Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Sina Berk Golech’s Academic Website

Last updated: January 2025

Introduction

This privacy policy explains how I collect, use, and protect your information when you visit my academic website at https://sinaberkgolech.github.io.

Information Collection

Information You Provide

  • Contact Information: When you email me through the contact links on this website
  • Comments: If you leave comments on blog posts (if enabled)

Automatically Collected Information

  • Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on site, referring websites
  • Technical Data: Browser type, operating system, device information
  • Location Data: General geographic location (country/city level)

How Information is Used

The information collected is used to:

  • Improve Website Performance: Understand how visitors use the site to enhance user experience
  • Research Analytics: Analyze academic content popularity and research interest areas
  • Technical Maintenance: Ensure the website functions properly across different devices and browsers
  • Academic Communication: Respond to research inquiries and collaboration requests

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics 4 to understand visitor behavior and improve the user experience.

What Google Analytics Tracks:

  • Page Views: Which pages are visited and how long visitors stay
  • User Interactions: Clicks on publications, projects, and research links
  • Academic Engagement: Downloads of papers, CV, and visits to project repositories
  • Research Interests: Which research areas and topics generate the most interest
  • Geographic Data: General location of visitors (country/city level)

Google Analytics Data Retention:

  • Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months by default
  • You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the cookie consent notice

Google Analytics Privacy:

  • No personally identifiable information is collected
  • IP addresses are anonymized
  • Data is processed in accordance with Google’s privacy policy

Essential Cookies

  • Theme Preference: Remembers your dark/light theme choice
  • Analytics Consent: Remembers your Google Analytics consent decision

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

  • Google Analytics: Tracks website usage and visitor behavior
  • Performance Cookies: Helps improve website loading speed

Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

  1. Right to Access: Request information about what data is collected
  2. Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  3. Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data
  4. Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing
  5. Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a portable format
  6. Right to Object: Object to data processing
  7. Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for analytics tracking

Data Security

  • All data transmission is encrypted using HTTPS
  • No sensitive personal information is stored on this website
  • Google Analytics data is stored securely by Google
  • Regular security updates are applied to the website

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

  • Purpose: Website analytics and performance monitoring
  • Data Shared: Anonymous usage statistics
  • Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy

GitHub Pages

  • Purpose: Website hosting
  • Data Shared: Website content and visitor logs
  • Privacy Policy: GitHub Privacy Policy

Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No personal information is knowingly collected from children under 13.

International Data Transfers

As this website is hosted on GitHub Pages (US-based), data may be transferred to the United States. GitHub complies with GDPR requirements for international data transfers.

Changes to This Policy

I may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your GDPR rights, please contact me:

Opt-Out Options

Google Analytics Opt-Out

General Opt-Out

  • Disable cookies in your browser settings
  • Use browser privacy modes
  • Contact me directly to request data deletion

This privacy policy is designed to comply with GDPR requirements and provide transparency about data collection and usage on this academic website.