Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 5, 2026

This website, ciaranfinn.dev, is a personal portfolio site operated by Ciarán Finn. This policy explains what information may be processed when you visit the site or contact me.

What this site collects

This website is a static site hosted on GitHub Pages. It does not have user accounts, contact forms, comments, newsletter signups, payment features, advertising trackers, or analytics tools that I operate.

I do not directly collect personal information from ordinary browsing of this website. I do not receive your name, email address, or other contact information unless you choose to contact me separately.

When you visit this website, GitHub, as the hosting provider, may automatically collect and process standard technical information necessary to deliver, secure, and operate the site. For example, this may include:

GitHub may use this information to provide hosting, maintain security, prevent abuse, troubleshoot issues, and operate its infrastructure. I do not have direct access to or control over GitHub’s hosting logs. For full details about GitHub’s processing, see the GitHub General Privacy Statement.

GitHub may process this information to provide hosting, maintain security, prevent abuse, and operate its infrastructure. I do not have direct access to or control over GitHub’s hosting logs. For more information, see the GitHub General Privacy Statement.

The domain name and DNS for this website are managed by Squarespace. As part of providing domain registration and DNS services, Squarespace may process technical or account-related information associated with those services. I do not have direct access to or control over Squarespace infrastructure data. For more information, see the Squarespace Privacy Policy.

GitHub and Squarespace operate infrastructure in multiple countries, so information may be processed outside the country you are visiting from.

Cookies and tracking

I do not use cookies, analytics tools, advertising networks, or tracking technologies on this website.

Because this website does not use tracking technologies or sell or share personal information for targeted advertising, there is no site-level opt-out signal for this website to process. If I add tracking features in the future, I will update this policy before using them.

Your browser may store cached files locally so pages load faster. That is normal browser behavior and is not controlled directly by this website.

Email

If you contact me by email at me@ciaranfinn.dev, I will receive whatever information you choose to include, such as your email address, name, and message content.

I use Apple iCloud Mail as my email provider. Apple may process email communications as necessary to deliver, store, secure, and manage email. Apple operates infrastructure in multiple countries, so email-related information may be processed outside the country you are contacting me from. For more information, see the Apple Privacy Policy.

I use email information only to read and respond to your message, maintain appropriate records, resolve issues, and handle security, legal, or administrative matters.

I do not sell, rent, or share email communications for marketing purposes.

I may retain email communications for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above. I may delete emails when they are no longer needed. You can ask me to delete prior email correspondence where applicable.

Please do not send sensitive personal information by email, including health information, financial information, government ID numbers, passwords, or other confidential information. I do not request or need that information.

If I receive unsolicited sensitive information, spam, abusive messages, or messages unrelated to legitimate communication about this website, I may delete or disregard them without responding, except where retention or disclosure is reasonably necessary for security, legal, or administrative reasons.

Where data protection law requires a legal basis, I process email correspondence and privacy requests based on my legitimate interests in responding to messages, maintaining appropriate records, resolving issues, and protecting the security and administration of this website and my communications.

Where necessary, I may also process information to comply with legal obligations or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

No sale or targeted advertising

I do not sell personal information, share personal information for targeted advertising, or use this website for behavioral advertising.

This website may link to third-party websites, such as social media profiles, employers, projects, or other external resources. Those websites have their own privacy policies and practices. I encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information. I am not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

Children’s privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Privacy requests

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding personal information that I hold about you, such as requesting access to, correction of, or deletion of that information where applicable.

Because this website collects very little personal information, the main personal information I may hold is email correspondence that you choose to send me. I can respond to requests about personal information that I hold, such as email correspondence in my own mailbox, but I do not have direct access to or control over records controlled by service providers such as GitHub, Squarespace, or Apple.

Technical information relating to website hosting and DNS infrastructure is processed by GitHub and Squarespace in accordance with their respective privacy policies. Email-related information processed by Apple is handled in accordance with the Apple Privacy Policy.

If you have a privacy-related question or would like to make a request regarding personal information I hold, you can contact me at me@ciaranfinn.dev. If you contact me by email, I will process the information in your message as described in the Email section above.

Changes to this policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated Last updated date.