Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 9, 2025
Your privacy is important to me. This privacy policy explains how I collect, use, and protect your information when you visit my professional portfolio website.
1. Overview
This website serves as my professional portfolio, showcasing my work as a Technical Director at Electronic Arts and my experience in game development, AI research, and technical leadership. I collect minimal data to understand how visitors engage with my portfolio and to improve the user experience.
Key Privacy Commitments:
- I only collect data that helps improve your experience on my site
- I never sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing
- You have full control over analytics and tracking preferences
- All data collection is transparent and explained in detail below
2. What Information I Collect
Analytics Data (Optional - With Your Consent)
When you consent to analytics, I collect information about how you interact with my portfolio:
- Page Views: Which sections you visit and how long you spend there
- Conway's Game of Life Interactions: Pattern spawning, panel interactions, canvas engagement
- Project Portfolio Engagement: Which projects you click on and view
- Contact Form Usage: Form interactions (not the content of your messages)
- Navigation Patterns: How you move through the site
- Performance Metrics: Page load times and Core Web Vitals
- Device Information: Screen size, browser type (for responsive design optimization)
Contact Form Data
When you submit the contact form, I collect:
- Name and email address
- Subject and message content
- Date and time of submission
Technical Data
For site functionality and security, I automatically collect:
- IP address (anonymized in analytics)
- Browser and operating system information
- Referrer information (which site sent you here)
- Error logs for troubleshooting
3. How I Use Your Information
I use collected data solely for professional and site improvement purposes:
Portfolio Optimization
- Understanding which projects and experiences interest visitors most
- Improving the Conway's Game of Life interactive experience
- Optimizing site performance and user experience
- Identifying technical issues and improving site reliability
Professional Insights
- Understanding engagement patterns from potential employers or colleagues
- Measuring the effectiveness of different portfolio presentations
- Informing decisions about content updates and technical improvements
Communication
- Responding to contact form submissions
- Providing information about my work and experience
- Professional networking and opportunity discussions
4. Third-Party Services
Google Analytics 4
With your consent, I use Google Analytics 4 to understand site usage:
- Data Shared: Anonymized interaction data, page views, engagement metrics
- Purpose: Site analytics and performance monitoring
- Privacy Controls: IP anonymization enabled, advertising features disabled
- Data Retention: Automatically deleted after 26 months
- Opt-Out: You can disable analytics through the consent banner
Learn more: Google Privacy Policy
Web Hosting
This site is hosted on secure platforms that may collect technical data for service provision:
- Server logs for performance and security monitoring
- CDN access logs for content delivery optimization
- SSL certificate provisioning and security scanning
6. Your Rights and Choices
Consent Management
- Granular Control: Choose which types of data collection to allow
- Easy Changes: Update preferences anytime via the privacy icon
- Clear Explanations: Detailed information about each data type
- No Penalties: Full site functionality regardless of your choices
GDPR Rights (EU Users)
If you're in the European Union, you have the right to:
- Access: Request copies of your personal data
- Rectification: Correct inaccurate personal data
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
- Restrict Processing: Limit how your data is used
- Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
- Object: Opt-out of data processing
- Withdraw Consent: Change your mind about data collection anytime
CCPA Rights (California Users)
California residents have the right to:
- Know what personal information is collected and how it's used
- Delete personal information (with some exceptions)
- Opt-out of the sale of personal information (Note: I don't sell data)
- Non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights