Privacy Policy

BRASS Digital Lab privacy policy — how we handle personal data on this website, in line with UAE PDPL requirements.

Privacy # Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026 · Applies to: brassbe1982.github.io (BRASS Digital Lab website)

BRASS Digital Lab is committed to handling personal data responsibly and transparently, in compliance with the UAE Federal Decree Law No. 45/2021 on Personal Data Protection (UAE PDPL).

This policy explains what data this website collects, how it is used, and your rights as a data subject.

1. Data Controller

BRASS Digital Lab Contact: brassbe1982@gmail.com Operating Region: UAE · GCC GitHub: github.com/brassbe1982

2. What Data We Collect

2.1 Contact Form (Formspree)

When you submit the contact form on this website, the following information is collected:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Institution name
  • Role / title (optional)
  • Phone number (optional)
  • Referral source (optional)
  • Enquiry type (selected from dropdown)
  • Your message

This data is transmitted to Formspree — a third-party form handling service — and forwarded to BRASS Digital Lab’s email address. Formspree stores form submissions on its servers in accordance with Formspree’s own privacy policy.

Purpose: To respond to your enquiry. Retention: BRASS Digital Lab retains email correspondence for a maximum of 24 months. You may request deletion at any time by contacting us at the email above.

2.2 Web Analytics (Plausible Analytics)

This website uses Plausible Analytics for visitor statistics. Plausible is a privacy-respecting analytics platform with the following characteristics:

  • No cookies — Plausible does not set any browser cookies
  • No personal data collected — Plausible does not collect names, email addresses, IP addresses, or any other personally identifiable information
  • No cross-site tracking — no user profiles are built; no data is shared with advertisers
  • EU-hosted — Plausible’s servers are located in the European Union
  • UAE PDPL compliant — as no personal data is collected, UAE PDPL obligations do not arise for analytics processing

Data collected by Plausible is aggregated and anonymous: page views, referrer sources, browser types, and country-level geographic data.

2.3 Email Correspondence

If you contact BRASS Digital Lab directly by email (brassbe1982@gmail.com), your email address and any information you include in the email will be retained for the purpose of responding to your enquiry. Email is processed by Google’s Gmail service, subject to Google’s Privacy Policy.

4. Data Sharing

BRASS Digital Lab does not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Data is shared with the following third-party processors solely for the purpose of operating this website:

Processor Purpose Location Policy
Formspree Contact form handling USA (EU servers available) Policy
Plausible Analytics Anonymous web analytics EU (Germany) Policy
Google (Gmail) Email hosting Global Policy
GitHub Pages Website hosting Global (Microsoft Azure) Policy

5. Your Rights Under UAE PDPL

Under the UAE Federal Decree Law No. 45/2021, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access — request a copy of any personal data BRASS Digital Lab holds about you
  • Right to correction — request correction of inaccurate personal data
  • Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to restriction — request that processing of your personal data be restricted
  • Right to object — object to processing where we rely on legitimate interests
  • Right to data portability — request your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, contact: brassbe1982@gmail.com

We will respond to all data subject requests within 30 days.

6. Data Security

BRASS Digital Lab implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data:

  • All website traffic is served over HTTPS (TLS encryption)
  • Form submissions are transmitted to Formspree over encrypted connections
  • Email correspondence is handled via Google’s Gmail with 2-factor authentication enabled
  • No sensitive personal data (financial, health, or identity documents) is collected via this website

7. Cookies

This website does not set any cookies. Plausible Analytics, our web analytics provider, operates without cookies. If you use the GitHub Pages infrastructure, GitHub may set session-level cookies — please refer to GitHub’s cookie policy for details.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update. We will not notify individual users of minor updates, but material changes will be communicated via this page.

9. Contact

For privacy-related enquiries, data subject requests, or complaints:

BRASS Digital Lab 📧 brassbe1982@gmail.com 🌐 brassbe1982.github.io

If you are unsatisfied with our response, you may contact the UAE Data Office at uaedataoffice.ae.

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