Your Privacy
This Privacy Policy describes how Mukoya Khisa ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our portfolio website. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your data.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when you interact with our Site:
- Personal Information: When you use the contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject line, and the message you provide. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry.
- Usage Data: We automatically collect anonymous information about how you interact with our Site, including IP address (anonymized), browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This helps us improve the user experience.
- Cookies and Local Storage: We use minimal cookies and local storage to remember your preferences (such as the music player state) and enhance your browsing experience. No tracking cookies from third parties are used.
- Chatbot Interactions: Messages sent to MK Assistant are processed locally in your browser. We do not store chat logs on any server.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used exclusively for the following purposes:
- Communication: To respond to your inquiries sent via the contact form or direct email.
- Site Improvement: To analyze anonymous usage patterns and optimize the performance and design of our Site.
- Security: To prevent fraudulent activity and protect the integrity of our Site.
- User Experience: To remember your preferences (e.g., music player volume, collapsed state) during your session.
3. Third-Party Services
We use a limited number of trusted third-party services to operate our Site:
- FormSubmit.co: Processes contact form submissions and delivers them to our email. Their privacy policy applies to data transmitted through their service.
- Google Fonts & Font Awesome: Provide fonts and icons. They may collect anonymized usage data per their respective policies.
- Unsplash & Pixabay: Some images and audio samples are served from these CDNs. No personal data is shared with them.
We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any advertising/tracking networks on this portfolio.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone. We may only disclose information:
- To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or valid legal requests.
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of Mukoya Khisa, our users, or the public.
- With your explicit consent.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.
- Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the email below. We will respond within 30 days.
7. Children's Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will indicate when the latest changes were made. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please don't hesitate to reach out:
Eldoret, Kenya