Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 21, 2025
Introduction
Alex Shatalov ("I", "me", "my") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how I collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit my website or communicate with me via email.
Information I Collect
Website Analytics
I use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with my website. This includes:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring websites
- General geographic location (country/city level)
- Browser and device type
IP addresses are anonymized to protect your privacy.
Contact Form
When you submit a contact form, I collect your name, email address, and message content.
Email Tracking
Emails sent from my business email address may contain tracking technologies to help me understand email engagement and improve my communication. This includes:
- Open tracking: A small, invisible image (tracking pixel) that notifies me when an email is opened
- Click tracking: Links may be tracked to understand which content is most relevant to recipients
Information collected through email tracking includes:
- Date and time the email was opened
- General location (derived from IP address, which is hashed for privacy)
- Email client and device type
- Links clicked within the email
Opting out: You can disable email tracking by configuring your email client to block external images or by using an email client that blocks tracking pixels by default.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to enhance your experience:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function (e.g., theme preference)
- Analytics cookies: Help me understand how visitors use the site
- Consent cookie: Remembers your cookie preferences
Data Retention
- Contact form submissions: Retained for the duration of our business relationship plus 2 years
- Email tracking data: Automatically deleted after 90 days
- Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months
Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data I hold about you
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
- Portability: Request your data in a portable format
- Objection: Object to processing of your data for certain purposes
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at info@shatalov.me.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact me: