Privacy Notice

This is the personal executive thought-leadership website of Scott Rutherford. It is designed to share professional perspectives and support appropriate professional dialogue. It is not an independent consulting business or an Mphasis website.

Information you choose to provide

If you use the Connect form, the site collects the information you submit: your name, email address, organization, reason for connecting, and message. Please do not submit passwords, financial information, health information, confidential business information, or other sensitive personal data.

Information collected automatically

Because this site is hosted by WordPress.com and uses Jetpack services, technical information may be collected automatically for hosting, site operation, analytics, security, and spam prevention. This may include IP address, browser and device information, referring pages, approximate location, timestamps, cookies, and interaction data.

How information is used

• To receive and respond to professional messages.
• To operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the site.
• To identify and filter spam or abusive submissions.
• To comply with applicable legal obligations and protect legitimate interests.

Information submitted through the Connect form is not sold. It is not used to create an independent consulting solicitation list.

Service providers

WordPress.com, Jetpack Forms, and Akismet process information as needed to host the site, deliver and store form responses, provide analytics, and protect against spam. Their handling of information is governed by their own terms and privacy practices.

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Retention and security

Form submissions are retained only for as long as reasonably needed to respond, maintain appropriate professional correspondence, protect the site, or satisfy legal obligations. Reasonable administrative and platform safeguards are used, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

Your choices and requests

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you submitted through this site. Use the Connect page, identify the request as a privacy request, and provide enough information to locate the applicable submission. Identity may need to be verified before completing a request.

Children’s privacy

This site is intended for a professional audience and is not directed to children under 13. Personal information from children under 13 is not knowingly requested or collected.

Updates

This notice may be updated when the site’s practices or services change. The updated date above will identify the current version.