Privacy Policy

This website is operated by Alae Belaich, an independent AI & software engineer. The website is accessible at alaebelaich.com.

For any privacy-related questions, contact me at privacy@alaebelaich.com.

I only collect personal data that you voluntarily provide when:

• Submitting the contact form: your name, email address, and message.
• Booking a meeting: your name, email address, meeting title, and chosen time slot.

I do not use tracking cookies, analytics services, or any third-party data collection tools on this website.

The information you provide is used solely to:

• Respond to your enquiry or confirm your meeting booking.
• Send you a confirmation email via the address you provided.

I will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the legal basis for processing your data is your consent (Article 6(1)(a)), given explicitly when you tick the consent checkbox before submitting a form, and legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)) in responding to professional enquiries.

Your data is retained only for as long as necessary to handle your enquiry or manage the scheduled meeting, and no longer than 12 months after our last communication, unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law or an ongoing contractual relationship.

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data I hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Withdraw your consent at any time.
• Lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email me at privacy@alaebelaich.com.

Your data is transmitted over HTTPS and handled via server-side email processing. I do not store form submissions in any database, they are sent directly to my inbox and your confirmation email address.

This website is hosted on HostGator. Their infrastructure processes network traffic as part of normal hosting operations. You can review their privacy practices at hostgator.com/privacy-policy.

External links to GitHub, LinkedIn, and academic publications are provided for reference only. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those platforms.

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.