This may come as a surprise to you, but when you visit any site on the Internet, you leave your digital footprint, and for legal reasons, I have to stop you with all the necessary information to allow you to understand what happens to your data.

However, remember that you are on a private blog and my goal has never been to get your data. They are irrelevant to me and completely unnecessary for publishing content, BUT they make your life easier technically, e.g. by remembering the color scheme of the site (in so-called “in cookies”).

Nevertheless, I do my best to limit the amount of data I collect, and when I do, I make sure that it is secure and only used for the purpose for which it was collected.

TL;DR

The address of the blog is dpatyk.com. This blog is created by me, Damian Patyk, and uses technologies such as JavaScript and cookies. There are no contact forms, commenting systems or other things on this blog where you can enter your personal information, and please don’t try to do so.

I don’t display ads on the blog, try to identify you, or mine cryptocurrency using your graphics card, because I simply don’t need to. However, I do use technology (like most websites) to share content for you and to protect the blog from cyber attacks. Also, I like to look at the graphs that show me what is happening on my site, so I can check the “effectiveness” of my posts.

If you have any questions, you can contact me by email at blog@dpatyk.com

What kind of data do I collect and why?

Statistics & Analytics

When you visit my blog, you leave your digital footprint in the form of your IP address and the parameters of your device, such as the operating system, screen resolution, or browser used. This data helps me to adapt the blog to different devices, so that the site looks nice and clear for every reader.

However, the above information doesn’t allow me to identify you. You can still use additional privacy extensions, the Tor browser, or any other means you deem appropriate if you don’t trust me.

What I use may contain your data:

  • Microsoft Clarity
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Logi systemowe
  • Cloudflare

Microsoft Clarity

I use the Microsoft Clarity service to analyze the data provided by your browser. What is this mysterious service? It’s a service that analyzes what’s happening on my site. For example, what articles people are interested in, where they’re coming from, or what browsers my readers are using. Have more questions? Please have a look at Clarity FAQ for more information.

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft’s cloud, where I hosted my blog. More specifically, it is the Azure Static Web Apps service. As the hosting provider, Microsoft has access to some of the transmitted data. You can read more about the service here.

Cloudflare

A proxy service that acts as an intermediary between the blog and you. It speeds up and secures communication with the site and protects the site from bots. Cloudflare as a proxy, has access to some of the data in transit. You can read more about this service [here] ( https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/free/).

System logs

All of the above solutions offer different types of system logs. Since the blog is a relatively simple entity and I don’t have time to analyze mind-numbing logs, all services have a default configuration for logging events related to the site. I have not extended data retention, and in the case of Azure Static Web Apps, the Application Insights service was not enabled.

Of course, the default logging configuration doesn’t mean that other aspects of the systems, such as security, e.g. enforcing MFA or using communication encryption (SSL/TLS), weren’t configured. I just didn’t care about the additional collection of your data aspect, which is what I wanted to highlight in this paragraph.

Comments

Comments have been intentionally disabled, so as a visitor to my blog you don’t have the option to leave a comment and consequently your personal information.

Contact forms

There are none and none are planned. If you want to contact me, you will have to do so outside the blog, e.g. via email. I will not share your email address or any other personal information with anyone.

Cookies

In order to provide you with the best user experience, my blog like almost all other websites uses cookies.

What exactly are cookies?

It is a small piece of text information that is stored on your device and can be read by my blog.

How can I block cookies?

You can change your preferences or delete cookies from your web browser. Please note that disabling cookies may cause some difficulties with the blog. How to do it? Read the guide!

Third-party services

The blog may contain links to other websites and embedded content such as videos, images, articles, etc. Embedded content from other sites behaves the same as if you were visiting a particular site directly; these sites operate independently and are not controlled by me in any way. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with these sites, as they may have their own privacy policies and regulations.