This Privacy Policy explains how Evolving Orgs ("we," "us," or "our"), operated by Joseph Spooner, collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit evolvingorgs.com or subscribe to our newsletter.
Questions? Email us at hello@evolvingorgs.com.
1. What we collect
We collect information you provide directly:
- Newsletter signup: first name and email address, via Kit (ConvertKit)
- Contact form: name, email address, and any message you submit, via Formspree
We also collect limited data automatically:
- Analytics: page views and performance data via Cloudflare Web Analytics. This does not use cookies and does not track you across sites.
We do not collect sensitive personal information, run advertising, or sell your data.
2. How we use your information
- To send you essays, frameworks, and updates you subscribed to
- To respond to inquiries you send through the contact form
- To understand how the site is performing (anonymised analytics only)
3. Legal basis for processing (EEA and UK)
We are based in Portugal, an EU member state, and our processing is governed by the GDPR. We rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent — for newsletter subscriptions. You can withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.
- Legitimate interests — for responding to contact form inquiries and maintaining basic site analytics.
4. Third-party services
We use a small number of third-party services to operate this site:
- Kit (ConvertKit) — email newsletter platform. Kit Privacy Policy
- Formspree — contact form processing. Formspree Privacy Policy
- Cloudflare — hosting and analytics. Cloudflare Privacy Policy
Each of these services has its own privacy policy and data practices. We do not share your data with any other third parties.
5. How long we keep your data
Newsletter subscriber data is retained for as long as you remain subscribed. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to respond to your inquiry.
6. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your data
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Object to or restrict how we process your data
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@evolvingorgs.com.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and believe we are processing your data unlawfully, you have the right to complain to your national data protection authority. As we are established in Portugal, our lead supervisory authority is the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD).
7. Data security
We take reasonable steps to protect your information. However, no internet transmission is completely secure. We encourage you to contact us only through the methods provided on this site.
8. Children
This site is not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact
Joseph Spooner / Evolving Orgs
hello@evolvingorgs.com
Lisbon, Portugal