Last Updated: July 17, 2026
The short version: We collect almost nothing. We store it on our own infrastructure. We share it with no one. We don't use cookies, analytics, or tracking. This page exists because the law requires it, not because we have much to disclose.
Avondale.AI is a local AI services business based in Avondale, Arizona, owned and operated by Stephen Sargent. We provide AI consulting, custom hardware, software platforms, and educational workshops to families and businesses in the Greater Phoenix area and nationwide.
We collect the minimum information necessary to respond to your inquiry and provide our services.
| Data Type | What It Is | How We Get It | Why We Need It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Information | Name, email address, phone number (if provided) | You provide it when you email us, use our contact form, or request a quote | To respond to your inquiry and provide requested services |
| Communication Records | Email correspondence, chat messages, meeting notes | Created during our correspondence with you | To provide consulting services and maintain project history |
| Project Data | Documents, specifications, configurations shared by clients | Provided by clients during consulting engagements | To deliver contracted services. Client retains ownership of all project data. |
All data you provide is stored on infrastructure we own and control. We operate our own servers. We do not use cloud hosting providers, cloud databases, or cloud storage services for client data.
This means:
We use your information solely to:
We do NOT use your information to:
Access to your data is limited to:
That's it. No contractors, no offshore teams, no third-party processors, no cloud service providers.
We do not share your data with anyone.
We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise distribute your personal information or project data to any third party. We do not use third-party services that would require data sharing (no cloud CRM, no cloud email marketing, no cloud file sharing).
The only exception is when legally required by a valid court order or subpoena. We have never received such a request. If we ever did, we would challenge it and notify you unless legally prohibited from doing so.
| Data Type | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Contact information (inquiries) | Deleted upon request, or after 2 years of no contact |
| Active project data | Duration of engagement + 3 years for reference |
| Completed project data | Deleted upon client request, or after 7 years (tax record requirements) |
| Email correspondence | Retained for project reference, deleted upon request |
| Financial records (invoices, payments) | 7 years per IRS requirements |
You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us. We will delete all personal information within 30 days, except where retention is required by law (tax records).
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us. We will respond within 30 days. There is no fee for these requests unless they are manifestly unfounded or excessive.
Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it immediately.
Our Parent AI Safety Workshops are educational presentations for adults (parents, educators, PTA groups). We do not collect information from minors attending these sessions.
If you are visiting from the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our lawful basis for processing your data is:
We do not transfer your data outside the United States because all data is stored on our own infrastructure. There is no cross-border data transfer.
For GDPR inquiries, contact us. We do not have a Data Protection Officer because we are a small business with minimal data processing, but Stephen Sargent serves as the data protection contact.
We take security seriously. Our infrastructure is built on the same principles we recommend to clients:
In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected individuals within 24 hours of discovery, in accordance with our incident response procedures.
Our website may contain links to external websites (e.g., resource references, partner information). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any website you visit.
We do not embed third-party widgets, social media buttons, or tracking pixels that would transmit your data to external services when you visit our site.
We may update this privacy policy as our business evolves or as laws change. If we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We will not notify you individually because we do not maintain a mailing list for privacy policy updates (we don't have a mailing list at all).
You can always find the current version at https://avondale.ai/privacy.html
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data:
Contact UsSubject line: "Privacy Policy Question"
We will respond within 30 days. For urgent privacy concerns (suspected data breach, unauthorized access), we will respond within 24 hours.
In summary: We collect your name and email when you contact us. We store it on our own servers. We share it with no one. We don't use cookies or tracking. We delete it when you ask. That's the whole policy.