1. Overview & Commitment
Brake.net (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates the digital engineering studio and website at brake.net. We are committed to respecting your privacy, protecting your personal data, and maintaining the highest standard of cybersecurity hygiene.
This policy applies to information collected through our website, contact forms, client communication channels, and project collaboration platforms.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us or that is generated automatically when you interact with our platform:
- Contact & Inquiry Data: When submitting an inquiry through our contact form, we collect your full name, email address, project requirements, and optional organizational details.
- Technical & Log Data: When visiting brake.net, our edge servers automatically receive standard technical information, including your IP address, browser type, device characteristics, referrers, and operating system.
- Security & CSRF Tokens: Temporary, cryptographically signed security tokens are generated to protect form submissions against cross-site request forgery and automated bot spam.
3. How We Use Information
We utilize collected information exclusively for legitimate business and engineering purposes:
- To review project requirements, provide accurate development estimates, and draft technical proposals.
- To communicate directly with you regarding active software deliverables and client service updates.
- To protect our platforms against abuse, unauthorized access, malware, and spam.
- To maintain, optimize, and improve the speed and responsiveness of our web services.
4. Data Security & Storage
We employ rigorous administrative, physical, and digital security measures to safeguard your information:
- Encryption: All web traffic is encrypted using modern TLS 1.3 / HTTPS protocols.
- Serverless Cloud Isolation: Data processing runs on enterprise serverless infrastructure (Cloudflare Edge & Cloudflare D1 / Workers) with strict perimeter controls.
- Access Controls: Administrative access to client inquiries and backend databases is strictly restricted to authenticated authorized engineers using multi-factor authentication and tokenized sessions.
5. Third-Party Services
We may collaborate with trusted third-party cloud infrastructure providers to operate our services effectively:
- Cloudflare: For DNS management, SSL certificates, global CDN edge caching, and DDoS mitigation.
- GitHub: For secure source code versioning, automated deployment pipelines, and project tracking.
- Direct Email Infrastructure: For delivering notifications and responses to your project inquiries.
These third-party providers have their own independent privacy policies and are contractually obligated to protect data processed on our behalf.
7. Data Retention & Deletion
We retain contact inquiries and project communications for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, support ongoing client relationships, and satisfy legal accounting requirements.
You may request the deletion of your contact records from our active database at any time by contacting our team.
8. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you possess specific rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete records.
- Erasure: The right to request the deletion of your personal information (“Right to be Forgotten”).
- Objection: The right to opt-out of non-essential communications at any time.
9. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological advancements, operational updates, or legal changes. When changes occur, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this document.
10. Contact & Inquiries
For any privacy questions, data access requests, or security inquiries, please contact our Data Protection team:
Studio: Brake.net Digital Engineering Studio
Primary Contact: habtshdelelew@gmail.com
Secondary Contact: brakedesign0@gmail.com
Direct Phone: +251 962 411 927
Physical Hub: ALX Hub, Lideta, Addis Ababa