Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last updated: 16 July 2026

This policy explains what information is collected when you visit kassam-dakhlalah.com (the "Site"), a personal portfolio operated by Kassam Dakhlalah ("I", "me"), based in Dubai, UAE, and how cookies and third-party services are used.

1. Information collected

The Site is a static portfolio and does not have accounts, logins, or contact forms. I do not directly collect names, emails, or personal details from visitors. Limited technical data (such as IP address, browser type, and pages viewed) is processed by the third-party services below for security, delivery, and advertising.

2. Cookies & similar technologies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. This Site uses:

Provider	Purpose	Type
Google AdSense / DoubleClick	Serving and personalising advertisements, frequency capping, and measuring ad performance	Advertising — set only after you accept
Cloudflare	Security, bot mitigation, and content delivery (e.g. the `__cf*` cookies and a security challenge check)	Strictly necessary
This Site	Remembering your cookie choice (`cookie-consent`, stored in your browser's local storage)	Strictly necessary

3. Advertising & consent

This Site displays ads through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies and device identifiers to serve personalised ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

Advertising and analytics storage is set to denied by default (Google Consent Mode v2). Ad cookies are only enabled after you select Accept on the cookie banner.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time by clearing this Site's data in your browser, which brings back the banner.
You can manage Google's ad personalisation at adssettings.google.com, and opt out of third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu.

4. Third-party services

Google AdSense — advertising. See the Google Privacy Policy and how Google uses advertising data.
Google Fonts — fonts are served by Google, which receives your IP address to deliver them.
Cloudflare — hosting, CDN, and security. See the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

5. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under the EU/UK GDPR or the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, and to object to or restrict its processing. Because I do not directly hold visitor accounts or contact details, most such requests should be directed to the third-party providers above, or you can contact me using the details below.

6. Data retention

I do not store visitor personal data myself. Retention of data collected by Google and Cloudflare is governed by their respective privacy policies.

7. Contact

Questions about this policy? Contact contact@kassam-dakhlalah.com, or reach me via the links on the homepage.

8. Changes

This policy may be updated from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.