Privacy Manifesto
No cookies. No tracking. Just content
Privacy should not be a luxury, a legal checkbox, or an afterthought. It should be the default.
This site is built on that principle. When visitors land here, I don’t ask them for permission to be tracked, because I don’t track them. I don’t deploy hidden scripts. I don’t sell their data. I don’t even use cookies.
This is a personal space, not a funnel. I publish to share, not to extract.
Why I don’t use analytics (the traditional kind)
Most websites today rely on tools like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and similar platforms that collect vast amounts of user data—much of it unnecessary, some of it unethical. Even "privacy-friendly" alternatives often store IP addresses, assign device identifiers, or create behavioral profiles. I have no interest in doing that.
Instead, I use a tool called GoatCounter — a lightweight, open-source analytics solution that doesn’t use cookies, doesn’t collect personal data, and doesn’t follow users across websites. It provides me with a basic overview of which pages are visited and how often. That’s all. No session tracking, no heatmaps, no user IDs. Just numbers.
Why do I use it at all? To understand what content matters — without compromising anyone’s privacy.
This site uses no cookies
No cookies means:
No session cookies
No marketing cookies
No hidden fingerprinting
No "legitimate interest" traps
There is nothing to opt into, because nothing is being stored or shared. The pages here are delivered cleanly and directly, with no invasive third parties behind the scenes.
No surveillance infrastructure
I don’t embed external scripts, tracking pixels, or third-party libraries that call home to data brokers or ad networks. Fonts and assets are served locally to prevent passive data leaks. I intentionally avoid services that require user profiling to function.
What you read here, stays here.
This goes beyond legal compliance
It’s not just about following the GDPR, CCPA, CNIL, or LGPD. Compliance is a low bar. I’m not trying to meet regulations — I’m trying to uphold trust.
That means:
I don’t collect data I don’t need.
I don’t rely on complex legal disclaimers to justify poor design choices.
I don’t manipulate users with dark patterns.
If someone reads something here, that’s enough for me. No dashboards. No retargeting. No profiling.
Why this matters
The modern web has become bloated with surveillance infrastructure — even on sites that claim to protect your rights. Visitors are profiled, cross-tracked, and monetized by default. Even small publishers often give in, not out of malice, but convenience. I refuse to participate in that ecosystem.
This is not a business funnel. It’s a personal project — one that respects the person on the other end of the screen.
In summary
I use no cookies
I collect no personal data
I use GoatCounter only to count anonymous visits
I do not share or sell any data
I respect privacy by design and by choice
The fewer tools I use, the fewer excuses I need. This is what the web could have been. Maybe still can be.