Privacy.

This site is the public publication of an independent buyer side advisory firm. The site exists to publish editorial on Broadcom contract negotiation, audit defense and portfolio optimization, and to allow prospective clients to make contact with the firm. The site is not a transactional platform. It does not process payments. It does not host client deliverables. It does not run analytics or advertising trackers beyond what is necessary to keep the site available and to deliver the contact form to the firm.

This privacy statement covers what happens to the personal information a reader provides through this site. It does not cover the information the firm receives from clients during the course of an engagement, which is governed by the engagement letter and the master services agreement signed with each client. The two regimes are kept separate by design.

What we collect through this site

We collect three categories of personal information through this site. First, the information a reader enters into the contact form. The form collects name, work email, company and a short free text field describing the contract or audit the reader is preparing for. Submission is voluntary. The reader sees what is being submitted before it is sent. The form is hosted by a third party form provider and the submission flows from the form provider to the firm by email. Second, the technical information any web server records when the site is served, including the request URL, the timestamp, an approximate geographic origin derived from the request, and the user agent string of the browser or client. The server logs are retained for security and capacity purposes and are not used to build a profile of the reader. Third, no further category. We do not run analytics tools that read cookies on the reader's device. We do not run advertising trackers. We do not embed third party scripts that profile the reader for purposes beyond serving the site itself.

Why we collect it

The information from the contact form exists so the firm can respond to the reader. The firm uses the name and email to reply, the company to prepare for the conversation, and the free text field to determine whether the reader's situation is one the firm is positioned to help with. The technical information from server logs exists so the site can be served reliably and so unusual access patterns can be identified.

How we use it

The contact form information is used to reply to the reader and, if a conversation follows, to prepare for that conversation. The firm does not add contact form submissions to a marketing list. The firm does not send unsolicited newsletters or updates. The firm does not share contact form information with third parties for marketing purposes. Where a conversation leads to an engagement, the contact information becomes part of the client file and is governed by the engagement letter from that point.

Server log information is used only for the operational purpose of running the site. It is not aggregated into reports about reader behaviour, not used to construct audience profiles, and not shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

How long we keep it

Contact form submissions are retained inside the firm's correspondence file for the period necessary to respond to the reader and to maintain a record of the inquiry. The default retention is twenty four months from the date of submission. A reader who would prefer the firm to delete the submission earlier can ask through the contact form and the firm will confirm deletion. Where the submission has become part of a signed client engagement, the retention is governed by the engagement letter, not by this page.

Server log information is retained for ninety days for operational purposes and then deleted. Where unusual access patterns require longer retention for security reasons, the retention extends for the period necessary to investigate and is then deleted.

Where the data sits

The contact form information sits with Formspree as the form provider and, on submission, arrives in the firm's email system. The firm uses commercial email and document infrastructure operated by a third party provider under standard data processing terms. The site itself is served from a commercial hosting provider in a North American or European data centre depending on the request origin. The firm does not transfer personal information collected through this site to jurisdictions outside the standard cross border data transfer arrangements that govern its hosting and email infrastructure.

What the reader can do

A reader who wants to know what personal information the firm holds, who wants the information corrected, who wants the information deleted, or who wants to ask any other question about the handling of the information can write through the contact form below. The firm will respond in writing within a reasonable period and will confirm in writing what was done. Where a regulatory regime applicable to the reader provides specific rights, the firm will respond consistently with those rights.

Children

This site is intended for an adult professional audience. The firm does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under sixteen. Where a reader believes the firm has done so, please write through the contact form and the firm will confirm deletion.

Updates to this statement

This statement is reviewed at least annually and updated when material facts change. Where a change is material to the reader, the firm will note the change at the head of this page for a reasonable period following the change.

Contact

Questions about this statement, or about any specific aspect of how the firm handles personal information, can be sent through the contact form at the foot of this page.