Effective date: January 1, 2025
The short version: We only collect what you give us through the contact form. We don't sell your information. Ever. We use Google Analytics to understand how people find and use the site, but that data is anonymous. That's it.
Idea Jar Web Design is a one-person web design business run by Matt Cline, based in the Bay Area, CA. This privacy policy explains what information we collect when you visit this website and how we handle it.
Questions? Reach us at matt@ideajarwebdesign.com or 650.817.5002.
We only collect information you choose to give us. When you fill out the contact form on this site, we receive:
We use this information to respond to your inquiry and nothing else. We don't add you to mailing lists or contact you about anything unrelated to your request without your permission.
This site uses Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, to help us understand how visitors find and use the site. Google Analytics collects anonymous data such as:
This data doesn't identify you personally. We use it to understand what's working on the site — for example, whether people are finding the pricing page or dropping off somewhere. Google's privacy policy applies to the data they collect: policies.google.com/privacy.
We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone. Period. That includes data brokers, marketing companies, and advertisers. If you gave us your email or phone number, it's used only to respond to you directly.
The only third-party service this site uses is Google Analytics (described above). We don't use advertising networks, social media pixels, or any other tracking tools. Your contact form submissions are stored securely through Netlify's form handling service — they process the data on our behalf and don't use it for their own purposes.
We keep your contact form submissions for as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and manage any work we do together. If you'd like us to delete your information at any point, just ask.
If you're a California resident, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, just email us at matt@ideajarwebdesign.com. We'll respond within 45 days.
Google Analytics uses cookies — small text files stored in your browser — to track visits over time. These cookies are set by Google and governed by their privacy policy. We don't set any cookies of our own beyond what's needed to remember that you dismissed the cookie notice on this site.
If we ever change this policy in a meaningful way, we'll update the effective date at the top of this page. We're not planning to do anything new or surprising with your data — this policy reflects exactly how we operate today.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your information, don't hesitate to reach out:
Matt Cline
Idea Jar Web Design
Bay Area, CA
matt@ideajarwebdesign.com
650.817.5002