This Privacy Policy explains how I, Hamed Mahdizadeh, collect, use, and protect your information when you visit this website, contact me, or use my services. By using this site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Who is responsible for this website?
This website is operated by:
Name: Hamed Mahdizadeh
Role: SEO & Growth Advisor
Website: https://hamedm.me
2. What information do I collect?
I may collect the following types of information:
2.1. Information you provide directly
- Contact form submissions (name, email, company, message).
- Emails you send directly to my email address.
- Information provided during calls, consultations, or project discussions.
2.2. Automatically collected data
When you visit this website, certain data may be collected automatically, such as:
- IP address and approximate location.
- Device, browser type, and operating system.
- Pages visited, time spent, and click behavior.
- Referring websites or campaigns (if applicable).
This information is typically collected through analytics and performance tools (for example: Google Analytics, server logs, or similar services).
2.3. Cookies and similar technologies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- Remember your preferences (for example, language).
- Measure website performance and usage.
- Improve user experience and content relevance.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect certain features or functionality of the website.
3. How is your information used?
Your information may be used for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries, messages, and project requests.
- To schedule calls, consultations, or collaboration discussions.
- To analyze website performance and improve content, structure, and usability.
- To maintain security, prevent abuse, and protect the website and its users.
- To comply with legal obligations, if applicable.
4. Legal basis (for visitors in the EU/EEA)
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, the processing of your personal data may be based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Consent: when you actively provide your data (for example, via contact form).
- Legitimate interest: to analyze traffic, improve services, and ensure security.
- Contract: when data is required to prepare or perform a consulting or service agreement.
- Legal obligation: when retention or disclosure is required by law.
5. Third-party tools and services
This website may use third-party services to host, secure, analyze, or communicate, such as:
- Web hosting providers and server infrastructure.
- Analytics tools (for example: Google Analytics or similar).
- Security/CDN providers (for example: Cloudflare or similar).
- Email or communication tools used to respond to your messages.
These third parties may process limited data on my behalf and are expected to follow appropriate data protection and security practices. I do not sell your personal data to third parties.
6. How long is data retained?
Personal data is kept only for as long as necessary to:
- Respond to your inquiries or manage an active collaboration.
- Maintain accurate business and accounting records, where required.
- Analyze long-term website performance in an aggregated, non-identifiable way.
When data is no longer needed, it is deleted or anonymized where reasonably possible.
7. How is your data protected?
Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect your data, including:
- Secure hosting and regular updates.
- Encrypted connections (HTTPS) where available.
- Limited access to data strictly for necessary purposes.
However, no online system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and you should always be careful when sharing sensitive information over the internet.
8. Your rights (especially for EU/EEA residents)
Depending on your location and local laws, you may have some or all of the following rights:
- Right to access the personal data held about you.
- Right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to request deletion of your data, where legally possible.
- Right to restrict or object to certain types of processing.
- Right to data portability (to receive your data in a structured format).
- Right to withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise these rights, you can contact me using the details provided below.
9. Links to other websites
This site may contain links to external websites. I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those third-party sites. You should review their privacy policies separately.
10. Children’s privacy
This website and services are not directed to children under 16. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe such data has been provided, please contact me so it can be removed.
11. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the website, services or legal requirements. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will indicate the most recent version.
12. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, data protection or how your information is handled, you can contact me at:
Email: info@hamedm.me
Website: https://hamedm.me