Privacy

What this site collects about you, and what I do with it.

Last updated October 18, 2026

Who runs this site

I’m Brendon Bennett, and I run this site from the Seattle area. I decide how the data on this page is used. If you have a question about it, send me a message.

When you send me a message

The contact form asks for your first name, last name, email address, and message. I use them to read what you wrote and to reply. I don’t use them for anything else, and I don’t pass them on.

Squarespace, which hosts this site, stores your message and emails a copy to my inbox. I delete messages within a year, unless we’re still in touch.

The form uses Google reCAPTCHA to block spam. To do that, Google receives details about your browser and how you use the form. For details, read Google’s privacy policy.

While the site is password protected

When you enter the right password, the site saves a cookie named Locked in your browser. It keeps the password screen from showing again until you close your browser. It holds no personal details.

Analytics

I use Squarespace Analytics to count visits and see which pages people read. It runs only if you choose Allow in the note at the bottom of the page. Until then, the site sets no analytics cookies.

If you allow it, Squarespace sets cookies that tell new visitors from returning ones. Three of them, ss_cid, ss_cpvisit, and ss_cvr, last up to two years. Two, ss_cvisit and ss_cvt, last 30 minutes. Squarespace also records details like your browser and device, the page that sent you here, and the pages you view. I’ve turned off Squarespace’s activity log, so I don’t see visitors’ IP addresses.

Your choice is saved in your browser for 30 days. To change it, select Analytics settings at the bottom of any page.

Hosting

Squarespace hosts this site. To deliver a page, Squarespace receives your IP address and basic details about your browser and device. It also sets a few cookies the site needs to work securely, such as crumb, which protects forms from misuse. For details, read Squarespace’s privacy policy.

Apart from reCAPTCHA on the Contact page, the fonts, images, and scripts come from Squarespace. Links to LinkedIn, Microsoft Learn, and YouTube load nothing from those sites until you select them.

Your rights

You can ask me to:

  • Show you the data I hold about you.

  • Correct or delete it.

  • Stop using it.

If you allowed analytics, you can change your mind at any time. To ask for any of these, send me a message.