1. Overview & Commitment
Welcome to amitendu.me, the personal portfolio and engineering blog of Amitendu Bikash Dhusiya (ShadowAmitendu). Your privacy is important to me, and this site is designed with transparency and data minimization at its core.
I do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. There are no advertising trackers, behavioral marketing networks, or paywalls on this site. You can explore all content freely without creating an account or providing personally identifiable information (PII).
2. Strictly Necessary Technologies ("Always Active") Always Active
The website uses modern browser local storage (localStorage) exclusively for essential user preferences and site functionality:
| Key Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent_preferences | localStorage | Remembers which telemetry services you have allowed or declined so you are not prompted repeatedly. | Persistent |
| cookie_consent | localStorage | Stores the overall consent status for Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity integration. | Persistent |
| announcement_dismissed | localStorage | Remembers if you dismissed the top announcement banner to prevent visual distraction on future visits. | Persistent |
Why these cannot be disabled: These items remain strictly inside your browser. They do not track you across other websites, do not send telemetry to third parties, and are technically required to honor your choices (such as remembering your cookie rejection). Under EU/GDPR and ePrivacy standards, strictly necessary storage does not require prior consent.
3. Optional Telemetry & Analytics (Consent Required)
To understand how visitors discover this site and find broken links or formatting issues, two optional measurement services can be toggled on or off:
A. Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
Provider: Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).
What it measures: Aggregated page views, general referral sources (e.g. GitHub, Google, direct), device type, and generalized regional location. IP masking is enabled by default.
Consent Mode v2: This site enforces Google Consent Mode v2. All analytics cookies and storage remain completely disabled (analytics_storage: 'denied') until you actively choose "Accept All" or toggle Analytics ON.
More information: Google Privacy Policy.
B. Microsoft Clarity
Provider: Microsoft Corporation (One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA).
What it measures: Anonymous interaction behavior, scroll depth, and aggregated heatmaps to help identify broken layout elements or navigation dead ends.
Privacy Safeguards: Keystroke masking and sensitive input masking are strictly enabled. Clarity is synchronized with your consent choice and remains disabled if rejected.
More information: Microsoft Privacy Statement.
4. Your Choices & How to Withdraw Consent
You have the right to modify or revoke your consent at any time. When you change your settings, your preference is saved instantly and future tracking requests are updated or halted immediately:
Review or Update Preferences
Open the consent panel to toggle Google Analytics or Clarity on or off.
You can also clear your browser's cookies and site data at any time via your browser settings. Additionally, you can enable Global Privacy Control (GPC) or Do Not Track (DNT) in your browser preferences.
5. External Links
This portfolio contains links to external websites and developer platforms, including GitHub, LinkedIn, Discord, Peerlist, YouTube, Instagram, and X (Twitter). Clicking these links directs you to third-party domains whose privacy practices and policies are governed by their respective providers.
6. Contact & Questions
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or would like to request clarification on anything here, feel free to reach out:
- GitHub: github.com/ShadowAmitendu
