Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Alessandro De Blasis ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit this website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in our data collection practices.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Anonymous Analytics Data: We use Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless) to collect aggregated information about how visitors use our website. This includes:
• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Referring websites
• Browser and device information (anonymized)
• General geographic location (country/region level only)

3. Cookies We Use

We use the following cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality
• Preference Cookies: Theme and intro choices (e.g. mode-storage, introChoice)

Important: Web Analytics does not use cookies. Preference cookies are first-party only and not used for advertising or cross-site tracking.

4. How We Use Your Information

The anonymized data we collect is used solely for:

• Improving website performance and user experience
• Understanding which content is most valuable to visitors
• Identifying technical issues and areas for improvement
• Measuring the effectiveness of website changes

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties. Anonymized analytics data is processed by Cloudflare as our analytics provider (aggregated, cookieless metrics).

6. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your data:

• Consent: You can accept or decline preference cookies through our cookie banner
• Opt-out: Use a browser extension or network blocker to avoid the Cloudflare Web Analytics beacon, or contact us with questions
• Access: Contact us to request information about the data we hold
• Deletion: Request deletion of any data we may have collected

7. Data Retention

Cloudflare retains Web Analytics data according to their policies. We do not store personal analytics profiles on our servers.

8. Newsletter — EmailOctopus

If you choose to subscribe to the newsletter, your email address is stored with EmailOctopus, a UK-based email marketing service (EmailOctopus Ltd, registered in England & Wales). Subscriber data is held on servers within the European Union / European Economic Area.

• Double opt-in: After submitting the subscription form you will receive a confirmation email. Your address is only added to the mailing list once you click the link in that email.
• Unsubscribe: Every newsletter email contains an unsubscribe link. You can opt out at any time and your address will be removed immediately.
• No data selling: Your email address is never sold, rented, or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
• Processor relationship: EmailOctopus acts as a data processor on our behalf. Their privacy policy is available at emailoctopus.com/legal/privacy.

9. International Data Transfers

This site is served via Cloudflare's global network. Analytics are aggregated and cookieless; see Cloudflare's privacy documentation for processing details.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:alex@deblasis.net

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.