Brad Martin
Back

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 17, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how brad-martin.me (“this site,” “we,” “us”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit or interact with the site.

Who We Are

This site is the personal portfolio of Brad Martin. If you have questions about this policy, you can reach out via the contact form on this site.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

If you use the contact form on this site, we collect the information you submit — typically your name, email address, and message content — so we can respond to you.

Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, this site automatically collects certain technical information when you visit, including:

  • Your IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent on them
  • Referring website (the page that linked you here)

This data is collected through Google Analytics and similar analytics tools, and is used only to understand how visitors use the site and to improve it. It is not used to personally identify you.

Comments

If this site has commenting enabled and you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it; Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.

We use Akismet to help filter spam comments. Akismet’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Cookies

This site may use cookies for basic functionality (such as remembering your comment details for convenience) and through analytics tools like Google Analytics, which uses cookies to collect anonymized usage data. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information described above to:

  • Respond to messages sent through the contact form
  • Understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it
  • Detect and prevent spam

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for advertising or marketing purposes.

Third-Party Services

This site uses the following third-party services, each with its own privacy policy:

Data Retention

Contact form submissions and comment data are retained as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries or maintain the site, and are deleted upon request (see “Your Rights” below).

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to or restrict certain processing
  • (For Canadian visitors) Rights under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
  • (For EU/EEA visitors) Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • (For California residents) Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information is collected and the right to request deletion

To exercise any of these rights, contact us through the contact form on this site.

Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out via the contact form on this site.