Privacy Policy

Overview

The AI Translation (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates theaitranslation.org (the “Site”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our Site.

Information We Collect

You can browse all content on this Site without providing any personal data. No account creation is required.

Information You Voluntarily Provide. If you use our Connect form, you may provide your name, email address, and a message. You may optionally provide your company name, role, company size, phone number, and website. This information is sent directly to the site author via email relay and is used solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list, share your information with third parties, or use it for marketing purposes beyond responding to your message.

When you submit the Connect form, your browsing context on this Site (pages visited during your session, any roadmap or architecture selections you made, and session identifiers from analytics tools) is included with your submission to help us understand what content was relevant to your inquiry. This behavioral data is not collected or stored unless you voluntarily submit the form.

If you use our feedback widget, you may optionally provide an email address along with your feedback. This is forwarded to the site author and stored for response purposes only.

Automatically Collected Information. This Site uses analytics tools that collect pseudonymous usage data to help us understand how visitors interact with our content. Specifically:

Google Analytics collects pseudonymous usage data including pages visited, time on site, referral source, device type, and approximate geographic location (derived from IP address). Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish unique visitors.

Microsoft Clarity captures session replay data including mouse movements, clicks, and scroll behavior to help us identify usability issues. Clarity sets a pseudonymous cookie to distinguish sessions. Session recordings do not capture text typed into form fields.

Vercel (our hosting provider) may log IP addresses and request metadata in standard server logs for security and performance monitoring purposes. This data is subject to Vercel's Privacy Policy.

We do not sell, share, or provide any collected data to third parties for advertising purposes. Analytics data is used solely to improve this Site's content and user experience.

Cookies

This Site does not set first-party cookies. The following third-party services set cookies:

• Google Analytics — sets cookies (e.g., _ga, _ga_*) to distinguish unique visitors and track session information. Duration: up to 2 years. Governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
• Microsoft Clarity — sets cookies (e.g., _clck, _clsk) to track sessions and user interactions. Duration: up to 1 year. Governed by Microsoft's Privacy Statement.

No advertising cookies or cross-site tracking cookies are used.

Third-Party Services

This Site uses the following third-party services:

• Vercel — hosting and content delivery
• Google Tag Manager — tag management (loads Analytics and Clarity)
• Google Analytics — pseudonymous usage analytics
• Microsoft Clarity — pseudonymous behavior analytics (heatmaps, session replays)
• Google Fonts — web typography
• Web3Forms — email relay for Connect form submissions (processes name, email, and message content)

We do not share any information with advertisers, data brokers, or any other third parties. Analytics data is used solely to improve this Site. Form submissions are used solely to respond to your inquiry.

Data Retention

Analytics data is retained according to the default retention periods of each service: Google Analytics retains data for up to 26 months; Microsoft Clarity retains session data for up to 13 months.

Form submissions (Connect form and feedback widget) are retained in the site author's email indefinitely or until manually deleted. No form data is stored in databases or other persistent systems beyond email.

localStorage data (your roadmap selections, theme preference, and cookie consent choice) is stored in your browser only and is never transmitted to us unless you voluntarily submit the Connect form.

Your Rights & Opt-Out

For visitors in the EU/EEA, data processing described above is conducted under our legitimate interest in improving our website (GDPR Article 6(1)(f)). You may opt out of analytics tracking by using your browser's built-in cookie controls or a browser extension such as Google Analytics Opt-Out.

California residents have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA. Because we do not sell or share personal information for advertising purposes, no opt-out sale mechanism is required. You may contact us to request disclosure of data collected.

Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at chris@chrisroblee.com.