Privacy Policy

When visiting this site, the following information is collected through the following services:

• Analytics Data
  • Google Analytics
    • When a user first enters the site as a new visitor, a banner will be shown to let them know about their rights regarding their information.
    • This service will remain disabled by default unless the user explicitly decides to opt-in. If we detect a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal from your browser, we will automatically honor it as a request to opt-out of tracking.
    • May collect usage-related information such as approximate geographic region, interaction events, session activity, and general website traffic metrics.
  • Vercel Analytics
    • This service is enabled by default and is intended to provide aggregated website usage insights without relying on traditional advertising cookies. Data associated with these analytics tools is designed to reduce the collection of directly identifiable information where reasonably possible.
• Performance Data
  • Vercel Speed Insights
    • Website performance monitoring tools are utilized to help evaluate stability, responsiveness, and overall user experience across different devices and network conditions. These services are configured with the intention of limiting the collection of directly identifiable information whenever reasonably feasible. Performance-related data may include:
    • Page Route Performance
    • Performance Metrics
    • User Interactions
    • User Engagement
• Communications & Interaction
  • Formspree
    • When you use the contact form, any personal information you provide (e.g. name, email address, and message) is collected and processed by Formspree (a third-party service that handles form submissions) to deliver your requests to me.
  • AI Chatbot (Beta)
    • The AI chatbot processes submitted prompts in order to generate contextual responses. Certain interactions may be temporarily retained in secured storage systems for debugging, service reliability, quality assurance, or improvement of chatbot-related functionality.
    • Reasonable safeguards and measures are implemented in an effort to reduce the storage of sensitive or directly identifiable information submitted through the chatbot. Users are strongly encouraged not to submit confidential, financial, medical, or otherwise sensitive personal data while interacting with AI-powered features.
  • Security Logs (Redis)
    • To prevent spam and abuse of form submissions, this site limits how many requests are sent in a given time period. When you submit the form, your IP address is processed and hashed. This helps achieve two goals: identifying repeat submissions from the same source, and protecting the privacy of the individual who made the submission.
• Data Retention
  • Per CCPA and GDPR regulations, Google Analytics data will be retained up to 24 months unless the user requests in writing to delete their data before the specified period runs its course.
    • Furthermore, such requests will be processed within 30 days from the day it was sent.
    • After the 30 days have passed, the data is then permanently deleted, complying with privacy regulations unless otherwise permitted by law.
  • As mentioned previously, Vercel Analytics & Vercel Speed Insights data is accrued and de-identified, preventing the storage of Personally Identifiable Information. This data is retained only as long as necessary for website performance and usage metrics unless the user specifies in writing to remove the data if any identifiable information is found.
  • Any form data that was submitted requesting services will be retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry or as required for record-keeping services.
  • Data collected through the AI Chatbot and stored in the database will be retained for up to 24 months to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the model, unless a deletion request is submitted in writing. Local chat history will be purged immediately upon a page refresh.
  • For more information on how you can exercise your rights depending on your jurisdiction, please see the User Rights section below.

Certain features and operational components of this website rely on third-party service providers. These providers may assist with analytics, hosting infrastructure, website performance monitoring, form processing, security, and related functionality necessary for operation of the site.

Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of these third-party services independently for additional information regarding how their data is handled.

You have the right to opt-in or opt-out of having your data collected through the following:

• Google Analytics: You can click on the Settings option (or the cog icon on the mobile version) in the navigation bar. A popup window will appear and it will give you the option to check or uncheck whether your data is being collected through the service.
  • You can also request in writing that your data be deleted, which will then be reviewed and processed within 30 days unless it is required to be retained by law enforcement or by a signed court order.
• Global Privacy Control (GPC): This site automatically recognizes and respects GPC signals. If your browser or extension is configured to send a GPC signal, we will treat this as a valid request to opt-out of tracking for Google Analytics automatically and with immediate effect.
• Vercel Analytics & Vercel Insights: Both services will be enabled on by default as they collect aggregated and de-identified data used to measure and improve this website's metrics and performance. Requests to delete your data may be made if any Personally Identifiable Information were to be found, with the process also taking up to 30 days unless explicitly stated by law.
• AI Chatbot (Beta): Interaction with the chatbot is completely voluntary. By entering a query into the chat interface, you consent to the processing and storage of that input. Reasonable efforts are made to reduce or remove Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from submitted inputs in order to help protect user privacy. If you do not wish for your queries to be processed, please refrain from using it.
• Security & Fraud Prevention: Data collected for the purpose of limiting form submission requests via the use of pseudonymized hashes to prevent spam is processed on the basis of "Legitimate Interest". In other words, the collected data will be used to promote the site's security. Due to the pseudonymized nature of the data along with its expiration period after 60 seconds within submission, it will not be subject to manual opt-out.

Privacy is the number one priority when it comes to collecting information from users, which is used to measure metrics and improve performance. The user can request the following when it comes to their information in accordance with their jurisdiction's privacy regulations:

• Unless required by applicable law or a valid legal request, data will be retained for up to 24 months, during which it may be used for the aforementioned purposes.
• The user can request, in writing, that their data be deleted if they believe that the information collected contains Personally Identifiable Information. This applies to the services used for this website as specified in the Type Of Information Collected section.
• Once the request has been submitted, the process will take up to 30 days as is the standard for data removal requests implementing similar information collection strategies.
  • If anything happens within the 30 day period during the removal process, we will go ahead and provide you with a status update regarding your request.
  • Please keep in mind that should law enforcement request this data be retained via a valid legal request, the removal process will be suspended indefinitely until the issue is resolved.
• After the 30 day process is complete, the data is then permanently deleted unless the user decides to opt-in using Google Analytics, with Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights being left on by default as specified previously.
• Lastly, any data submitted from the form in the Services page or stored from the AI Chatbot will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary in order to respond to your request for services, improve service accuracy, or as required for record-keeping purposes. Furthermore, any pseudonymized personally identifiable information, in this case the IP of the user is automatically purged from the system after 60 seconds.

Reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards are implemented to help protect collected information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse.

These protections are continuously reviewed and updated where appropriate to maintain a secure environment for data handling and processing.

While strong safeguards are in place to protect information, it is important to understand that no digital system or online transmission can be considered completely immune to risk.

This website is intended for general audiences and is not designed for use by individuals under the age of 13. Information is not knowingly solicited from children, and reasonable steps will be taken to remove such data if it is discovered to have been submitted unintentionally.

If you believe that a child has submitted personal information through this site, please contact us so reasonable efforts can be made to remove the information as soon as possible.

For any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, your user rights, or to receive a status update regarding your data deletion request, you can contact me at the following email address:

• ruben.c.arevalo@gmail.com

All requests sent will be reviewed and processed in accordance with applicable privacy regulations.