Privacy Policy

1. Data controller

The Marcos Franco website is operated by Marcos Franco, a QA Engineer and educator. For any questions regarding this privacy policy, use the contact form available at /en/contact.

2. Data we collect

2.1. Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to work and do not require consent:

• lang — remembers your language preference (EN or PT-BR).
• cookie_consent — stores your cookie consent choice.

2.2. Analytics cookies (Google Analytics)

With your consent, this site uses Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use it and improve content. In that case, data such as anonymized IP address, approximate country, browser, device type, visited pages, time on site and traffic source may be collected. These cookies are only activated after you click Accept on the cookie banner.

3. Purpose and legal basis

Analytics data is used exclusively to measure audience and improve the website experience, based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; Article 7, I, of the Brazilian LGPD — Law 13.709/2018). Essential cookies are used to keep the site working and remember your language preference.

4. Sharing and international transfers

Google Analytics is provided by Google LLC, which may have access to this data as a processor. This may involve international data transfers, safeguarded by appropriate measures (standard contractual clauses and adequate technical measures), in accordance with Chapter V of the GDPR.

5. Data retention

Google Analytics data is retained for the period configured in your GA4 property (default of 14 or 26 months) and according to Google's retention policies. The consent cookie is kept for up to 1 year or until you change your choice.

6. Your rights

As a data subject, you may exercise your rights under Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR and Article 18 of the LGPD at any time, including access, rectification, erasure, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent. To exercise your rights, please use the contact form.

7. How to change or withdraw consent

You can change or withdraw your cookie choice at any time by:

• Using the Cookie Settings link in the website footer; or
• Clearing your browser cookies, which will display the banner again on your next visit.

8. External links

This site contains links to third-party services (YouTube, LinkedIn, GitHub, Instagram, Udemy and WhatsApp). Those services have their own privacy policies and may set cookies when you visit them. We do not control those practices and are not responsible for them.

9. Changes to this policy

Any changes to this policy will be published on this page, with the updated date at the top. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.