Privacy

Privacy note

Last updated: 29 June 2026.

This note explains, in plain language, what personal data this website collects and how it is handled. It is written to meet the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Who is responsible

The data controller for this site is Ansis Jānis Ozoliņš, based in Oslo, Norway. You can reach me through the contact links on the site, for any question about your data.

What data you give me

The only personal data you actively provide is the email address you enter if you choose to subscribe to blog updates. Nothing is collected from you this way unless you submit it yourself.

Data collected automatically

Like almost every website, this site automatically processes some technical data when you visit, so the site can run securely and reliably:

Cloudflare sits in front of this site as a security and content-delivery layer. To do that it processes your IP address and basic request information, and may set strictly-necessary security cookies to tell real visitors from bots. Cloudflare, Inc. is based in the United States, so this can involve a transfer of that technical data outside the EU/EEA, under Cloudflare's own data-protection terms. See Cloudflare's privacy policy for details.
Server logs. The hosting server keeps standard access logs (IP address, browser/user-agent, time of request) for a limited period, in order to operate and secure the site.

The legal basis for this is legitimate interest - keeping the site available, fast and protected against abuse. This data is not used to track you across the web, to advertise, or to build a profile of you.

Cookies and local storage

This site uses no advertising or tracking cookies, and no analytics. The only cookies that may be set are the strictly-necessary security cookies Cloudflare uses, described above. Your theme (light/dark) and language choice are remembered in your browser's local storage - that is a convenience setting which stays on your device and is never sent to me.

Why I use your email, and on what legal basis

Your email is used for one purpose only: to send you updates when a new blog post is published. The legal basis is your consent, which you give by ticking the box on the subscribe form. You are never added without that explicit opt-in.

How it is stored and shared

Subscriber emails are stored securely on the server that hosts this site. They are never sold, rented or shared with any third party, and are used only for the purpose above.

How long it is kept

Your email is kept only for as long as you wish to receive updates. If you unsubscribe or ask to be removed, it is deleted promptly. Server logs are kept only for a short period for security, then rotated out.

Your rights

Under GDPR you have the right to:

access the personal data held about you,
have it corrected if it is wrong,
have it erased ("right to be forgotten"),
withdraw your consent at any time, and
lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in Norway, Datatilsynet).

To exercise any of these, reach out on LinkedIn and I will handle it promptly.

Changes

If this note changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date above.