Privacy policy for grubisa.com

Who is responsible

grubisa.com is the personal website of Damir Grubisa, a technology executive based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For privacy questions, Damir is the person responsible for personal information on this site.

This policy is meant to be clear under Canada's PIPEDA and Quebec's Law 25 (the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, as amended). This site is a small personal and professional site, not a consumer product or a client portal.

What we collect

We only collect a small amount of information, and only for the reasons below.

Contact form

If you write through the contact form, we receive the details you enter: first name, last name, email address, company (optional), the topic you choose, and your message. Netlify, which hosts the site, also receives that submission so the message can be delivered.

Analytics

This site uses Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity for analytics. Both load for every visitor. They are not waiting for a cookie banner or a saved choice.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics collects information about how you use the site. That can include the pages you view, an approximate location derived from your IP address, your browser and device type, and how you arrived here. We use it to see which pages are useful.

Microsoft Clarity

Microsoft Clarity collects page views, clicks, scrolling, and session recordings of how the page is used, so we can see where the site is confusing.

Cookies

Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity set cookies in your browser. They use those cookies to recognize a browser across pages and visits. The cookies are set by Google and Microsoft. This site does not keep its own record of a cookie choice.

Technical logs

Like most websites, the host may keep ordinary server logs (for example, IP address, time, and the page requested) to operate, secure, and debug the site.

Why we use it

We use this information to read and reply to messages you send through the contact form, understand which pages are useful with Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, and keep the site running securely on Netlify. We do not sell your personal information. We do not use contact form messages for advertising. This site does not run ads.

How to opt out

Analytics runs for every visitor. You can still opt out.

Use your browser cookie settings. Blocking or deleting cookies for this site stops Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity from storing their identifiers on your device. You can do that in your browser's cookie or privacy settings.

Install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on tells Google Analytics not to send your visit information to Google. Google provides it at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Sending a contact message is voluntary. If you contact us, we use the details you provide to respond. You can ask us to delete a message after we have dealt with it.

How long we keep it

Contact form messages are kept as long as needed to reply and for ordinary professional records, then removed when they are no longer needed. Google Analytics event data is kept according to Google's retention settings, typically up to 14 months. Microsoft Clarity keeps session and usage data according to Microsoft's product settings, usually for a shorter period for recordings. Hosting logs are kept only as long as Netlify retains them for operations and security.

Who helps us process it

We use a few service providers (processors) to run this site. They only receive what they need to provide their service: Netlify hosts the website and receives contact form submissions; Google provides Google Analytics, which this site uses for analytics; Microsoft provides Microsoft Clarity, which this site uses for analytics.

Information sent outside Canada

Damir is based in Toronto. Netlify, Google, and Microsoft may store or process information in the United States and other countries. Those countries may not have the same privacy laws as Canada or Quebec. If you visit the site, analytics information from Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity may be processed in those places. If you submit the contact form, that message may be processed in those places as well so it can be delivered.

Your rights

Under PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25, you can ask us to confirm whether we hold personal information about you, see it, correct it, and in many cases have it deleted. To opt out of analytics, use your browser cookie settings or the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, as described above. Quebec Law 25 also includes a right to data portability where it applies, and a right to be informed of confidential incidents that present a risk of serious injury.

To use these rights, email info@g4ns.com. Please say enough so we can find your request, for example the email address you used on the form. We may need to confirm it is you before we change or delete records. You can also complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, or in Quebec to the Commission d'accès à l'information.

Contact

Damir Grubisa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Email: info@g4ns.com.

If we make a material change to this policy, we will update this page and the date at the top.