Last Updated: October 11, 2025
Welcome! This Privacy Policy explains how we, Roland and Richard Petrasch ("we," "us," "our"), collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website (hosted on Google Sites), sign up for our book via our Google Form, and interact with our content.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. The processing of your personal data is done in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data Controller: Roland and Richard Petrasch Contact: roland.petrasch@gmail.com
We collect information in two ways: data you provide to us directly and data collected automatically through your use of our services.
A. Information You Provide to Us Directly
When you sign up to receive a copy of our book, "Data Quality for Software Engineers - Part I (Draft)," we collect the following information through our Google Form:
Name: We use this to personalize our communications with you (e.g., "Hi, [First Name]").
Email Address: We use this as the primary way to send you the download link for the book and to communicate with you about your feedback or important updates, based on your consent.
Communication Preferences: We collect your choice on whether you wish to receive future updates. We will only send you messages you have explicitly agreed to receive.
The legal basis for processing this data is your consent, which you provide by filling out and submitting the form.
B. Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, which is hosted on Google Sites, we use Google Analytics to collect anonymous data to help us understand how visitors use our site. This information includes:
Your anonymized IP address.
The type of browser and device you are using.
The pages you visit and the time you spend on them.
The source that referred you to our website.
The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in monitoring and improving our website and services. We do not use this data to personally identify you.
We rely on Google services to operate. Google acts as a data processor on our behalf. This means that while we control the data, Google stores and processes it according to our instructions and their own stringent privacy policies.
Google Forms & Google Sheets: Your form submissions (name, email, preferences) are collected via Google Forms and stored in a Google Sheet on Google Drive.
Google Sites: Our website is created and hosted on the Google Sites platform.
Google Analytics: This service tracks website traffic and provides us with anonymized statistics.
You can learn more about how Google handles data in its Privacy & Terms.
As a user, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
The right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
The right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to erasure (The "right to be forgotten"): You can request that we delete your personal data at any time.
The right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw your consent for us to contact you at any time.
The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Your Contact Email]. We will respond to your request within one month.
We take your data security seriously. Your information is stored within Google's secure infrastructure. We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy (e.g., to provide you with the book and updates you consented to) or until you request its deletion.
Our website uses cookies from Google Analytics to help us analyze traffic and improve user experience. Cookies are small text files placed on your device. You can control and manage cookies through your web browser settings.
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the "Last Updated" date clearly displayed at the top.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please don't hesitate to contact us at: roland.petrasch@gmail.com.