Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Kyle Roberts' portfolio website ("we," "our," or "us"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information You Provide

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Fill out and submit the contact form on our website
  • Send us an email directly

This information may include:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Any message or inquiry you send to us

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing behavior, including:

  • IP address and general location data
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages you visit and time spent on pages
  • Referring website or source
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Website performance metrics

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
  • Improve and optimize our website experience
  • Analyze website usage and performance
  • Detect and prevent technical issues or security threats
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect and process your information:

PostHog Analytics

We use PostHog for website analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. PostHog collects data about page views, user behavior, and technical performance.
PostHog Privacy Policy

Vercel Analytics & Speed Insights

Our website is hosted on Vercel, which provides analytics and performance monitoring services. These services collect anonymized usage data and performance metrics.
Vercel Privacy Policy

EmailJS

We use EmailJS to process and send contact form submissions. When you submit the contact form, your information is transmitted through EmailJS to deliver your message to us.
EmailJS Privacy Policy

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

The types of cookies we use:

  • Analytics Cookies: To understand how visitors use our website
  • Performance Cookies: To measure website performance and speed
  • Functional Cookies: To remember your preferences (e.g., dark mode)

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Contact form submissions are retained as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and maintain business records. Analytics data is retained according to the retention policies of our third-party service providers.

7. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Your Rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to Restriction: Request limitation of processing your data
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
  • Right to Object: Object to processing of your data
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our contact form.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your country or jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place when transferring your data internationally.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

11. Changes to This Privacy 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 and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: