At a glance
mcanany.me is a static personal portfolio. Its current website code has no user accounts, contact forms, advertising network, marketing pixels or visitor-tracking scripts. Browsing the portfolio does not require you to tell me who you are.
Nevertheless, basic technical information is processed to deliver a website over the internet, including by its hosting provider. If you choose to email me, I will receive the information you send.
Who is responsible?
This site is operated by Michael McAnany. For privacy-related enquiries or requests, email privacy@mcanany.me.
This is a personal portfolio, not a statement that a limited company has been formed. If its ownership or commercial activities change, this notice will be updated.
What information is processed?
| Situation | Information | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Visiting the website | Technical request and security information, potentially including IP address, request time, device/browser details and pages requested, handled by Cloudflare. | To deliver pages, protect the website and investigate security or availability issues. |
| Contacting me by email | Your email address, name (if provided), message and any information you voluntarily send. | To read and respond to your enquiry, and if relevant discuss a requested project. |
| Following an external link | Any information you provide to the external site after leaving this one. | Handled under that site's own privacy arrangements, not by this site's code. |
Please avoid sending sensitive information that is not necessary for your enquiry.
Why I can use this information
Where UK data protection law applies, processing needed for website availability, security and ordinary correspondence is generally based on legitimate interests in operating the site safely and responding to messages. If you request a paid service, some related processing may instead be necessary to take steps before entering into a contract. Information may also need to be retained to comply with applicable legal obligations.
My legitimate interests are to keep the site available and secure, investigate abuse and answer genuine enquiries. I do not use visitor information for automated profiling or behavioural advertising.
Service providers and external websites
Cloudflare provides DNS, website delivery and security services. It may process technical information as part of those services. See Cloudflare's privacy policy for further details.
This website links to GitHub , but does not embed GitHub trackers or content. When you choose to follow an external link, its operator may collect information under its own policies.
Cloudflare operates internationally. Technical information may be processed outside the UK. Relevant international transfer protections depend on the services and agreements in use; details can be requested using the contact address above. The applicable provider arrangements should be reviewed when the site is configured or changed.
How long information is kept
I do not run a separate visitor database or export website-access logs as part of the current site. Technical records used by the hosting provider are managed under its applicable service settings and retention practices.
For ordinary emails, the intended practice is to delete messages when they are no longer needed, normally within 12 months of the last substantive correspondence. Relevant business records may need to be retained longer for contractual, accounting, or legal reasons. If those activities begin, this notice should be updated with the appropriate periods.
Your choices and rights
Subject to the circumstances and applicable law, you may ask for access to, correction of, erasure of, or restriction of your personal data; you may also object to relevant processing or ask about portability. Where processing relies on consent, you can withdraw it.
To make a request, email privacy@mcanany.me. You may also complain to the UK's Information Commissioner's Office . I would appreciate the opportunity to address any concern first.
Changes to this notice
I will update this page if the site starts collecting new kinds of information, changes providers or adds forms, analytics or commercial services. The revision date is shown above.