Privacy notice

I respect your privacy and I am committed to being transparent about how this website uses cookies and tracks analytics data. Below, you can get to know how it handles cookies and the analytics data it collects, ensuring that your privacy is protected at all times.

Cookies

This website uses a single cookie. This cookie is used to store your theme preferences. More precisely, this cookie allows this website to remember your theme choice (whether dark mode, light mode or system) across sessions, so you don’t need to reset it every time you visit this website.

What does the cookie do? It stores your preference for dark or light mode.

Is this cookie used for tracking or collecting personal information? No, this cookie is strictly for theme personalization and does not track any user behavior or collect personal data.

How is this cookie stored? It is stored under the key theme.

Analytics

To better understand how you interact with this website, Umami, a privacy-focused and GDPR-compliant analytics tool, is used. Umami helps gather insights into site performance and user behavior, without compromising your privacy.

What is Umami? Umami is an open-source website analytics platform designed to provide valuable insights about website traffic and engagement, while prioritizing user privacy. Unlike traditional analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, Umami does not collect or store personally identifiable information (PII), nor does it use tracking cookies.

What data does Umami collect? Umami tracks the following anonymous and aggregated information:

• Pageviews: The number of times each page is viewed.
• Unique Pageviews: How many individual users have visited each page.
• Time on Page: The average duration users spend on specific pages.
• Bounce Rate: The percentage of visitors who leave after viewing only one page.
• Traffic Sources: Where website visitors are coming from (e.g., search engines, social media, referral sites).
• Device Information: The types of devices used to visit the site (desktop, mobile, tablet).
• Browser Information: The web browsers used to access the site (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari).
• Operating System: Information about the operating system (e.g., Windows, macOS, Android, iOS).
• Geographic Location: General location data, such as the country, region, or city from which the user is accessing the website. Note: This does not include precise location or IP addresses.
• UTM Parameters: Information about UTMs, little bits of code attached to the end of URLs.

Does Umami store personal data? No, Umami does not collect, store, or process personally identifiable information (PII). It does not track your IP address, collect email addresses, or store any other information that could identify you as an individual. The data that Umami collects is anonymized, meaning it is stripped of any identifying details before it is processed. This ensures that no individual user can be identified based on the analytics data.

Does Umami use cookies? No, Umami does not use cookies to track visitors. This means there is no need for cookie consent banners, and your browsing experience is uninterrupted.

How does Umami comply with GDPR? Umami is designed to be GDPR-compliant by default. Since it does not collect personal data or use cookies, there is no need to obtain consent for data collection. This approach aligns with GDPR's principles of minimizing data collection and ensuring user privacy. Additionally, since no personal data is processed, Umami does not create risks related to data breaches or misuse of user information.

Why this website uses Umami

This website uses Umami to understand how the website is performing, gain insights into user behavior, and improve content and user experience. The information collected helps me optimize the website for better engagement and performance, but it is always anonymized to protect your privacy.

Your privacy rights

As a user of this website, you have the following rights:

• Access: You have the right to request access to any personal data this website holds about you. However, since no personal data is collected, this is unlikely to apply in most cases.
• Correction: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate data.
• Erasure: You have the right to request that any personal data we hold be deleted, although, as mentioned, no personal data is collected.
• Consent: Since this website does not rely on cookies or collect personal data, there is no need to opt in or out of data collection. This website only uses two cookies, which you can manage in your browser settings.

Contact me

If you have any questions about how this website handles your data, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please feel free to contact me at hello@mianfg.me.

TL;DR

Cookies: This website only uses a single cookie for storing the preferred theme of the website (no tracking or personal data collection).

Analytics: Umami tracks anonymous data such as page views, time on page, device information, traffic sources, and location (general, not precise).

GDPR Compliance: Umami is fully GDPR-compliant, anonymizes all visitor data, and does not store any personally identifiable information (PII).

No Cookies for Analytics: Umami does not use cookies or require consent banners for data collection.