Cookies and similar technologies
A cookie is a small file a website stores in your browser. Related technologies — local storage and session storage — do a similar job. Together they let a site remember something between page loads.
What this site stores
Strictly necessary — local storage
- bw-theme — records whether you chose the light or dark appearance, so the site does not flash the wrong one on your next visit. Stored locally, never sent to our servers, no expiry until you clear it.
- bw-consent — records the choice you made on the cookie notice, so you are not asked again on every page. Stored locally, never sent to our servers.
Analytics — no cookie involved
We use our hosting provider's built-in page-view analytics to see which pages get read and roughly where visitors come from. It does not set a cookie, does not use a persistent identifier, and cannot follow you across visits or across other websites — each page view is counted, not attributed to a returning individual. This is why it sits outside the list below rather than in it.
What we do not use
- No advertising or retargeting cookies.
- No third-party analytics cookies — the analytics above is cookieless, and stays with our hosting provider rather than being handed to an ad network.
- No social media tracking pixels.
- No cross-site fingerprinting or device identification.
We show a short notice on your first visit so you know what is stored rather than having to take it on trust. Because the two local-storage entries above are strictly necessary and the analytics sets nothing at all, choosing Essential only and Accept all cookies currently do exactly the same thing — there is no third-party cookie category to switch off. If we ever add one, it will be off until you say otherwise, and this page will say so before it ships.
Server logs
Our hosting provider records standard request logs — IP address, timestamp, requested path, user agent — to deliver pages and to detect abuse. These are not cookies and are not used to identify you. See the Privacy Policy for retention details.
Third-party content
Portfolio thumbnails are served from bhavvesh.in, and outbound links point to platforms such as GitHub and LinkedIn. Once you follow an outbound link, that platform’s own cookie practices apply. We do not embed third-party scripts, fonts or iframes on this site.
Controlling storage
You can clear site data at any time through your browser’s privacy settings. Doing so removes the theme preference and your notice choice; the site will then follow your operating system’s appearance setting and ask once more. Nothing else on the site depends on stored data, so blocking it entirely will not break anything.
Questions about this document can go to works@bhavvesh.in.