🍪 Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, which can both make it easier to visit the site again and make the site more useful to you.

This cookie policy explains how Frowtchie ("we", "our", or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our portfolio website.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies (Optional - Requires Consent)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

3. How We Use Cookies

Website Analytics

• Visitor Count: Track how many people visit our portfolio
• Popular Projects: Understand which projects get the most attention
• User Journey: See how visitors navigate between different projects
• Performance: Identify slow-loading pages or technical issues
• Geographic Data: Understand our global audience (anonymized)

Site Improvement

• User Experience: Identify confusing navigation or layout issues
• Content Optimization: Focus on projects that interest visitors most
• Technical Optimization: Improve loading times and mobile experience

Privacy Protection

• IP Anonymization: All IP addresses are anonymized in Google Analytics
• No Personal Data: We don't collect names, emails, or personal identifiers through cookies
• No Cross-Site Tracking: Our cookies only work on our website

4. Third-Party Cookies

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how our website is used. Google Analytics may set cookies on your device to:

• Distinguish unique users and sessions
• Throttle request rate to protect our servers
• Remember your previous interactions with our site

Privacy Measures:

• IP anonymization is enabled
• Data sharing with Google is limited
• No personally identifiable information is collected
• Data retention is set to the minimum required period

Learn more about Google Analytics privacy: Google Privacy Policy

5. Your Cookie Choices

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner with the following options:

• Accept All: Allow all cookies including analytics
• Decline: Only allow essential cookies
• Customize: Choose which types of cookies to allow

Managing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer
• Clearing your browser's localStorage (this will reset your preferences)
• Using your browser's cookie management tools

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Block all cookies: Prevent all websites from setting cookies
• Block third-party cookies: Allow only first-party cookies
• Delete existing cookies: Remove cookies already stored on your device
• Get notifications: Be alerted when websites try to set cookies

Browser-Specific Instructions:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Essential Cookies

If essential cookies are disabled, you may experience:

• Cookie consent banner appearing on every visit
• Loss of preference settings
• Potential security vulnerabilities

Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies will:

• Not affect site functionality: The website will work perfectly
• Reduce data collection: We won't track your visit patterns
• Limit improvements: We'll have less insight into user preferences

7. Mobile Devices and Apps

If you access our website through a mobile device or web app, similar tracking technologies may be used. You can control these through:

• Your mobile browser settings
• Device privacy settings
• Our cookie consent preferences

8. Data Protection and Security

All cookie data is:

• Encrypted: Transmitted securely over HTTPS
• Anonymized: Personal identifiers are removed
• Limited: Only collected for specified purposes
• Protected: Stored securely and accessed only by authorized systems

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this cookie policy to reflect:

• Changes in our cookie usage
• New features or functionality
• Legal or regulatory requirements
• Technology updates

When we make significant changes, we will:

• Update the "Last updated" date
• Notify users through our website
• Request new consent where required

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this cookie policy, please contact us:

We're committed to transparency and will be happy to explain our cookie practices in more detail.