Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 24, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Wilderyns (alwilde.com) handles information when you visit this portfolio and blog website.

What this site collects

This site is designed to collect as little personal information as possible.

Information may be collected in a few limited ways:

• Basic server and hosting logs, such as your IP address, browser details, referring pages, and the time of your visit
• Information you choose to send directly by email to [email protected]
• A local theme preference stored in your browser if you use the light or dark mode toggle
• A local cookie notice preference if you dismiss the cookie banner

How information is used

Any information collected is used only to:

• keep the site running and secure
• understand and troubleshoot technical issues
• respond to messages you send directly
• remember your theme and cookie notice preferences on your device

Cookies, local storage, and similar technologies

This site uses your browser’s local storage to remember your chosen theme and whether you have dismissed the cookie notice. Those preferences stay on your device and are not used to identify you personally.

This site also uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, which uses a lightweight JavaScript beacon to measure site usage and performance. Based on Cloudflare’s documentation, this analytics product is designed to be privacy-first and does not use client-side cookies or local storage for analytics measurement.

Cloudflare may still set strictly necessary security cookies for parts of its platform. For example, cf_clearance can be used to show that a browser has passed a Cloudflare challenge. You may also see infrastructure or analytics cookies such as ph_phc depending on the services Cloudflare or linked tools load around the site. This site does not use those cookies to run user accounts, sell visitor profiles, or remember anything spicy.

Google AdSense and advertising disclosures

This site is a personal portfolio and blog. It may use Google AdSense or other Google advertising products now or in the future.

If Google ads are shown on this site:

• Google and third parties may place and read cookies on your browser
• Google and third parties may use web beacons, IP addresses, and similar technologies to collect information as a result of ad serving
• collected information may be used to provide, report on, and improve advertising, including showing personalised or non-personalised ads where permitted

You can learn more about how Google uses data here:

• https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

If ads are not currently displayed, the advertising-related processing described in this section may not be active at that time.

Analytics

This site currently uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand traffic and page performance.

Cloudflare Web Analytics may collect technical and usage information such as page views, browser and device information, referrer information, performance metrics, and IP address-related request data needed to provide analytics.

You can learn more about Cloudflare Web Analytics here:

• https://developers.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/about/
• https://developers.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/data-metrics/data-origin-and-collection/

Third-party links

This website links to third-party services such as social platforms and other external websites. If you follow those links, those services may collect information under their own privacy policies.

How information is shared

Personal information is not sold or rented.

Information may be shared only when reasonably necessary to:

• operate or secure the website through hosting or infrastructure providers
• comply with a legal obligation
• protect the website, its visitors, or its operator from abuse or security issues

Data retention

Emails and related correspondence may be kept for as long as needed to respond to your message, maintain records, or handle security and legal matters.

Technical logs are retained only as long as reasonably necessary by the relevant hosting or infrastructure providers.

Your choices

You can:

• avoid using the theme toggle if you do not want that preference stored locally in your browser
• contact me to ask privacy-related questions or request deletion of information you have sent directly by email

Contact

For privacy questions, contact: [email protected]