diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/privacy/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/privacy/page.tsx
index a132563..901e45c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/privacy/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/privacy/page.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ export default function PrivacyPage() {
               collected from your visit. We do not use Google Analytics, advertising pixels, or similar
               third-party tracking tools on the Site.
             </p>
+            <p className="mt-3">
+              Alongside page views, we count two things you do on purpose: that someone began filling in
+              the contact form, and that someone sent it. These are counters, not contents. They record
+              which of the two forms it was and nothing you typed, and like everything else here they are
+              not collected at all if Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control is on. We use them to tell
+              whether a change to the site helped or hurt, rather than guessing.
+            </p>
 
             <h3 className="text-xl font-medium mt-4 mb-2">Server logs</h3>
             <p>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/contact/contact-form.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/contact/contact-form.tsx
index 243a3cf..ce29bbe 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/contact/contact-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/contact/contact-form.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-'use client';
-import { useActionState } from 'react';
-import { useFormStatus } from 'react-dom';
-import { submitContactForm } from '@/actions/submit-contact';
-import { TurnstileWidget } from './turnstile-widget';
-import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-import { Button } from '@repo/ui/components/button';
+"use client";
+import { useActionState } from "react";
+import { useFormStatus } from "react-dom";
+import { submitContactForm } from "@/actions/submit-contact";
+import { TurnstileWidget } from "./turnstile-widget";
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { Button } from "@repo/ui/components/button";
+import { EVENTS, track } from "@/lib/analytics";
 
 function SubmitButton({ label = "Send Message" }: { label?: string }) {
   const { pending } = useFormStatus();
@@ -21,50 +22,68 @@ function SubmitButton({ label = "Send Message" }: { label?: string }) {
 }
 
 interface ContactFormProps {
-  source?: 'inquiry' | 'support';
+  source?: "inquiry" | "support";
 }
 
-export function ContactForm({ source = 'inquiry' }: ContactFormProps) {
-  const [state, formAction] = useActionState(submitContactForm, { success: false, message: '' });
-  const [token, setToken] = useState<string>('');
+export function ContactForm({ source = "inquiry" }: ContactFormProps) {
+  const [state, formAction] = useActionState(submitContactForm, {
+    success: false,
+    message: "",
+  });
+  const [token, setToken] = useState<string>("");
   const formRef = useRef<HTMLFormElement>(null);
+  // Fires once per mounted form, on the first real edit. A focus would count a visitor who
+  // tabbed through on the way somewhere else; typing is intent.
+  const startedRef = useRef(false);
 
-  const isSupport = source === 'support';
+  const noteStart = () => {
+    if (startedRef.current) return;
+    startedRef.current = true;
+    track(EVENTS.contactStarted, { source });
+  };
+
+  const isSupport = source === "support";
 
   // Reset form on successful submission
   useEffect(() => {
     if (state.success && formRef.current) {
       formRef.current.reset();
-      setToken('');
+      setToken("");
+      startedRef.current = false;
+      track(EVENTS.contactSubmitted, { source });
     }
-  }, [state.success]);
+  }, [state.success, source]);
 
   return (
     <form
       ref={formRef}
       action={formAction}
+      onInput={noteStart}
       className="space-y-8 w-full max-w-6xl mx-auto section-container"
     >
-       <div className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-64 h-64 bg-primary/5 rounded-full blur-3xl -mr-32 -mt-32" />
-       <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 w-64 h-64 bg-blue-500/5 rounded-full blur-3xl -ml-32 -mb-32" />
+      <div className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-64 h-64 bg-primary/5 rounded-full blur-3xl -mr-32 -mt-32" />
+      <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 w-64 h-64 bg-blue-500/5 rounded-full blur-3xl -ml-32 -mb-32" />
 
-       <div className="text-left mb-10 relative z-10">
-          <h3 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">
-            {isSupport ? 'Send Feedback' : 'Project Inquiry'}
-          </h3>
-          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-lg mt-3 max-w-2xl text-balance">
-            {isSupport
-              ? 'Found a bug? Have a feature request? We read every message and typically respond within 24 hours.'
-              : 'Tell us about your technical challenges. From Medusa v2 migrations to real-time custom engines, we\'re ready to architect your solution.'}
-          </p>
-       </div>
+      <div className="text-left mb-10 relative z-10">
+        <h3 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">
+          {isSupport ? "Send Feedback" : "Project Inquiry"}
+        </h3>
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-lg mt-3 max-w-2xl text-balance">
+          {isSupport
+            ? "Found a bug? Have a feature request? We read every message and typically respond within 24 hours."
+            : "Tell us about your technical challenges. From Medusa v2 migrations to real-time custom engines, we're ready to architect your solution."}
+        </p>
+      </div>
 
       <input type="hidden" name="source" value={source} />
 
       <div className="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-8 relative z-10">
         <div className="space-y-3">
-          <label htmlFor="name" className="text-sm font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase text-muted-foreground ml-1">
-            {isSupport ? 'Your Name' : 'Full Name'}
+          <label
+            htmlFor="name"
+            className="text-sm font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase text-muted-foreground ml-1"
+          >
+            {isSupport ? "Your Name" : "Full Name"}
           </label>
           <input
             name="name"
@@ -75,12 +94,23 @@ export function ContactForm({ source = 'inquiry' }: ContactFormProps) {
             aria-invalid={state?.errors?.name ? "true" : undefined}
             className="w-full p-4 border-2 border-border/50 rounded-2xl bg-background/50 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-primary/10 focus:border-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-primary transition-all text-lg"
           />
-          {state?.errors?.name && <p id="name-error" className="text-red-500 text-sm px-1" role="alert">{state.errors.name}</p>}
+          {state?.errors?.name && (
+            <p
+              id="name-error"
+              className="text-red-500 text-sm px-1"
+              role="alert"
+            >
+              {state.errors.name}
+            </p>
+          )}
         </div>
 
         <div className="space-y-3">
-          <label htmlFor="email" className="text-sm font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase text-muted-foreground ml-1">
-            {isSupport ? 'Email' : 'Work Email'}
+          <label
+            htmlFor="email"
+            className="text-sm font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase text-muted-foreground ml-1"
+          >
+            {isSupport ? "Email" : "Work Email"}
           </label>
           <input
             name="email"
@@ -92,30 +122,53 @@ export function ContactForm({ source = 'inquiry' }: ContactFormProps) {
             aria-invalid={state?.errors?.email ? "true" : undefined}
             className="w-full p-4 border-2 border-border/50 rounded-2xl bg-background/50 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-primary/10 focus:border-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-primary transition-all text-lg"
           />
-          {state?.errors?.email && <p id="email-error" className="text-red-500 text-sm px-1" role="alert">{state.errors.email}</p>}
+          {state?.errors?.email && (
+            <p
+              id="email-error"
+              className="text-red-500 text-sm px-1"
+              role="alert"
+            >
+              {state.errors.email}
+            </p>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
 
       <div className="space-y-3 relative z-10">
-        <label htmlFor="message" className="text-sm font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase text-muted-foreground ml-1">
-          {isSupport ? 'Your Message' : 'Project Details'}
+        <label
+          htmlFor="message"
+          className="text-sm font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase text-muted-foreground ml-1"
+        >
+          {isSupport ? "Your Message" : "Project Details"}
         </label>
         <textarea
           name="message"
           id="message"
-          placeholder={isSupport
-            ? "Describe the issue or suggestion. Include your device, OS version, and game version if reporting a bug..."
-            : "What are you building? Mention any specific constraints, timelines, or technologies..."}
+          placeholder={
+            isSupport
+              ? "Describe the issue or suggestion. Include your device, OS version, and game version if reporting a bug..."
+              : "What are you building? Mention any specific constraints, timelines, or technologies..."
+          }
           required
-          aria-describedby={state?.errors?.message ? "message-error" : undefined}
+          aria-describedby={
+            state?.errors?.message ? "message-error" : undefined
+          }
           aria-invalid={state?.errors?.message ? "true" : undefined}
           className="w-full p-6 border-2 border-border/50 rounded-2xl bg-background/50 h-56 resize-none focus:ring-4 focus:ring-primary/10 focus:border-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-primary transition-all text-lg leading-relaxed"
         />
-        {state?.errors?.message && <p id="message-error" className="text-red-500 text-sm px-1" role="alert">{state.errors.message}</p>}
+        {state?.errors?.message && (
+          <p
+            id="message-error"
+            className="text-red-500 text-sm px-1"
+            role="alert"
+          >
+            {state.errors.message}
+          </p>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <input type="hidden" name="token" value={token} />
-      
+
       <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row items-center justify-between gap-8 pt-4 relative z-10 border-t border-border/50">
         <div className="scale-100 flex items-center gap-3">
           <TurnstileWidget onVerify={setToken} />
@@ -127,7 +180,7 @@ export function ContactForm({ source = 'inquiry' }: ContactFormProps) {
           <SubmitButton label={isSupport ? "Send Feedback" : "Send Message"} />
         </div>
       </div>
-      
+
       {state?.message && (
         <div
           role="status"
@@ -139,7 +192,9 @@ export function ContactForm({ source = 'inquiry' }: ContactFormProps) {
           }`}
         >
           <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-            <span className="text-xl" aria-hidden="true">{state.success ? "\u2713" : "\u26A0"}</span>
+            <span className="text-xl" aria-hidden="true">
+              {state.success ? "\u2713" : "\u26A0"}
+            </span>
             <p className="font-medium">{state.message}</p>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/analytics.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/analytics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa395ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/analytics.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+type Umami = { track: (name: string, data?: Record<string, unknown>) => void };
+
+/**
+ * Record a named event, if and only if analytics are already running.
+ *
+ * There is no event in this codebase today, which is why every argument about the site's copy
+ * has been an argument about taste. Two events (a visitor starting the contact form, and one
+ * completing it) turn the next rewrite into a before-and-after.
+ *
+ * This deliberately does no consent checking of its own. `UmamiAnalytics` already declines to
+ * load the script under Global Privacy Control, and the script itself honours Do Not Track, so
+ * `window.umami` is simply absent for a visitor who opted out and every call here is a no-op.
+ * Re-implementing the gate would give it a second place to be wrong, and the two could disagree.
+ *
+ * Never throws: an analytics call is not worth breaking a form submission over.
+ */
+export function track(name: string, data?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+  const umami = (window as unknown as { umami?: Umami }).umami;
+  if (!umami?.track) return;
+  try {
+    umami.track(name, data);
+  } catch {
+    // Swallowed on purpose. See above.
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The event names, in one place so a typo cannot quietly create a second funnel that looks
+ * empty. Values are the strings that appear in the dashboard.
+ */
+export const EVENTS = {
+  contactStarted: "contact-started",
+  contactSubmitted: "contact-submitted",
+} as const;