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Privacy and Cookie Policies

Welcome to tomschnabel.com (the “Site”). Our Privacy and Cookie Policies (“Policy”) explain how we collect, use, and protect any personal information you provide when you visit the Site, including details on our use of cookies for GDPR compliance. If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use this Site. The terms “us” or “we” or “our” refers to Tom Schnabel, the owner of the Site. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our Site.

[Last Updated: October 14, 2025]

Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect and How We Use It

We collect very limited information from you:

  • Personal data you voluntarily submit via the CONNECT page
    • What we collect: When you use the Contact Form located on our CONNECT page, you provide your name, email address, and your message.
    • Purpose: We use this information only to respond to your specific inquiry. We do not use it for marketing or share it with third parties.
  • Usage data (analytics)
    • What we collect: We collect anonymous data about your visit, such as your anonymized IP address, browser type, the pages you view, and the time spent on them.
    • Purpose: This data is used via Google Analytics to understand traffic trends and improve our Site’s content and structure. This data is collected using cookies, as detailed below.

2. Data Security and Storage

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information you submit via the Contact Form.

  • Data Retention: We only retain the data you send us through the Contact Form for as long as necessary to respond to your message.
  • Children’s Privacy: Our Site is not directed at anyone under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Cookie Policy

3. What are Cookies and Why Do We Use Them?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device. We use them for two purposes:

  • Strictly Necessary: Essential cookies that allow the Site to function (e.g., maintaining security and remembering your cookie consent preference).
  • Analytical/Performance: Cookies used by Google Analytics to measure site performance and gather anonymized usage statistics.

4. GDPR Compliance and Your Consent

We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to give you control over your data.

  • Explicit Consent: We only set non-essential cookies (like those used for Google Analytics) after you have given us your explicit, opt-in consent via the cookie banner or consent tool.
  • Managing Your Preferences: You can disable cookies through your browser settings.

5. Third-Party Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to analyze Site traffic.

  • Data Processing: Your usage data is processed according to Google’s policies. We have activated IP address anonymization.
  • Google’s Policy: For details on how Google uses data collected through cookies, please review the Google Privacy Policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Policy on this page and updating the Last Updated date at the top.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Policy and how you may exercise your data privacy rights, please use the Contact Form on the CONNECT page.