This privacy policy explains how Prosody Consulting, LLC ("Prosody," "we," "us") collects, uses, and protects information you provide when you use our websites. We aim to collect the minimum information we need to do our work for you and to be straightforward about how we use it.
It covers both prosodyconsulting.com and our research subdomain prosodylabs.prosodyconsulting.com ("Prosody Labs"), which publishes our funding and policy monitors. Both are operated by us and run the same measurement tags under the same cookie consent choice — a decision you make on either site applies to both.
What data we collect
We collect information you provide directly when you submit a form on this site or correspond with us by email or phone. That typically includes:
- Name (first and last)
- Email address
- Phone number, if you provide one
- Company or organization name
- The content of your message, including any project or context you share
We do not collect financial information through this website. We do not collect special-category personal data (race, ethnicity, health, political views, etc.). We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.
How we collect your data
You directly provide us with the data we collect. We collect data when you:
- Submit a form on this site (Request a Consultation, or similar)
- Email or call us directly
- Visit a page on this site, which generates standard server-side logs (IP address, browser type, page requested, timestamp) used for security and operational purposes
How we use your data
We use the information you provide to:
- Respond to your inquiry and have a conversation about whether we're a fit for what you're trying to do
- Maintain a record of our communications so we can follow up appropriately
- Send you information you specifically request
We do not send marketing emails unless you opt in. We do not sell your information. We do not share it with third parties for advertising. We do not buy or rent contact lists.
How we store your data
Information submitted through forms on this site is processed and stored by HubSpot, Inc., the customer relationship management platform we use to manage client correspondence. HubSpot's own privacy practices are documented at legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy.
This website is hosted by a third-party content delivery network. Standard server logs (described above) are retained for a short period for security and operational purposes.
We retain client correspondence for as long as we have an active relationship with you and for a reasonable period afterward to support continuity and any legal obligations. You can ask us to delete your information at any time (see "Your data protection rights" below).
Cookies and tracking
We use Google Tag Manager to manage the measurement tags on both prosodyconsulting.com and prosodylabs.prosodyconsulting.com. Google Tag Manager itself does not collect personal data, but it loads tags — such as Google Analytics and the HubSpot tracking code — that set cookies and process limited technical information about your visit, including your IP address, browser type, device, the pages you view, and how you arrived at the site.
These tags do not run until you accept them. Both sites load with every non-essential cookie category switched off, and a banner asks for your choice on your first visit. Nothing described in this section happens unless you click Accept. See "Your cookie choices" below.
Google Analytics sets cookies that help us understand, in aggregate, how the site is used and how we can improve it. Google's handling of this data is governed by its own privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
The HubSpot tracking code sets cookies (including hubspotutk, __hstc, __hssc, and __hssrc) that record the pages you visit and how you navigate the site. If you later submit a form, HubSpot associates this browsing activity with your contact record so we can understand how visitors engage with us before getting in touch. HubSpot's own privacy practices are documented at legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy. HubSpot embedded forms may also set functional cookies necessary for form operation.
We do not run third-party advertising trackers, social-media retargeting pixels, or session-replay tools, and we do not use this data to sell your information or build advertising profiles.
Your cookie choices
The first time you visit either of our sites, a banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies. Until you choose, Google Analytics and the HubSpot tracking code are switched off and set no cookies. If you decline, they stay off.
One choice covers both sites. We record your answer in a cookie named prosody_consent, set on the prosodyconsulting.com domain so that it is readable by both prosodyconsulting.com and prosodylabs.prosodyconsulting.com. This means you are asked once rather than once per site. The cookie stores only the word granted or denied — no identifier, and nothing that describes you. It is a strictly necessary cookie: without it we could not remember that you declined, and would have to ask you again on every page.
Your answer stands for 180 days, after which we ask again.
You can change your mind at any time. Select Cookie settings here, or use the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of any page on either site, to reopen the banner and make a different choice. Declining after having accepted stops further collection; to also have previously collected data deleted, contact us using the details under "Your data protection rights".
Independently of our banner, you can control or block cookies through your browser settings, opt out of Google Analytics measurement using Google's opt-out browser add-on, and prevent HubSpot tracking by blocking cookies or enabling "Do Not Track" in your browser, which HubSpot honors. If we change the tags we deploy or add new tracking, we will update this policy and the "last updated" date above.
Your data protection rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — ask us to correct information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to erasure — ask us to delete your personal data, subject to any legal retention obligations.
- Right to restrict processing — ask us to limit how we process your data.
- Right to object — object to our processing of your personal data.
- Right to data portability — request a copy of your data in a portable format or have it transferred to another organization.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at bbrettell@prosodyconsulting.com or call (913) 725-8549. We will respond within a reasonable time, typically within thirty days.
Links to other websites
Prosody Labs at prosodylabs.prosodyconsulting.com is our own site, not a third party, and is covered by this policy.
Our sites do link to genuinely third-party websites — LinkedIn, government funding portals, and other external resources we reference or cite in our monitors. This policy does not apply to them, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.
Changes to this policy
We review this privacy policy from time to time and post any updates here. Material changes will be flagged at the top of the page, and the "last updated" date will reflect the most recent revision.
How to contact us
Questions about this policy, the information we hold about you, or your data protection rights can be directed to:
Prosody Consulting, LLC
435 Nichols Road, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64113
bbrettell@prosodyconsulting.com
(913) 725-8549