At Bryan Woods - Portfolio, we value your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website. It also explains your privacy rights under applicable laws, including the GDPR (for users in the EU/EEA/UK), CCPA/CPRA (for California residents), and CalOPPA.

Data We Collect

We do not collect any personally identifiable information such as your name or email address. The only information we collect is Usage Data gathered automatically when you visit our website. This includes:

  • Usage Data: Your IP address, derived approximate location information from your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Small data files and similar technologies (including web beacons) used to analyze website traffic and improve functionality.

We collect this data solely through automated means and do not combine it with any other personally identifiable information.

How We Use Your Data

We use the collected Usage Data to provide and improve our website. Under GDPR, we rely primarily on legitimate interests as the legal basis for processing (such as website analytics, security, and performance optimization). We use it to:

  1. Understand how visitors interact with our website and analyze traffic patterns.
  2. Improve website content, design, and user experience.
  3. Ensure the security and integrity of our website, detect potential threats, and troubleshoot technical issues.
  4. Comply with legal obligations where applicable.

Cookies and Tracking

We use essential cookies for basic website functionality and analytics cookies to understand visitor behavior. Non-essential cookies are used only with your consent where required by law (including GDPR). You can manage or withdraw your consent at any time through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit some website functionality.

Under CalOPPA, we disclose our practices regarding Do Not Track signals or similar mechanisms that allow you to exercise choice over online tracking across third-party websites.

Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your information. We may share Usage Data only in limited cases with:

  • Service providers (such as hosting or analytics platforms) who process data on our behalf and are contractually required to protect it and use it only for the purposes we specify.
  • Legal authorities if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or property of our website.

For any international transfers of data (where applicable under GDPR), we implement appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally recognized mechanisms.

Retention of Your Data

We retain Usage Data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or to comply with legal obligations. Typically, analytics and server log data (including IP addresses) are kept for up to 24 months, after which they are deleted or anonymized.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you have important rights regarding the Usage Data we collect:

  • Access / Right to Know: Request information about the categories and specific pieces of data we have collected about you (including sources and purposes).
  • Deletion / Right to be Forgotten: Request deletion of your Usage Data, subject to legal exceptions (such as security or compliance needs).
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data where applicable.
  • Objection / Opt-out: Object to certain processing based on legitimate interests or opt out of any sale or sharing of your data. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
  • Non-discrimination: You will not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of these rights (CCPA/CPRA).

Under GDPR, you also have rights to data portability and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country. California residents may exercise these rights up to twice in a 12-month period.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will verify your request (using the limited data available, such as IP address patterns where necessary) and respond within the legally required timeframe (generally 30 days for GDPR or 45 days for CCPA/CPRA, extendable where permitted).

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If we become aware that we have collected Usage Data from a child under 16 without appropriate safeguards, we will take steps to delete it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review it periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please reach out:

[email protected]