Privacy Policy

Plantworks ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit plantworks.ai, how we use it, and the choices available to you.

01Who we are

Plantworks is an advisory practice operated by Trevor Cusworth, based in Boulder, Colorado, United States. We provide executive workshops and advisory services to manufacturing organizations.

02Information we collect

Information you provide directly

When you submit our inquiry form, we collect the information you choose to share, which may include:

• Your name and work email address
• Your company name and your role
• Company size category
• The engagement tier or topic you're interested in
• Any free-text message you provide

Form submissions are processed and stored by Netlify, our hosting and forms provider, and forwarded to our business email.

Information collected automatically

If you consent to analytics, we use a privacy-respecting analytics tool to collect limited information about how visitors use our site, such as:

• Pages viewed and approximate time on site
• General location (country or region, derived from IP address)
• Device type, browser, and operating system
• The website that referred you to ours

We do not collect this information unless you accept analytics in our cookie banner. If you decline, no analytics cookies or trackers are loaded.

Information we do not collect

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information, financial data, health information, or information from children under 16. We do not sell or rent personal information to anyone.

03How we use your information

We use the information you provide to:

• Respond to your inquiry and assess fit for our advisory services
• Communicate with you about an engagement, if relevant
• Improve our website and our offerings (using anonymized analytics, if consented)
• Comply with legal obligations

04Cookies and similar technologies

We use a minimal cookie banner to ask for your consent before loading analytics. We use the following categories:

• Essential: Required for the site to function (such as remembering your cookie preference). These are always active.
• Analytics: Optional. Helps us understand how visitors use the site. Only loaded if you accept.

You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser's cookies for plantworks.ai or by contacting us.

05How we share your information

We share information only with the following categories of service providers, and only as needed to operate this site and respond to inquiries:

• Netlify — website hosting and form processing
• Cloudflare — DNS and email routing
• Email service providers — for receiving form submissions and corresponding with you
• Analytics provider — only if you consent to analytics

We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, or to investigate fraud or security issues.

06How long we keep your information

We retain inquiry submissions for as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and maintain our business records, typically up to three years. Analytics data is retained according to our analytics provider's defaults, generally under 24 months. You may request deletion at any time.

07Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your information
• Object to or restrict certain uses of your information
• Withdraw consent for analytics at any time
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (if applicable in your jurisdiction)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below.

California residents

California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including the right to know what personal information is collected, to delete it, to correct it, and to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

08Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

09International transfers

Plantworks operates from the United States. If you are accessing this site from outside the US, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

10Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent version. Material changes will be communicated through this page.

11Contact

For privacy questions, requests, or to exercise any of your rights, please contact: