Privacy Policy

01 — Who We Are

The Blueprint Foundry ("we," "us," or "our") is a business planning and launch consulting service operated by Patrick Melton. Our website is located at theblueprintfoundry.com. We provide personalized business plans, strategy documentation, and consulting services to individuals.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect the personal information you provide when you visit our website, complete our intake form, or purchase our services. By using our website or services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

For questions or concerns, contact us at: hello@theblueprintfoundry.com

02 — Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, as well as limited technical data generated by your use of our website.

Information you provide directly:

• Contact information — your name, email address, and optionally your phone number, collected through our intake form
• Professional background — your current or past job title, industry, years of experience, and skills, as provided in the intake form
• Business goals and preferences — your startup goals, income targets, timeline, capital availability, and business preferences, as provided in the intake form
• Resume — if you choose to email us your resume as part of the service delivery process (optional but recommended)
• Free-form answers — any additional context or information you include in open-text fields on the intake form
• Payment information — processed entirely by Stripe. We do not receive or store your full credit card number, CVV, or banking details
• Email correspondence — any emails you send to hello@theblueprintfoundry.com, including replies, questions, or communications related to your project

Information collected automatically:

• Basic server logs — standard web server data including IP address, browser type, referring URL, and pages visited, which may be collected by our hosting provider (Netlify)
• Cookies — limited functional cookies as described in the Cookies section below

We do not collect sensitive personal information such as government identification numbers, medical records, financial account numbers, or biometric data.

03 — How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect exclusively for the following purposes:

• Service delivery — to research, write, and deliver your personalized business plan and related deliverables
• Communication — to follow up with you about your order, schedule your strategy call, send your completed plan, and respond to any questions
• Payment processing — your payment information is passed directly to Stripe to complete your transaction
• Service improvement — to understand how clients describe their goals and needs so we can improve the quality of our intake process and deliverables over time
• Legal compliance — to comply with applicable laws or legal obligations, including retaining business transaction records

We do not: sell your personal information to third parties, use your data for advertising or retargeting, share your intake answers or resume with any party outside of service delivery, or use your information to build marketing profiles.

04 — Third-Party Service Providers

We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate our website and process transactions. These providers receive only the data necessary to perform their function.

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any advertising or retargeting tools on this website.

05 — Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to deliver our services and fulfill our legal obligations:

• Intake form data — retained for the duration of our engagement and for up to 2 years afterward in case of follow-up inquiries or service disputes
• Email correspondence — retained in our email system for up to 3 years as standard business records
• Payment records — Stripe retains transaction records in accordance with their own data retention policies and applicable financial regulations; we retain basic transaction records (date, amount, client name) for up to 7 years for tax and accounting purposes
• Completed business plans — we retain a copy of your delivered plan for up to 12 months after delivery in case of revisions or re-delivery requests

You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at hello@theblueprintfoundry.com. Requests will be honored within 30 days, subject to any legal retention obligations.

06 — Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to access — request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Right to correction — request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Right to deletion — request that we delete your personal information, subject to any legal retention requirements
• Right to portability — request that we provide your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object — object to certain processing of your data, including any direct marketing (though we do not engage in direct marketing)
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on your consent, withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing

California Residents (CCPA): If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion of your data, and to opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, contact us at hello@theblueprintfoundry.com.

EEA/UK Residents (GDPR): If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, our legal basis for processing your personal information is the performance of a contract (to deliver the service you purchased) and, where applicable, our legitimate interests in operating and improving our business. You have the rights described above and may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe your rights have been violated.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@theblueprintfoundry.com. We will respond within 30 days.

07 — Cookies & Tracking

Our website uses a minimal number of cookies and tracking technologies:

• Strictly necessary cookies — basic session and security cookies required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
• Google Fonts requests — loading fonts from Google's servers may result in Google logging a request from your IP. This is a standard web technology with no advertising intent on our part.

We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, third-party analytics cookies, or any social media tracking pixels. We do not use Google Analytics or any similar tracking service.

You can control cookie behavior through your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our intake form.

08 — Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure:

• Our website is served over HTTPS, encrypting all data in transit between your browser and our server
• Payment processing is handled entirely by Stripe, which is PCI DSS Level 1 certified — the highest level of payment security compliance
• Intake form data is transmitted to Formspree over encrypted connections and stored in their secure environment
• Access to your personal information is limited to the people who need it to deliver your service

No method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we take commercially reasonable measures to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have reason to believe your data has been compromised, contact us immediately at hello@theblueprintfoundry.com.

09 — Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for adults aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello@theblueprintfoundry.com.

10 — International Users

The Blueprint Foundry is operated from Italy and serves clients primarily in the United States. If you access our website or services from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

By using our website and services, you acknowledge that your personal information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions that may have different data protection laws than your home country. Where required, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and have concerns about international data transfers, please contact us at hello@theblueprintfoundry.com.

11 — Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, service providers, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website or services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If you disagree with the changes, you may contact us or discontinue use of our services.

12 — Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:

• Email: hello@theblueprintfoundry.com
• Business: The Blueprint Foundry
• Operated by: Patrick Melton

We will respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.