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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 hours ago

This privacy policy describes how Erik Walther ("I", "my") handles personal data when you visit this website (https://erikwalther.eu). My approach is transparency and minimal data collection.

No Tracking or Analytics

I do not use any analytics software (such as Google Analytics, Matomo, or Piwik) and I do not use tracking cookies. Visitors are not followed across websites.

Cookies

This website places only one technically necessary cookie:

  • CSRF token: This cookie (csrftoken) is automatically set by Django to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks. It contains no personal data, expires after 1 year, and is essential for the security of the site. No session is created for anonymous visitors.

No marketing, advertising, or social media cookies are placed.

Server Logs

Like most web servers, my server (Caddy) automatically logs certain information for security and maintenance purposes. These logs contain:

  • Your device's IP address
  • The date and time of your visit
  • The page you requested
  • Your browser and operating system information (User-Agent)
  • The referrer URL (which site you came from)

Retention period: These logs are retained for a limited period (maximum 30 days) and then automatically deleted or anonymised. They are not shared with third parties unless legally required.

External Links

This site contains links to external profiles (Mastodon, GitHub, Boot.dev, Hack The Box). When you click these links, you leave my website and are subject to the privacy policies of those external services. I have no control over their data collection.

Contact Details

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can reach me via:

Your Rights

Since I do not store personal data (apart from temporary server logs), rights such as access, rectification, or erasure are limited to those logs. If you request deletion of your IP address from the logs, I can process this within the retention period.

Changes

I may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be published on this page with an updated "last updated" date.