Privacy Policy

Last updated: 27 January 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to omerbalyali.com ("Website"). This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected and used when you visit this Website.

Ömer Balyali ("I", "me", or "my") operates this Website as a personal portfolio and blog. I am the data controller responsible for any personal data processed through this Website.

Contact details:

Email: info@omerbalyali.com

2. Information That Is Processed

2.1 Technical Data

When you visit this Website, certain technical information is processed to deliver the content to your browser:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Device type
• Date and time of access
• Pages requested
• Referring URL (if any)
• Country/region (derived from IP address)

2.2 Email Communication

If you contact me via email, I will process the personal data contained in your correspondence (such as your email address and message content) to respond to your inquiry.

3. Service Providers

Cloudflare (Hosting and Security)

This Website is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare provides website hosting, content delivery, DNS services, and security protection.

Cloudflare processes technical data (including IP addresses) to deliver content and protect the Website. Data may be processed outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Cloudflare provides safeguards through Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Cloudflare may set essential security cookies (e.g., for bot detection). These are strictly necessary and exempt from consent requirements under GDPR.

For details, see: Cloudflare Privacy Policy

Plausible Analytics

This Website uses Plausible Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. Plausible is a privacy-focused analytics service that does not use cookies and processes data on EU-based servers.

For details on how Plausible handles data, see: Plausible Data Policy

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the legal bases for processing are:

• Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) for website hosting, security, and analytics. Processing is necessary to deliver the website and understand usage patterns. The privacy-preserving nature of the services used minimizes impact on visitor privacy.
• Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) for responding to email inquiries.

You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interest (see Section 6).

5. Data Retention

• Cloudflare: Retention periods are detailed in their Privacy Policy
• Plausible Analytics: Analytics data is retained indefinitely as aggregated statistics
• Email correspondence: Retained as long as necessary for the purpose of the communication

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are in the European Union, you have the following rights:

• Right to information about the processing of your personal data
• Right of access to your personal data
• Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise your rights, contact me at: info@omerbalyali.com

Note: Due to the privacy-preserving nature of this Website's setup, I do not have access to data that could identify individual visitors. If you have concerns, please contact me and I will do my best to assist.

7. Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Plausible Analytics by setting a preference below:

This preference is stored in your browser's localStorage. If you clear your browser data or use a different browser/device, you will need to set this preference again.

8. Cookies

This Website does not use cookies for analytics or tracking purposes.

Cloudflare may set essential security cookies that are strictly necessary for website functionality and security. These are exempt from consent requirements under GDPR.

The analytics opt-out preference (Section 7) uses localStorage, which is not a cookie.

9. International Data Transfers

Cloudflare operates a global network. Your request may be processed by a Cloudflare server outside the EEA. Cloudflare provides appropriate safeguards through Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and EU-US Data Privacy Framework certification.

Plausible Analytics processes data exclusively within the European Union.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

11. Supervisory Authority

If you believe your personal data has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

For Berlin, Germany:

You may also contact the supervisory authority in your country of residence.

12. Legal Notice

For information about the website operator as required by German law, please see the Legal Notice (Impressum).