Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and protected when you visit my website, use my client portal, or communicate with me regarding my freelance services.

1. Information We Collect

I collect personal information directly from you when you voluntarily provide it, which includes:

• Contact Inquiries: Your name, email address, project budget, and message details provided when submitting the contact form.
• Client Account Details: Your name, company, email, and credentials generated if you establish an account in the billing portal.
• Payment Information: Transaction identifiers and payment logs processed securely through my integration partner, Stripe. I do not store credit card numbers on my hosting server.

2. How We Use Your Information

I use the information collected to operate, manage, and deliver my professional web development services. Specifically, this includes:

• Responding to your project inquiries and scheduling initial consultation calls.
• Creating and managing invoices, projects, and client portal profiles.
• Processing transactions securely using the Stripe API.
• Preventing malicious script injections, spam submissions, or portal abuse.

3. Information Sharing & Third-Parties

I do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. Your data is only shared with third-party service providers acting on my behalf to facilitate operations:

• Payment Gateway: Invoice transactions are processed directly by Stripe under their strict security compliance.
• Hosting Infrastructure: Server databases storing metadata are managed through my host under secure environment controls.

4. Cookies & Local Storage

This website uses cookies and browser local storage to improve your browsing experience. I support three categories of cookie consent:

• Necessary Cookies (Always Active): Maintained securely for core functionalities like user session routing, administrative authentication, billing dashboard access, and remembering your Light/Dark mode theme preference.
• Analytics Cookies: Used optionally to analyze traffic patterns, visitor counts, and page loading speed to optimize performance.
• Marketing & Stripe Payments: Enables secure processing of invoices and transaction analytics through Stripe.

You can adjust, customize, or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings link in the footer or by using the floating cookie manager icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

5. Data Security

I apply appropriate technical security measures to protect your database metadata. Forms are sanitized against SQL injection and XSS scripts, and communication over the portal is encrypted via SSL/TLS protocols. However, no database transmission over the internet can be guaranteed 100% secure.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under the GDPR or similar regulations to request access to, correct, or delete the personal details I hold about you. You can make a request by emailing me directly.

7. Contact Me

For questions about this policy or to request data removal, please contact me at: hello [at] johnsamwani.com.