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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 10, 2026

Introduction

Welcome to rotemhorovitz.com. This is the personal portfolio website of Rotem Horovitz, built to showcase frontend development work, share blog posts, and enable community interaction through comments and stars. This privacy policy explains what data is collected and how it is used.

Information We Collect

When you sign in through Google or GitHub OAuth, we receive and store the following profile information from your authentication provider:

  • User ID (uid)
  • Display name
  • Email address
  • Profile photo URL
  • Authentication provider (Google or GitHub)

When you interact with the site, we also store comments you post (including your display name, profile photo, provider, and timestamps) and records of content you have starred.

How We Use Your Information

Your information is used to:

  • Authenticate you and maintain your session
  • Display your name and avatar alongside your comments
  • Track which content you have starred
  • Show comment and star counts to all visitors

Local Storage & Session Storage

We use your browser's local storage to save accessibility preferences (text scale, line height, letter spacing) and session storage for animation state. This data is stored only on your device and is never sent to any server.

Analytics

This site uses Firebase Analytics (powered by Google Analytics) to collect anonymous usage data such as page views and general interaction patterns. This helps improve the site experience. No personally identifiable information is shared with analytics beyond what Google collects through its standard analytics service.

Cookies

This site uses cookies set by Firebase Authentication to manage your sign-in session, and cookies set by Firebase Analytics for usage tracking. We do not set any custom cookies beyond those required by these services.

Third-Party Services

This site relies on the following third-party services:

  • Firebase (Google) — authentication, database (Firestore), and analytics
  • Google OAuth — sign-in with your Google account
  • GitHub OAuth — sign-in with your GitHub account

These services have their own privacy policies. We do not sell or share your data with any parties beyond the Firebase/Google infrastructure that powers this site.

Data Retention & Deletion

You can delete your own comments and remove your stars at any time. To delete your account entirely, go to Settings > Danger Zone after signing in and use the "Delete my account" option. This calls Firebase's account deletion and removes your authentication data.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal data through this site, please contact us so we can remove it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, you can reach us at lurxie+website-privacy@gmail.com.