Privacy Policy

Last updated: 30 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is processed when you visit or interact with this website.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"), the Bulgarian Personal Data Protection Act, and applicable European data protection legislation.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of data on this website is:

• Name: Stanislav Vasilev
• Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
• Email: contact@i-use-gentoo-btw.com
• Website: https://i-use-gentoo-btw.com

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact me via any of the email addresses listed above.

2. Cookie and Tracking Policy

This website is designed with a strict privacy-by-default approach:

• No Cookies: This website does not set, store, or read any first-party or third-party cookies in your browser.
• No Local / Session Storage: We do not use HTML5 localStorage, sessionStorage, IndexedDB, or web beacons to track users or persist tracking identifiers across sessions.
• No Web Analytics or Tracking: We do not use Google Analytics, Matomo, Meta Pixel, device fingerprinting, advertising networks, or any user profiling scripts.

3. Data Processing and External Services

As a static website, we do not operate our own database or backend servers to store user accounts or logs. However, when you browse this site, certain technical data is processed through hosting infrastructure and external content providers as described below.

3.1 Web Hosting via GitHub Pages

This website is hosted statically using GitHub Pages, a service provided by GitHub, Inc. (88 Colin P. Kelly Jr. St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA), a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.

When you access this website, your web browser automatically transmits connection data to GitHub's servers to deliver the requested web pages. GitHub may collect technical server logs, which can include:

• IP address of the accessing device
• Date and time of access
• Requested resource (URL, page, file)
• HTTP status code
• Referrer URL (the previous page from which you arrived)
• Browser type, browser version, and operating system

Purpose & Legal Basis: The collection and processing of server log data is technically necessary to deliver the website securely, detect and prevent malicious activities (such as DDoS attacks), and maintain server stability. The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest in the secure, reliable, and error-free operation of the website).

For further information regarding how GitHub processes personal data, please review the GitHub Privacy Statement.

3.2 Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and External Assets

To provide high-quality typography, code syntax highlighting, and cross-platform emoji support, this website loads certain external libraries and assets from trusted third-party providers:

1. Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com / fonts.gstatic.com):

   • We load the Ubuntu font family via Google Fonts, provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) for users within the EEA, and Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).
   • When loading fonts, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google servers, transmitting your IP address and browser headers to retrieve the font stylesheets and font files.
   • Legal Basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest in uniform, aesthetic, and responsive typography).
   • For more details, see the Google Privacy Policy.

2. Twemoji via jsDelivr CDN (cdn.jsdelivr.net):

   • We use the Twemoji open-source library hosted by jsDelivr (ProspectOne Sp. z o.o., ul. Krowoderska 63B/6, 31-158 Kraków, Poland) to render emojis consistently across different operating systems and browsers.
   • When loading the Twemoji script and SVG images, your IP address is processed by jsDelivr's edge servers to deliver the requested files.
   • Legal Basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest in consistent multi-platform user interface rendering).
   • For more details, see the jsDelivr Privacy Policy.

3. Highlight.js via cdnjs / Cloudflare (cdnjs.cloudflare.com):

   • We load the highlight.js syntax highlighting library and stylesheet from cdnjs, powered by Cloudflare, Inc. (101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA).
   • When rendering pages with code snippets, your browser fetches highlight.js assets from Cloudflare's CDN, transmitting your IP address.
   • Legal Basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest in readable and properly formatted code presentation).
   • For more details, see the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

3.3 External Media and Image Hosting

Some blog posts and documentation articles display images, diagrams, and screenshots that are hosted on external platforms:

1. GitHub Asset Hosting & User Content (user-images.githubusercontent.com / github.com/user-attachments/assets):

   • Images and screenshots embedded in blog articles and project showcases may be fetched directly from GitHub's media delivery infrastructure.
   • When your browser loads these images, a request containing your IP address and browser user-agent is sent to GitHub's content delivery network.
   • Legal Basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest in providing informative and illustrative visual content).

2. Wikimedia Commons and Other External Repositories:

   • Where articles reference or display public-domain or open-access media from Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Foundation Inc., 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA) or similar repositories, your browser retrieves the media directly from their servers.
   • Legal Basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest in embedding educational and supplementary media).
   • For more details, see the Wikimedia Privacy Policy.

3.4 Direct Contact via Email and Social Platforms

If you contact me by email (e.g., via the email addresses provided on the Contact page):

• The personal data you transmit (such as your name, email address, and message contents) will be stored and processed exclusively to handle, evaluate, and respond to your inquiry.
• Legal Basis: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (Processing necessary for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract upon request) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest in communicating with visitors and answering incoming inquiries).
• Retention Period: Inquiries and correspondence are deleted once the matter has been conclusively resolved, unless statutory retention periods (such as commercial or tax retention obligations) require further storage.

4. International Data Transfers

Some of the third-party providers mentioned in this policy (including GitHub / Microsoft, Google, Cloudflare, and Wikimedia) are based in or operate server infrastructure in the United States and other countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where personal data (such as IP addresses during technical HTTP requests) is transferred outside the EEA to countries without an adequacy decision by the European Commission, the transfers are safeguarded under:

• The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) for certified organizations; and/or
• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission pursuant to Article 46(2)(c) GDPR.

5. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the GDPR, you have the following statutory rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access (Article 15 GDPR): You have the right to request confirmation as to whether we process personal data concerning you and, if so, to obtain access to that personal data.
• Right to Rectification (Article 16 GDPR): You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure / "Right to be Forgotten" (Article 17 GDPR): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to statutory retention exceptions.
• Right to Restriction of Processing (Article 18 GDPR): You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability (Article 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or have it transmitted to another controller where technically feasible.
• Right to Object (Article 21 GDPR): You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interests).
• Right to Withdraw Consent (Article 7(3) GDPR): If any processing is ever based on your explicit consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please send an email to contact@i-use-gentoo-btw.com.

5.1 Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right under Article 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.

The competent supervisory authority for Bulgaria is:

Commission for Personal Data Protection (Комисия за защита на личните данни - КЗЛД)

• Address: 2 Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., Sofia 1592, Bulgaria
• Phone: +359 2 91 53 518
• Email: kzld@cpdp.bg
• Website: https://www.cpdp.bg

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our site features, technical architecture, or legal obligations. The date of the most recent revision will always be displayed at the top of this page.