Jimmy Van Veen

Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 29, 2026

This privacy policy describes how jimmyvanveen.com ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Analytics Data

We collect basic analytics data for security monitoring, performance optimization, and understanding site usage, including:

  • Pages visited
  • General location (country/region level)
  • Device type and browser information, including screen width
  • Your browser's preferred language
  • How you arrived at our site (referrer and campaign tags such as utm_source)

Contact Form Data

When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content solely to respond to your inquiry.

How We Use Your Information

We process this information based on our legitimate interests for:

  • Security monitoring: Detecting and preventing attacks or abuse
  • Performance optimization: Improving site speed and functionality
  • Error tracking: Identifying and fixing technical issues
  • Contact responses: Responding to your inquiries

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties. Page views are sent from our server to GoatCounter, a privacy-focused analytics service, and contact forms are handled through our hosting provider (Netlify) for functionality purposes only.

Your Privacy Choices

You can opt out of analytics tracking through several methods:

  • Browser settings: Enable "Do Not Track" in your browser preferences
  • Contact us: Email us through our contact form to request opt-out

Opting out will not affect core website functionality but may limit our ability to detect and prevent security issues.

Data Security and Retention

We protect your data using industry-standard security practices:

  • All data transmission uses HTTPS encryption
  • Analytics is cookie-free. Your IP address and browser user agent are passed to GoatCounter to derive country, browser, and unique-visit counts; GoatCounter does not store the IP address or the full user agent, and reports only aggregate statistics
  • Contact form data is processed securely and not stored long-term
  • We retain only the minimum data necessary for the stated purposes

Third-Party Services

This website uses the following services that may process data:

  • GoatCounter: For privacy-focused, cookie-free website analytics
  • Netlify: For website hosting and contact form processing
  • Contentful: For content management (blog posts)

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy occasionally. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For questions about this privacy policy or to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us through our contact form.