Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 7, 2026

Overview

This website, gersoncalienes.com ("Site"), is a personal portfolio and blog operated by Gerson Calienes. This policy explains what data is collected and how it is used.

Information Collected

This Site does not require registration or collect personal information directly. However, the following data may be collected automatically:

  • IP address and browser information (via server logs and analytics)
  • Pages visited, time spent, and referral source (via Vercel Analytics and Google Analytics)
  • Information collected by third-party advertising partners (see Advertising section)

Cookies

This Site uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • Preferences: Storing your theme preference (dark/light mode) via localStorage.
  • Analytics: Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how you use this Site, including pages visited, time on site, and referral source. Vercel Analytics may also collect anonymous usage data.
  • Advertising: Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your interests. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

Advertising

This Site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your browsing behavior to provide targeted advertisements.

For more information on how Google uses your data, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.

Analytics

This Site uses Google Analytics (GA4) and Vercel Analytics to understand visitor traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics collects data such as pages visited, session duration, referral source, approximate location, and device/browser type. This data is processed by Google in accordance with their Privacy Policy. Vercel Analytics collects anonymous usage data and does not track individual users across sites.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Third-Party Links

Articles on this Site may contain links to external websites. This privacy policy does not cover those external sites. Please review their privacy policies separately.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can reach out via the contact information on the homepage.