Privacy Policy

This website (ionut-necula-portfolio.vercel.app) is a personal portfolio operated by Ionuț-Alexandru Necula. Your privacy is important and this policy explains what data is collected, why, and your rights regarding that data.

When you visit this site, the following data may be collected: • Page views and navigation paths • Scroll depth on pages (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) • Clicks on outbound links (URL and link text) • Interactions such as form submissions and button clicks • Browser type, screen resolution, and general geographic region (country/city level) No personally identifiable information (name, email, exact IP address) is collected through analytics. If you voluntarily submit the contact form, your name and email are stored separately in our database.

This site uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4), which sets cookies (_ga, _ga_*) to distinguish unique visitors. These cookies are classified as non-essential analytics cookies. On your first visit you will see a consent banner. Analytics cookies are only stored if you click "Accept Analytics". If you decline, no analytics cookies are set and GA4 operates in cookieless mode with limited functionality. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site.

This site uses the following third-party services: • Google Analytics 4 — website traffic analysis (Google LLC, USA) • Vercel Analytics — anonymous performance metrics (Vercel Inc., USA) • Vercel Speed Insights — Core Web Vitals monitoring (Vercel Inc., USA) • Convex — backend database for contact form and blog content (Convex Inc., USA) Each service has its own privacy policy governing how they process data.

Data collected through Google Analytics and Vercel services may be transferred to and processed in the United States. These transfers are covered by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Google LLC and Vercel Inc. are certified under this framework.

Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months, after which it is automatically deleted. Vercel Analytics does not store personally identifiable data. Contact form submissions are stored in the Convex database indefinitely until manually deleted.

Under the GDPR and similar regulations, you have the right to: • Access — request a copy of data held about you • Rectification — correct inaccurate data • Erasure — request deletion of your data • Restriction — limit how your data is processed • Objection — object to data processing • Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format To exercise any of these rights, contact ionutn0301@gmail.com.

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, please reach out: Email: ionutn0301@gmail.com Location: Galați, România

This policy may be updated from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.