Cookies & Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Individual Entrepreneur Gleb Karpovich (“we,” “us,” “our”), operating gkmixing.com (the “Website”), collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you visit the Website or engage our services.

If you have any questions, contact us at contact@gkmixing.com.

1. Who Is Responsible for Your Data

Data Controller:
Individual Entrepreneur Gleb Karpovich
Tbilisi, Georgia
contact@gkmixing.com
https://www.gkmixing.com

We are a sole-operator business. We do not operate a client CRM or marketing mailing list. Personal data may be processed through our email inbox, website hosting on Vercel, website forms processed by Web3Forms and protected by hCaptcha, analytics tools, and advertising/measurement tools. Each is described in detail below.

2. What Data We Collect and Why

2.1 — Website Forms (Web3Forms)

What: When you submit a website form, Web3Forms processes your name, email address, and the content of your message, including any project details or file links you provide.

Why: To respond to your inquiry and, if you proceed, to fulfil the service contract between us.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (pre-contractual enquiry) and, once a project begins, performance of a contract.

Processor: Web3Forms (see §5). Form submission data is processed by Web3Forms and forwarded to our email inbox. We do not use Web3Forms as a long-term data store.

Spam protection: We use hCaptcha on website forms to help prevent automated spam submissions.

2.2 — Email Correspondence

What: When you email us directly, or when we correspond with you about a project, your name, email address, and the content of our exchange are stored in our email inbox.

Why: This is ordinary professional correspondence necessary to deliver the services you requested. We do not store this in any database, CRM, or third-party tool — it stays in our inbox like any correspondence between two people.

Legal basis: Performance of a contract, or legitimate interest for pre-contractual communications.

Retention: We retain project-related correspondence for up to one year after project completion, after which it is deleted or archived locally with restricted access.

2.3 — Website Hosting (Vercel)

What: When you visit the Website, our hosting provider Vercel may process technical request data such as your IP address, browser type, device information, requested page, referral URL, and date/time of the request.

Why: To deliver the Website, keep it secure, diagnose errors, and maintain performance.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest in operating a secure and reliable Website.

Processor: Vercel Inc. (see §5). Hosting data may be processed through Vercel’s global infrastructure.

2.4 — Google Analytics

What: Google Analytics 4 (GA4) automatically collects the following when you visit the Website:

• Anonymised IP address (the last octet is masked before storage)
• Device type, operating system, and browser
• Pages visited, time on page, and navigation path
• Approximate geographic location (country/city level)
• Referral source (how you found the Website)

This data is tied to a cookie identifier, not to your name or email.

Why: To understand how visitors use the Website so we can improve its content and performance.

Legal basis: Consent. This data is only collected if you accept analytics cookies via our cookie banner.

Data retention: GA4 is configured to retain event-level data for 14 months, after which it is automatically deleted by Google.

Processor: Google LLC (see §5). Analytics data is transferred to and processed on Google’s servers, including in the United States.

Opt-out: You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings on our Website, or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

2.5 — Advertising and Conversion Measurement

If you accept advertising cookies, we may use Google Ads tags and Meta Pixel to measure ad performance, understand whether ads lead to enquiries, and create or measure advertising audiences.

What: These tools may collect page views, clicks, approximate location, device/browser information, cookie identifiers, referral data, and conversion events such as visiting a thank-you page after submitting a form. We do not intentionally send message contents, stem links, or other free-text form contents to advertising platforms.

Why: To measure whether advertising works, improve campaigns, avoid showing irrelevant ads where possible, and understand the performance of our Website.

Legal basis: Consent. Advertising cookies and pixels are only used if you accept advertising cookies via our cookie banner.

Processors / platforms: Google LLC and Meta Platforms (see §5). Data may be processed on their servers, including in the United States.

3. What We Do Not Do

To be explicit about the limits of our data use:

• We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party.
• We do not use your contact details for unsolicited email marketing without your explicit consent.
• We do not use any CRM, marketing automation platform, or subscriber list management tool for client enquiries.
• We do not intentionally send free-text form contents, uploaded file links, or private project details to advertising platforms.

4. Cookies

We use three categories of cookies and similar technologies:

You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time using the cookie settings button in the Website footer.

For full details, see our Cookie Policy.

5. Third-Party Processors

We use the following third-party services that may process personal data on our behalf:

Vercel Inc.

• Role: Website hosting and delivery
• Data processed: Technical request logs, IP address, device/browser information, requested URLs, referral data, and security/performance data
• Location: United States and global edge infrastructure
• Safeguards: Vercel Data Processing Addendum and applicable transfer safeguards
• Privacy Notice: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-notice

Web3Forms

• Role: Website form processing
• Data processed: Website form submissions
• Location: United States
• Safeguards: See Web3Forms’ privacy and data processing terms
• Privacy Policy: https://web3forms.com/privacy

hCaptcha

• Role: Website form spam protection
• Data processed: Anti-abuse and verification data needed to determine whether a form submission is automated
• Location: United States
• Safeguards: Data Privacy Framework and contractual safeguards described by hCaptcha
• Privacy Policy: https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy

Google LLC

• Role: Website analytics, Google Ads conversion tracking, ad measurement, and advertising audience features
• Data processed: Usage and behaviour data, cookie identifiers, device/browser information, approximate location, referral data, and conversion events
• Location: United States
• Safeguards: EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs); IP anonymisation enabled
• Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Advertising Information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Meta Platforms

• Role: Meta Pixel, ad measurement, conversion tracking, and advertising audience features
• Data processed: Pixel events, cookie identifiers, device/browser information, approximate location, referral data, and conversion events
• Location: United States and other countries where Meta processes data
• Safeguards: Meta’s applicable data transfer and contractual safeguards
• Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
• Business Tools Terms: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/businesstools

We do not use HubSpot or any similar CRM platform for client enquiries.

6. International Data Transfers

Vercel, Web3Forms, hCaptcha, Google, and Meta may process data in the United States or other countries outside your country of residence. Where required, these transfers are protected by applicable contractual safeguards, data processing terms, and/or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
• Restriction: Request that we limit how we use your data while a dispute is resolved.
• Portability: Request your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Withdraw consent: For analytics and advertising cookies, withdraw consent at any time via the cookie banner without affecting prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@gkmixing.com. We will respond within 30 days. We do not charge a fee for reasonable requests.

If you are located in the EU/EEA and believe we have not handled your data correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal data:

• The Website is served over HTTPS
• The Website is hosted on Vercel’s infrastructure
• Website form submissions are protected by hCaptcha spam prevention
• Email correspondence is held in a password-protected inbox with two-factor authentication enabled
• We do not store client files or personal data on shared or unencrypted drives
• Project files are retained locally for up to one year after project completion, then deleted

No method of data transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but will notify you without undue delay if a data breach affecting your personal data occurs.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our services are intended for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has submitted data to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. 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 “Last Updated” date. For significant changes, we will provide notice via the Website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact

Individual Entrepreneur Gleb Karpovich
Tbilisi, Georgia
contact@gkmixing.com
https://www.gkmixing.com

Cookie Policy

Last Updated: June 2026

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar browser storage technologies gkmixing.com uses, why we use them, and how you can control them.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

For questions, contact us at contact@gkmixing.com.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit.

We also use localStorage — a similar browser-based storage technology that saves data locally on your device but, unlike cookies, is never transmitted to any server.

Cookies and similar technologies can be:

• Session cookies — deleted automatically when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies — remain on your device until they expire or you delete them
• First-party cookies — set directly by gkmixing.com
• Third-party cookies — set by external services we use (for example Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, and hCaptcha)
• Pixels or tags — small snippets of code that send event data to analytics or advertising platforms

2. Storage Technologies We Use

We use three categories of storage: necessary local storage, analytics cookies, and advertising cookies/pixels.

2.1 — Necessary (Functional) Storage

The Website does not set any necessary cookies of its own. Your cookie consent preference is saved in your browser’s localStorage — not as a cookie — under the key consentMode. This allows the banner to remember your choice so it does not reappear on every visit.

The key consentMode is stored in localStorage (not a cookie) by the cookie consent banner. It saves your accepted or rejected consent preferences and has no expiry date — it persists until you clear your browser data.

Note: localStorage data is never transmitted to our servers. It exists only in your browser and is only readable by gkmixing.com.

This Website does not set analytics or advertising cookies on your device by default.

2.2 — Analytics Cookies (Consent Required)

These cookies are set by Google Analytics 4 and are only placed on your device after you accept analytics cookies via our cookie banner. If you decline, none of the cookies below are set by us.

All four cookies are set by Google Analytics:

Important notes:

• IP addresses are anonymised before storage — Google does not receive your full IP.
• These cookies collect data about your behaviour on this Website so we can understand site performance and usage.
• Google Analytics is configured with a 14-month data retention period, after which event-level data is automatically deleted from Google’s servers.
• Analytics data is processed by Google LLC and may be transferred to servers in the United States, protected by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

2.3 — Advertising Cookies and Pixels (Consent Required)

These cookies and pixels are only used after you accept advertising cookies via our cookie banner. They may be set by Google Ads and Meta Pixel to measure conversions, understand ad performance, and support advertising audiences.

Common advertising cookies and identifiers may include:

Advertising platforms may combine event data from this Website with information they already hold, depending on your settings with those platforms.

3. Managing Your Preferences

Via our cookie banner

You can accept or decline analytics and advertising cookies when you first visit the Website. You can change your preference at any time by clicking the cookie settings button in the Website footer. Your choice is saved in your browser’s localStorage and applies immediately.

Via your browser

Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their settings. Note that blocking all cookies may affect how some websites function. Browser guides:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

To clear localStorage specifically, go to your browser’s DevTools → Application → Local Storage → gkmixing.com → delete the consentMode entry. The cookie banner will reappear on your next visit.

Via Google and Meta privacy controls

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

You can also manage personalized Google ads through Google My Ad Center and Meta ad preferences through your Facebook or Instagram privacy/ad settings.

4. Third-Party Cookie Policies

For more detail on how our third-party services handle data:

• hCaptcha: https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy
• Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
• Google Advertising: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
• Meta Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
• Meta Business Tools Terms: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/businesstools

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when we add or remove services that use cookies or similar storage technologies. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

6. Contact

Individual Entrepreneur Gleb Karpovich
Georgia
contact@gkmixing.com
https://www.gkmixing.com