Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Hassan Raza, hassanr.com, personal portfolio and engineering blog. Contact: hassan2056764@gmail.com, +92 333 680 4995.

2. Information We Collect

a) Analytics Data (automatically collected)

When you visit hassanr.com, Google Analytics 4 automatically collects: pages visited and time spent, referral source (how you found the site), device type, browser, operating system, approximate geographic location (country/city level — not precise location), IP address (anonymised by GA4 before storage). GA4 Measurement ID: G-0GBFY7MWL7.

b) Contact Information (only if you reach out)

If you contact via email, WhatsApp, or Calendly, we receive your name, email, and message. This is used only to respond to you.

c) Advertising Data (Google AdSense)

When you visit pages that display ads (primarily blog posts), Google AdSense and its advertising partners may collect information about your device, browser, approximate location, and browsing activity on this site and other sites to show relevant ads and measure ad performance. This may include cookies, advertising IDs, and similar technologies.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Understand which content is most useful to visitors
• Improve site performance and user experience
• Respond to enquiries and project requests
• Monitor site traffic for SEO and content planning
• Display advertisements via Google AdSense and measure how those ads perform

We do NOT sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for our own commercial purposes. Google and its advertising partners process data as described in their own privacy policies in order to deliver and personalise ads on this site.

4. Cookies

This website uses cookies placed by Google Analytics 4 (analytics) and Google AdSense (advertising). Advertising cookies may be used to personalise ads based on your interests and prior visits to this site or other sites.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Distinguishes unique users (Analytics)	2 years
_ga_G-0GBFY7MWL7	Persists session state (Analytics)	2 years
_gid	Distinguishes users (Analytics)	24 hours
IDE / DSID / other Google ad cookies	Serve and measure ads; may support personalised advertising (AdSense / DoubleClick)	Varies (set by Google)

Analytics cookies track sessions and page views in aggregate. Advertising cookies are controlled by Google and its partners. For a fuller cookie list and browser controls, see our Cookie Policy.

5. Third-Party Services

Google Analytics 4

We use Google Analytics 4 (operated by Google LLC, USA). Data is processed under Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Google acts as a data processor under a Data Processing Agreement. GA4 anonymises IP addresses before they are stored on Google's servers.

Google AdSense

hassanr.com uses Google AdSense to display advertisements on published blog posts and related pages. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or www.aboutads.info.

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our sites or apps, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Calendly, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, GitHub

The site includes links to Calendly (scheduling), WhatsApp (messaging), LinkedIn, and GitHub. Clicking these links may subject you to the privacy policies of those platforms. We do not control how those services handle your data.

6. Data Retention

Analytics data is retained for 14 months in Google Analytics (the default for GA4). Contact messages sent via email are retained as long as they are relevant to an active business relationship.

7. Your Rights (GDPR / UK GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have the following rights:

• Right of access — request a copy of data we hold about you
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured format
• Right to restrict processing — limit how we use your data

To exercise any right, email hassan2056764@gmail.com. You also have the right to opt out of Google Analytics at any time using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. To opt out of personalised Google ads, visit Google Ad Settings.

8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents may request disclosure of personal information collected and opt out of its sale. We do not sell personal information. Contact hassan2056764@gmail.com for requests.

9. Security

While no website can guarantee absolute security, hassanr.com uses HTTPS encryption for all connections. We do not store sensitive personal information on our servers.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Changes will be reflected by a new "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be noted in the site blog or header.