Privacy policy

Last updated: November 5, 2026

This is my personal website. I want to be upfront about what happens when you visit.

What I collect

This site is a set of static files. I do not run a site account system, newsletter or subscriber database. Optional analytics collects information about how you use the site. Blog posts also offer optional third-party comments through Disqus, which provides its own forms and account or guest commenting options.

Analytics

With your permission, I use Microsoft Clarity to understand which pages are useful and where visitors have trouble. Clarity collects usage and interaction data, including page visits, clicks, scrolling, device and browser information, and technical information such as IP addresses. It provides heatmaps and session replays that help me improve the site.

The cookie consent banner offers Accept and Reject with equal prominence. Clarity is not loaded, its cookies are not set, and no data is sent to it unless you choose Accept. Choosing Reject does not affect access to any content or resources. Continuing to browse or ignoring the banner does not give consent. The site grants analytics storage consent only, not advertising storage consent. Clarity's default masking protects sensitive page content; this site does not send custom names, email addresses or account identifiers to Clarity.

Use Cookie settings at the bottom of any page to change your choice. If you withdraw consent, the site removes Clarity's first-party cookies and reloads without Clarity. This stops future collection; it does not erase data already collected.

Microsoft processes the data under its privacy statement. See Clarity's privacy information for more about the service.

Comments

Blog comments use Disqus Basic, a free, ad-supported service. Each post has a Load comments button. On a fresh page load, this site's comments integration does not load Disqus scripts, make Disqus requests or set Disqus cookies until you activate comments. You can read every post without loading comments.

Choosing Load comments connects your browser to Disqus and its service providers. They may process technical information such as your IP address, browser and device details, the post URL, cookies and other identifiers. The embed can show advertisements and use cookies or similar storage for functionality, analytics and advertising. This is separate from the Clarity analytics choice: rejecting Clarity does not prevent you from loading Disqus, and accepting Clarity does not load comments.

If you submit a comment, Disqus processes the text and the identity information you provide, such as a display name and email address. Comments and display names can be public; do not put private information in your comment. Guest commenting, when enabled, requires manual approval. Guests cannot edit or delete their own comments or receive reply notifications. Contact me using the links below if you need help with a published comment.

The site does not save your comments choice. Moving to another post, leaving and returning, or reloading requires a new activation. Leaving a post removes its visible thread; it cannot undo data already shared, clear Disqus cookies or guarantee that all third-party code has stopped. Reload without activating comments to start a page without the embed, and use your browser's site-data controls to manage third-party storage.

Read the Disqus privacy policy, cookie policy and terms of service for how Disqus and its partners handle data and the choices they provide.

Cookies and local storage

The site stores your cookie consent choice in your browser's local storage under laskewitz-analytics-consent, so it can remember both acceptance and rejection. This preference storage is used only to remember your choice, not for tracking. You can change it through Cookie settings or clear it with your browser's site data. Clearing site data brings the cookie consent banner back.

If you choose Accept, Clarity can set _clck and _clsk first-party cookies to recognize repeat visits and connect page views into a session. See Microsoft's Clarity cookie documentation for cookie purposes and lifetimes. The site works without accepting these cookies. If you load comments, Disqus and its advertising partners may also use cookies or similar storage as described above; Cookie settings controls Clarity only.

Third-party services

The site is hosted on GitHub Pages. GitHub may collect technical information (like IP addresses) as part of serving the site. See GitHub's privacy statement for details.

Some pages link out to other sites. Once you follow a link, that site's own privacy policy applies.

Questions

If you have questions about this, reach out to me on LinkedIn or X.