This Privacy Policy explains how anfimov.dev collects, uses, and shares personal data.

Latest update: May 24, 2026

Summary

anfimov.dev is a personal blog and professional website operated by Oleh Anfimov. The website publishes articles, profile information, and links to contact or professional profiles.

The main personal data processed through this website is:

  • technical and usage data generated when you visit the website;
  • optional analytics data if you accept analytics cookies;
  • contact information and message contents if you choose to email the Owner.

This website does not sell personal data and does not use personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Owner and Data Controller

Oleh Anfimov
Warsaw, Poland

Owner contact email: anfimov.dev@gmail.com

For users in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and other jurisdictions with similar privacy laws, the Owner is the data controller unless this Policy says otherwise.

Personal Data This Website Collects

Technical, Device, Usage, and Log Data

When you visit the website, the website and its hosting or infrastructure providers may process technical data such as:

  • IP address;
  • browser, device, operating system, and language information;
  • pages requested or viewed;
  • referrer URL;
  • timestamps;
  • error, security, diagnostic, and server log data;
  • approximate location derived from IP address;
  • cookies, local storage values, and similar technologies.

This data is used to deliver the website, maintain security, troubleshoot errors, measure reliability, prevent abuse, and understand aggregate usage.

Analytics Data

This website may use Google Analytics 4 if you choose “Accept all” in the cookie banner.

Google Analytics 4 may process:

  • online identifiers;
  • pages viewed;
  • session statistics;
  • referrer and traffic source information;
  • approximate location;
  • device and browser information;
  • interaction and usage events.

Google Analytics is disabled unless you accept analytics cookies where consent is required. You can change your preference through “Cookie settings” in the website footer.

Google states that Google Analytics 4 does not log or store individual IP addresses. IP addresses may be used at collection time to derive location information and are then discarded before data is logged.

For more details, see the Cookie Policy.

Contact and Communication Data

If you contact the Owner by email, the Owner may process:

  • your email address;
  • your name, if provided;
  • message contents;
  • related communication metadata;
  • any other information you choose to include.

This data is used to read, respond to, and manage communications, handle requests, protect legal rights, and maintain business records where necessary.

Do not send sensitive personal data, confidential information, payment card numbers, government identification numbers, health information, or information about children unless it is necessary for your request.

This website links to third-party websites such as LinkedIn, GitHub, and email services. If you click those links, the third-party service may process your data under its own privacy policy. This Privacy Policy does not control third-party websites or services.

Where the GDPR, UK GDPR, Swiss FADP, or similar laws apply, the Owner relies on the following legal bases.

Legitimate Interests

The Owner processes personal data for legitimate interests such as:

  • operating and publishing the website;
  • maintaining website security and reliability;
  • preventing abuse;
  • troubleshooting errors;
  • understanding aggregate website usage;
  • responding to communications;
  • protecting legal rights.

You may object to processing based on legitimate interests where required by law.

The Owner relies on consent where required, including for optional analytics cookies and similar technologies. You may withdraw consent at any time through “Cookie settings” in the website footer or by clearing your browser storage.

The Owner may process personal data where necessary to comply with applicable legal obligations, respond to lawful requests, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Cookies, Local Storage, and Similar Technologies

This website uses local storage to remember cookie preferences and may use Google Analytics cookies if you accept analytics.

The website does not use cookies for login sessions, payments, checkout, advertising personalization, or user accounts.

For details about the specific cookies and storage used, see the Cookie Policy.

Service Providers and Recipients

Personal data may be processed by service providers that help operate, secure, host, measure, or maintain the website.

Known service providers may include:

  • Google Ireland Limited, Google LLC, and their affiliates for Google Analytics where enabled with any required consent;
  • Google Cloud or related hosting and infrastructure services if used to host or deliver the website;
  • email service providers involved when you send or receive email communications;
  • security, logging, monitoring, or infrastructure providers used to operate the website.

The Owner may also disclose personal data:

  • to comply with law, legal process, or lawful government requests;
  • to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of the Owner, visitors, or others;
  • to prevent, detect, or investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or technical issues;
  • in connection with a business transfer, reorganization, or similar transaction;
  • with your consent or at your direction.

Service providers are expected to process personal data only for authorized purposes and protect it appropriately.

International Data Transfers

The Owner is based in Poland. Service providers may process personal data in the European Economic Area, the United States, and other countries.

Where personal data is transferred internationally, the Owner relies on safeguards required by applicable law, such as adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, data processing terms, or other lawful transfer mechanisms where applicable.

You may contact the Owner to request more information about international transfer safeguards.

Data Retention

The Owner keeps personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.

Current retention practices are:

  • cookie preference storage: kept in your browser until you clear browser storage or update your choice;
  • Google Analytics data: kept according to the retention settings configured in Google Analytics and Google’s applicable controls;
  • technical logs: usually kept only as long as needed for hosting, security, debugging, abuse prevention, or operational reliability;
  • email communications: kept as long as needed to respond, manage the relationship, maintain records, or protect legal rights;
  • legal, administrative, and rights requests: kept as long as needed to handle the request, demonstrate compliance, or protect legal rights.

When retention is no longer necessary, personal data is deleted, anonymized, aggregated, or otherwise restricted where appropriate.

Security

The Owner uses reasonable technical, organizational, and administrative measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

No website or online transmission is completely secure. Visitors should avoid sending sensitive or confidential information by email unless necessary.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13. The website does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal data through this website, contact the Owner at anfimov.dev@gmail.com so the data can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to:

  • access personal data processed about you;
  • receive a copy of your personal data;
  • correct inaccurate personal data;
  • delete personal data;
  • restrict or object to processing;
  • withdraw consent;
  • opt out of certain sale, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling activities where applicable;
  • lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

To exercise rights, contact anfimov.dev@gmail.com. The Owner may need to verify your identity before responding.

If you are in Poland, the relevant data protection authority is the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, known as UODO. If you are in another EU or EEA country, you may contact your local supervisory authority.

U.S. Privacy Notice

This section supplements the rest of this Policy for residents of U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws, where applicable.

In the past 12 months, the website may have collected the following categories of personal information:

  • identifiers, such as IP address, online identifiers, email address if you contact the Owner, and name if you provide it;
  • internet or other electronic network activity information, such as pages viewed, browser information, device information, referrer information, cookies, local storage, and interaction data;
  • geolocation information, limited to approximate location derived from IP address;
  • inferences, limited to aggregate website usage patterns if analytics is enabled.

The website does not sell personal information for money. The website does not currently share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising or use personal information for targeted advertising.

Depending on your state, you may request access, correction, deletion, portability, opt-out, limitation of sensitive-data use, or appeal of a denied request. Contact anfimov.dev@gmail.com to submit a request.

The Owner may preserve, use, or disclose personal data when reasonably necessary to:

  • comply with law, subpoenas, court orders, government requests, or legal process;
  • detect, investigate, or prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, or technical issues;
  • protect the rights, property, safety, or security of the Owner, visitors, or others;
  • establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Changes to This Policy

This Policy may be updated from time to time. If material changes are made, the date above will be updated and additional notice will be provided where required by law.

If a change requires consent, consent will be requested where required.

Definitions

Personal Data or Personal Information means information that identifies, relates to, describes, can reasonably be associated with, or could reasonably be linked to an identified or identifiable person.

Processing means any operation performed on personal data, such as collection, recording, storage, use, disclosure, transfer, deletion, or restriction.

Service means the anfimov.dev website.

User or visitor means an individual who accesses or uses the website.

Controller means the person or entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Processor or service provider means a person or entity that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Cookies and similar technologies include cookies, local storage, pixels, identifiers, scripts, and other technologies that store or access information on a device or browser.