Privacy notice
What we collect, why we need it, and what happens to your information.
Who is responsible
Cognition Foundry is operated by Gareth Adams, an individual in the United Kingdom. Gareth Adams, trading as Cognition Foundry, is responsible for deciding how correspondence is used. Email privacy and personal-data requests to contact@cognition-foundry.com.
What you send by email
If you contact us, we receive your email address, any sender name, message text, attachments and normal email delivery information. We use this to understand and reply to your message, follow up where needed, and handle corrections or requests. Providing information by email is optional; we cannot answer a private enquiry without a reply address.
Our reason for using it
For routine correspondence we rely on legitimate interests in answering enquiries and improving this educational service. We may retain limited records where reasonably necessary to resolve a continuing matter, protect the service, or meet a legal obligation. We do not use contact emails to build a marketing list or sell personal information.
Website delivery and technical information
Cloudflare Pages delivers the website. Cloudflare may process technical information about requests, including IP addresses, request paths, device/browser details and security events, to deliver and protect the service. We do not create learner accounts, ask for visitor registration or operate our own visitor-profile database.
Python code and the external runtime
When you select Run Python, your browser downloads a pinned Pyodide runtime from jsDelivr (cdn.jsdelivr.net). This makes a separate network request to jsDelivr and its delivery providers, which may involve IP address, browser and request information. The editor sends code to a Web Worker on your device, not to a Cognition Foundry execution server. Code you choose to run can itself make network requests, so never enter secrets or run untrusted code.
How we delete email
Our normal practice is to respond to routine messages, then remove resolved correspondence from the working mailbox and clear Deleted Items rather than retain it indefinitely. We may keep specific messages longer if the issue remains open or retention is reasonably needed for a dispute or legal duty. Deleting from our mailbox does not erase copies held by correspondents, email clients or IONOS backup and recovery systems immediately; their retention operates under their own service arrangements.
Who provides the services
IONOS provides the contact mailbox; Cloudflare provides website hosting and security; jsDelivr delivers the optional Python runtime files. These providers handle limited information needed to operate their services. See Cloudflare privacy policy, IONOS data protection information and jsDelivr privacy information for their own practices.
Where information may be processed
Internet and hosting services may process information outside the United Kingdom. Cloudflare operates globally, and jsDelivr uses multiple delivery networks. Cloudflare data processing agreement and jsDelivr data processing agreement describe contractual protections, including the UK Addendum to standard contractual clauses where applicable. You can contact us to ask which safeguards apply to a particular service.
Your choices and rights
You may request access, correction, erasure or restriction of your personal data where the law applies. You also have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests; we will consider objections and explain any lawful reason for continuing. Other rights may apply depending on the circumstances. Write to contact@cognition-foundry.com to make a request.
Questions or complaints
Please contact us first if you think we have handled information incorrectly. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
What is not running on this edition
We do not currently run advertising scripts, optional marketing analytics, an account system, payment collection or a custom contact-form database. If those features are introduced, we will review the processing and update this notice before enabling them.