Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 24, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how https://www.wcassar.com/ (“the Site”), operated by William Cassar (“I”, “me”, or “my”), collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit this personal portfolio website.

I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting it through compliance with this policy.

1. Information I Collect

a) Information you provide voluntarily - When you use the contact form or send me an email, you may provide your name, email address, and any other information you choose to include in your message. - If you apply for a job or collaboration and send a CV/résumé or links to your work, the information contained in those documents will also be collected.

b) Information collected automatically When you visit the Site, the following data may be collected automatically:

**Analytics data** via Plausible Analytics (or specify your provider: Google Analytics, Fathom, Umami, etc.): – Page views, approximate geographical location (country level only), device type, browser, referring site, and time spent on the site. **Important**: I use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly service that does **not** use cookies and does **not** collect any personal data or track you across websites.

**Server logs**: IP address, browser type, operating system, date/time of visit (stored temporarily by my hosting provider for security and performance purposes only).

**Cookies**: This site uses only strictly necessary cookies (if you have any, e.g., for language preference or dark mode). No tracking or advertising cookies are used.

c) Embedded content from other websites Portfolio projects or blog articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., Vimeo or YouTube videos, Instagram posts, Behance projects, tweets, etc.). Embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the third-party website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content if you are logged into their services.

2. How I Use Your Information

- To respond to your inquiries sent via the contact form or email. - To improve the Site’s content and performance using anonymized analytics. - To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or potential security threats.

I do **not** sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Data Retention

- Messages received through the contact form or email are kept only as long as necessary to complete our correspondence (usually a few months) and are then deleted.

- Analytics data is kept in anonymized form according to the retention policy of Plausible (currently 24 months) or your chosen provider.

- Server logs are retained for a maximum of 90 days.

4. Your Rights (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, UK, Switzerland, or California, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

- Right to access, correct, or delete the personal information I hold about you. - Right to object to or restrict processing. - Right to data portability. - Right to withdraw consent (where applicable).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at [your email address, wcassar@gmail.com.

I will respond to your request within 30 days.

5. International Data Transfers

The Site is hosted in the European Union (or specify your hosting location, e.g., Germany via Hetzner, US via Vercel/Netlify). If you are accessing the Site from outside this region, your information may be transferred to and processed in the country where the server is located.

6. Security

I take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data (HTTPS encryption, secure hosting, limited access). However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

7. Children’s Privacy

This Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The new version will be indicated by an updated “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

9. Contact Me

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:

William Cassar: wcassar@gmail.com

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