Privacy Policy

What Data Is Collected

When you submit an inquiry through our contact form, we collect the following personal and professional information:

• Contact Details: Your name, email address, and phone number.
• Professional Context: Your title/role, organization name, and organization website (if provided).
• Project Details: Information you share regarding your project objectives, geographic scope, specific locations, selected areas of assistance, project triggers, upcoming milestones, and primary goals.
• Technical Metadata: Technical parameters (such as submission timestamps, IP addresses, and user-agent details) processed temporarily for anti-abuse rate-limiting and security verification.

Why Data Is Collected

We collect this information for the sole purpose of:

• Responding directly to your inquiry and establishing contact with you.
• Evaluating potential strategic alignment and preparing for an initial consultation.

We do not sell, rent, trade, monetize, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing, advertising, or commercial profiling.

How Data Is Stored & Secured

We employ strict technical and organizational safeguards to protect your information:

• Encryption in Transit: All data submitted through our website is encrypted using standard Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS) and industry-standard cryptographic payload signatures.
• Secure Backend Storage: Submissions are stored in a secure database hosted on hardened backend infrastructure.
• Application & Infrastructure Security: Application services execute within isolated, read-only environment containers operating with restricted privileges and access controls under the principle of least privilege.

Who Handles Your Data

Your data is handled directly by Paul McCown (operating as Outward Strategies) and essential infrastructure providers operating on our behalf:

• Web Host & CDN: Web hosting and content delivery network providers (for static site distribution and edge protection).
• Database & Hosting Infrastructure: Application host and database provider operating under strict access controls.
• Email Delivery Service: Transactional email service providers used to alert our leadership team when a new intake request is submitted.

How to Request Data Deletion

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or permanent deletion of your personal data at any time.

To request complete deletion of your records, please email us directly or submit a message through our Contact Form requesting data removal. Upon receiving your request, all corresponding database records and contact entries will be permanently deleted within 30 days.