1. Introduction

Welcome to Nicholas Mwaniki's portfolio website. This Cookie Policy explains how I collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit my website http://localhost (the "Site"). Please read this cookie policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this cookie policy, please do not access the site.

I reserve the right to make changes to this Cookie Policy at any time and for any reason. I will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last updated" date of this Cookie Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed of updates.

2. Collection of Your Information

I may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information I may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

When you contact me or use certain features of my Site, you may be asked to provide certain personal data, including but not limited to your:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number

Derivative Data

My servers automatically collect information when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

Cookies and Web Beacons

I may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. For more information on how I use cookies, please refer to my Cookie Policy section below.

3. Use of Your Information

I may use the information I collect about you for various purposes, including:

• To provide and maintain my Site
• To notify you about changes to my Site
• To allow you to participate in interactive features on my Site when you choose to do so
• To provide customer support
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that I can improve my Site
• To monitor the usage of my Site
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it

4. Disclosure of Your Information

By Law or to Protect Rights

If I believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of my policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, I may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Third-Party Service Providers

I may share your information with third parties that perform services for me or on my behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

5. Security of Your Information

I use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While I have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to me, please be aware that despite my efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Cookie Policy

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. I use cookies for the following purposes:

• To enable certain functions of the Site
• To provide analytics
• To store your preferences

I use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of my Site.
• Analytical/performance cookies: These allow me to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around my Site when they are using it.
• Functionality cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to my Site.

7. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, I do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.

8. Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. I aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or to delete the information I have on you
• The right of rectification
• The right to object
• The right of restriction
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent