Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Bridge & Fern LLC (“Bridge & Fern,” “we,” or “us”) is a research and advisory practice working on technology infrastructure and governance. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through bridgeandfern.com, how we use it, and the third-party services involved in operating the website and contact form.

Information We Collect

Contact Form

If you send a note through the website contact form, we collect the information you choose to provide, such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Message content
• Any other information you include in your message

Please do not share highly sensitive personal information, confidential client information, health information, financial account details, legal secrets, passwords, government ID numbers, or emergency information through the contact form.

Website And Security Information

We may collect basic technical information needed to operate and protect the website, such as browser/device information, IP address, timestamps, and bot-protection signals.

We use Cloudflare Turnstile to help distinguish human visitors from automated abuse before certain actions, such as submitting the contact form.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your inquiry
• Understand whether Bridge & Fern may be a good fit for your needs
• Follow up after a contact form submission
• Maintain internal notes and intake records
• Protect the website from spam, abuse, and automated traffic
• Improve our intake process and service operations
• Comply with legal obligations when required

We do not sell your personal information.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party service providers to operate the website and intake workflow. These providers process information only as needed to provide their services to us, subject to their own terms and privacy practices.

Current providers may include:

• Cloudflare, for website security, Turnstile bot protection, and DNS
• Resend, for email delivery from contact form submissions and intake notifications
• Telegram, for operational notifications regarding new inquiries and intake activity
• GitHub and Porkbun, for website hosting/deployment infrastructure

Some providers may process or store data in the United States or other jurisdictions.

Storage And Retention

We keep personal information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to inquiries, maintaining business records, improving operations, and meeting legal obligations.

Contact form submissions may be retained in email systems, Telegram notifications, local business systems, or other internal records.

You may request deletion of your data by contacting us through the website contact form. We will make reasonable efforts to delete or de-identify the relevant information unless we need to keep it for legitimate business, security, or legal reasons.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information we collect. For example, data may be transmitted over HTTPS, stored in access-controlled systems, and protected by the security features of our service providers.

No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Cookies And Similar Technologies

The website may use strictly necessary technologies to operate, secure forms, and prevent abuse. Cloudflare Turnstile may process technical signals to verify that a visitor is human and protect the site from bots.

We do not currently use advertising cookies or sell visitor data for targeted advertising.

Your Choices

You can choose not to provide personal information through the website.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or portability of your personal information. You may also have the right to object to certain processing.

To make a privacy request, contact us through the website contact form and include enough information for us to identify the relevant inquiry.

Children’s Privacy

Bridge & Fern’s services are intended for adults and businesses. The website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Links To Other Websites

The website may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date above.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, please use the contact form on bridgeandfern.com.