Privacy Policy
Effective 2026-08-12
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult a qualified attorney to confirm it meets your specific legal and regulatory requirements.
Effective date: 12 August 2026
Introduction & Who We Are
This Privacy Policy describes how Carlos Arias ("we," "us," or "our"), the publisher of carlosarias.co, collects, uses, and protects personal information when you visit or interact with this website.
We are an independent Agentic AI & Automation Engineer specializing in autonomous software, AI agents, and intelligent business systems.
Personal Data We Collect
We collect only the personal data you voluntarily submit. When you use the contact form on this site, we receive:
- Name — to address you by name in our reply.
- Email address — to respond to your inquiry.
- Phone number — if you choose to include it in your message.
- Message content — the text of your inquiry or request.
We do not collect personal data through any other mechanism on this site, and we do not use tracking technologies or analytics scripts that gather personal information passively.
How We Use Data
We use the information you provide solely to communicate with you in response to your contact-form submission and to maintain an accurate record of that correspondence. We do not use your data for marketing, profiling, or automated decision-making.
EU / UK legal bases. Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or UK GDPR applies, we process your data under the legal basis of legitimate interests — specifically, responding to an inquiry you initiated — and, where your message relates to a specific service request, on the basis of steps taken prior to entering a contract. You may object to processing based on legitimate interests at any time by contacting us.
Sharing & Processors
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. Your data is not shared with advertising networks, data brokers, or marketing platforms.
We may share data only to the extent strictly necessary to operate and deliver this website — for example, with hosting and infrastructure providers that process data on our behalf. Any such provider acts under contractual obligations consistent with applicable data-protection law and is not permitted to use your data for their own purposes.
Beyond this, your data is not shared with any third party.
International Transfers
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction that restricts international transfers of personal data, your data may be processed on servers located outside your home jurisdiction. Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards — such as standard contractual clauses approved by the relevant supervisory authority — to ensure your data receives a level of protection consistent with applicable law.
Data Retention
We retain contact-form submissions for as long as is reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain an accurate record of our correspondence. Once that purpose is fulfilled, we delete or anonymize the data.
Your Rights
EU / UK residents
If the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to you, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erase your data where it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
- Restrict processing while a dispute is being resolved.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority if you believe your rights have been infringed.
California residents (CCPA / CPRA)
California residents have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
- Delete personal information we hold about you, subject to limited legal exceptions.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Opt out of sale or sharing — we do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- Non-discrimination — we will not treat you differently because you exercised a privacy right.
Canadian residents (PIPEDA)
You have the right to access personal information we hold about you, to know how it is used, and to challenge its accuracy. To make a request, contact us directly.
To exercise any of these rights, reach us using the details in the Contact Information section below. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.
Cookies & Analytics
This site uses only the cookies that are strictly necessary to serve pages to your browser. We do not deploy analytics trackers, advertising cookies, or any other non-essential cookies. We do not profile visitors or collect behavioral data through the site. Because no tracking cookies are used, you will not encounter a cookie-consent banner for tracking or profiling purposes.
Security Measures
We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure. Data transmitted between your browser and this site is protected in transit using industry-standard TLS encryption. Access to stored contact submissions is limited to authorized individuals on a need-to-know basis.
Children's Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13, or under 16 where required by applicable law. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through this site, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the site following an update constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Information
For privacy inquiries, to exercise your rights, or to ask any question about this policy:
Email: [email protected] Website: https://carlosarias.co