Who we are
IT Alchemy is a smart home guidance resource operated by Steve (italchemail@gmail.com), an IT systems engineer based in the United States. This site is available at italchemy.tech.
What information we collect
We collect information in a few ways:
Contact and intake forms. When you submit a consulting intake form or contact form, we collect the information you provide — typically your name, email address, and details about your smart home setup. Submissions are stored securely in our own database on our web server and are used solely to respond to your inquiry or deliver consulting services. When you submit a form we also record your IP address and browser type to help prevent spam and abuse. Submitting a form triggers an email notification to us and an automatic confirmation email back to you.
Newsletter signup. If you subscribe to the IT Alchemy newsletter, your email address is collected and stored by Beehiiv, our newsletter platform. Beehiiv's privacy policy governs how they handle your data. We use your email to send the weekly IT Alchemy newsletter and occasional updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any email.
Analytics. This site uses Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use the site — pages viewed, time on site, referral sources, and similar aggregate metrics. Google Analytics uses cookies and may collect your IP address. We do not use this data to identify you personally. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to respond to consulting inquiries, deliver services you have purchased, send the newsletter you subscribed to, and improve the content and structure of this site. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Third-party services
This site uses the following third-party services that may collect or process data:
Google Analytics — site analytics. Google Privacy Policy
Beehiiv — newsletter platform. Beehiiv Privacy Policy
YouTube — embedded videos on article and video pages. YouTube may set cookies and collect data per Google's Privacy Policy.
Cookies
This site uses cookies through Google Analytics for analytics purposes. No cookies are set by IT Alchemy directly. If you prefer not to accept cookies, you can configure your browser to refuse them, though this may affect how some parts of the site function.
Affiliate links
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. See our Affiliate Disclosure for full details.
Data retention
Contact and intake form submissions are automatically archived 30 days after they are received and permanently deleted after 90 days, unless a longer period is needed to deliver consulting services you have engaged us for. Newsletter subscriber data is retained by Beehiiv until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained per Google's standard retention settings.
Your rights
You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you. To make such a request, email italchemail@gmail.com. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page reflects when it was last revised. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email italchemail@gmail.com.