Privacy Policy

1. Overview and Scope

This Privacy Policy describes how Yahia Mohamed Zakaria Youssef ("devYahia", "we", "our", "us") handles information across the website https://www.devyahia.me. We value the privacy of every human visitor and automated crawler. This document details what technical information is processed when accessing the site.

2. Information We Process

Direct Correspondence: When you contact Yahia Zakaria directly via email (devyahiazakaria@gmail.com) or professional networks (GitHub, LinkedIn, X), we receive the information you explicitly provide (such as your name, email address, company details, and project description). We use this information exclusively to communicate with you and evaluate potential collaborations.

Server & Edge Logs: Like virtually all websites, when you load a page, server infrastructure (such as Vercel and Cloudflare) temporarily logs technical request data including your IP address, browser user-agent, requested URL, and timestamps. This logging is necessary to protect against DDoS attacks, enforce rate limits, and ensure system uptime.

3. Cookies and Analytics

This portfolio website is designed to be lightweight and private. We do not use third-party analytics suites that track individual users across the web, nor do we employ behavioral advertising trackers. Any performance metrics gathered are aggregate, privacy-preserving edge metrics provided by the hosting runtime.

4. Third-Party Infrastructure and External Links

This website is hosted on modern cloud infrastructure provided by Vercel Inc. and Cloudflare Inc. When you click external links to third-party platforms (such as GitHub, LinkedIn, Telegram, or X), your activity on those external platforms is governed by their respective privacy policies.

5. Data Retention and Security

Direct email correspondence is retained only as long as necessary to maintain active professional communications or satisfy business accounting requirements. We implement industry-standard administrative and technical safeguards to secure our systems.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as GDPR in Europe or applicable state privacy statutes), you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal correspondence stored by us. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly.