Privacy
Policy
This page explains how Soil Stories by Jagdish Patel collects, uses, protects, and manages information shared through this website, enquiry forms, email, appointment booking, and project communication.
Only useful information
Information is collected when you contact Soil Stories, request a quote, book a call, or share project details.
Used for communication
Your details are used to respond, schedule calls, prepare quotes, deliver work, and maintain client records.
No selling of data
Soil Stories does not sell personal information. Details are shared only when needed to operate the website or deliver services.
Overview
Soil Stories by Jagdish Patel provides visual science communication, scientific illustration, content, website optimisation, and related consulting services for AgTech, BioAg, agriculture, and sustainability-focused brands.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the Soil Stories website, email communication, contact forms, quote requests, appointment booking links, and project-related communication.
Information Collected
Soil Stories may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you contact, enquire, request a quote, book a call, or start a project.
- Contact details: name, email address, phone number, company name, website, country, and social profile links if you provide them.
- Project details: service interest, project goals, product or brand information, files, documents, references, examples, budgets, timelines, and communication history.
- Appointment details: meeting date, timezone, scheduling information, and notes submitted through booking tools.
- Website usage information: browser type, device type, pages visited, approximate location, referral source, and similar technical information if analytics or security tools are active.
- Payment and business records: invoice details, billing information, project agreements, and transaction records when a project is started.
How Information Is Used
Information is used to operate the website, communicate clearly, prepare quotes, deliver services, and maintain professional records.
- Respond to enquiries, emails, quote requests, and appointment bookings.
- Understand your project needs and recommend suitable services.
- Prepare proposals, invoices, timelines, and project communication.
- Deliver visual science communication, website, content, illustration, video, and consulting work.
- Improve website content, usability, service pages, and client experience.
- Maintain business, tax, legal, and accounting records.
- Protect the website, email, project files, and communication systems from misuse or security issues.
Data Retention
Information is kept only as long as reasonably needed for communication, project delivery, business records, legal obligations, dispute resolution, tax and accounting requirements, or legitimate professional follow-up.
If a project does not move forward, enquiry information may still be retained for a reasonable period so Soil Stories can respond to later communication or understand past context.
Your Choices and Rights
You may contact Soil Stories to request access, correction, deletion, or limitation of personal information, subject to legal, accounting, contractual, and legitimate business requirements.
- You may ask what contact or project information is held about you.
- You may request correction of inaccurate or outdated information.
- You may request deletion of information that is no longer needed, where legally possible.
- You may opt out of non-essential follow-up communication.
To make a privacy request, email jagdish@jagdishpatel.info with a clear description of your request.
Children’s Privacy
The Soil Stories website and services are intended for businesses, founders, researchers, professionals, and adult website visitors. The website is not directed to children under 13, and Soil Stories does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact Soil Stories so the information can be reviewed and removed where appropriate.
Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy may be updated when website features, services, tools, or legal requirements change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
Continued use of the website after an update means the revised policy applies from the updated date.
Contact
For privacy questions, correction requests, deletion requests, or any concern about how information is handled, contact:
- Soil Stories by Jagdish Patel
- Email: jagdish@jagdishpatel.info
- Website: jagdishpatel.info
Questions About Privacy?
If anything in this policy is unclear, email directly and I will respond with the relevant information or next step.