How the Department of Technology collects, uses, and protects information on this website.
Effective Date: March 8, 2026 · Governing Law: California · San Diego, CA
1. Who We Are
The Department of Technology is an independent policy research and advocacy project based in San Diego, California. We operate the website at department.technology/. We are not a government agency, political action committee, lobbying firm, or commercial entity. We do not sell products or services.
2. Information We Collect
We collect only the information you voluntarily provide to us through the contact form on this website:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Organization or title (optional)
- Topic area of inquiry (optional)
- Message content
We do not use tracking pixels, behavioral analytics, third-party advertising scripts, or fingerprinting technologies. We do not collect IP addresses for user profiling purposes.
3. How We Use Your Information
Information submitted through our contact form is used solely to respond to your message. We will not:
- Add you to a mailing list without your explicit consent
- Share your information with third parties for marketing purposes
- Sell or license your contact information to any party
- Use your information to target you with advertising
4. Cookies
This website does not use tracking cookies or third-party cookies. Any cookies set by this site are strictly functional (for example, session management for form submissions) and contain no personally identifiable information.
5. Third-Party Services
This website is hosted on SiteGround. SiteGround may collect standard server log data (including IP addresses and access timestamps) as part of their hosting infrastructure. Please refer to SiteGround’s privacy policy for details on how they handle server log data.
We do not embed third-party social media widgets, advertising networks, or analytics services on this site.
6. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping purposes. We do not maintain permanent databases of contact form submissions.
7. Your Rights
Under California law (CCPA) and as a matter of principle, you have the right to:
- Know what personal information we hold about you
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of any use of your information beyond responding to your inquiry
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at mail@department.technology.
8. Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of this website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to mail@department.technology.