Cookie Policy

Learning project notice: This is a personal portfolio built for learning purposes. Visitor analytics are collected solely to understand traffic patterns on a self-hosted server. No data is sold, shared with third parties, or used for advertising.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. This site uses localStorage (a browser storage mechanism similar to cookies) to remember your consent choice so the banner does not re-appear on every visit.

What we collect

If you choose Accept all, one anonymous analytics event is sent per browser session containing:

Field	Example	Why
Timestamp	2026-05-30T10:00:00Z	When the visit happened
Page	/Mihai-Dornescu/	Which page was visited
Referrer	https://github.com	Where the visitor came from
Language	en-US	Browser language setting
Timezone	Europe/Bucharest	Approximate region
Screen resolution	1920x1080	Device type insight
Viewport size	1280x720	Layout / responsive design
User agent	Mozilla/5.0…	Browser and OS type
IP address	(captured server-side)	General location, de-duplicating visits

No name, email, or any identifier that directly reveals who you are is collected.

Storage duration

Consent record — stored in localStorage for 90 days, then you will be asked again.
Session flag — stored in sessionStorage, deleted automatically when you close the tab.
Analytics data — stored on a self-hosted server with no defined retention limit at this time.

Your choices

Accept all — analytics event is sent once per session.
Only essentials / Refuse — no analytics data is sent. The consent record is still saved locally so the banner does not re-appear every visit.

How to withdraw consent

At any time, click "Cookie preferences" in the footer of any page. This clears your stored choice and reloads the page, showing the banner again so you can make a new selection.

You can also clear site data manually via your browser: DevTools → Application → Local Storage → delete cookie_consent.

Third parties

Analytics data is sent to a self-hosted server at news.93-115-17-160.nip.io. No third-party analytics services (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, etc.) are used.