Privacy
Plain version: this is a small studio site. The only personal data it collects is what you choose to send through the contact form, and it's used for one thing — replying to you.
Last updated: 18 June 2026
Who is responsible
Cardinal Studio is an independent studio run by one person (Diogo), based in Ourique, Portugal, working remotely. To reach me about anything in this policy, use the contact page or message me on WhatsApp.
What I collect, and why
The only data this site collects is what you type into the contact form: your name, email address, and your message. I use it solely to read and respond to your enquiry. The legal basis is your consent (the box you tick when you send the form) and my legitimate interest in answering people who get in touch.
I don't run advertising or analytics trackers on this site, so there's no profiling, no behavioural tracking, and nothing is sold or shared for marketing. Ever.
Who processes it
- Formspree receives the contact form and forwards it to my inbox. Your form data passes through their systems — see the Formspree privacy policy.
- Vercel hosts this site and, like any web host, processes standard server request logs (including IP addresses) to serve pages and guard against abuse — see the Vercel privacy policy.
- Google Fonts serves the site's web fonts; loading them sends your IP to Google as part of the normal font request — see Google's privacy policy.
How long it's kept
Form submissions are kept only as long as needed to handle the conversation they started, then deleted. If a message turns into a project, the relevant details move into normal project records for as long as we work together.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you can ask me to show you the data I hold about you, correct it, or delete it, and you can withdraw consent at any time. Just send the request through the contact page and I'll handle it. You also have the right to complain to the Portuguese data protection authority (CNPD).
Changes
If this policy changes, the "last updated" date above changes with it. There's no version history worth keeping for a site this size — the current version is the one that applies.