how people interact with the Website.

You can manage cookies using your browser settings.

Blocking certain cookies may affect how portions of the Website operate.

Analytics

The Website may use analytics functionality provided by Wix or another analytics provider to understand general Website usage.

Analytics information may include information such as:

  • Pages viewed

  • Approximate visit duration

  • General device or browser information

  • Referring pages

  • General geographic region

  • Website interactions

Analytics information is used to understand Website performance and improve content and usability.​

Social Media and External Platforms

The Website may provide links to profiles, posts, presentations, articles, videos, or other content hosted by third-party platforms.

These may include services such as:

  • LinkedIn

  • Bluesky

  • Facebook

  • Instagram

  • GitHub

  • Medium

  • Noti.st

  • YouTube

  • Other professional or social media services

When you select an external link, you leave alicia.design and interact directly with the applicable third-party service.

Those services have their own privacy policies, terms of service, cookies, tracking technologies, and data practices.

I do not control how third-party platforms collect, use, disclose, or retain information once you interact with their services.

I encourage you to review the privacy policies of those platforms before providing personal information to them.

Embedded Content

Some Website pages may contain embedded content provided by third parties, such as:

  • Videos

  • Presentations

  • Social media posts

  • Images

  • Interactive media

  • Other externally hosted content

Embedded content can sometimes behave as though you visited the third-party provider directly.

Depending on the provider and your settings, the third party may receive information such as your IP address, browser information, cookies, or information about your interaction with the embedded content.

Where appropriate and technically available, I aim to use privacy-conscious settings for embedded content.

Newsletter and Substack

The Website may link to newsletters, publications, or other content available through "Substack" or another third-party publishing platform.

If you choose to subscribe through a third-party service, information such as your email address will generally be provided directly to that service.

The provider may process your information according to its own privacy policy and terms.

Subscribing to an external newsletter is separate from submitting information through the alicia.design Website contact form.

I do not sell or rent newsletter subscriber information.

Where applicable, marketing or newsletter communications will include a mechanism that allows you to unsubscribe.

Disclosure of Personal Information

I do not sell personal information.

I may disclose personal information in limited circumstances, including:

  • When you have consented to the disclosure

  • When necessary to provide something you have requested​

Selling and Sharing Personal Information

I do **not sell or rent personal information** collected through alicia.design.

I also do not intend to operate the Website as a data-broker, behavioural advertising, or commercial profiling service.​

Retention of Personal Information

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Retention periods may depend on factors such as:

  • The nature of the information

  • The purpose for which it was collected

  • Whether an inquiry remains active

When personal information is no longer reasonably required, I will take reasonable steps to delete, destroy, or anonymize it as appropriate.

Safeguarding Personal Information

I take reasonable measures appropriate to the nature and sensitivity of the personal information being handled.

These safeguards may include:

  • Using reputable hosting and technology providers

  • Limiting access to information

  • Account and authentication protections

  • Security features provided by Website infrastructure

  • Keeping Website software and services reasonably maintained

  • Limiting the amount of personal information collected

No internet transmission, cloud service, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

For this reason, you should avoid sending highly sensitive personal information through ordinary Website forms or unencrypted email.​

Privacy Incidents

If I become aware of unauthorized access, use, disclosure, loss, or another privacy incident involving personal information under my control, I will take reasonable steps to investigate and contain the incident.​

Privacy Requests

Privacy inquiries can be submitted using the contact information or contact functionality provided on the Website.​

External Links

The Website may contain links to external websites.

I am not responsible for the privacy, accessibility, security, content, or practices of third-party websites.

A link from alicia.design to another website does not mean that I control or endorse that website's privacy practices.​

Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes to the Website

  • New or changed Website services

  • Changes to service providers

  • Changes in privacy practices

  • Changes to applicable privacy requirements

I encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about privacy as it relates to this website, feel free to get in touch.

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