Privacy policy
Last updated September 21, 2026
Northern Spy Designs (“we”, “us”) is a web design and development business based in Richmond, Virginia. This page explains what information this website collects, why, and what we do with it. The short version: we collect only what you choose to send us through the contact form, we use it only to reply to you, and we never sell or share it.
What we collect
When you use the contact form: your name, email address, phone number (if you give one), and your message.
Automatically, with each form submission: your IP address and your browser’s “user agent” (a line of text identifying the browser). We use these only to block spam and abuse, and we delete them automatically after 90 days.
When you just browse: like almost every web server, ours keeps short-lived technical logs (IP address, page requested, time) to keep the site running and secure.
What we don’t do
- We don’t use analytics, advertising or tracking tools.
- We don’t set cookies on the public website.
- We don’t sell, rent or share your information with anyone for marketing.
How we use it
To read and reply to your message, and to keep a record of our conversation if we end up working together. That’s all.
Third parties
The site’s typefaces are loaded from Google Fonts, so your browser contacts Google’s servers when a page loads, which means Google receives your IP address. See Google’s privacy policy. The site runs on a server we control, hosted by Hostinger.
How long we keep it
Contact form messages are kept for as long as they’re useful for our conversation and business records, and deleted when they’re not. IP addresses and user agents are deleted after 90 days. You can ask us to delete your message sooner at any time.
Security
The site is served only over encrypted HTTPS. Messages are stored on our own server, which is not publicly accessible, and only we can read them.
Your choices
You can ask us what information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email tim@northernspydesigns.com and we’ll respond within 30 days.
Children
This site is intended for businesses and adults. We don’t knowingly collect information from children under 13.
Changes
If we change this policy, we’ll update it here and change the date at the top.
Contact
Northern Spy Designs · Richmond, Virginia · tim@northernspydesigns.com