Privacy & Cookie Policy
Welcome to my portfolio website of Ellie Chaves. We value your privacy and believe in being transparent about how we handle data.
This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information, as well as how we use cookies when you visit our website. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We do not collect direct personal identifiers (like your name or email address) unless you voluntarily provide them to us. However, we do use automated tools to collect certain technical and behavioral data when you interact with our site, including:
- Log & Device Data: Your anonymized Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating system, device type, screen resolution, and the date and time of your visit.
- Navigation & Interaction Data: The pages you visit, the links you click, time spent on specific pages, mouse movements, scrolling behavior, and how you navigate through our site.
- Location Data: Generalized geographic information (such as your city or country) derived from your technical data.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data solely to maintain, secure, and improve our website experience. Specifically, this data helps us:
- Monitor website traffic, visitor volume, and usage trends.
- Analyze how users interact with our pages to identify confusing layouts or technical bugs.
- Optimize our website layout, performance, and loading speeds for a better overall user experience.
3. Our Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use cookies to help our site function properly and to analyze our traffic.
Types of Cookies We Use:
- Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly. Without these, certain parts of the site cannot be loaded.
- Analytics & Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website. They track details like user journeys, heatmaps, and session interactions. All data collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymized, meaning it does not identify you personally.
4. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or trade your data to third parties for marketing or advertising purposes.
We do share the automated, technical data mentioned in Section 1 with trusted third-party service providers who assist us with website analytics and user-behavior mapping. These providers act as data processors, are contractually bound to keep your data confidential, and are prohibited from using your data for any purpose other than helping us analyze our site's performance.
5. Your Choices and Control
You have full control over the data collected from your visit:
- Cookie Banner: You can choose to accept or decline analytics cookies through the cookie banner displayed when you first visit our site.
- Browser Settings: You can configure your internet browser to block or delete cookies entirely. Please note that disabling all cookies may impact how certain features of our website function.
- Do Not Track: Our website and analytics providers respect "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals if you have enabled them in your browser settings
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal and regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this policy or how your data is handled, please reach out to us:via email.