1. Who we are
TechnoPulse is a .NET and Azure consultancy based in the United Kingdom. We operate the website at technopulse.co.uk (the "Site"). In this policy "we", "us", and "our" refer to TechnoPulse.
For any privacy-related queries, contact us at: dan.astratiei@gmail.com
2. What information we collect
We only collect personal data you actively provide to us:
- Contact enquiries — when you submit our contact form we collect your name, email address, company name (optional), and message.
- Email correspondence — if you contact us directly by email, we retain that correspondence.
We do not run analytics tracking, advertising pixels, or marketing cookies on this Site. We do not collect any data passively beyond standard web server access logs (IP address, browser type, referring URL), which are retained for up to 30 days for security purposes.
3. How we use your information
We use the information you provide solely to:
- Respond to your enquiry or request for information
- Provide consultancy services you have engaged us for
- Maintain records of our professional correspondence
We will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
4. Legal basis for processing (UK GDPR)
We process your personal data under the following lawful bases:
- Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) — responding to business enquiries and maintaining professional records, where our legitimate interest is not overridden by your rights.
- Contract (Article 6(1)(b)) — where processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take pre-contractual steps at your request.
5. Third-party services
This Site loads resources from the following third-party CDN providers. By visiting the Site your browser makes requests to these services, which may log your IP address in accordance with their own privacy policies:
- jsDelivr (cdn.jsdelivr.net) — Bootstrap CSS and JS
- unpkg (unpkg.com) — Lucide icons, AOS animation library
We have no control over these third-party services and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
6. Cookies
This Site does not set any first-party cookies. The third-party CDN services listed above may set cookies in accordance with their own policies. No tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies are used.
7. Data retention
Contact enquiries and related correspondence are retained for up to two years from the date of last contact, after which they are securely deleted. You may request deletion at any time (see Section 8).
8. Your rights under UK GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure — request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for continued processing.
- Restriction — ask us to restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, email dan.astratiei@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
9. Security
This Site is served over HTTPS. We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. No data transmission over the internet is completely secure; you submit data at your own risk.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data:
TechnoPulse
Email: dan.astratiei@gmail.com
Web: technopulse.co.uk