Privacy Notice

Scope and operator

This notice applies to hashmi.ca, its public pages, articles, contact form and embedded content. The site is operated by Imran Hashmi in Ontario, Canada and is not operated by IBM.

Contact form

The form may process a visitor's name, business email, organization, inquiry type, subject, message and privacy acknowledgment to review and respond to professional inquiries. Submissions are not stored as form entries in WordPress.

Technical information

Hosting and security systems may process browser, device, requested page, timestamp and security diagnostics to operate and protect the site.

Short link and speaking inquiries

The short link hashmi.ca/connect redirects to my LinkedIn profile and keeps only anonymous daily click counts (and a source label such as “qr” or “slides” when one is in the link). No personal information is stored. If you send a speaking inquiry through the form, the details you type are emailed to me so I can reply, and they are not stored in this website's database.

Browser storage

The site stores your light or dark display preference and whether you have dismissed an optional prompt in your browser's local or session storage. This information stays on your device, is not used to identify you and can be cleared in your browser settings.

Newsletter

If you subscribe to Imran's Insights, your email address is sent to Brevo, the email service used to deliver the newsletter. You receive a confirmation email first and are added to the list only after you click the link in it. Your address is not stored in this website's database. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can also ask me to remove you at any time.

External websites

The website may link to LinkedIn, IBM, the digital contact card and other independently operated websites. External services control their own privacy practices.

Retention and safeguards

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably required for the relevant inquiry, security incident, legal obligation or recordkeeping purpose. Reasonable safeguards include HTTPS, authenticated email delivery, restricted access, software updates and anti-spam controls.

Access, correction and deletion

Visitors may request access to, correction of or deletion of personal information they submitted, subject to applicable limitations and reasonable identity verification.