Privacy
Privacy & cookies
This is a personal portfolio run by Valeria De Rubeis. There are no forms or accounts — the only data collected is anonymous analytics: a cookie-free visit count for everyone, and more detailed tools only if you say yes.
Analytics
Vercel Web Analytics runs for every visitor. It counts page views, referring sites, country and device type, sets no cookies and stores nothing on your device. Visits are counted without tracking you across days or across other sites. Vercel's analytics privacy policy (opens in a new tab)
If you click Accept on the cookie banner, two tools load to help me understand how the site is used and improve it:
- StatCounter — page views, how you arrived (e.g. a search or a link), your approximate location, and your browser and device type. StatCounter's privacy policy (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft Clarity — clicks, scrolling and mouse movement, shown to me as heatmaps and anonymised session recordings. Text you type into fields is masked and never recorded. Microsoft's privacy statement (opens in a new tab)
Both providers process your IP address to do this. I use the data only to improve this site — never to identify you, and never for advertising. The legal basis is your consent.
Cookies used
Necessary items are always on because the site can't work as expected without them. Analytics cookies are only set after you accept. The providers may also set their own cookies on their domains — see their policies above.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie-consent | This site (browser storage) | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics | Until you clear it | Necessary |
| unlock-[project] | This site | Keeps a password-protected case study unlocked after you enter the password | 30 days | Necessary |
| sc_is_visitor_unique | StatCounter | Tells new visitors apart from returning ones | Up to 2 years | Analytics |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | Recognises your browser across visits | 1 year | Analytics |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Groups the pages you view into one session | 1 day | Analytics |
Changing your choice
You can accept or withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawing deletes this site's analytics cookies and stops the tools loading.
Your rights
Under UK and EU data protection law you can ask to access or delete data about you, or object to its use. As the analytics are anonymous, I usually can't link them to you, but I'm happy to help — email me. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (opens in a new tab) or your local data protection authority.
Last updated 18 October 2026