How this site and practice handle your information, with a focus on care, minimalism, and consent.
Formative Solutions is a small, solo practice. This notice explains what information is collected, how it is used, and the choices available about that data.
This page applies to:
When the contact form is used, the information entered is sent to the practice via email. This typically includes:
As with most websites, basic technical information is collected automatically by the hosting platform, such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This is primarily used for security, reliability, and high-level usage understanding.
The contact form uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 to reduce spam. This service collects certain information about interactions with the site for the purpose of detecting abusive traffic, in line with Google’s own privacy and terms. No extra profiling is added on top of that.
Contact form submissions are used to read what has been shared, respond to questions, and determine whether a coaching or consulting engagement might be a good fit.
If the email marketing consent checkbox is selected on the contact form, the email address may be added to a simple list used for occasional updates about new writing, workshops, or ways to work together. Updates are infrequent and can be opted out of at any time.
Hosting and infrastructure providers (such as Cloudflare) may use technical logs to keep the site secure and reliable, detect abuse, and improve performance.
AI is used thoughtfully as part of this practice, with clear boundaries around privacy and confidentiality.
From time to time, AI may be used to power on-site features such as “Ask about this article” prompts or experiment helpers. When these features are used, the content provided is processed by an AI model for the purpose of generating a response. Data is not sold or used to build advertising profiles.
AI tools may sometimes assist with structuring ideas, drafting materials, or exploring experiments. Personally identifiable details or sensitive client stories are not shared with AI tools without clear, explicit consent, and content is anonymized or generalized wherever possible.
If there is ever a plan to use AI more directly in the context of a specific engagement, that will be named clearly, and there will always be an option to opt out of AI-assisted workflows.
The aim is to keep data sharing minimal and purpose-driven.
Information may be shared with:
Information is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties for advertising purposes.
Contact emails and related notes may be retained as part of normal business records. Email marketing lists, if used, are maintained until someone unsubscribes or the list is cleaned.
If consent has been given to email updates and that changes later, simply unsubscribe via any update email or send a note asking to be removed.
If there are questions about what information is held, or if a request is made for certain data to be updated or deleted where feasible, get in touch using the contact form.
If anything in this notice is unclear, or if there are concerns about how information is handled, a conversation is welcome.
Use the contact form to ask questions about privacy or data use.