Privacy Policy

Effective date: 4 August 2025

Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, and protected when you visit josemaciel.com.

1. Who I Am

This website is operated by José Maciel, a freelance graphic and web designer based in Ireland.

If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, you can contact me at:

2. What Data I Collect and Why

a) Website Analytics (Google Analytics 4)

I use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use the website. GA4 may collect:

• Browser and device information
• General location (city-level, based on IP)
• Interaction data (e.g. page views, clicks)

IP addresses are anonymized, and no personally identifiable information is collected.

Legal basis under GDPR: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) — to analyze and improve the website.

b) Contact Form

When you use the contact form, I collect the data you provide:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your message

This is only used to respond to your message.

Legal basis under GDPR: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — by submitting the form, you consent to me using your data to respond.

c) Media Delivery (Cloudinary)

Images and media on this site are served via Cloudinary, a third-party content delivery network (CDN). When you load a page, your browser may share basic request data (like your IP address) with Cloudinary’s servers. I do not use Cloudinary for tracking or analytics.

3. Cookies

This site uses cookies related to Google Analytics. You can control or delete cookies in your browser settings. You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking by using Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

4. How Your Data Is Stored

Contact form submissions are sent directly to my inbox and not stored on the website. Analytics data is stored by Google under their data retention policies.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access any personal data I hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Withdraw consent (for contact form submissions)
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (e.g. Data Protection Commission, Ireland)

To exercise these rights, contact me at the email above.

6. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated occasionally. The “Effective date” at the top will always indicate the latest version.