Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 2026
1. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Yaroslav Dolhushyn Sangerhausen, Germany Email: yardolhushyn@gmail.com Phone: +49 160 425 1263
2. Contact Form
When you submit the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message. This data is transmitted directly to the controller's email address and is used solely to respond to your inquiry.
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a pre-contractual measure at the data subject's request). Data is retained only as long as needed to handle your inquiry and is then deleted.
3. Analytics — Google Analytics 4
This website uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. GA4 collects anonymised usage data (pages visited, session duration, device type, approximate location based on IP) to help understand how visitors interact with the site.
GA4 is only loaded after you have given your explicit consent via the cookie banner.
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent). You may withdraw consent at any time by clearing the cookie-consent entry in your browser's local storage.
Data may be transferred to Google LLC servers in the United States under standard contractual clauses. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
4. Session Recording & Heatmaps — Microsoft Clarity
This website uses Microsoft Clarity, a session analytics service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA. Clarity records anonymised user sessions including mouse movements, clicks, scrolls, and heatmaps to help understand how visitors interact with the site. Clarity may capture the content visible on screen during a session.
Microsoft Clarity is only loaded after you have given your explicit consent via the cookie banner.
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent). You may withdraw consent at any time by clearing the cookie-consent entry in your browser's local storage.
Data may be transferred to Microsoft servers in the United States under standard contractual clauses. For more information, see Microsoft's Privacy Statement at https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement.
5. AI Chat
The portfolio includes an AI-powered chat assistant. Messages you send are transmitted to the OpenAI API (OpenAI, L.L.C., San Francisco, USA) to generate a response. Messages are processed in real time and are not stored on our servers beyond the active browser session.
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing an interactive portfolio experience). Data is not used to train AI models.
For more information, see OpenAI's Privacy Policy at https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy.
6. Voice Chat
The portfolio includes an optional voice chat feature. When you use it:
• Your microphone audio is recorded locally in your browser and sent to Groq, Inc. (USA) for speech-to-text transcription. • The transcribed text is sent to Groq's LLM API to generate a response. • Optionally, the text response is converted to speech via ElevenLabs, Inc. (USA).
Audio recordings and transcripts are not stored on our servers. Processing is transient and used only to generate the reply.
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (your explicit action of activating the microphone constitutes consent). You may stop voice processing at any time by closing the voice widget.
For more information, see: • Groq Privacy Policy: https://groq.com/privacy-policy/ • ElevenLabs Privacy Policy: https://elevenlabs.io/privacy
7. Cookies & Local Storage
This website uses browser local storage (not cookies) to remember your cookie consent preference. No tracking cookies are placed without your consent.
If you accept analytics cookies, the following third-party cookies may be set: • Google Analytics 4: __ga, __ga_* (session/user distinction) • Microsoft Clarity: _clsk, _clck (session recording)
You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this domain.
8. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
• Access the personal data we hold about you (Art. 15) • Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16) • Erasure of your data ("right to be forgotten") (Art. 17) • Restriction of processing (Art. 18) • Data portability (Art. 20) • Object to processing (Art. 21) • Withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing (Art. 7(3))
To exercise any of these rights, please contact: yardolhushyn@gmail.com
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. In Germany, this is the relevant Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz.
9. Data Security
This website is served over HTTPS. We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorised disclosure.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically.