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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 23, 2026

Data Controller

Thomas Hadden, operating as Industrial Analytics & Automation (IA&A), is the data controller for this site.

Contact: [email protected]

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Data Collected

We only collect the data needed to run the site, provide the assessment, and respond to enquiries.

DataWhenStored Where
Email addressLinkedIn sign-in or magic linkYour account
Name, profile pictureLinkedIn sign-inYour profile
LinkedIn headline, locationLinkedIn sign-in, best-effortYour profile
Readiness check answersDuring assessmentAssessment records
Readiness check resultOn completionAssessment records
LLM queriesWhen using the AI assistantQuery logs
Contact form submissionsWhen submitting the formEnquiry records
Page viewsBrowsing the sitePlausible Analytics (no cookies, no personal data)

Legal Basis

  • Consent for sign-in and contact form submission
  • Legitimate interest for analytics through Plausible, which is cookieless and privacy-respecting

Data Hosting

  • Database: Supabase, configured in an EU region
  • Application hosting: Microsoft Azure App Service, configured in West Europe
  • AI assistant and embedding requests: processed by Microsoft Azure AI services; processing location depends on the configured deployment
  • Analytics: Plausible Cloud, EU-hosted
  • Email delivery: Resend
  • Third-party providers may process data in locations described in their privacy terms and contractual arrangements

Data Retention

  • User profiles: retained until account deletion
  • Readiness check sessions: retained for 12 months, then anonymised
  • LLM query logs: raw query and response records are retained for 90 days and then deleted; anonymised aggregate usage metrics may be retained for longer
  • Contact submissions: retained for 24 months
  • Plausible analytics: aggregated, with no personal data retained

Your Rights

  • Right of access: request a copy of your data
  • Right to rectification: correct inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure: request deletion of your account and data
  • Right to restriction: limit processing
  • Right to data portability: receive your data in a portable format
  • Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interest
  • Right to lodge a complaint: contact the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

How to Exercise Your Rights

  • Email [email protected]
  • Account deletion is available via the site in V2 or by email request
  • We aim to action requests within 30 days

Cookies

  • This site does not use tracking cookies
  • Supabase Auth uses HTTP-only session cookies for authentication only
  • See the Cookies page for full details

Third-Party Services

  • Supabase (auth + database) https://supabase.com/privacy
  • Microsoft Azure (hosting) https://privacy.microsoft.com
  • Plausible Analytics (page views) https://plausible.io/data-policy
  • Resend (email delivery) https://resend.com/legal/privacy-policy
  • LinkedIn (OAuth sign-in) https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Changes to This Policy

This policy was last updated on July 23, 2026. Any changes will be posted on this page.

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