Your privacy on this site

Who's responsible

This is my personal portfolio, and I run it myself. I don't use tracking cookies, I don't have accounts, and I don't collect personal data about you as you browse.

A few things still happen in the background, like hosting and anonymous visitor counts. This page explains them so you know exactly what goes on.

Laura François
laura.francois9246@gmail.com

Hosting

This site is hosted by Vercel Inc. in the US. Like any web host, Vercel's servers receive some technical information every time someone opens a page: your IP address, your browser, the page you asked for and the time. That's what makes it possible to send the page back to you and keep the site safe from attacks. I rely on this because the site can't work without it (legally, a "legitimate interest", GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).

I don't see this information or use it myself. Vercel is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which protects your data when it's handled in the US. You'll find the details in Vercel's privacy policy.

Visitor statistics

I use Vercel Web Analytics to see how the site is doing: how many people visit, which pages they read, which site they came from when their browser shares it (like LinkedIn), and roughly where they are and what device they use.

It doesn't use cookies and doesn't store anything on your device. To tell visits apart, Vercel makes an anonymous code from your request and deletes it after 24 hours. I only ever see totals, never a record of who you are or what you did. I use this to learn which work interests people, which is a legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).

Fonts and icons

The fonts and icons on this site are stored here with the rest of the site. Your browser loads them from this site only, so no other company (like Google) learns that you visited.

Password-protected case studies

The Spreadshirt case studies need a password. When you enter it, your browser keeps one small cookie so you don't have to type it again on every page. It only says that you have the password, holds nothing about you, and expires after 30 days. Because the pages can't open without it, it's strictly necessary and needs no consent. If you never open these case studies, no cookie is set.