Privacy Policy
How I handle your data on this site
Last updated: September 9, 2026
Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected, used, stored, and otherwise processed when you visit ismailzahir.com, contact me through this website, or subscribe to the newsletter. I collect only what is reasonably necessary to operate the site, keep it secure, understand general usage, and respond to messages.
Data Controller
The person responsible for the processing of personal data described in this Privacy Policy is Ismail ZAHIR. Questions or requests concerning your personal data can be submitted through the contact page or by email at contact@ismailzahir.com.
Information You Provide
When you use the contact form, I collect the name, email address, subject, and message you submit. When you subscribe to the newsletter, I collect the email address you submit. This information is used to receive, review, and respond to your request, or to send you the newsletter you asked for. Please avoid including sensitive or unnecessary personal information in your message.
Newsletter
If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email address is used only to send occasional updates about new articles and projects. It is not used for any other purpose and is never sold, rented, or shared with third parties. You can ask to be removed at any time through the contact page or by email at contact@ismailzahir.com, and your address is deleted from the list when you do.
Technical Information
When you access this site, limited technical information is processed automatically by the hosting, security, and content-delivery systems used to operate it. This includes information such as your IP address, the date and time of the request, the page requested, browser type, device or operating-system information, the referring page, and technical or security logs.
How Your Data Is Used
Personal data is used to respond to your messages, communicate with you about an inquiry, send the newsletter to people who subscribed to it, operate and maintain the site, diagnose technical problems, protect the site against abuse or unauthorized access, keep technical logs, understand general site usage, and comply with applicable legal obligations.
Analytics
This site uses Vercel Web Analytics to understand general traffic and usage patterns, such as which pages are visited. It does not set cookies, is not used for advertising, and does not track you across other websites. If analytics requiring consent or non-essential cookies are introduced, this policy and the applicable consent mechanisms will be updated accordingly.
Cookies
This site does not set any cookies. Your theme preference is stored locally in your browser using local storage and is never sent to a server, and your language preference is carried in the page URL rather than in a cookie. No advertising or cross-site tracking technologies are used. If cookies or other non-essential storage are introduced in the future, this policy will be updated and appropriate consent controls will be provided where required.
Service Providers
The operation of this site relies on a small number of third-party providers: Vercel, which provides hosting, content delivery, and web analytics, and Hostinger, which delivers by email the messages submitted through the contact and newsletter forms. These providers process limited personal data only as necessary to provide their services. Personal data is not sold or rented.
International Processing
Vercel and Hostinger operate infrastructure outside Morocco, so personal data covered by this policy is transferred to and processed in other countries. These transfers are limited to what is needed to host the site, deliver its pages, and deliver the messages sent through its forms. Transfers of personal data outside Morocco are subject to Moroccan Law No. 09-08, including its requirement of prior authorization by the CNDP where that requirement applies.
Data Retention
Personal data is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or for as long as the law requires it to be kept. Contact messages are kept for as long as needed to handle the exchange and any legitimate follow-up, newsletter subscriptions are kept until you ask to be removed, and technical and security logs are kept for the limited period applied by the providers described above and used only for security, troubleshooting, and site operation.
Data Security
Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. These include encrypted network communication, access restrictions, secure infrastructure, and keeping software up to date. However, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security.
Your Rights
Under applicable data-protection law, including Moroccan Law No. 09-08, you have rights concerning your personal data, including the rights of access, rectification, and opposition to certain processing. You can exercise these rights by contacting me through the contact page or at contact@ismailzahir.com.
CNDP and Moroccan Data Protection
Personal-data processing carried out through this site is subject to Moroccan Law No. 09-08 and to the oversight of the Commission Nationale de contrôle de la protection des Données à caractère Personnel (CNDP). Where a declaration to or an authorization from the CNDP is required for the processing described in this policy, the corresponding reference will be published on this page.
External Websites
This site contains links to repositories, social networks, publishing platforms, documentation, and other third-party services. This Privacy Policy does not govern those external websites, and their own privacy policies and terms apply when you visit them.
AI-Generated Content
Some illustrations, article covers, project visuals, or other creative assets published on this site are generated or assisted using artificial-intelligence tools. This use of AI is separate from the processing of website visitors' personal data: contact-form messages, newsletter email addresses, and other visitor data are never submitted to generative-AI services.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to the site, technologies used, service providers, or applicable legal requirements. The latest version will be published on this page together with the date of the most recent update.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data? Reach out through the contact page or by email at contact@ismailzahir.com.