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Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 24, 2026

Overview

This is a privacy policy for Don Hogan's portfolio website. We respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we process information.

AI Chatbot & Message Processing

What happens when you chat: This website includes an AI chatbot powered by Google's Gemini API. When you send a message to the chatbot, your message is transmitted to Google Gemini in real-time to generate a response.

Message storage: We do not persist chat messages to our databases or logs. Messages are processed transiently by Google Gemini for the purpose of generating responses only.

Data roles (GDPR): You are the data subject, Don Hogan (this website) is the data controller, and Google is the data processor acting on our instructions. Google's independent privacy policy applies to their processing practices.

Google's processing: When you use the chatbot, your messages are transmitted to Google. Google processes these messages according to their privacy practices. Visit Google's Privacy Policy for details.

Model training: Google's Generative AI API terms specify that API requests are not used to train or improve Gemini models (unless you explicitly opt in). We do not opt in to model training.

Lawful basis: This processing is necessary for our legitimate interest in responding to user-initiated inquiries about the portfolio. Processing is limited to one-off responses with no profiling or reuse of chat data.

Data We Collect

This website collects minimal data:

  • •Chat prompt preferences: Browser storage of whether you've dismissed the chat prompt (client-side only, not sent to us)
  • •IP addresses: We do not intentionally collect or store IP addresses at the application level. Cloud infrastructure providers (Google Cloud) may process IPs in their normal operations.
  • •No cookies: We do not set cookies or use third-party tracking scripts
  • •No analytics: We do not use Google Analytics or other visitor tracking
  • •No identifiers: We do not intentionally collect names, emails, or device identifiers at the application level

Contact & Resume Links

The contact section provides links to email and external social profiles (LinkedIn, GitHub). These are opt-in actions that you control.

Your Rights

You can control your experience by:

  • •Dismissing the chat prompt popup
  • •Not using the chatbot if you prefer not to communicate with Gemini API
  • •Clearing browser storage (localStorage) to reset preferences

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have additional rights regarding your personal data, including the right to request access, erasure, or restriction of processing, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Because we do not retain chat messages or personal data at the application level, these requests are typically not applicable to this website.

Questions About Privacy?

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your information, contact Don Hogan via the contact section of this website.

Compliance

This website is designed to be compliant with major privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and other data protection laws. We keep our data practices minimal to reduce compliance burden and better protect your privacy.